In the old days, dog owners “housebroke” their dogs, pushed their noses in mistakes, and screamed in rage when the pooch made a mistake on the rug again. Today we’re more enlightened about housetraining.  

Marking is not eliminating – it is leaving small amounts of urine on items (telephone poles, signs, your couch). It is different than having accidents in the house.

Soiling in the home can occur for a variety of reasons. Many are unrelated to housetraining and should be treated as a behavioral problem.

There’s a saying that goes something like, “April Showers bring potty training problems.” Potty training dogs can be frustrating. Here are a few suggestions to help get you on the right track.

Submissive urination plagues about one in ten dog owners (the dogs don’t know it’s a problem), and is essentially a personality trait. This is not a housetraining problem, and should…