House Training

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I am an EXPERT in house training ANY dog: puppies, adults, older adult dogs… you name it, I’ve done it. My program WORKS, and it will work for you and for your dog.

My Philosophy on Housetraining: One of the most important lessons a dog owner needs to learn is how to properly house train/ housebreak/ potty train their dog. If done improperly, it can initiate a host of other behavioral problems later, such as bonding and dominance problems, problems with confidence, running away, and difficulties in training obedience commands. Just consider this. House training is the very first thing we teach a dog. It sets the stage for the entire relationship. The pup knows nothing. If you start yelling, chasing, startling, spanking and scolding the puppy for something it doesn’t understand, it will harm the puppy. Pups are very impressionable. A very small mistake on your part will make a very big, lasting, sometimes permanent impression on your puppy.

My House training program, if implemented rigorously, will potty train your dog, unless your dog has a temperament or health problem that interferes with your dog’s natural desires to be clean in his own home. It is kind to the pup, it is behaviorally sound, and it works.

Let me give you a very simple example: I recently boarded a customer’s 12 week old puppy for a week at my home. I did this as a favor to them. I don’t normally board dogs, but the pup was too young to be placed in a boarding kennel, and I wanted to make sure that the pup properly continued its socialization program. The pup didn’t even have ONE accident while under my care. If I can do that with a 12 week old pup, while at the same time taking care of my dog and all my customers, why can’t you do that with your puppy or dog? You can, with the right information. There is no excuse for not having a housetrained dog.

My Housetraining Program includes a.) If you live in the Phoenix area, you get a 60 minute in-home lesson; b.) PLUS my 95 page e-Book called “100% House Trained”; and c.) PLUS one year of free email follow up

OR

If you don’t live in the Phoenix, AZ area, you can still buy the book and get personalized email follow up from Sam Basso. You will still get your dog house trained properly, because we’ll teach you all you need to know.

This program will work on dogs of any age and of any breed. This program will work for any owner and for any situation. But, you must follow my program Rules religiously, or you will have flaws in your handling of the situation and your dog will continue to potty indoors. I sometimes have people who hire me to teach them what to do, but then don’t do it. And of course the dog keeps pottying in the house. But, the customers that DO follow the program always stop the pottying in the house. That’s why I have to teach YOU what to do, but then YOU have to do your part.

House training is the first formal thing we teach a dog. And many people do it wrong. They yell, spank, swat, scare and intimidate their puppies when they have accidents in the home. None of this works, and it has the poisonous effect of permanently damaging the dogs relationships with people

Common House training Mistakes

Mistake #1: One well-known trainer recommends if your dog has an accident in the house, you should bring them back to the accident, show it to them, and scold them. THIS IS WRONG! I can’t believe this kind of advice is still given. Behavioral studies of dogs have PROVEN THAT THIS DOESN’T WORK. Don’t do it. The dog won’t understand why it is being corrected because it is after the fact. And don’t hire a trainer who recommends this approach.

Mistake #2: Another mistake is thinking you will encourage the dog to have more accidents if you let them see you clean up the mess. This is wrong. It won’t change your leadership position with your dog, or harm your relationship with your dog if you clean up the mess in front of them. Leadership and dominance don’t work this way. In fact, did you know the momma dog licks up the urine and feces of the puppies for them? Then, when they are older, around 2 to 3 weeks of age, their instincts take over and they leave the nest ON THEIR OWN and potty away from the den. Wolves, and domestic dogs, NEVER correct the young for pottying in the den. I have also seen adult dogs lick the bottoms of older pups, stimulating the pups to urinate. This has NEVER resulted in the adult dog correcting the puppy. And I have seen puppies urinate and defecate in the home in front of adult dogs, and the adult dogs NEVER correct the puppies for urinating or defecating in the home. Any trainer recommending you clean up in private isn’t worth the money you will spend for their advice.

Mistake #3: After an accident, bring the dog to the potty area outside and tell the dog this is where they are supposed to go. Won’t work. Your dog won’t understand this at all. You are wasting your time, and worrying your dog.

Mistake #4: Clap your hands to startle the dog when it is pottying in the house. If you do this, all you are going to do is make your dog afraid of pottying in front of you, or to run away instead of signaling that they have to potty. Then the dog will start hiding its mistakes and it will be even harder to house train your dog.

Mistake #5: Don’t talk to your dog while it is trying to potty. Supposedly you will disturb the dog and it won’t go. This is doesn’t make sense. Just like in all dog training, there is a way to encourage correct behavior. House training is another lesson you have to teach your dog, and the same principles apply.

