The Secret To Training A Puppy To Pee On Command
February 20th, 2010
An Example Of How To Potty Train A Puppy
You can teach your dog a lot of different commands. 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 favorite is to teach my dog to pee when I ask him to.
Why would I want to do that? 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 he can pee on command, you’ll be back inside and in your bed very quickly.
You may be visiting your vet, and they may want a urine sample. No problems, take your dog outside, ask him 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.
Although your dog may not always pee immediately when told to, he will go to the toilet quicker than if he had not 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 it's potty area, and as he pees, give it whatever command you’ve chosen - it could be “toilet” or “pee” or even “tinkle”. It will not matter as long as you’re consistent and you use the same command each and every time.
When your dog urinates, give it 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’ll need to give him this command every time he urinates, 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 may get some odd looks from other people, but don’t let a chance go by to reinforce what your command means.
Commands like “sit” or “drop” are very quick to teach using food, however training your dog to pee on command can be 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 does figure it out. providing he has something in his bladder, he’ll 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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