Stop a Dog or Puppy Peeing in the House or Car
You work hard for all the nice things you have. You should be able to keep those things as nice as possible for as long as possible. You should also be able to adopt a dog or puppy without worrying about your possessions being ruined. Being a dog owner and having nice things are not mutually exclusive. You can have both. You only need to know how to train your dog or puppy to stop peeing in the house or in your car. The first thing you need to do is set some boundaries for your pet. Let your dog know where it can and cannot go. Then, you have to teach it where it’s acceptable to do its business; such as in the backyard. Finally, you need to use a reward system to teach your dog or puppy when it has done a good job by not peeing all over your nice things.
First, a word needs to be said about adopting dogs and puppies from shelters or from pet stores. These places encourage the animal to urinate and defecate in the same area that it sleeps in. This actually goes against a dog’s natural instincts. A dog should never do its business in its personal ‘den’. Yet when the animal has been housed at the pound or in the glass case at your local pet store, it has likely learned some bad habits. Therefore, dogs and puppies that are adopted from these types of places are generally harder to train than dogs bought from a breeder or puppies born in a litter under your supervision.
Boundaries
In order to stop a dog or puppy from peeing in the house or car, you need to set boundaries. For example, if the dog keeps peeing in the living room, make a loud noise whenever it tries to go into the living room. Soon, the dog will get the hint and will learn that the living room is off limits. When you set boundaries like this, it teaches your dog that you’re in charge. That’s the first step in successfully training your dog or puppy.
Go Outside
Next, you need to teach your dog or puppy where it’s acceptable to pee. If you see your dog start to squat, tell it no and immediately put it outside. Then, reward your dog when it pees in the grass. Do this every time you see your dog begin to urinate indoors. If you remain consistent, your dog will associate outside with peeing, and your nice furniture will be able to avoid the yellow spray down. It’s all about consistency. Your dog will learn through repetition but you must do the same thing each time or your dog or puppy will get confused and your furniture and/or car interior won’t stand a chance.