Mistake #6: Treat accidents as a challenge to your authority. This is wrong. Accidents aren’t about disobedience, requiring corrections, spanking, time-outs, shaming, yelling or chasing. Do that, and you will wreck your dog. Accidents are about METABOLISM and INSTINCTS. You wouldn’t correct a 6 month old baby for defecating in its diaper, would you? Well, you shouldn’t correct a puppy for defecating in the living room. There is a better way. You could also have a medical problem brewing that has nothing to do with learning. For example, diarrhea isn’t a house training problem, it is a medical problem. It is inappropriate to correct a dog for not feeling well. You should consult your vet if your dog is having diarrhea. It is a dangerous condition and can result in the death of your dog. Another example: Submissive Urination isn’t a house training problem, and is dealt with differently than house training. The same is true with respect to Excitement Urination. In a similar vein, urine marking is different than house training, though it should be discussed as part of a proper house training program.

Mistake #7: Leave the dog in a laundry room, or other small room, while you are away from the home. This might completely sabotage all your house training! You will force your dog to learn to go potty in the house, and violate a dogs natural instincts to be clean in their “den” (your home). One reason you never want to get a dog from a pet store is because they let the puppies sleep in their own filth. They learn it is OK to live in filth, then they lose their natural inhibition against pottying in their “den”.

Mistake #8: You can ship your dog off to a Board & Train facility and they will do the house training for you. This won’t work. Here’s what they do. They put your dog in a crate, they take it out, they put it in a crate, they take it out, etc, etc. etc. This doesn’t teach YOU what to do, it doesn’t teach the dog not to potty in the living room or den, and it doesn’t solve issues like Marking or Submissive Urination. If your dog is having accidents in the home, then it is YOUR fault and YOU need to learn what to do to fix it, and YOU need to do the work to solve the problem.

Mistake #9: You can buy those urine-pads at a pet store, and you can use them to “paper train” your dog. I can’t count the number of times I have seen these silly urine-pads in peoples houses. They don’t work because YOU ARE TEACHING THE DOG TO POTTY IN THE “DEN” (your home). This will always backfire. The new litter boxes for dogs also usually fail… I am not a big fan of them, and they should be used only as a last resort.

Mistake #10: Assuming the dog will potty on YOUR schedule. Puppies will go when they have to go. You can switch to a schedule that is convenient for you, ONLY when your dog is an adult (1 to 2 years old), is housetrained, and s/he can control his/her bladder and bowel movements. I define “housetrained” as a.) when your dog hasn’t had an accident in the house for 1 year, and b.) your dog can sleep through the night without having to potty.

The House training process should be enjoyable for your dog. Dogs, and especially puppies, can be irrevocably harmed by harsh treatment. If you are getting angry with your dog, then you are doing things wrong, and you aren’t giving your dog enough time, opportunity, and rewards to do the right thing.

Some dogs won’t be housetrained until they are two years old, even with the best methods. It takes time for their minds and bodies to mature. I think a major reason it takes some dogs a long time to be housetrained is because of the relationship between the size of their bladders relative to the size and metabolism of your dog. A very large puppy with a very small bladder might take a while to potty train. The bladder might fill up very fast. So, make the process enjoyable for yourself. My mom taught me a good lesson about dogs. She taught me to enjoy the puppy, and not be impatient for the puppy to be an adult. A puppy can’t do what an adult dog can do. They are silly and fun and dopey and clumsy and going through a lot of changes. If you don’t start appreciating your dog you have, and believe in your dog that he can be housetrained, then you are going to try a “quick fix” that is going to do lots of harm in the long run. Patience is a choice. Patience is a decision to work through the learning process with your dog. You have to choose to be patient, to let your dog learn, to hold your temper and never get angry with your dog.

After you’ve been taught my House training program, then you’ll realize that if your dog is still pottying in the house, then it’s your fault, not your dog’s. Forgive your dog. Blame yourself. Forgive yourself. Then, re-read all the Rules and see which ones you are not doing. You are missing something.

House training is a “paper and pen” session, running between 90 to 120 minutes, depending upon the number of questions you have. Follow up is free, and I want you to call or email me if you are having any difficulties. My program is extremely detailed, to ensure that your dog is housetrained. It isn’t a quick fix, but it does work and won’t cause your dog any harm.

Here is the first chapter of the book:

“100% Housetrained!

The Definitive Guide For Teaching Dogs How to Not Defecate or Urinate in the Home

By Sam Basso

Professional Dog Trainer

Copyright © 2006 by Sam Basso

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, printed, distributed, modified, transmitted, sold or re-sold in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, emailing, internet publishing, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from Sam Basso.

