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Want to teach your child to read, but not sure how? Relax. You’re not alone, and it’s easier than you think. Whether your child is 4 months or 4 years, now is the time to begin.

Teaching your son or daughter to read is not a one-day or one-weekend event. It’s a mind-set, an awareness of the myriad of opportunities to teach your daughter about language - speaking, listening, reading and writing - the elements of communication.

Develop Her Language Skills

“Talking enables children to expand their vocabulary and understanding of the world. The ability to carry on a conversation is important for reading development,” says The U.S. Department of Education.

Right from the beginning, talk to your child about the world around her. Even if she doesn’t talk back, she loves to hear your voice; she’s listening and learning.

As she approaches toddler-hood, she’s old enough to learn her letters. This is an exciting time! Whether or not you love to read, growing and reaching another stage is great fun for a kid…make a big deal of it!

Invest in an alphabet board or set of magnetic letters for the refrigerator. Let your child watch you set up her name. Tell her the letter names and sounds as you go. When you’re finished say, “That’s your name!”

Use the letters to spell a different word each week. Name family members, pets, favorite toys. Once your child begins to recognize letters, tell her the letters, but let her “spell” the word.

Your son or daughter doesn’t have to understand all at once. You don’t have to go over every letter every time. A letter here, a letter there does the trick. Entice her. Say, “When you’re three or four, I’ll teach you to write your name.”

“Patience, confidence and playfulness in your approach will get results. If, from time to time, your child gets distracted and loses interest, take a break. Children love to learn. Give them a little breathing room and their interest will always be renewed, ” says the U.S. Department of Education.

When it’s time to read…make it fun.

Setting aside 10 - 30 minutes before bedtime to read with your child is the best way to foster her love of reading. After she’s ready for bed, the two of you snuggle together, and you read to her. Choose fun, simple stories at first. Look for bright pictures, repetitive, rhyming words. Look for silly stories that’ll make her smile. Look for her favorite characters.

When you read, teach her the basics.

• Point to the words as you read. Explain words go across the page from left to right as you follow the words with your finger.

• Tell her words on a page are made up of letters and are separated by a space.

• Explain each letter has at least 2 forms; one for capital letters and one for small letters. Each has at least one sound.

When the story is over, occasionally play “I Spy.” Say, “I spy a ‘T’.” Challenge her to find the letter. When she finds the letter, tell her its’ sound. If she enjoys this game, play over and over with all the letters. As she gets more proficient, say, “I spy the word ‘tree.’” Teach her to find the word.

When she succeeds, be enthusiastic and generous with your praise. Say, “You did it!” “You’re really learning your letters!” “I’m proud of you!”

Once your child begins to read on her own, let her read to you. Be patient and encouraging. Be prepared for a monotone voice and frequent stops and starts. It’ll be a while before she’s fluent, but just like everything else, the more she reads, the better she’ll get.

To ease the transition, take turns. You read one paragraph; she reads one paragraph. As proficiency goes up, you read one page, she reads one page.

If she has a problem with a word, suggest she skip it and read the rest of the sentence. What would make sense? What does she know about letters and sounds? Have her sound out what she can and make and educated guess.

If she’s a reluctant reader…

Even if your child hates to stay still, there are ways to get her reading.

For an energetic toddler, buy a set of stacking illustrated alphabet cubes. Stack and build with her. Say, “Hey, there’s an E!” “Look at that elephant!” “What do you think this word says?”

Buy an alphabet place-mat. Every time she eats, she’ll see letters and pictures.

For a 3-5 year old, consider purchasing Leap Frog’s Fun & Learn Phonic Bus. Keep it in your child’s room, a special toy reserved for quiet time before bed. If she can’t sleep, tell her she can quietly play with the bus.

Encourage pretend reading. Keep a small pile of books near her bed. If she can’t sleep and doesn’t want to play with her phonics bus, she can “read.”

For a 6-9 year old, consider an electronic spelling blaster hand-held game.

And of course, for kids of all ages, there are computer software programs featuring her favorite characters. While your child plays, she is exposed to letters. Just make sure you don’t label any of these items “reading” toys.

If you’ve tried everything and your school-age child is a frustrated reader, consider a vision and hearing test.

“Some of the more widely recognized causes of reading problems are vision and hearing impairments and poor speech and language development,” says U.S. Department of Education. “The earlier the difficulty is discovered and additional help provided, the better the child’s chances are of becoming a successful reader.”

