Use Firmness And Discipline When Potty Training A Pug
August 2, 2009 by admin
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Pugs are the most adorable breed in dogs. As innocent as they look, potty training a pug is a real task. With determination and time, potty training can be completely successfully. You should however be planned and prepared for potty training a pug.
The oldest ways of potty training for the puppies is the Crate training. Get yourself a good size cradle and make them understand its for them to sleep in and have a bit of their own time. As the training begins take them away from the crate after a feed, to the potty place.
The crate should be neat and hygienic at all times. Leave your pug in it with a toy. Some people even use pet cages. Reward him with a small treat when he has been a good learner.
The potty place for potty training a pug could either be indoors or outdoors depending on your lifestyle and time on hand. Some dog owners prefer to get them trained one either first and once done after a year or so train them in the other. Its a bonus to do it both ways if you are going away or if its too cold to go out.
Again with outdoors, either you could train them to go out on their own through a dog hole or you could walk them. For indoor potty training, the newspaper is the best option. Once you decide on the spot in the house, just lay some papers and do your training around the same day everyday.
Pugs are animals who need to pee a lot. Its quite normal, but take him to a vet just to make sure things are fine. To tackle this problem you could limit his water intake.
Never get overwhelmed during the training, just stay calm and keep going. You may also see that once they turn 6 months, they have more control over their body.
Do not give away when they give those innocent cute looks. Be a disciplined trainer and make the food available only at food time. Be it snacks or water, once its goes into their body they come out in the next 15 minutes. So time your training accordingly.
Pugs are very focused on their owners words and actions. So use words like ‘go potty’ or ‘potty time’ or ‘walk time’, just to make them aware that its that time of the day.
Potty training a pug may take time and persistence, but do not give up. They are not such a bad breed. Its worth having them as pets after all this. Probably talking to some potty trained pug owners will encourage you in the right direction.


