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Dogs make wonderful additions to the family. A person wanting to have a dog will be held back by the task of caring for the pet. Taking a dog is no joke as these animals would entirely depend on the owner. A puppy just like a baby would need constant supervision as both would get into trouble if left alone for quite some time.

One of the concerns of pet parents is potty training. Dog owners should not assume that when a puppy is brought home from the breeder the pup is already trained to go potty in the right place. Housebreaking the dog should not be a problem as an owner have several techniques to choose from in training the dog. One of these methods is paper training.

Paper training is usually the option of pet owners living in high rise buildings or pet owners that do not have the luxury of staying at home all day to monitor the activities of the pet. To train the dog you have to select a room with an easy to clean floor. Use a bathroom or any room with an easy to clean floor to be the training area. This room has to have the bed, the toys as well as the feeding bowls of the pet. About one fourth of the floor area must be covered with old newspapers. Because dogs would not eliminate near their sleeping area, you have to situate the bed a few feet away from the newspaper piles.

Expect the untrained puppy to poop and pee all over the room thus the dog has to be supervised during the early part of the training. While monitoring the activities of the dog you can stay inside the room to play and bond with the pet. You will notice that a dog about to poop or pee will scratch the floor or turn around in circles. Take the dog immediately to the pile of newspapers. Praise the dog after it has done its business. Dogs want to please their owners and the praise will encourage the dog to eliminate in the same spot again. Remove the soiled paper but be sure to take only the first few sheets so that the smell of the feces is not totally removed. Dogs tend to eliminate in the same spot where they can smell their excrement.

Pretty easy huh? Actually it is not. An owner has to continuously monitor the activities of the pet before it can use the paper on its own.

Find out more about how to paper train a dog as well as first aid for dogs at Sarah’s Dogs.

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