House Training a Puppy
It is your job, as the well-informed and loving dog owner, to teach your dog the correct place to potty. This is best accomplished without too much anger and frustration on your part, remember your puppy doesn't know until you show them. By remaining calm and staying consistent, house training your puppy should turn out to be a quick process with a happy ending.

There are a number of methods that you can employ for house training your puppy. The most popular & effective way to house train your puppy is to use a crate. This has become the preferred approach to house training a puppy in recent years for a number of reasons.

It will also teach your puppy that when he feels the urge to potty, he can hold the urge until he gets to the appropriate location. House training a puppy using the crating method often results in far fewer accidents that will need to be cleaned.

House training a puppy will be challenge of your patience, but it is far from impossible. With consistent instruction on where he is to go, and lavish amounts of praise when he makes the right choice, your little pup will get house training down in no time at all.

The Release Command
There are more than just the standard commands that you can teach your dog. There are other commands that may also prove to be quite useful such as the release command.

The release command involves using a command that prompts your dog to release the item he/she holds in his/her mouth to you. The command that is typically used for this form of Labradoodle training can be "Give!" or "Let Go!"

The purpose of teaching the release command is to train aggression out of your dog, while still showing that you are in control.

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