Finally, if your child says she hates to read and never wants to see another book, take heart. Remember how long it took her to walk. And even though she stumbled and cried over and over, with encouragement and determination she soon learned to run.

Dede Perkins writes on a number of subjects for a number of industries. She also runs a copywriting business, http://www.afewgoodwords.com and helps her clients increase sales by clarifying and communicating their marketing messages.

What’s paper training?

Paper training is a specific form of house training for your dog: you’re teaching her where in the house is appropriate for her to eliminate (pee or poop). When you paper train your dog, you teach her to only eliminate on newspapers (chosen for their absorbency, ready availability, and cheap cost) which you gather up and throw away after each use.

What options other than paper training do I have for my dog’s house training?

There are two ways of effectively, efficiently, and rapidly house training your dog. Paper training is one; the other is something called crate training.

We will be covering the paper training method here

How to paper train your dog…

First, pick a convenient area of the house for your dog to use as the elimination area. Because she’s going to be peeing and pooping in this area, it’s best if you can choose somewhere without carpet: most people choose a corner of the kitchen or laundry (since these rooms usually have tiled or linoleum floors, hygiene a non-issue.)

Spread newspaper thickly in a corner of this room. At first, you’ll need to make the newspaper area pretty big, since your pup has no idea that she’s meant to go on the paper at all.

To make sure that she’s able to eliminate only on the paper, you’ll either need to restrict her movements to the papered area of the floor, or paper the whole floor.

At first, your puppy will eliminate pretty much at random on the paper. It’s important for the paper-training process that she only gets to go on the paper – you need her to form a strong association between the feeling of paper under her toes, and relieving herself.

After a week or two, you can begin to shrink the papered area of the floor, allowing her more access to unpapered surfaces.

Do this gradually, a couple of sheets at a time. If you’ve given her enough time to get used to the paper, she should naturally restrict her elimination areas as the papered area shrinks.

NOTE: If at any time she begins to eliminate off the paper, then increase the size of the papered floor surface to the size it was when she was still eliminating only on the paper, and give her more time to get used to it before beginning to reduce the papered area again.

Most dogs take a couple of months (eight to twelve weeks) to get used to the paper training method. Until she’s reliably going on the papers only, you should restrict her access to the rest of the house unless you’re actively supervising her- which means 100% of your attention is focused on the pup.

In general, a good rule of thumb is that your puppy is confined to the papered area unless she’s sleeping, eating, or being played with/actively supervised.

Things you should do:

- Praise her effusively whenever you see her eliminating on the paper. Wait until she’s done (so you don’t distract her!) and praise her, pet her, and give her a treat.

- If you catch her in the act of eliminating off-paper, this is actually a great opportunity for training development. Interrupt her with a clap, loud verbalization (“Ah-ah-aaaah!”), or slap your open palm loudly on the wall. This will startle her – in most cases, she’ll actually stop mid-toilet and hunch down. Scoop her up immediately and put her on the paper. When she finishes, praise her hugely and give her a treat.

- If you come across an accident after the fact (a wet spot or pile on the unpapered floor), you’ve missed your window of opportunity to teach her not to do this. You can’t tell her off in this case, because she won’t understand what she’s done wrong; all you can do is clean it up and supervise her more carefully. If this is happening a lot, you’ve given her too much freedom in the house and not enough supervision: restrict her access to the unpapered floor, and step up the supervision.

- Feed her at specific, scheduled times (for example, a meal at 8 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm) to encourage her to develop an “elimination timetable”.

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Upon examining high school students, experts have seen that the students that do well like going to school and the whole learning process while the students that do not excel hate school and everything it represents. These children all grew up in the same area and came from the same backgrounds. Why did these children have such different attitudes? Experts have discovered that children whose parents encouraged the love of learning when they were young carried that positive attitude with them throughout their scholastic career. As a parent of a young child, you can help your child develop this attitude towards learning by doing a few simple activities with him

You should talk to him about his day and listen to what he has to say. You can discuss certain current events with him and ask his opinion on the issue. By listening to him and asking his opinion you can help build his self esteem. Your child will begin to feel that his ideas mean something to you and will begin to discuss all different topics openly. By looking at current events, you may also see that he has begun to think about issues and to draw conclusions of his own. This skill is one of the keys to successful learning.

You could also take your child to the grocery store with you and ask him to help you compare prices to get the best deal. This may help your child’s math skills by association them with something tangible like food. It may also instill a sense of responsibility in him as HE is helping to buy the family’s groceries. You will see the look of pride on his face when you announce that he saved the family $10 by comparison shopping.

