Dog Potty Training: Indoor vs. Outdoor Training
Many dog owners have a hard time deciding between potty training methods. Should they go for internal paper training or external training?
Here are the pros and cons of each. You will be able to decide the most appropriate method for you and your family.
Indoor potty paper training.This method is used inside the house.
Pros of Internal Potty Training the Dog
· It is convenient for you, especially in the winter months. You won’t have to go out into the cold every hour or two for your dog to relieve himself. It’s actually more convenient for you than it is for your dog.
It will be the best method at night when everyone is asleep. This is a very good point as it is not always practical to take your pup out in the middle of the night. For this reason, internal training is the perfect method to use.
Disadvantages of Internal Potty Training the Dog
It will rob your dog of the satisfaction of practicing his natural dog instinct.
· It will cause you embarrassment when you have guests.
Remember that if you train your dog indoors, it will interpret it as normal. You might do your thing on the paper away from your guests, but what if someone reads a paper and leaves it on the floor? His dog might see it as his bath and decide to walk past his guests. That would not be a pleasant situation for you.
Outdoor potty training. This method is outside the home.
Pros of Outdoor Dog Potty Training
When fully trained, your dog doesn’t do his thing inside the house.
· Your dog relieves itself naturally. You allow your dog to do his thing in the intended way.
· You don’t have the hassle of cleaning inside the house and dealing with odors in your house.
It is more hygienic for your family There are many more, but these are the most important.
Disadvantages of potty training outdoors
· You need to clean up after your dog. It’s not really a scam, but it’s the only drawback.
As you may have noticed, outdoor potty training is by far the best when it comes to training your dog at home. Although you shouldn’t completely rule out paper training, because you will need it and it is very useful at night.
However, if you want your dog to be balanced when it comes to house training, you should try to only paper train your pup at night and not during the day, that is if you decide to train your dog outdoors.
I hope these tips have helped you in training your dog. Happy dog training…