| Attempting to potty train an adult rescue dog | | | | crate bigger in size than your dog, bring it home |
| yourself can be a challenging task. Imagine the | | | | and let your dog get used to it for a few days. |
| nightmare of coming home to find one or more | | | | You want the dog to get used to being in the |
| messes on the floor. Perhaps on your new carpet. | | | | crate, and there are a variety of ways you can |
| The last thing you feel like doing after coming | | | | go about doing this. It is a stage by stage process |
| home from a day at work or night out is getting | | | | of acclimatising your dog to her new home so |
| the cleaning materials out and having to clean the | | | | you need to be patient at all times. |
| mess up and make everywhere smell nice again. | | | | When the dog is in the crate you need to learn to |
| The problem is carpets don't easily recover from | | | | spot the signs that the dog needs the toilet. You |
| this kind of soiling too easily. We had this problem | | | | take her out of the crate at regular intervals for |
| with our rescue dog, a great Dane. The difficulty | | | | a potty break. The goal is to help the dog hold it |
| we had is that this dog was used to being outside. | | | | for longer when out of the crate. Rewards are |
| Well after a bit of head scratching we came up | | | | important in teaching her this behavior, and always |
| with a solution of our own. | | | | be patient with your dog. |
| Crate training. The basics are that you buy a | | | | |