Dog Owners 101: House Train My
Bulldog
Dogs—in this case, bulldogs—can be the most
loyal companion you’ll ever have, but in the same time can become the most
tiring companion to look after. Basically, bulldogs are patient, friendly,
playful, and fun, but it’s up to you, their owners, to keep them like that,
even more. A training is an important thing to give your bulldog, so they’re
not just all piles and puddles at home.
Understanding Them
Living things are made with their own personal
traits and uniqueness, and so are bulldogs. Before you train them, even adopt
them, you need to know some general things about them. Bulldogs crave for human
attention and companionship. Just like a baby, you’ll need to keep close to
them and interact with them as often as possible. If you realize that you live
alone and travel a lot, don’t adopt a bulldog to make it suffer.
Another things about bulldogs are their
socialization needs, their stubbornness, and food aggression issue. Like
humans, bulldogs need to socialize with the other dogs, so let them walk for a
while or sign them up for puppy kindergarten is a great idea to do. As for
their stubbornness and food aggression, you need specific trainings to let them
know you’re the boss and loosen their guard on food or objects
down.
How to House Train My Bulldog?
You don’t need Cesar Millan to whisper to your
dogs, you just need patience, strong determination and commitment to
train your loved one. So bulldog have small bladder, and you need to teach them
right away as soon as they arrive to “release” in the designated area. Don’t
ever punish your bulldog whenever he “release” in the wrong area, instead,
reward them whenever your dog does its thing in the right area. This will make
your dog understand your approval and that it is a positive thing to do to get
a reward.
Train them for certain things—like sit, stay,
heel or come—is not a hard work, since bulldog are good in learning commands.
You just have to say the keywords with loud and firm voice. You can also add
some certain gestures to emphasize urgency. This can also help for potty
training, so you can “ask” or lead your dog whenever your dog needs to do its
thing.
The key to a successful training is team
work—if you live with family—so your dog will constantly have the same
treatments. You also need to be patience, since training—especially potty
training—will not be instantly succeed in days. Mostly it will take weeks to
months until your dog is well trained. Also, act with swag and show them that
you’re the boss!
