- Housetraining Basics
- The single most important aspect of
housetraining is that you praise your dog each and every time he
eliminates in the right place. The more time YOU spend with your
dog, the quicker and easier it will be to housetrain him.
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- The key to housetraining is to establish
a routine that increases the chances that your dog will eliminate in the
right place in your presence so that he can be praised and
rewarded. Until your dog is housetrained, he should not be allowed
free run of your house.
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- If you find an accident in the house, just
clean it up. Do not punish your dog. All this means is that
you have given him unsupervised access to your house too soon -- YOU were
the one who was negligent.
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- And, above all, NEVER
EVER HIT YOUR WESTIE OR RUB HIS NOSE IN IT!! All you have done is
train the dog to be afraid of you. If you have reached a point where you
can see no other way to handle the housetraining issue except by hitting
the dog, please
call our rescue group immediately and return the dog. You
may need to find another type of pet!
- Nature's Miracle
- We recommend the use of
Nature's
Miracle products for cleaning dog accidents. This enzymatic
stain remover and odor neutralizer is guaranteed to eliminate all stains & odors from pet accidents permanently
or your money back! It is safe for use around children and pets
as it is non-toxic, non-flammable, non-caustic and non-acid. It eliminates urine odors completely
with no perfume cover-up. And it discourages pet re-soiling in the
same area.
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- Dogs have a sense of smell that is at least one hundred times more
sensitive than the human nose. That's why they often go back to the same
spot, because they can smell the ammonia from the last time there was an "accident." Even though you think you've cleaned the area well, it is
still necessary to treat the spot with an odor neutralizer. Nature's
Miracle products break down the chemical nature of the ammonia, which in turn eliminates
the smell of ammonia that triggers a pet to "mark" the spot again.
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- Do You Have Any Unaltered Dogs?
- Do you
have any dogs not neutered or not spayed in your house? If so, and they are
not show dogs, please take them to your vet or to the SPCA and have
them neutered or spayed immediately. Other unaltered dogs in your home can
create a lot of problems including interaction difficulties with your new
Westie. Their unaltered state may be
causing your rescue
to mark in the house.
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- There are many benefits to having your
pets spayed or neutered.
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Your pet will be a more
content family member.
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Your pet will be healthier as
the risk of several forms of cancer will be reduced or eliminated.
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You won't have to deal with
staining and spraying.
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Your pet's tendency to fight
will be reduced.
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You won't have to find homes
for the offspring.
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You won't have to spend the
extra money.
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You won't add to the fatal
overpopulation problem.
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