There are more than 5 simple ways to house train a doberman.

The intention of this article is to show you a few simple ways to house train your doberman.

Many people do not know, however, where to start with dog training. So they don’t bother. And eventually the doberman’s behaviors gets out of control.

Are there any secrets? Not really, most of it is common sense.

A friend of mine recently got herself a Doberman puppy, which is about 8 weeks old. He is a beautiful dog and will grow-up to be a fantastic watch-dog. However, after a few days my friend called me up and said she had a couple of problems that she needed help with.

Firstly, she lives in an apartment and was not sure how to toilet the dog.

Secondly, she did not know how to train him, or even if she should train him? What else should she do?

The first thing I told my friend that she needs to start doing as soon as possible is to start training her doberman. I recommended that she start crate training him from the beginning.

The dog should sleep in the crate every night. This will get him used to the idea of sleeping in the crate, and reduce the effect of separation anxiety. The crate is a place that the Doberman may sleep in as he gets older ( obviously my friend would buy a bigger one).

It isn’t just the dog that suffers from separation anxiety. After buying a crate and putting the puppy in it to sleep, she felt bad and took him out to sleep with her.

This is NOT a good idea. You must be clear in your actions once you do something that involves training. Dogs like this. You MUST follow through, no matter how bad you feel.

To help with the toilet issue a good idea is to take him for a walk to toilet before bed, and first thing in the morning. If you can’t take him for a walk, then take him outside for toilet instead.

This is an effective form of enforcement. Of course, little puppies need to go toilet quite often, so it is a good idea to buy a large absorbent mat, or mats, that you can put in certain corners of the house or apartment.

Training your dog to use those mats takes dedication on your part. You need to watch his behavior and when he is acting like he needs to go, pick him up and put him on the mat.

The following is a list of five things that I suggested that my friend do to help her:

The work that goes into owning a puppy can be very stressful. But the results from good training cannot be underestimated.

1) Exercise you dog everyday – Puppies have a lot of energy. Regular exercise does two things.

Firstly it establishes a routine – so make sure it is always about the same time.

Secondly this helps get a lot of their energy out and it really does reduce their need to cause trouble at home (i.e. chew stuff).

2) Once he gets a little older, start bringing him to dog parks so that he will become very dog friendly right from the start. The more contact dogs have with other dogs and people the better trained he will be, and there will be less issues when friends come to visit your apartment. There is nothing worse than a dog that barks at EVERYTHING.

If your dog is timid or shy – then introducing it to other dogs at a park is not such a good idea. You should wait until it gains more confidence.

And of course, always keep an eye on your dog while you are at the park.

3) Bring small children around him ASAP. This will help him get used to children’s smaller stature, as well as them tugging on his ears/tail, loud sudden noises that children make, etc.

It’s good to get your dogs exposed to all these things early on – before they become an 80lb solid mass of muscle with gigantic sharp teeth!

Pet and touch his food while he is eating it. Over time, your doberman will allow you to take the food bowl away and pet him while he is eating without any resistance.

4) Correct your puppy only at the exact moment he’s done something wrong, not an hour later.

5) Be clear with your commands. That way he will know what to expect from you. Dogs don’t like confusion they excel when given boundaries.

There is no point shouting at him about toileting on the carpet 1 hour after it has happened. As soon as he starts to look for a place to toilet and smell around, put him on a leash and take him outside so that he can relieve himself.

If my friend follows these simple ideas, her Doberman will become a well-trained, extremely sociable dog that will love to be around other dogs, people and small children.

These five suggestions are only a few of the many that my friend will need to learn when house training her doberman.

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