Potty Training A Puppy To Pee On Command
There are many different commands that you can teach your dog. Some are useful, like “stay”, and some are potentially life saving, like “come”. There are other commands that aren’t as important, but are very convenient. My very favorite is to teach my dog to pee on command.
Why is that something I would I want to do? I used to participate in agility and obedience competitions, and if my dog urinated in the ring, we were heavily penalized. I taught my dog to urinate on command, and before we went in the competition ring, I’d take him for a walk, ask him to pee, and I’d be confident he’d not cost us points by doing it at the wrong time.
There are some other times it is useful. For example, late at night, when you’re tired, the last thing you want to do is wait for your dog to eventually empty his bladder. If your dog can pee on command, you will be back inside and in your bed very quickly.
You may be visiting your vet, and they may want a urine sample. No problem here, take your dog outside and commans it to pee, and come back in with a freshly voided sample for testing. It is really a very useful behavior for your dog to learn.
While your dog may not always pee immediately on command, he’ll go to the toilet quicker than if he hadn’t been trained.
You can train your dog to pee when you tell him to at the very same time as you are toilet training him. It’s easier for him to learn at the same time as he learns where his toileting area is when you’re potty training a puppy. However, older dogs are just as capable of learning this command.
Take your dog outside to his toileting area, and as he urinates, give him whatever command you’ve chosen - it could be “toilet” or “pee” or even “tinkle”. It does not matter, just as long as you are consistent, and you use the same command every time.
When he urinates, give him lots of praise and cuddles. That way, while your dog is learning where he’s allowed to go, it’s also associating it with your command.
You must give your dog this same command every time it pees, and reward him when he gets it right. This means you’ll have to do this when you’re out walking, or at the beach. You could get some odd looks from some people, but don not let a chance go by to reinforce what your command means.
Unlike “sit” or “drop”, which are very quick to teach using food, training your dog to urinate on command is a slow process. It will take time, repetition and a lot of patience, and in some cases, dogs do not ever “get it”. Dogs are clever though, and in most cases, they eventually learn. When your dog gets it. providing your dog has something in it's bladder, it will be very willing to do as you ask. Taking him to the toilet last thing at night will be so much more convenient.
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