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Before I begin, the ‘good boy’ name is only an example for ease of writing in this article and ‘good girl’ or any other words of praise may be used in place of ‘good boy’ throughout this article.

The god boy command is not so much a command as a general consistent learning or rewarding exercise, the aim of this exercise is to get your dog to associate ‘good boy’ with times when he has done something well and is re Read the rest of this entry »

After you see him patter around a bit, pick up the other end of the leash and walk him to the potty spot again. This time
make sure you are well ahead of the potty schedule because your dog is going to walk the walk to the elimination spot! The idea is to begin from where his food bowl and his crate are. Do not move from the living room or the front door. Begin the first walk to the elimination spot from the dog’s space. That would orient him to the path because your dog needs to know how to get to the spot on his own. This is his first orientation to learning the mapped route and it should
continue over the next few weeks.
Lead your dog on the leash. Do not allow him to lead the way. Remember, you are the alpha and you have to show the way. Walk him up to the potty spot and let him sniff along the way but do not let him dilly-dally. If you allow too much sniffing, you can rest assured that he will potty on the way. Be firm, say ‘outside’ and lead him to the spot.
Once there, use the command words, ‘Potty time’. Praise him when he follows you.Once you get there you can let him sniff again (yes—there is a lot of sniffing involved where dogs are concerned!) and don’t let go of the leash. Once he does his job, praise him and walk him out of the elimination spot and out for a little surprise walk. Please be careful to make sure it is not strenuous or away from the house because puppies can catch infections very easily and you need to wait for a while before you can venture out of the house and the yard.
Make it a short walk around the flowerbeds or a little stroll in the balcony if you live in an apartment. Let him associatea surprise walk with both the elimination spot and the leash! This way he is also getting in a little bit of exercise and working up his appetite. You are also channeling the abundant puppy energy as well! On day two—put a leash on your dog and walk him to the elimination spot so that he learns the path. Always start from where his crate is kept and walk from there in exactly the same route. The repetition is the key to the dog’s learning.