Be Patient With Your Pomeranian

The cute attitude of the Pomeranian makes it a great asset within the home and to further enhance the experience of having a Pomeranian at home, it is essential to consider Pomeranian training and more particularly potty training. Along with its small size and courageousness, the Pomeranian is also an excellent watchdog. Even though it learns things easily and can be trained, when it comes to housebreaking it is not the quickest learner.

The first step in Pomeranian potty training is to keep it in a playpen that also has clean newspaper down and where its food and water are kept along with a comfortable bed where it can sleep. It is a good idea to begin its potty training by taking it out when he wakes up in the morning and show him the area where he should go.

And to further reinforce the habit, it should then be taken to the same place at regular intervals and following every meal. When he does the right thing it would be a good idea to show your approval by using positive rewards. Of course, accidents are bound to occur and should be taken in stride rather than physically punishing the pet or rubbing its nose in the mess, as this should be avoided at all times. After all, you want to teach it the proper thing to do rather than make it fearful of you and that is what good Pomeranian potty training is all about.

There is a lot more to Pomeranian training than taking it out to where it should go, because good potty training will also require you to clean up after it and when doing so to ensure that you clean up all traces of the accident so that no trace of it lingers. In fact, there are also some products available on the market that smell just like urine and by placing these where you want your Pomeranian to go. You will get good results because your pet will readily associate the smell with having to go potty.

Another useful tip as far as Pomeranian potty training goes is that when you catch your Pomeranian doing his potty where he shouldn’t remember to clap your hands loudly and to also say no forcefully and loudly, after which you can pick him up and take him outside. The effect of your voice should awaken him to what he is doing wrong and also make him stop, and once he is taken outside, he can complete his business once more.Once he does that, you should praise him and even give him a reward.

There is not much to Pomeranian potty training if you address it in the proper manner ensuring that your pet pick it up quickly. However, remember that if you catch your pet having an accident and more than a few seconds have passed since the act, there will be no sense in punishing it because pups can only understand what has just taken place.

And if you attempt to correct the problem well after it has happened, it will only end up confusing and instilling fear in your Pomeranian. Dogs tend to have short memories and may not be able to link your reaction to any specific action, especially an accident.

Also, puppies cannot associate what they did a few seconds after the event, and thus if you are late by more than three or four seconds after he has pooped, there is no point in scolding him because it will not make any sense to him what you are going on about. It is much better to just clean up the mess completely and continuing with your positive reinforcement training.