Sometimes, it is simply a matter of people forgetting to let the dog out, and it really could not be avoided. Other times, it is because the dog is young and doesn’t know any better. I have observed many methods that different people have used, but there is one way of how to potty train a puppy that I have found works better than any other.
When I was a boy, my dad always told me that the best way to train a dog to go outside was by swatting him on the nose with a newspaper every time that he went inside and putting him out into the backyard. I guess that was the whole negative reinforcement theory of potty training.
The only problem with that method of how to potty train a puppy was that I could never bring myself to swat him on the nose. I did once, and he whimpered, and I felt absolutely terrible. I immediately pulled him into my arms and started petting him and hugging him, and he began to lick me and wag his tail. I felt like an absolute jerk.
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