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Housetraining For Dummies
You finally gave into that adorable puppy or friendly adult dog and now Fido’s a member of the family. You just can’t get enough of those big soulful eyes or his cute little antics…until you step in his not so adorable doggy mess on your new beige carpet. That’s when you know – it’s really time to start housetraining.
So you’ve made the decision to start housetraining Fido but you have no idea how to go about it. Do you yell, do you praise, do you give him the evil eye? Housetraining for Dummies takes all the guesswork out of housetraining your dog and demystifies the entire process. Award-winning author, Susan McCullough, who specializes in dog training and care gives you all the answers to potty training your dog – whether it’s a puppy or an adult – in plain English so you can train Fido faster and save your carpet from those tell-tale stains. You’ll get practical advice about:
•Your dog’s instincts and learning style
•The right approach for housetraining your dog
•Housetraining gear, including crate, collar and leash, and cleanup equipment
•Indoor training
•Outdoor training
•What and how to feed your dog
McCullough shares all of her insider advice as well as her own horror and success stories to make housetraining as easy as possible for you and your pooch. Housetraining for Dummies includes helpful tips, reminders, warnings, and information on:
•Puppy versus adult housetraining
•Recognizing your dog’s potty style
•Training your dog to pee on command
•Avoidable housetraining mistakes
•Problem potty-ers and how to help them
You don’t have to keep sending Fido to the doghouse because of those puddles or piles. Housetraining for Dummies makes it easy for you to housetrain him so you can both enjoy the great indoors again.
So you’ve made the decision to start housetraining Fido but you have no idea how to go about it. Do you yell, do you praise, do you give him the evil eye? Housetraining for Dummies takes all the guesswork out of housetraining your dog and demystifies the entire process. Award-winning author, Susan McCullough, who specializes in dog training and care gives you all the answers to potty training your dog – whether it’s a puppy or an adult – in plain English so you can train Fido faster and save your carpet from those tell-tale stains. You’ll get practical advice about:
•Your dog’s instincts and learning style
•The right approach for housetraining your dog
•Housetraining gear, including crate, collar and leash, and cleanup equipment
•Indoor training
•Outdoor training
•What and how to feed your dog
McCullough shares all of her insider advice as well as her own horror and success stories to make housetraining as easy as possible for you and your pooch. Housetraining for Dummies includes helpful tips, reminders, warnings, and information on:
•Puppy versus adult housetraining
•Recognizing your dog’s potty style
•Training your dog to pee on command
•Avoidable housetraining mistakes
•Problem potty-ers and how to help them
You don’t have to keep sending Fido to the doghouse because of those puddles or piles. Housetraining for Dummies makes it easy for you to housetrain him so you can both enjoy the great indoors again.
- GenresDogsNonfictionAnimals
216 pages, Paperback
First published April 15, 2002
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October 30, 2017
It can be repetitive, but the advice is useful and clear
September 8, 2019
Although a bit repetitive, I found the information in this book helpful and wish I had had it with previous dogs.
January 24, 2009
After we got Lucy and I had to learn for the first time in my life how to housetrain a dog I realized that housetraining a dog is a matter of life and death for that dog. And that it has to be treated with that degree of seriousness. Dogs that pee in their houses strain their owner's love. And even though most of the cases are the owner's fault the dog gets blamed.
August 17, 2009
A good compact review of how to housetrain a puppy. No word on its effectiveness yet, but seems like it'll be easy to reference. I especially like the sample feeding/potty schedules for indoor and outdoor pups.
In hindsight, it would have been smarter to get a book that included all training, not just potty. But since this is the most important (and hardest), this book will probably be okay.
In hindsight, it would have been smarter to get a book that included all training, not just potty. But since this is the most important (and hardest), this book will probably be okay.
November 6, 2008
This book is a must for anyone with a puppy or dog who needs help with his potty manners. It is quick and easy; oh, did I mention that your house won't smell like a dirty diaper.
February 11, 2009
A must for first time puppy owners
December 17, 2010
A good book to get you started. Lots of tips, let's see if it works!
December 5, 2012
Excellent resource, delivered with humor and in-depth understanding of how a puppy "works."
May 7, 2013
tons of dog housetraining the kind way info that can be read thoroughly or skimmed.
July 3, 2015
This was just an extended version of the chapter on house training in Puppies for Dummmies. Your really better off reading that one because its more concise.
May 18, 2016
This book was quite helpful in house breaking a puppy that I was about to give up hope on. I would recommend it to new dog owners!
March 26, 2016
Simple, short and to the point practical advice. Great tips.
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December 31, 2017I purchased this book right before I got my first puppy and I found the information to be very helpful, especially because I have no idea what I'm doing! haha. Recommended for first time dog owners. Housetraining is a lot more work than I thought it would be and this book is helping me through.
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