Understanding Systems, Part Two: Bathroom Manners - a podcast by Ty Brown

My last post on this topic had to do with the general idea of the “system” and the four essential elements of puppy training. (If you didn’t catch that post, then go back and read it first.) As time goes on, I’ll be putting out more of these systems articles. Today I want to talk about a system that probably affects you: house training your dog.

This is a tough topic, and it’s not just one that affects puppy owners. I was speaking this morning with the owner of a two-year-old German Shepherd who still wasn't house trained, and I talk to people with four-year-old Shi Tzus and six-year old Chihuahuas who aren’t house trained. It’s obviously a difficult process—so why not use a system? Why try to reinvent the wheel and come up with your own strategy when you could opt for a system that has been proven to work, time and time again? My house training system has been used thousands of times, both with my own personal clients and with the people who use my DVDs and books. I know that this system always works quickly and effectively.

To explain further, let’s outline the four components of my house training system. Now, some of these components may turn more important than others, while you may not end up using some of them at all. But every dog, on some level, needs these elements to be present in order to be properly house trained. Your dog’s temperament will determine whether you need to enforce all of them or not.

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