You can also encourage your child to learn by telling him something interesting in a subject area that he may be interested in. For example, some studios have produced cartoons about real historical figures that are not quite accurate. Yet after seeing these movies, many children went to the library to read about the real person. As it turned out, the true story about the person was far more intriguing than the movie had been and led these children to read more. You can use this same method at home. After discovering a topic or person that your child is interested in and suggest that you both go to the library and check into the subject more deeply. You can probably find a video about the subject that you can watch with him. By sharing the experience, you can show your child that learning can be fun and it gives you the chance to spend some quality time with him.

Once you have researched the subject, take your son on a trip that is related to his interest. If he is interested in history, visit a museum. If the child likes animals, take him to a zoo. If he is interested in sports, take him to a sporting event.

Whatever it is that your child is interested in, support him in his efforts to discover as much as he can about the subject. By enjoying yourselves while the two of you are researching his favorite subject, your child will associate learning with fun. You have just instilled of love of learning in your youngster

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Humans are taught by their relatives in the home. Parents or guardians teach us the basic behavior to conform. In the same way, owners of responsible dogs should be the ones to train their pets, starting from the moment they arrive at home. Like children, puppies demand a lot of attention from their owners. They are all cute in the beginning and they require a hell of a lot of supervision. That means your time, total devotion, and patience. As pups, they still have to learn to control their behavior in the context of your life together as owner and pet. It is going to be your job to teach your pup everything from not chewing the house furniture, to not chewing the neighbor’s roses, to not peeing and pooping all over your house.

As with young children, the first thing to introduce the idea of control is through a routine. One such routine is to leash your pup. He’ll get used to the leash in time. He’ll whine and cry and try to claw it but he’ll soon give up. The more important routine is to let him potty after eating, after some play time, or after he wakes up form his nap. You call also instill a potty routine when you bring him outside the house when you walk him.

Instill this potty behavior using the same spot inside or outside the house. Outside, choose a tree or bush and tug him there: this is where the leash comes in handy. You have to make sure you bring your dog to the same spot when he poops and pees so he will associate this behavior with a certain event like or time of day. This spot should not be too far from your house that he has an accident on the pavement.

Every time your puppy goes potty, pat him on the head, say “Good doggie,” in a nice way and see him wag his tail. He will associate these rewarding moments with his behavior of making potty on his spot. Or you can give him some food. The point is to establish a reward system so he’ll look forward to being rewarded after pooping or peeing on his spot, and not in other spots, like inside your house, or on your neighbor’s driveway. A pup is still young and this kind of associative training is what will teach him toilet behavior. You can also establish some verbal commands. You will notice when he arches his back and walk in circles, these are signs he will potty. Tell him to go outside, or to go potty, and open the door. This way he’ll associate your commands and the door’s opening with his need to potty. Feeding him periodically will also teach him when to potty and allow the both of you to instill a potty time.

Some people place paper towels on the floor inside their house to mark the puppy’s potty spot. This doesn’t work very well. The dog tends to get confused, as the paper towel can be moved around. His learning to potty is therefore just delayed. The most effective way of training is to just observe the puppy for potty behavior, like arching and walking around in circles, and letting him out or bringing him to his potty area. In time, you can even teach your pup to hold it in.

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If you have a very active dog, you know first hand just how stressful it can be sometimes to have him in and around the house with his boundless energy. Your dog may have had obedience training, but he may need further training, such as agility training, which is actually perfect for active dogs.

Dog agility training involves having your dog going through an obstacle course. The primary goal is for your dog to finish the course in less time with the fewest mistakes possible. The dogs that undergo dog agility training learn to go through the obstacle course without expecting to be given treats or rewards by their trainers. Dog agility training teaches your dog to successfully accomplish tasks without incentives. Dogs go through the obstacle course by responding to body signals and specific voice commands. Dog agility training, in order for it to be a success, requires dedication and commitment from both the dog and his trainer.

An obstacle course has different types of obstacles for your dog to go through. Some of these obstacles include jumps, teeter totters and poles that your dog needs to run in between. If you’re priming your dog for an agility competition, his obstacle course would consist of obstacles that are typically present in actual dog agility competitions. At the competition, a judge decides on the course your dog will use. Both you and your dog will be watched carefully by judges. You and your dog are marked based on your performance. Because not all dogs are the same, agility competitions group dogs based on size and breed.