Published by Sam Basso. First Edition www.SamTheDogTrainer.com

Manufactured in the United States of America

All photographs are courtesy of the authors except where otherwise noted

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: Pending

ISBN: Pending

The concepts in this book have been developed through years of personal experience and study, and are designed to teach the general concepts to pet owners how to house train any healthy dog. However, the authors are in no way responsible for errors or omissions which could cause harm to the instructor or dog. If you are having questions or difficulties in understanding, following and/or implementing the suggestions in this book, we highly recommend contacting the authors for a personal consultation. Even though this book is meant to be a comprehensive guide about house training, unique situations can arise which might not have been addressed directly by the authors.

100% Housetrained!

The Definitive Guide For House training Any Dog

By Sam Basso

Professional Dog Trainer

Table of Contents

Introduction

Two Books In One

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE FOR HOUSETRAINING ANY DOG

CHAPTER ONE: Find The Good In Your Dog

CHAPTER TWO: Know Your Objective

CHAPTER THREE: Use This House training Program For All Dogs

CHAPTER FOUR: The Proper Frame Of Mind

CHAPTER FIVE: You Need One Good Manager

CHAPTER SIX: Treat Your Team Properly

CHAPTER SEVEN: Be Aware Of Your Dog’s Programming

CHAPTER EIGHT: How To Clean Up

CHAPTER NINE: Selection Of A Potty Area

CHAPTER TEN: Start A House training Journal

CHAPTER ELEVEN: Signaling

CHAPTER TWELVE: Start Teaching The Correct Behaviors

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Public Potty Manners

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: The Digestive System

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Miscellaneous

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Common House training Mistakes

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Crate Training

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Use Of A Kennel

CHAPTER NINETEEN: Play Fetch

CHAPTER TWENTY: Socialize Your Puppy

CHAPTER TWENTY ONE: Real Life Examples

CHAPTER TWENTY TWO: Putting It All Together

CHAPTER TWENTY THREE: The Test

INTRODUCTION

Two Books In One

Some people like to read and some don’t.

Some people just want a To Do list. They’ll tell me: “Don’t tell me why, just tell me what to do and I’ll do it. And if I want more details, I’ll let you know.”

Then again, some people want to know all the details. They want to know “WHY?” before they act.

So, this book is really two books in one.

Section One is for folks that just want a “To Do List”. They don’t want to read this entire book, yet they need to have a program that will get their dogs housetrained properly. If that is you, then go right to Section One and start working your house training program today.

Section Two is for readers who want to know everything there ever was to know about house training a dog. Similarly, if that is you, then start here and go from cover to cover. I believe, if you are patient, you’ll find that you will get more out of this book if you read it twice, all the way through.

The idea, when writing this book, was to write the ultimate house training book, so that there would never again be any reason for anyone to ever need to write another book on house training. This book was designed to fit the needs of every dog owner and trainer.

So, choose how you want to read this book and use it. This book is for you. It is also for your dog!

Why You Need To Read This Book Today

Some people will ask, “Why do you need a book with this many pages to house train a dog?” Here’s why:

Unfortunately, much of what you have heard, read and learned about house training a dog is wrong.

I have found most trainers, dog training books, veterinarians, groomers, kennel operators, breeders and dog owners don’t understand how to properly house train a dog. I felt it was about time someone correctly, clearly, specifically and completely taught dog owners the best way to house train any dog, regardless of the age or breed of dog. Some trainers think of you as an idiot if you can’t get your dog housetrained. But when you ask them for specifics on how to solve many of the house training problems people encounter, they run out of answers. They don’t know the answers.

When I see a dog owner having trouble house training their dog, I don’t consider them an idiot. I feel sorry for them because they are not enjoying their dog the way they could. And I feel sorry for the dog, because it doesn’t know what to do, and is oftentimes getting in trouble for things it doesn’t know how to solve on its own.

So here are my secrets to house training a dog properly. It is all here. This method has been proven to work over and over again. In this book, you have everything you need to know, and everything you want to know, about all aspects of house training.

The more books people write about dog training, the more difficulty dog owners are having figuring out the right solution to their house training problems. There is so much confusion, and so much bad advice hurting so many dogs, it was about time someone wrote a comprehensive book explaining everything about house training, especially how to do it the right way.

Over the years, this House training Program has been used to successfully train countless dogs and dog owners. This program has been used successfully with every type of house training problem imaginable. Because I have dealt with countless house training situations, I have been able to devise effective solutions to most house training problems.

