Tips for Paper Training Your Dog

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Paper training is the process of teaching your puppy to eliminate pee or poop in the appropriate places inside your house. You use newspapers in order to train your dog. News papers are ideal because they are readily available and because they will not cost you as much.

Paper training is different from crate training. With crate training, your train your dogs to go outside when she needs to make a toilet break. With paper training, you simply train your dog to pee on newspapers.

Many dog owners opt for dog for paper training because it requires less time and effort. Consider the following tips when paper training your dog.

  1. Choose the “elimination area” inside the house. Many would choose the laundry corners of the kitchen or laundry area.
  2. Spread the newspaper thickly in this room. At first, keep the newspaper area big.
  3. Restrict her movement to the papered area of the floor. Expect that your puppy will eliminate at random on the paper.
  4. After a few weeks shrink the papered area. By this time, you may allow her to move freely to un-papered surfaces.

It would take a few months before your dog gets used to the paper training method. The most important thing to keep in mind is that she’s confined to the papered area except when she is eating, sleeping, or playing. Consider the following tips to help you with paper training:

  1. Always praise her when you see her take a toilet break on paper. You can also give her a treat.
  2. Many dog owners catch their pets eliminating off-paper especially during the first few months. Interrupt you pet with a clap then put her on paper. When she’s done, show her how happy you are by praising her or playing with her.
  3. Supervise your pet. The first few weeks or months will not be easy. So you should be ready to allot enough time for paper training. If things are not going well, it could be an indication that you’re not supervising your pet closely. Step up the conservation.
  4. Make a feeding schedule. This will encourage her to eliminate only at the right time and at the right place. The advisable schedule for feeding is at 8AM, 1PM, and 7PM.

Paper training may be a challenge to both parties. For first time dog owners, it will need your devotion and commitment. You need to be able to give enough time to paper train your dog. For the pets, it will take a few weeks or months before they get used to the process.