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February 7th, 2010 by KittyKitty

When it comes to the top tips for raising dalmatians, what keeps on reappearing again and again is that routine and consistency work best.

If you are tending to a dalmatian puppy, you need to remember first of all to bring the dog out of the house every hour several times during the day. This is in order to get it to know its proper “poo and pee spot”. Use a voice command, with a single vowel word (e.g. “Go poo”), to get the dog to go, then give praise if successful.

Then it is also important in dalmation training that the puppy realize that its crate is a place of security and privacy. The crate ought to never be a place of punishment, or nor should it be made to feel that way. You can reinforce the idea by placing treats inside for the puppy to find, or to cover it with blanket (leaving only one side open) to make it feel like a secure den.

Next, if you wish to limit the puppy to a safe place, say, downstairs, but also enjoy more space outside its crate, then hem in the puppy using a stair gate or a puppy gate.

Most dalmation owners also cannot do without preparing their puppy for trainability.

This list is also not complete if we don’t mention a convenient dalmation training “rule of thumb” for owners that want to exercise their sometimes-hyper dogs. Try computing how much your puppy has to go by having 5 minutes of walking for every month of its age, e.g. a four month old puppy will go for 20 minutes.

How about housebreaking the dog to get it used to the first few nights? In order to get the dog to sleep near you at night, try putting near your bed a high-sided cardboard box with bedding in it. When the dog is already used to people, it is time to bring it to a separate area where it could not chew anything. Bring the dog out for the toilet as late as you can before sleeping, then take it out upon waking up in the morning.

In the early days of the dog at home, you may have to get up once or twice in order to escort the dog outside. Without distractions over play or fuss, put the collar and lead on, go out, give praise when successful, then get them back to bed.