For example, many people don’t believe their dogs can be housetrained. They let the problem go on so long, and make the problems so bad, they finally gave their dogs away because they didn’t know what else to do. Then the next owner has to do those things the first owners should have done right in the first place. Unfortunately, people end up applying either outdated or inappropriate methods to house train their dogs, and they end up wrecking many good dogs. Sometimes, the problems are so bad they can’t be fixed. It doesn’t have to work out that way. There are solutions to most dog training and behavioral problems. This book tells you all you need to know to do it properly.

If your dog isn’t housetrained, you are probably going to give your dog away. If you are at that point right now, you need to seriously ask everyone in your family: Who might end up being our dog’s new owner? Will the new owner abuse our dog? Will the new owner train our dog, or will they pass the problem along again to someone else? Could we be making mistakes that could end up wrecking our dog? Do we love our dog enough, as a family, to change what we are doing to make this work?

If you are having troubles house training your dog, then you need to buy this book, read it all the way through, and do everything suggested! You can’t count on the next owner doing it right, and you can’t count on the next owner treating your dog well. It is all up to you: but you aren’t alone, because this book is here to help make sure it works out. However…

You need to read EVERY word and every page of this book to understand it completely. Don’t skim through this book and expect it to work for you. There are reasons why each sentence and word is included in this book. This book is a result of many years of teaching dog owners how to have a dog which doesn’t defecate or urinate in the home. The real world examples used, the sequence of each point… everything has been included to teach you important lessons so you do everything right with your dog!

Besides, who wants to step in, look at, or smell feces or urine on their floor? Who wants filth in their homes? I know I don’t! It is dirty and full of germs. When it comes to my dogs, I am willing to do whatever it takes to get my dog housetrained, and to do it right the first time.

House training is one of the most important lessons you can teach your dog. It is important because if you don’t get your dog housetrained, you will probably give your dog away to a shelter, or leave it outside indefinitely (which is a form of serious neglect and harmful to your dog). If house training is carried out in the wrong way, it can set off a huge number of other behavioral problems later on, such as problems with bonding, aggression, fearfulness, teaching the dog to run away from you, and difficulties in training obedience commands. So, if you do the house training incorrectly, you can wreck your relationship with your dog, and possibly make your dog unwanted by anyone else. Shelters are already overfilled with unwanted dogs. Unwanted dogs, if no one will adopt them, will eventually be killed by the shelter using a lethal injection or toxic gasses, to make room for dogs people will want to adopt. So, this is a life and death matter when it comes to your dog!

The first formal thing people teach their puppies is how to be clean indoors. House training is the first formal lesson we teach a puppy. This puppy doesn’t know anything, yet, the typical owner expects their dog to know what to do, and when the puppy potties in the house, the punishments start: hitting, yelling, slapping, rubbing their noses in feces, grabbing the pup by the collar, isolation in a laundry room or backyard, spraying with a squirt bottle: the list goes on and on. Now, none of this is fair to, or good for, the pup, nor is it good for an older dog. It isn’t fair because puppy pottying ISN’T a form of disobedience, requiring corrections and authority. These punishments aren’t good for the puppy, or any dog, since they teach them to fear the approaches of family members and doesn’t address teaching the dog how to potty outside and to be clean inside. Therefore, it should be clear, how you house train your dog will sets the stage for how your dog will relate to people for the rest of its life. You either make life go well, or you blow it, through abuse and neglect, and possibly wreck your dog to the point no one can fix what you have messed up. It is your choice.

However, most people, including many dog trainers, veterinarians, groomers, and even experienced dog people don’t know a thing about canine learning and behavior. So, they start yelling, screaming, spanking and chasing a puppy whenever it urinates or defecates in the house. They grab the pup by the collar, drag it over to the accident, and rub its face in the mess. They confine the pup to an indoor room, unsupervised, and force the pup to relieve itself indoors. Some leave the young dog alone too many hours, which either teaches the dog to hold its feces and urine for too many hours (and getting comfortable with being full and not emptying themselves, and thus never signaling they have to go potty), or causing health problems because the dogs aren’t relieving themselves frequently enough.

THEN THE BAD STUFF STARTS TO HAPPEN: If you treat a dog roughly, or neglect them, or do stupid training, you will pay a price. Sometimes the price is you have to put the dog to death, because you made the dog into a biter. Let’s say you are one of those people who yells, screams, chases, spanks, drags your puppy outdoors by the collar, and/or rubs your pups face in feces when it potties in your home. Should it be any surprise, when the dog is an adult, your dog is scared of you, or decides to fight back, or won’t come when called, or it bites you when it is handled around the collar, or it guards food and toys, or it still urinates and defecates in the house?

