Housebreaking small dogs is the same as training larger breeds. Nevertheless, some dog owners seem to think that training smaller breeds is harder or more problematic compared to training medium and larger dogs.
There may be some behavioral differences between small dogs and large dogs; however, the technique of training these dogs to have proper potty behavior is the same, regardless of what type of dogs they are.
Dog owners have, in the past, faced difficulties training small dogs and they usually come across these two issues; Crate Training and Aggression. However, what they don't know is that these issues have nothing to do with the dog being a small breed, but it is caused by the owners themselves. Here is why, and how you can overcome it.
Small dogs or toy dogs are like dolls or play things, and their owners have the tendency of carrying them around and placing them on their laps. Herein lies the problem.
A dog, in general, whether small or big, is a canine with a natural inclination to be the master of his domain. Be it his food, his owner or his territory, he has to be the alpha dog. When a small dog places himself on his owner's lap unbeckoned, he is actually displaying hostility; his instinct to be the alpha dog. But instead of chastising or showing displeasure towards this behavior, his owner displays pleasure by cuddling him instead. This act of praising him encourages and develops the aggressive streak in the dog.
This same aggression is displayed when a small dog growls at a larger dog as this is a clear act of violence. Unfortunately, the owner, inclined to seeing this as an adorable behaviour, will end up praising the little pooch, instead of correcting it.
Toting a small dog or puppy around, even at home, does not help with house breaking. Owners of these dogs tend to carry their animals to their potty place, then pick them up and carry them back inside the house, which makes it pretty impossible to house break these puppies. There is no way for the dog to give any indication to his owner that he has to do his business. The dog will also have no way to learn that he has to go outside place to do his business.
When training your miniature dog to do anything, do it like you would any other breeds. House breaking your puppy of a small breed can be done successfully if he is trained like other normal breeds, which are brought to their acceptable potty area on a leash. Once you've stopped totting your pooch around, you'll be surprised at how much easier it is to train him.
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