Two word answer - CRATE TRAINING! Using a crate is the quickest, safest, least-stressful way to train your puppy. This includes potty-training and teaching your puppy not to eat the kids toys, the furniture and everything else in his vicinity. I have in-depth information about this on my Training page, so I will not go into detail here.

First, whether you are housetraining a puppy or an adult dog, the approach is the same. Management! Manage the behavior to prevent mistakes from happening while you teach appropriate potty habits. Young puppies do not yet have the physical ability to control her need to eliminate for long periods of time, however, if raised in clean environments her instincts will be high to keep her area clean. See similar questions...

Everyone has a preferred method, but it is true that most successful ways to housebreak or house train a dog involve patience and a consistent way of working with the pet. We recommend crate training as a way to give the dog a safe place to go to and a “den” that the pet will naturally want to keep clean. Combine this with consistent and frequent trips outdoors or to paper train and the Westie will often learn quickly. See similar questions...

It is best with an old dog to keep the diet fairly bland and low fat when changing over. I would suggest adding some probiotics to the diet to help restore good bacteria into the system to fight the bad bacteria and help increase immunity. You can do this by adding yogurt with live cultures in it to the diet or by getting some kind of probiotic supplement. See similar questions...

The optimum age is 6 months, however, we will consider younger dogs as long as they are leash trained and can take and understand a simple command. They should also be past their “fear period” where loud noises or other things do not distract or frighten them. See similar questions...

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The topic of house breaking would take many pages to discuss thoughtfully. I have taken some pointers from my book here. See similar questions...

Absolutely. While the correction is unpleasant, it is harmless to your pet. Electronic training devices require interaction and training from the owner to achieve desired results. Therefore Radio Systems Corporation provides comprehensive training manuals with each training product. These tools were developed with veterinarians and animal behaviorists to ensure safety and peace of mind for you and your pet. See similar questions...

It's best to keep the diet simple at first. This is particularly important for older dogs that have been eating a processed diet for most of their life. Start with 'Dr. Billinghurst's Meat & Bone Mince' only, for the first couple of days. You might wish to add some yogurt or a probiotic supplement. Keep meals small to begin with and don't overfeed. Once the dog is digesting the mince, start adding a small amount of the 'Veggies & Fruit '. See similar questions...

Most owners have the highest expectations, with the least understanding, when it comes to teaching their dogs how to go to the bathroom outside, while on a walk or in a designated area. To really establish how you are going to accomplish this daunting task, you must determine these three things; Crate-training is the simplest and most effective way I know of to housebreak your puppy or older dog. However, not all puppies take to the crate. See similar questions...

Most BMCs are very clean animals that don't like to soil their space. Crate training a puppy or dog is highly recommended for those times when you cannot directly supervise the dog. Later the puppy will be old enough to be trusted alone in the house. Except at night when he should go to sleep, do not use to crate for longer than three to four hours in the day. Nor should you use it as punishment as the puppy will view the crate as discipline and hate going into it. See similar questions...

This is a tough one. Every puppy responds differently to different training styles. It all depends on how you want to train your puppy and where you want them to use the bathroom. Some people don't want to take their dogs outside to use the bathroom. Paper training and litter box training are two options for this group. Paper training involves training the puppy to go on newspaper or piddle pads (aka weewee pads or puppy pads). See similar questions...

Justin Leonard: There is no best way, but consider performing all sets until failure or until you can't perform another repetition due to muscle fatigue. The abs have a high level of resistance to muscle fatigue. Rest time in between sets should be kept to a minimum (approx. 30 seconds to 1 minute). See similar questions...

To locate information on Walthers Trainline train sets, enter “931” in the manufacturer number field and “set” in the key word field. Then click on the “Search” button. You can perform similar searches for the sets made by other manufacturers. For example, using “140” as the manufacturer number and “set” as the key word will give you a list of all of Athearn’s train sets. See similar questions...

My 7 month old boxer has a thing for wood. She is outside with our other dog part of the day, but she also chews on things that are wood. She has torn off all the lattice work from the deck and has begun to chew on the deck. She has also torn the bark off the trees and pieces of the wood fence. Last night, she moved onto the wood siding of the house. She's also taken to digging small holes in random places in the yard. See similar questions...

A - Absolutely. While the correction is unpleasant, it is harmless to your pet. Electronic training devices require interaction and training from the owner to achieve desired results. Therefore Radio Systems Corporation provides comprehensive training manuals with each training product. These tools were developed with veterinarians and animal behaviorists to ensure safety and peace of mind for you and your pet. See similar questions...

No. I train you to train your dog, and step in only if needed. This is important because you have to know what you are doing, since you are the one who is going to live with the dog and maintain the training. Besides, your dog will listen better to you than to me, and that is what we want, since training builds an incredibly strong bond between the dog and trainer. See similar questions...