Protection Dogs

If you have a protection dog that is not house trained, then the first thing that you need to do is to make sure that there are no medical conditions that could be causing the problem. Some of the more common medical reasons that could stop your dog from being properly housetrained are diabetes, intestinal parasites, uti’s (urinary tract infections), or hormonal incontinence. Pop your dog to your veterinarian for a check over, and if anything medical is found, once it has been treated you will be ready to start housebreaking an protection dog.

First stage is to make sure that you clean and treat your home so that no odors remain – some odors only dogs can smell, especially from previous accidents, so this needs to be thorough. If any of the smells are still there then your dog will want to go in the same place.

Then you need to work out the area you do want your dog to use. Once an hour in the daytime take your dog to this spot to do his business. Sometimes housebreaking an protection dog can be really easy as they could have been trained previously and just got into bad habits. If your dog has never been housetrained in the past it will take a lot longer to accomplish, and need quite a bit of effort and time from you.

Once your dog begins to perform in the area you have picked, make sure that you give him plenty of praise and rewards. The rewards can vary from treats, to walks, to extra playtime and the type of reward you give will depend largely on what your dog likes best.

Don’t make the mistake of punishing him if he makes a mistake, as this will put the whole thing back, and it could cause harm to your dog’s personality.

Housebreaking an protection dog can be done, it just takes patience, time and supervision