If you and your dog both love spending time doing outdoor activities, your dog is perfect for dog agility training. Agility training is actually recommended for dogs that are very active and also show some aggressive behavior. However, before you start your dog on agility training, make sure he is pretty good at taking directions, or shows potential for doing so. Be aware that agility training requires high level of discipline; for the agility training to be deemed successful, your dog needs to be highly trainable. Make sure your dog is happy with what he is doing, once the agility training is in motion. Keep an eye out for signs that your dog isn’t enjoying it anymore. The last thing you want is to force your dog into doing something he will not enjoy.

Dog agility training is one sport that you and your dog can get involved in. But when is the best time to start your dog on agility training? Experts recommend starting as soon as you see your dog display an interest in obeying challenging commands. Dog agility training requires discipline and commitment, not just from your dog, but from you. It’s another great opportunity for you and your dog to form a closer bond.

So, the next time your pet gets on your nerves, instead of getting upset with your dog consider taking him for some dog training and have some fun with him.

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Once you get a new dog, you often think that everything ends then and there. Actually, it doesn’t. Ask yourself first why you opted to get a dog in the first place. Did you get your pet to have something to smother with care or did you get a companion who will not be such a pain? You should remember that dogs are living creatures and they have their own sense and nature. They will not operate like some robot creature, bidding your every desire for them to do.

This is the primary thing why you should consider dog training. Dog training helps enforce hard and fast rules on your pet. See, your dog will have to live with you in such a way that he understands that he has to abide by some rules. But of course, since your pet is a dog you can’t expect him to understand rules as you say them. Chances are, their own nature will still take over and before you know it, you’re left totally exasperated because you had to tend to unwanted things here and there.

Dog training exists not to alter the nature of your dog’s habits. Puppy training exists so that you can communicate to your dog the rules and regulations which you want to impose. Apart from that, dog training also helps establish your roles with each other. It helps your dog understand that he is answerable to you meaning, you are the master and you should be listened to. Without training your dog, you will find yourself having a totally frustrating experience with your dog unless he already had a previous master before you.

It’s also a good way of bonding with your new pet. Of course, authority is not the only thing which you should impose upon your new dog. You should also make him trust you and this is the most important thing which can be built through dog training. Trust is important because this is what makes your dog listen to what you have to say and to abide with your commands. Dog training helps strengthen that trust. For your part, you will also get to know your dog more through the training and you will be able to judge for yourself his inherent strengths and weaknesses.

Dog training is not that difficult to do and it does not really require someone with some form of doctorate credibility to be able to do so. Even you yourself can do some basic dog training especially if you just want your dog to learn some simple tricks. However, it is recommended that you seek the assistance of a professional if you would like to get your dog into more advanced training programs.

You can choose to do some dog training on your end if you wanted your dog to learn basic commands based from your own bidding. It is also a better alternative because it is rather more inexpensive. All you need to do is purchase some dog training accessories and you can already start off with teaching your dog some neat tricks.

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1. Face , head , ear and nose, blemished eyes or more shiny eyes in rabies dogs.

Head abnormal of measles dog will have swelling and wrenched skin around ears because of being inflamed, you will see otorrhea flow out from its ears. Dog may scratch its ears. Bad smell and black ear wax can be shown as its symptom. Dog nose will obviously dry with splinter, normally dog’s nose should wet and with liquid inside.

2. Dog’s body

Lose hair, bruises or swelling on or under the skin that show symptom of hepatitis Bruises or swelling on or under the skin – swelling at stomach show symptom of abdominal edema. This is the disorder of liver and blood system. If you suggest the swelling all over dog’s body , its mean fat or swelling under skin.

3. legs and feet .

If your dog walk abnormally that show painful of its bone or joint. Any wound at its claw may need to be checked form owner, bleeding or swelling maybe full of tick at its skin between the toes. The thick feet may shown the symptom of dog’s measles.

4. sexual organ

Swelling under male sexual organ skin, dog show its painful by crying. Sometime we found. The dead skin at top of male dog’s sexual organ, called Venereal Granuloma (VG) or cancer and can be infected by breeding. Medicine can be the device of treatment and effective 100%. Testis ‘s Inflammation or swelling can be found by inflammation of its skin, animal bite or part of sterile by wrap elastic around dog’s testis. The treatment is to cut all testis.

Female dog, suggested bleeding, swelling of sexual organ. If found this symptom longer than 2 weeks, sometime any VG tumor can be seen, treatment is same to male dog treatment.

5. Dog’s tale.

Normal dog will have shaky tale. If found any rash at its tale, its shown the first symptom of sickness from tale.

