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A
LOT! Food can make the difference between having a dog potty trained
in weeks instead of months.
In
©Definitive Guide to Housebreaking a Dog, chapter 5 is devoted to food and the
considerable role it plays in potty training your dog. That’s right, the kind
of food you give to your dog has a major impact on his system and his
ability to be housebroken. I won’t get into disgusting details, but just
remember that it is pretty hard to housebreak a dog that has
diarrhea...
Some
dog foods don’t cost much, but are not as nutritious as a premium dog food.
Consequently, your dog will need to eat more of the low-cost food to satisfy
his hunger. More food equals more poops. I’m sure you can see
where I’m going with this. When you are potty training your
dog, you have to try to better the odds. In other words, the more poops
that are getting out of your dog, the harder it is for him to be
potty trained. Conversely, a premium dog food will be much more digestible
and you’ll end up with lot less poops to pick up at the “other
end”!
Here’s
another life saving tip: Don’t exercise your dog an hour before and after eating and
don’t give your dog lots of water just before or after vigorous exercise. Why? Because he can develop an extremely dangerous digestive condition
known as bloat. Bloat causes the stomach to expand and, sometimes, to
twist. If this happens to your dog, it is an emergency. If you don’t
bring your dog to a vet without delay, he can die. I don’t want to scare
you, I just wanted you to know what might happen if you exercise your dog during
that time.
Here's
another life saving tip for you. If you realize that your dog has bloat or if
he's hit by a car, to prevent him from going into shock, massage his ear
starting from the part closest to the head to the tip of the ear between your
thumb and your index. Beside preventing a dog from going into shock, this
calms and relaxes the dog.
Here's
what another dog owner just like you had to say about the ©Definitive Guide to Housebreaking a Dog:
Hi
Nathalie,
After we got our dachshund puppy, we listened to
everyone's advice about how to house-train her. But what we were doing
wasn't working very well.
After just a couple of days using the 7
steps in your book, we were on the way to success! This book
is an organized guide which explains why puppies act in certain ways;
since we all are working together with the same steps, there is
consistency with her training, and a sense of confidence that makes the
training less stressful on us all.
Thank you for this incredibly
helpful and comprehensive guide. We would recommend it enthusiastically to
anyone with a new dog.
Lee, Richard and Ellie
Phillips-Young
Fountain Hills,
Arizona
Tomorrow, you’ll receive
more information on my proven 7-step technique.
Happy housebreaking,
Nathalie Lafleur
http://www.dog-housetraining.com
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