Australian Shepherd Dog - Everything You Want to Know

Toilet training your miniature Australian Shepherd puppy is very important not only for the little puppy but for you as the dog owner.  You would not want your dog to just pee or leave his poop anywhere inside your house, especially in your expensive carpet and furniture.

As young as your mini aussie puppy is, you need to train him where to pee and poo properly so your house will not smell stinky.  The trick is to train your little puppy where to pee and poo and when to do it.  Having a scheduled time everyday will help avoid instances of having your puppy go anytime he feels the need to.

One thing that you must consider when toilet training your mini Aussie puppy is you need to exercise a lot of patience.  It simply does not come that easy, and you do not need to beat your puppy to death if in case it pees or poos in your carpet.

Because you are trying to toilet a train a puppy, you need to know that just like little babies, your mini Aussie puppy does not know how to control his bladder and may just eliminate any time they feel.  As a cautious pet owner, you then have the prerogative to take out your puppy regularly to give him time to pee and poo.

It is best to take out your puppy upon waking up, after eating and just before sleeping.  But of course, it would be more effective to take your pup out once every hour or at least 2 hours.  This will condition the mind of your mini Aussie puppy that the toilet is outside and not inside the house.  Do you know that dogs will look for the place where they last left their waste by smelling for it?  Hence you need to bring him to that place every time.  It also makes it easier for the puppy to pee and poo.

It would be very fulfilling in your part as the owner of a miniature Australian Shepherd puppy to see how your puppy avoids staining your carpet and furniture, but always remember that there will always be instances when your puppy will fail no matter how toilet trained he has been.  When this happens, just remember not to punish your puppy or push his nose to the spot where he left his pee and poo because it will only make him hate you and possibly instill negative behavior to your puppy.

Would you be interested to have your Mini Australian Shepherd get basic dog training?  Well, you can provide it to your mini Aussie or get a professional dog trainer to do it for you.  You must remember that since this is a professional trainer, it may cost you quite a lot to hire their services and there is a need for you to bring your dog to class during training.

After thinking it out and taking considerations, you may just decide to do the training yourself, especially if you have the time to do it.  Should you decide to do it by yourself, please get a little training first on how to do it.  You will need to learn even just the basic training commands to teach to your dog.

The three basic commands which you should teach your dog includes: sit, come and stay.  Remember that a mini Aussie is a highly intelligent dog so it would be practically easy to train him.  But you need to remember that he is still a dog, and just like other dogs, he gets motivated when he sees the possibility of getting a treat after obeying a command.

In order to succeed in training, select a place in your house where your dog does not get distracted.  It would help if it is just you and your dog alone during the training.  Distractions can cause delays in training.

To teach a mini Aussie to sit, hold a treat in your hand while you say the word “sit” repeatedly.  When you do this, your dog looks up at the treat in your hand and when he gets frustrated not being able to reach it, he just sits down on his own.  If he does not do this, try to push his rear slowly until he sits.  The moment he gets down on his butt, praise him and give him the treat as his reward.  When your mini Aussie constantly hears the word “sit”, it will associate it in getting praised when sitting.

Training your mini Aussie to “stay” may be the most challenging command that you will teach him.  What you need to do is let your dog sit first then slowly move away from him while you repeatedly tell him to “stay”.  Always look at your dog in the eye, and when your dog should stand up, say “no” then make him sit and say “stay” again.  Just be patient when teaching this to your mini Aussie.

After your dog has learned the command stay, you can now teach your mini Aussie the command “come”.  Say “come” in a very convincing and lovely manner while patting your knee.  When your mini Aussie responds, give him a treat.

Always remember when teaching your mini Australian Shepherd these commands, never punish if it does not obey the commands.  Using praise will assure you a more positive response.