6. Fever

A fever is defined as an abnormally high body temperature resulting from internal controls. The normal temperature in dogs is 100.5 to 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit that higher than normal temperature of human. It is not easy to check dog temperature by touching its skin. If your dog temperature is higher than 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit, mean your dog has illness.

7. Loses his appetite and does not want to eat or is unable to eat are the first indication of illness.

8. Vomiting is definitely symptom of sickness. Owner should suggest period of dogs vomiting such as after or before eating. The characteristic of vomit should be recognized by owner, this will be useful information for your veterinarian.

9. Bloody Diarrhea. Blood in the feces can either appear as liquid which makes the stools appear blood in the feces, suggested how long of this symptom or which food dogs eat before symptom occurred. Bloody diarrhea should be evaluated by your veterinarian as soon as possible

10. Urine , Trouble urinating” can include straining to urinate, frequent attempts at urination, and evidence of discomfort when urinating this shown the symptom of inflammation at urinary bladder or Ureterolithiasis.

Discomfort may be demonstrated by crying out during urination, excessive licking at the urogenital region or turning and looking at the area. There are several underlying causes. Some of the causes if left untreated can result in death in as little as 36 hours

11. State of inactivity, or indifference in which there are delayed responses to external stimuli, change behavior and sometime may related to nervous system from rabies or measles

12. Abnormal of walking and running. Shown the abnormal of its bone’s structure or muscle and sometime may related to nervous system from rabies or measles.

Eirik Comm is the professional freelance writer. He’s also the webmaster of Lovedogonline.com

Owning a dog is a big decision to make, and should never be taken for granted. It’s a commitment that can last for several years – small dogs may live up to eight years, while larger dogs can live twelve or more years. Make sure the dog will fit right into your current living arrangements, or else it’s only going to result in a life of misery for both of you.

Before owning a dog, it’s important to examine your lifestyle, your living accommodations, and what role in your life you have planned for your dog. If you live with other individuals, such as housemates or a family, make sure they’re acquainted with the guidelines listed in this article. This’ll make it easier to split the responsibility of taking care of your dog.

It’s important to know what dog breed would be a good fit into your living arrangements. A large dog won’t stand for being locked in a cage or cooped up in a small apartment, and dogs that shed hair heavily (like German Shepherd Dogs) may quickly make a mess indoors if no one vacuums often enough.

It’s also important to check which gender you’d like to take in. There aren’t any big differences between the two genders, except that female dogs may go into heat every month and may cause a ruckus with other dogs in the neighborhood.

Puppies should be at least eight weeks old before it could be taken from their mothers. Healthy puppies are outgoing, alert, and energetic. If a puppy is shy, thin, or has obvious health problems (such as unusual discharge from its eyes or nose) may not be the best choice to take into the household.

Never forget that puppies have to be vaccinated to keep you and other individuals in your household safe. Regular visits to the vet should also be in order. All these entail expenses that you might not be able to shoulder, so double-check your financial capabilities before taking in this additional responsibility.

In order to grow up properly, puppies need three daily requirements: plenty of fresh drinking water, suitable amounts of nutrients from food, and adequate exercise. Different dog breeds have different needs. For instance, bigger, more active dogs need more protein-rich food and greater levels of exercise.

Dogs also need shelter from the elements and plenty of shade during the summer months, and indoor pets must have regular access to the outdoors for elimination. Whatever their living arrangements, all dogs require the loving attention of their owners. Make sure they don’t get bored being cooped up in the house or kennel all day. As a rule, dogs need to exercise at least twice a day. Take them out for walks or let them loose to run in the yard.

Finally, grooming considerations vary from breed to breed. Short-coated dogs usually need to be brushed once or twice a week, while long-haired dogs may need daily grooming to prevent the coat from any matting or tangling. Dogs need only be bathed when dirty, and the shampoo used should protect the coat’s natural oils. Grooming also includes attending to the dog’s eyes, ears, teeth, anal glands, and nails. Your dog’s vet can show you the proper way to administer these special grooming practices.

Jim Liu is the creator of Petclips.tv. He owns a cat named Snowrunt with his family.

Visits to the doctor can be traumatic for children. If you’re anxious about the tantrums at the waiting room, here are tips to deal with it. Doctors are dealing with the problem by providing doctor’s waiting room toys to amuse their little patients. But there is more to just bringing the kids to the doctor - it’s time to teach them healthy life habits.

Kids and Their Doctors

The more the child becomes comfortable with the doctor, the better it is for you and your child. But it is a fact, though, that as a parent, bringing your kids to the doctor can be as challenging as scrambling for the top prize in the Survivor TV series.

