[Dummies 01] • Housetraining For Dummies · 2nd Edition, 2nd Edition by McCullough, Susan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Table of Contents Introduction

About This Book Conventions Used in This Book What You’re Not to Read Foolish Assumptions How This Book Is Organized Icons Used in This Book Where to Go From Here

Part I: Preparing to Potty Train Your Pooch

What Housetraining Is — and Why It Matters Why Your Dog Can’t Be “a Little Bit Housetrained” Exploring Housetraining Methods Surviving Setbacks and Special Situations Understanding the Role You and Your Family Play

Chapter 2: Training the Housetrainer: Taking the Right Approach

Chapter 3: Getting Your Home in Housetraining Order

Readying Your Dog’s Room: The Crate Gearing Up for Outdoor Training Prepping for Indoor Training Doing the Dirty Work: Cleanup Equipment

Chapter 4: Feeding Fido: What Goes In Must Come Out

Knowing How Feeding and Watering Affect Housetraining Understanding Nutrients: What Dogs Need to Eat Determining the Diet That’s Best for Your Dog Serving Your Dog To Treat or Not to Treat Working with Your Dog’s Drinking Habits

Part II: Putting a Plan in Place

Chapter 5: Training to Love the Crate

Introducing the Crate Encouraging Appreciation If Your Dog Hates the Crate Limiting Crate Time: How Much Is Too Much? Continuing to Use the Crate

Chapter 6: Heading to the Outside: Outdoor Housetraining

Understanding How Outdoor Training Works Introducing Puppies to Outdoor Training Scheduling Outdoor Training for Adult Dogs Dealing with Boo-Boos Providing Indoor Potty Areas for Outdoor Trainees

Chapter 7: Making Some Inside Moves: Indoor Housetraining

Understanding How Indoor Training Works Pick Your Potty: Deciding Which Type to Use Introducing Puppies to Indoor Training Using Indoor Training for the Adult Dog Responding to Mistakes

Chapter 8: Fine-Tuning Housetraining

Decoding Pre-Potty Maneuvers Getting Your Dog to Ask to Go Out Encouraging Elimination Deciding When to Grant More Freedom

Part III: Solving Housetraining Problems

Chapter 9: Accident-Proofing Small Dogs and Other Problem Potty-ers

The Teensy-Weensy Tinkler The Dog Who Pees Lying Down The Dog Who Leaves His Mark The Uptight Canine The Dog Who Wants a New Bathroom The Dog Who Gets Distracted The Fair-Weather Piddler The Bedwetter The Dog Who Gets Amnesia The Dog Who Can’t Hold It The Poop Eater The Bleeding Lady, or the Canine Fertility Goddess

Chapter 10: Understanding How an Oh-No Can Become a Problem-o

A Whiz of a Problem The Scoop on Poop Problems Gaseous Emissions

Chapter 11: Sorting Out Humans’ Housetraining Challenges

Crafting a Family Housetraining Plan Balancing Crate Time Relieving the Home-Alone Dog Sticking to the Schedule Managing Snacks Messing Up the Cleanup Anticipating Lapses Due to Household Changes Helping the Newly Adopted Housetrainee Hitting the Road with Your Housetraining Graduate

Part IV: The Part of Tens

Chapter 12: Ten Housetraining Mistakes You Don’t Have to Make

Thinking the Crate Is Cruel Getting a Crate That’s Too Big Failing to Stick to the Schedule Failing to Clean Up Completely Not Cleaning the Indoor Potty Thinking Your Dog Looks Guilty Scolding Her after the Fact Rubbing His Nose in You-Know-What Changing the Menu Abruptly Declaring Victory Prematurely

Chapter 13: Ten Reasons Housetrained Dogs Live in Happier Households

The Houses Smell Nicer The Owners Save Money The Owners Are Less Cranky The Dogs Aren’t Scared When Their Owners Come Home The Owners Don’t Worry about Stepping in You-Know-What The Dogs Have One Less Way to Embarrass Their Owners The Owners Know Right Away When Their Dogs Are Sick The Dogs Have a Great Foundation for Further Training Dogs and Owners Communicate Better with Each Other The Owners Are More Likely to Keep Their Dogs

Appendix: Other Helpful Pit Stops for Housetrainers

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