HOUSE BRAKING YOUR PIT BULL TERRIER- PUPPY DOG TRAINING

House breaking any puppy is not all that easy and is very challenging. If that is the case, house breaking for the pit bull is not going to be easy. As a dog owner house breaking is an absolute necessity. That too if one want to keep their pit bull in doors then there is no other way around.
Starting the house breaking as early as possible is the best. The veterinarians advise that the pit bull puppy must be trained for house breaking at the age of eight weeks. Pit bulls require repetions and hence it is very essential to follow daily routeing and practices every day without any exception.

The pit bulls are very sensitive animal and require lot of attention. Please ensure that these dogs are constantly under close observation so that they will feel secure and the training will become easy. At least one family member must be at home all the time during the house breaking time which will make the process much simpler.

The pit bull must be provided designated space and one should make the dog understand that. The selected space should be liked by the dog and the area should be located in such a way that the cleaning process is easy. Let the floor should offer little grip to the dog so that the possible slip can be avoided. The area should have proper bedding material, food, water, toys etc. it is advisable to have a closed area for the pit bull and the dog should be kept in doors when the owner is away. The gate should be partially open so that dog will not fell confined. If the door is partially open the pit bull can have a look at the outside though locked inside.

When the owner is at home, he or she should spend quality time with the pit bull as this breed is attention lover. Make it a point you take him outside the house every 30 minutes or so. Try to talk to him and reward him for any work done by him, however small it may be. The praise and the reward will make the pit bull happy and he will follow the instruction diligently. The pit bull will catch the good habit very fast.

One should expect in advance that there can be accidents at home for the pit bull puppy. The accidents are inevitable in spite of the precaution. Never think of punishing the puppy for the accidents as these dogs will take it otherwise and tend to be more aggressive. One has to be patient during the house breaking and should be aware that house breaking is a long and slow process and can not happen over a night. More the attention given to the pit bull faster will be the house breaking process. The relationship the pit bull owner builds with the dog during the house breaking process will lasts long and the dog will never ever forget the love and affection shown to him.

Pit bull Training- made easy here...

The pit bulls are very aggressive and ferocious; there is no denial on this. This aggression can be mitigated to a great extend by proper training. Pit bull training is not an easy task.

Many owners are of the opinion that the pit bull training is the most difficult part of the pit bull rearing. But the training is imperative as these dogs are overly aggressive. Poorly trained dog is a potential danger to the other dogs as well as the children in the near vicinity.

The house breaking is the first lesson or step in pit bull training. The bladder of the pit bull young ones is very weak. As the result, there will be emptying of the bladder every one hour. Hence the pit bull pups must be taken out of the house for urination.

Take the puppy to the same place for urination. After some time the puppies will find out the place for urination on their own by the smell. Till the time the puppy develops the habit of going out of the house for urination, one needs to have patience. Of course it is difficult to take the dog out for urination at the night till it is on its own.

As the dogs become adults, the bladder gets strengthened and hence can hold the urine over night. There is yet training called paper training. Here the papers are spread at different places of the house and the puppies are trained to urinate on the papers. Some feel that this is not a good technique as the urine soils the house.

As these pit bulls are very athletic, they require sufficient strength and stamina. The stamina of the dog is boosted by driving and tracking. String and a ball are sufficient for this training. The trainer must show the ball the dog and after arousing the interest of the dog, the ball can be thrown on the floor. The puppy will chase the ball and try to catch it. The string can used to pull the ball back.

Pit bulls are certainly intelligent and they respond to the commands very well. Simple commands can be tried at first like the ones sit, run, catch, fetch etc. These commands needs to repeated till the dogs rightly respond, which will make the learning faster. The dogs respond to calling it by name very well. The other important training is obedient training which very essential for the life of the dog.

As discussed earlier, the training a pit bull is not a fun. The trainer requires patience and love for the animal. These dogs are highly sensitive and hence yelling must be avoided in total. If yelled these dogs may try to attack the trainer and will never obey his commands.

A very strong and bold “no” is more than enough for these dogs to stop doing the disliked activity. Continuity in training is very much required. Any break in the continuity of the training will affect the training done till that moment. Hence one may have to restart the training again.

However there are some plus points in pit bull training. The dog is made to behave well, al right. Besides that the owner too gets some exercise. This kind of mild exercise rejuvenates the owner very much. It gives the much needed diversion from the hectic routine.