My puppy won't housebreak. Is nose rubbing cruel or effective?

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I'm housebreaking my puppy with little success. All my friends and relatives say the only way to break a dog quickly is to rub their her nose in accidents. This sounds cruel and gross. What do I do?

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Oh my! No, please don't rub your puppy's nose in her accidents - you're correct that this is cruel, and will not help at all with teaching her what you want her to do. We actually have a great article on the PetCoach site with specific instructions for housetraining puppies - you can find it here: https://www.petcoach.co/article/7-rules-for-effective-housetraining/0 If you still have some questions after reading the article, feel free to post again - we will be happy to try and help! :)

My puppy won't housebreak. Is nose rubbing cruel or effective?

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