Here’s the rundown: you have fit in the schedule for the doctor, pack up a lot of comfort toys, and steel your nerves for the long drive to the clinic, and spend hours for your turn at the doctor’s waiting room. Toys and snacks hurriedly brought from home are the only distraction to take the kids’ mind off from the tedious waiting game.

While there, you have to amuse, distract, and entertain your kids until it is your turn to have the doctor all to yourself. It is a good thing, though, that those pediatric clinics are stacking up on colorful and interesting doctor’s waiting room toys.

But beyond the visits to the doctor, you have to help your child trust your doctor by making those appointments rewarding and less distressing for your children. You can start by bringing your child for regular check-ups, not only for those sick visits. Those sessions with the doctor begins your child’s appreciative journey to develop good and healthy habits.

Dealing With Your Child’s Doctor

Doctors are ready to work with you to give the best medical care for your child. As a parent, follow these tips:

* Take note of the symptoms observed to provide accurate responses to the doctor’s questions.

* Avoid distractions, so you can stay focused during the appointment.

* Let the doctor spell out the things you cannot understand.

* Be ready to listen as well.

* Show your confidence in your child’s doctor.

Developing a bond with your child’s doctor will make it easier for you to discuss issues that may affect your child’s well-being. Issues like divorce, disabilities, and death of a loved one are concerns that can affect your child emotionally and physically.

Before your turn at the doctor’s consultation room, you can review the checklist of symptoms at the doctor’s waiting room. Toys, meanwhile, will amuse your child, or watching other children playing can divert your child’s attention. This gives you the needed break during the wait.

Smaller children, though, have to be supervised while playing with the doctor’s waiting room toys and with other children. This means you’ll have to make those notes before you make the appointment and take that long drive to the doctor’s office.

With little children, do not rely on grandparents or the nanny to take them to the doctor. There are things grandparents or nannies cannot do best, like answering the doctor’s questions and following the doctor’s instructions or asking the right questions.

They can only appreciate the doctor’s waiting room toys while they watch their wards at play. So better take your kids yourself. Start them on the right path towards health awareness and watch them grow confident with their doctors.

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We all know the kind: a dog who acts as though everywhere he can sniff and sit on is his toilet. If this dog profile is consistent with how you know your dog, then your dog needs potty training. Potty training is a change in your dog’s behavior, so this is not going to be easy. The trick is to start the dog potty training when your dog is still a budding pup.

The earlier he is trained the more susceptible he is to further training, and you get less of those frustrating moments when you have to clean your kitchen floor, or your neighbor’s driveway. The problem is when you get your dog and he’s not that puppy looking anymore. But stick to the training. It will pay off, eventually.

Oh puppies. They are so cute. With their cuteness comes a drawback. They can drain you of your patience. Since they’re just like crawling babies, they can’t control their own bladders yet. It’s up to you to teach your puppy about restraint. Until then you’re the one who’s going to clean up after your pup. So it’s usually more convenient for you to have your pup in a room with some tiled flooring. The more washable the better. Linoleum is nice, too. This way, when the pup poops and pees, it’s easier for you to clean up.

His pooping and peeing, when you can catch your dog in the act, are opportunities to train him. When he does poop on a non-designated area, you can raise your voice, but not too much. Just enough to let him associate his act with something that’s not acceptable. A punishment. Please don’t hurt or hit your dog,just don’t reward him. But when he does pee or poop where he’s supposed to, talk to him nicely, encourage him, give him a pat. That means you approve of his act. Give him some food. He’ll soon look forward to this.

You could also get your pup to time his pooping and peeing with a certain time of day, as when you walk him out of the house, or right after he eats his breakfast, or lunch. It’s also a good time for you to brisk walk, clear your mind, spend some good bonding time with your pup. Bonding and exercise are good.

Some puppy signs of potty coming out soon is his circling and arching. This usually happens some 15 minutes after he has eaten. When you see these and some other signs, scoop up your dog onto his potty place so he does it there. Then reward him. Pat him. Praise him. If you’re potty training him outside the house, select a routine area you’ll designate as his potty place. Like a tree. Or the bushes. Your own. Not the neighbor’s. This way he’ll get used to the routine and do his own thing on his own.

But then, if your dog is not a pup anymore, you will have to roll up your sleeves, so to speak, and allot more time and patience. Older doggy poop can be harder to clean and older dogs tend to be more stubborn.

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