Exactly why dog lovers possess this preconceived notion that small breed puppies are more difficult to train than medium sized or larger dogs, I will never be able to understand. Housebreaking a puppy, no matter what its size should never be difficult.

Small dog training, is not different from training a pup of any other size. Whereas training any puppy will have its peculiarities, according to its breed, most all other aspects remain exactly the same, and the method to training the dog should not be different, irrespective its size.

Never the less, I will make an exception here, and accept that small dog training may pose problems in two aspects, (1) Aggression and (2) Puppy crate training. Nonetheless, this is not because the fact that it is a small breed dog, but in every instance, because of the owner.

If a small breed puppy dog is aggressive and is difficult to train, or if a small breed puppy cannot be potty trained or poses complications in being bathroom trained, it is the owner who has ignorantly contributed to this problem. Let us examine how and why.

Aggression.

Smallish dogs are loved because they are cute, they are like toys. Owners enjoy having their dog sit on their laps. This kind of indulgence is where the problem begins. The natural aggressive character of the canine, is to claim ownership over its domain, its food, even its master; all dogs need to be the alpha dog.

It is the ruthless streak in the dog that causes it to place itself on the lap of its master, above all when there are a number of people present in the room.

This is a obvious act of ruthlessness. Instead of chastising and checking the animal, every owner with the exception of none, would cuddle the dog, although it jumped on to their lap unbeckoned, encouraging the aggressive streak in the pup. In this way the owner has given into the dog's instinct to be the alpha dog.

Growling and getting angry at a a bigger size dog is another blatant act of aggression. To the owner, and even the people around, this is seen as cute, mainly because one dog is small while the other is big. Most owners shower affection on the dog instead of admonishing it, when it demonstrates this aggression against a larger dog.

The above mentioned are but illustrations as to why small size breed pet dogs are aggressive, and definitely not because small dog training is very difficult.

Bathroom Training

Owners are inclined to carry their small dogs around no matter where they go, even when they are in the house and that makes it very difficult to house break them

It comes natural to the owners of smallish breed dogs to carry the animal to the area where the dog should do its dirty business and then cart it back into the house.

It is this practice of carrying the pup to its toilet place that is the cause of all roadblocks. In addition, as the pup is as a general rule carried around all the time it has no way of it indicating to or cautioning the owner that it has to make its business.

Small dog training starts with treating the dog as any other medium sized or larger sized dog. They have to be taken to their toilet area on a leash. If owners avoid carrying their miniature breed dogs they would be very successful in training them.

Dog crate training, is the best part of canine training, and so it has to be, even in Small Dog Training.

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