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Cockapoo Training Advice On the Basics Of Housebreaking
By Dog Lover | October 19, 2009
Cockapoo owners keen on housetraining will need to overcome at least two stubborn cockapoo training misconceptions: first, that housetraining consists of a bunch of newspapers, and second, that after the training, the puppy will have zero accidents. Reality, however, consists of doing your own responsible studying of the breed and planning out housebreaking, aside from chipping in patience, commitment, and vigilance.
First of all, a handy rule of thumb is that your puppy may eliminate right after waking up, after playing, and after eating or drinking. Drawing up a regular schedule for “going” will help a lot. Begin training by getting a bathroom spot outside near the door. Each time you clean up an accident in the house, bring some of the soiled rags or towels to that bathroom spot. Leaving the scent will make your puppy associate that spot to peeing and pooing. From this point onwards too, each time the dog eliminates, use the words “go potty” so that later on it can be used as a command that the dog can relate to “going”. In the event however that you see your dog go in the proper area, praise it immediately, and give it a treat.
Again, there is a means to predicting when the dog will go, and this is through the feeding schedule. Puppies need to be fed three to four times a day. The idea behind this helpful guide is that feeding the dog on time means its pooing is likely to be more easy to predict.
Now that you have an idea of the basics, here are some things you need to continue doing. Never allow your dog to eliminate indoors. There are many ways to control the dog into not having an accident: watching it vigilantly, watching it for signs of eliminating (such as circling the floor), using baby gates. But what you must do is to be punish the dog for peeing indoors without your knowing it.
A last tip on cockapoo training: Keeping the dog inside a room or a crate is a handy tip in when your not capable of watching the dog at all times. A portion of the bathroom or laundry room blocked off by baby gates, or a crate will be useful, but it must just be sufficient enough to allow the dog to stand and turn around comfortably. At the same time, it should not be too big so as to allow the dog to poo or pee at a corner, knowing it can get far enough to avoid the smell.
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