Dog Potty Training - Inside Versus Outside Training By Amy Conrad

Many dog owners have difficulty in deciding between the methods of potty training. Should they go for the inside paper training or outside training?Here are the pros and cons of each. You will be able to decide on the method best suited for you and your family.Inside paper potty training.This method is used inside the home.Pros of inside dog potty training· It is convenient for you, especially in the winter months. You will not have to go outside in the cold every hour or two to let your dog relieve himself. It is actually more convenient for you then it is for your dog.
· It will be the best method at night when everyone is asleep. This is a very good point seeing that it is not always practical to take your puppy out in the middle of the night. For this reason inside training is the perfect method to use.Cons of inside dog potty training· It will rob your dog of the satisfaction of practising his natural doggy instinct.
· It will cause embarrassment for you when you have guests over.Remember if you train your dog indoors, he will interpret it as being normal. He might do his thing on the paper away from your guests, but what if someone reads a newspaper and puts it down on the floor? Your dog might see it as his toilet and decide to go in front of your guests. That would not be a nice situation for you to be in.Outside potty training. This method is outside the home.Pros of outside dog potty training· When fully trained, your dog does not do his thing inside the house.
· Your dog relieves himself the natural way. You allow your dog to do his thing the way it was intended.
· You do not have the hassle of cleaning up inside the house and dealing with the smells in your house.
· It is more hygienic for your family There are lots more, but these are the most important ones.Cons of outside potty training· You need to clean up after your dog. Not really a con, but it is the only downside.As you would have noticed outside potty training is by far the best when it comes to your dogs house training. Although you should not totally discard paper training, because you will need and is very useful at night.However if you want your dog to be balanced when it comes to house training, you should try to only paper train your puppy at night and not during the day, that is if you decide on outside training for your dog.I hope these tips have helped you in training your dog. Happy Dog training...