What so many people don’t realize is the rough handling they did with the pup at the beginning caused other serious behavioral problems once their dog became an adult. In the end, blaming the dog or the breed for problems which were in truth of their own creation, they abandon the dog to a shelter and get another dog, only to repeat the process all over again. If this isn’t a definition of animal abuse, what else would qualify?!

You might be saying to yourself at this point: “I DID DO all of this rough stuff with all of my previous dogs, and it worked.” Well, maybe you were lucky. Or maybe others wouldn’t agree if they met your dog. Or maybe you had a dog who took what you dished out and still figured out how to potty outside. But the true test of a training method is whether it works for every dog, not just one dog. You see this all the time in the “dog world.” You find all these so-called experts out there who only work with one breed of dog, or one type of dog, so they figure all dogs work their way. And when their stupid methods don’t work with your dog, well, “you must have a stupid dog!” Or “you are doing it wrong.” Or you should get rid of “THAT” breed and get their breed. Well, there is a different solution: get another trainer! These folks are idiots and they will wreck your dog.

I don’t blame you. I blame bad training from poor quality trainers.

So here is your first homework:

a.) Read each and every page of this book!

b.) When you have read this whole book, from cover to cover, THEN begin house training your dog.

If you take shortcuts and skim the material, you will make mistakes and could set back your whole House training Program. The amount you paid to get this book is only a small percentage of what I have charged people to teach them in person how to house train their dogs. This book reveals many of my dog training secrets. This is the kind of information you won’t find in other books or training classes. So treat it this information with care, and DON’T LOSE THIS BOOK! OK, with that said: let’s begin!

This House Training Program will work on normal dogs of any age and of any breed. This program will work for you and your situation. But, you must follow all these rules, with a good dose of common sense, or you will have flaws in your handling of the situation and your dog will continue to potty indoors.

As I’m writing this book, my current dog, a 5 year old Doberman, Dillon, is about to pass away as a result of an inherited heart disease called Cardiomyopathy (an abnormally enlarged heart). It is a result of poor breeding practices. Cardiomyopathy is particularly nasty for Dobermans, because once it manifests, they don’t live long. I have felt for a long time, if breeders want to eliminate these kinds of inherited diseases, they should collect semen and eggs from young breeding dogs, then hold onto them for 10 years. After 10 years, you test the living dogs for all the typical health related diseases, and the ones which are still healthy, you breed pups from the preserved semen and eggs. Similarly, with female dogs, they shouldn’t be bred until they are at least 5 years old. My experience is most genetic defects start showing up by the time a dog is 5 years old, whether it is blindness, allergies, hip dysplasia, heart disease, anxiety disorders, aggression disorders, or other common canine disorders and diseases.

I figure if a dog will live 10 years, and a bitch lives for 5 years, without manifesting any genetically inherited diseases, then they should be used for breeding. Too many breeders start breeding dogs as early as a year old, which is long before many serious genetic problems manifest. With modern science, within a generation, we could start to eliminate most of the debilitating and fatal diseases plaguing many of our dog breeds .

On a personal level, my friend, my pal, my dog is not going to live much longer. Yes, I’m sad. And I’ve been depressed about it since I learned of his condition.

They say he has about 3 to 6 weeks to live. So, I have him on several medications, I’m feeding him a special diet, and I’m trying to make it easier on his heart. Hopefully, all this effort will extend his life a bit longer.

One major side effect of the drugs is frequent urination. My dog now has to urinate frequently: all day, and all night long. It is like having a young puppy all over again.

One day, your dog might be in the same situation. Maybe not from heart disease, but from old age. When dogs get very old, their kidneys often start to fail. I remember when my dog, Kate, was about 10 years old, her kidneys started to fail as a result of old age. So she had to urinate every few hours, like my current dog.

In both cases, I was SO glad my dogs were housetrained!

Even though they had to urinate frequently, like young pups, they didn’t have any accidents in my home, because I could read when they had to go, and they let me know, as well.

At the same time, I’m now making plans to get a new pup. The sadness of losing current my dog will soon be replaced with joy through obtaining a new puppy. Yet, I’m going to have to start all over again with this new dog. He or she won’t know a thing about what to do, and I’m going to have to do all I’m going to instruct to you to do in this book to ensure my new pup gets housetrained properly, because I know: It’s no fun having a dog that isn’t housetrained.

It is no fun to have to clean up messes in your home. Is no fun to have a house or room which smells like stale urine. It is no fun to step in feces in your bedroom in the middle of the night.

I’ve experienced all of that, and I’ve learned the proper way to prevent and deal with those types of problems and more. And I’m going to show it all to you in this book.

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