Crate training

Crate training is one of the most effective ways to toliet train a dog.

The more time you spend with your puppy or dog, the quicker and easier it will be to train her.

The key to house training is to establish a routine he should be praised and rewarded for going to the toilet outside; this decreases the chances that your dog will eliminate in the wrong place and develop bad habits.

It is important that you make provisions for your dog when you are not home.

Until your dog is housetrained, she should not be allowed free run of your house.

Otherwise, she will develop a habit of leaving piles and puddles anywhere and everywhere.

Confine her to a small area but remeber confinement is NOT crate training.

Crate training can be an efficient and effective way to house train a dog.

Dogs do not like to mess their sleeping quarters and given adequate opportunity to go elsewhere will do so. confining your dog to a small area strongly inhibits the tendency pee and poo at will.

However, there is still a far more important aspect of crate training.

If your dog does not mess while he is in his crate, then she will need to go straight to the toilet when she is released, i.e giving you the oppertunity to put him in the correct place to do so and to offer paraise for the action.

Be sure not to confine your dog to a crate for long periods of time.

Crate training also helps teach your dog to have bladder and bowel control.

Instead of going whenever she feels like it, she learns to hold it and go at convenient scheduled times.

Crate training should not be abused, The crate is not intended as a place to lock up the dog and forget him for extended periods of time.

If your dog soils her crate because you left her there too long, the house training process will be set back several weeks, if not months.

You should give your dog an opportunity to relieve herself every hour during the day. Each time you let him out place him outside . Once outside, give him about three to five minutes to do his duties.

If he does not go to the toilet within the allotted time period, simply return him to his crate.

If he does go then immediately reward him with praise, food treats, affection, play .

For young pups, after 45 minutes to an hour, take her to her toilet area again.

Never give your dog free run of your home unless you know without a doubt that her bowels and bladder are empty.

ACCCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN!

Your puppy will probally have the odd acident in the house accident in the house, just clean it up. Do not punish your dog. All this means is that you have given her unsupervised access to your house too soon. If mistakes and accidents occur, it is best to go back to the crate training. The crate should be used as a training aid and a time out area it is not a instument of punishment or a alternitive to basic training. When purchasing a crate make sure it is of good quality and free from sharp edges, always remove a puppies collar when he is in the crate unsupervised. Ensure the crate has a clip on water bowl and the puppy has plenty of chews and toys. for a vizsla puppy you should purchase a crate of these dimensions- DH36. 36"L x 24"w x 27" or 42"L x 28"w x 31"h. for an older dog. these can be obtained very reasonably from www.doghealth.co.uk .