Dachshund Training - 5 Simple Steps
Dachshund Training Rule #1 When you bring your puppy home, always keep one eye on the Dachshund at all times and the other eye on whatever other task you may be involved with. If you cannot keep your eye on your pup at all times, then you must confine him to a crate. Why? Click Here To Get Your Dachshund Training
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Dachshund Training Rule #2 How does keeping your puppy in a crate stop him from peeing and pooping on your carpet, floor or bed? First of all, the reason the Dachshund pees and poops in your house is because he is comfortable doing so. You have to make the experience of peeing and pooping in the house a very unpleasant experience. How? Every single time your Dachshund pees and/or poops in your house - be it accidentally or purposefully - you must give him immediate strong correction. He should be able to associate a negative consequence with “doing his business” in your home and a positive consequence for peeing and pooping outside. Crate Training Factor Second, the crate acts as a deterrent from pooping in your house in that your Dachshund sees his crate as a sanctuary, so he will wait to eliminate until you take him outside. Dachshunds don’t like to lie in their own poop. However, the crate must only be big enough for the Dachshund to stand, sit and lie comfortably. You have to be able to correct your puppy as soon as he urinates or defecates in your house. If you’re not constantly watching him, or if you do not have him confined to one area, you will not catch him in the act, nor will you be able to correct his behavior. Never give your Dachshund free reign of your home until your Dachshund is 100% house proofed. Dachshund Training Rule #3 The third rule of Dachshund Training is that you should take your Dachshund to eliminate in the same spot all the time. As soon as you see your Dachshund getting ready to eliminate, quickly grab him up and take him outside to the predetermined spot. Then what? Then you give the command. What’s the command? Whatever you want it to be. “Get busy” is a good one. Dachshund Training - Lavish Praise is a Must As soon as your puppy eliminates in the predetermined spot, give him lavish praise. It is essential that you praise your Dachshund when he behaves in a way that pleases you. Dachshunds are creatures of habit. By taking your Dachshund to the same place to eliminate all the time, he will then associate that spot with the correct place to eliminate. He will also expect praise for it. Associating a command with his elimination also means that you can take him anywhere and give him the command to “get busy” and he will go wherever you want him to go.
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Now! Dachshund Training Rule #4 Dachshund Training rule #4 is to buy an odor eliminator. Your Dachshund’s urine will stay in your carpet if you use regular soap and water or some other form of detergent. Once your Dachshund has marked his spot, he will continually go to eliminate in that spot. So that means you need to use an agent that completely removes and neutralizes the odor. Whatever you do, don’t use ammonia. A Dachshund’s urine contains ammonia, so if you use ammonia, it is likely to encourage your Dachshund to continue going on your carpet in that same spot - which is not what you want. Dachshund Training Rule #5 Last, but not least, get your Dachshund on a very strict and consistent feeding and drinking schedule. You must feed and water your Dachshund the same time every single day. Doing so will make your Dachshund have to go to the bathroom the same time every day. For some Dachshunds, this means right after his meal. Other Dachshunds may take longer. The trick is to watch your Dachshund and time him after each meal. Then you’ll be able to anticipate when he wants to go do his business. If you don’t feed your Dachshund on a consistent schedule, you’ll never know when he has to go to the bathroom, which is frustrating for you, because your house will smell of poop, and frustrating for your Dachshund, because he will get corrective measures, which will be unpleasant for him. Have Him Potty Trained in 10-14 Days A small caution about unlimited and free access to water - unless your Dachshund is 100% housebroken, I highly discourage you from giving your Dachshund free and unlimited access to water. By following these 5 Dachshund Training rules, you’ll be able to house train your Dachshund in as little as 10 to 14 days. |
