{"id":1559,"date":"2020-09-10T18:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T18:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2020-09-10T18:21:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T18:21:00","slug":"the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ups and Downs of House Training Your Pet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iStock-490021526-1.jpg\" alt=\"A puppy on a training pad\" class=\"wp-image-1560\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iStock-490021526-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iStock-490021526-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are so many satisfying moments in the life of a pet owner, but few can truly compete with successful house training. When your pet learns to go to the bathroom (in places you designate and time you approve of), it is nothing short of a life-affirming victory. This is partially because learning this new skill isn\u2019t always easy, and it\u2019s hardly ever quick.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that in mind, we welcome you to this endeavor and wish you (and all the flooring in your house) all the best!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Establishing a Routine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dogs of all ages, genders, and temperaments need to be properly introduced to their routine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/7-puppy-behaviors-you-shouldnt-overlook-or-excuse\/\">For a young puppy <\/a>this means taking them outside on a leash about once an hour. Lead them to the same spot each time, use the same encouraging phrase like \u201chere we go\u201d or \u201cdo your business\u201d, and offer loads of praise and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/2020\/03\/ignore-the-bad-and-reinforce-good-dog-behavior\/\">maybe a healthy treat or two<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Everybody Poops<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An adult or older dog may benefit from a similar structure at first (especially if you want them to repeatedly return to the same spot on the grass to minimize yellow circles everywhere), but they can typically stand 2-4 hours between bathroom breaks. Stay with them until they go (this can take anywhere between 5-15 minutes). You can all but guarantee that your dog will go while you\u2019re on a walk, so if they aren\u2019t using the grass in the backyard get them moving around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Know Your Dog&#8217;s Potty Cues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Always provide a bathroom break after your pet wakes up or eats. Getting them into the habit of going outside directly after these events can reduce future accidents inside the home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can try to confine your pet in a crate or inside the laundry room until they \u201cearn\u201d more freedom by demonstrating control in the bathroom department. However, keep in mind that, while they\u2019ll make every effort not to spoil their crate or environment, accidents happen. If they do go to the bathroom inside the house, house training your pet to only pee\/poop outside may take longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Fun in Troubleshooting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Scolding or punishing your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/5-ways-to-encourage-good-behavior-in-dogs\/\">dog will make things worse<\/a>. In fact, if they make a mess indoors and you yell at them, they may learn that it\u2019s only \u201cokay\u201d to pee\/poop inside when you\u2019re directly supervising them. They may end up fearing you or perceiving that their bathroom habits are dangerous. Simply clean up the mess with a urine neutralizing agent (so they won\u2019t smell their scent and repeat going there). Re-set the expectations for the next day. You\u2019ll both get there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you see the signs that your pet needs to go, interrupt them immediately and take them to the designated spot outside. Wait with them until they feel comfortable enough to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">House Training Your Pet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It can take several months before your pet demonstrates mastery. Stay consistent, reward on time, and acknowledge that mistakes are going to be made. If your pet just doesn\u2019t seem to be making any progress, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/#contact\">please let us know<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/about-us\/our-team.html\">Our team<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/\">Animal Medical Hospital<\/a> is always here for you. Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many satisfying moments in the life of a pet owner, but few can truly compete with successful house training. When your pet learns to go to the bathroom (in places you designate and time you approve of), it is nothing short of a life-affirming victory. This is partially because learning this new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,12,38],"tags":[243,340,609],"class_list":["post-1559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-for-the-dogs","category-training-behavior","category-puppies-kittens-oh-my","tag-dog-training","tag-house-training-dogs","tag-puppy-training"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Ups and Downs of House Training Your Pet | Animal Medical Hospital &amp; 24-Hour Urgent Care<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There are so many satisfying moments in the life of a pet owner, but few can truly compete with successful house training.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Ups and Downs of House Training Your Pet | Animal Medical Hospital &amp; 24-Hour Urgent Care\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There are so many satisfying moments in the life of a pet owner, but few can truly compete with successful house training.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-09-10T18:21:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iStock-490021526-1.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ca07ae0dfdda304203d69e754125e490\"},\"headline\":\"The Ups and Downs of House Training Your Pet\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-10T18:21:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":543,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/iStock-490021526-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Dog Training\",\"House Training Dogs\",\"Puppy Training\"],\"articleSection\":[\"For The Dogs\",\"Pet Training and Behavior\",\"Puppies &amp; Kittens\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Ups and Downs of House Training Your Pet | Animal Medical Hospital & 24-Hour Urgent Care\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/iStock-490021526-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-10T18:21:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ca07ae0dfdda304203d69e754125e490\"},\"description\":\"There are so many satisfying moments in the life of a pet owner, but few can truly compete with successful house training.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/iStock-490021526-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/iStock-490021526-1.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":533},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Ups and Downs of House Training Your Pet\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\",\"description\":\"Our Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ca07ae0dfdda304203d69e754125e490\",\"name\":\"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6c0c9ba9e85772b1cd04236ffe5c19fc5b4460753cabc46f08314e988b43b4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6c0c9ba9e85772b1cd04236ffe5c19fc5b4460753cabc46f08314e988b43b4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6c0c9ba9e85772b1cd04236ffe5c19fc5b4460753cabc46f08314e988b43b4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.animalmedical.net\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/infoanimalmedical-net\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Ups and Downs of House Training Your Pet | Animal Medical Hospital & 24-Hour Urgent Care","description":"There are so many satisfying moments in the life of a pet owner, but few can truly compete with successful house training.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Ups and Downs of House Training Your Pet | Animal Medical Hospital & 24-Hour Urgent Care","og_description":"There are so many satisfying moments in the life of a pet owner, but few can truly compete with successful house training.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/","og_site_name":"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care","article_published_time":"2020-09-10T18:21:00+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iStock-490021526-1.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/"},"author":{"name":"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care","@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ca07ae0dfdda304203d69e754125e490"},"headline":"The Ups and Downs of House Training Your Pet","datePublished":"2020-09-10T18:21:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/"},"wordCount":543,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iStock-490021526-1.jpg","keywords":["Dog Training","House Training Dogs","Puppy Training"],"articleSection":["For The Dogs","Pet Training and Behavior","Puppies &amp; Kittens"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/","url":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/","name":"The Ups and Downs of House Training Your Pet | Animal Medical Hospital & 24-Hour Urgent Care","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iStock-490021526-1.jpg","datePublished":"2020-09-10T18:21:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ca07ae0dfdda304203d69e754125e490"},"description":"There are so many satisfying moments in the life of a pet owner, but few can truly compete with successful house training.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iStock-490021526-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/iStock-490021526-1.jpg","width":800,"height":533},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-ups-and-downs-of-house-training-your-pet\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Ups and Downs of House Training Your Pet"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/","name":"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care","description":"Our Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ca07ae0dfdda304203d69e754125e490","name":"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c0c9ba9e85772b1cd04236ffe5c19fc5b4460753cabc46f08314e988b43b4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c0c9ba9e85772b1cd04236ffe5c19fc5b4460753cabc46f08314e988b43b4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c0c9ba9e85772b1cd04236ffe5c19fc5b4460753cabc46f08314e988b43b4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Animal Medical Hospital &amp; Urgent Care"},"url":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/author\/infoanimalmedical-net\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1559\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}