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Housebreaking Golden Retrievers. Potty training and housetraining methods for Golden Retriever dogs. Golden Retriever Main Page Golden Retrievers: What's Good About 'Em, What's Bad About 'Em Golden Retriever FAQ Golden Retriever Health Training Golden Retrievers Respect Training for Golden Retrievers Training Golden Retriever Puppies » Housebreaking Your Golden Retriever Socializing Your Golden Retriever Buying or Adopting a Golden Retriever Links Housebreaking your Golden Retriever requires confinement so your dog cannot potty in the WRONG place. Dennis Appleberry: "In my humble opinion, this is the most practical course on family dog training you will find anywhere. Whatever your dog needs to know, it's in this book." Housebreaking your Golden Retriever requires regular (or constant) access to the RIGHT place to go to the bathroom. Andrew Rigatto: "I am completely blown away by your vocabulary and respect program. You've pulled everything together into one solid package of sensible dog training. Anyone can follow this program, no experience needed, and end up with a much better dog. Congratulations on an outstanding job!" If your Golden Retriever puppy is loose in the house for a single minute, Murphy's Law says that he will choose that minute to potty on your floor. This will set your housebreaking efforts WAY back. Connie Hiller: "No dog owner can afford to be WITHOUT this book. It is the most sensible teaching program I've ever read. The lessons are easy to understand and easy to follow." Housebreaking your Golden Retriever means controlling every minute of his day so that he can ONLY potty in the right place. Dianna Mills: "This book told me everything I needed to do to make Shadow a better family dog. That's what I wanted and that's exactly what I have now, after reading your book and following your advice. It worked!"

Housebreaking Your Golden Retriever If owners could choose only one skill they wanted their Golden Retriever to have, HOUSEBROKEN would be VERY HIGH on the list! The two keys to housebreaking your Golden Retriever Confinement so your Golden cannot go to the bathroom in the wrong places. Constant or regular access to the right place to go to the bathroom. Confinement from the wrong places Confinement means that until your Golden Retriever is housebroken, he is never allowed to walk freely around the house. Confinement means every minute of every hour of every day -- unless you are sitting with your dog, playing with him, walking him, feeding him, grooming him, teaching him something, or otherwise interacting with him. Because if he is loose and you take your eyes off him for just a few moments, he can go to the bathroom on your floor. Each time this happens, your housetraining efforts will take a giant step BACKWARD. Access to the RIGHT place "Access" means you take your Golden Retriever outside -- or he lets himself outside through a doggy door. Or it means you provide him with a potty training area indoors, covered with newspapers. Housebreaking means that your dog has somewhere to "go" -- on a regular, reliable basis. If the only place your dog has a chance to "go potty" is outside on a regular schedule, or on newspapers, that's the habit he will develop. If you let him loose in the house, then he can GO in the house, and that's the habit he will develop. It's up to you! Three ways to provide "confinement" and "bathroom access" Confinement in a crate. Take outside to potty training area. Confinement in an exercise pen. Constant access to newspapers. Confinement in a small room. Constant access to an outside potty yard via a doggy door. If you'd like to know... My three methods for housebreaking Golden Retrievers How often you should take your Golden outside to the potty training area How to choose an outdoor potty training area Exactly what you should do when you arrive at the potty training area How long to keep your Golden outside How to respond if your dog doesn't "go" How to teach your Golden Retriever to use a doggy door to let himself out How to get your dog used to staying in a crate How to deal with housetraining "accidents" on your floor What you should do if your Golden goes to the bathroom in his crate or lifts his leg in your house And much, much more I answer all of your housebreaking questions in my book... Learn more! Copyright © 2000-2006 by Michele Welton. All rights reserved. No part of this website may be reproduced without the permission of the author.