To help your dog learn to control himself at night I strongly suggest you use crate-training. A crate is not cruel to a dog if used appropriately. Think of it as a bed with a door. Include water and food and a soft blanket for your pet. Animal behavior specialists recommend introducing your pet to a crate slowly and gradually increasing the house you leave your pet alone in the crate. You can also reward your pet with treats when they are in there. The crate will quickly becoming a refuge for your pet and create a short term training break for you.

Cleaning up any accidents your pup makes is essential to successfully potty training your pup. A dog has a natural instinct to go again in places where they can smell urine or feces odors. If you paper train you should put plastic sheets underneath the newspaper. Plastic sheets that are used in care centers for incontinence problems work well or sometimes pet stores have "piddle pads" to prevent odors from seeping through litter boxes or newspaper.

To avoid accidents recognize the signs your pet will give you that he needs to go. Dogs will generally scratch at the door or sniff close to the ground and whimper and whine before squatting. Try to outguess your dogs needs and you will help them succeed in becoming house-trained.

Dogs are eager to please you if only shown how. Once they are taught what is acceptable behavior they can be an invaluable loyal companion.

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