The Havanese is a dog of great beauty, full of intelligence and with the talent for entertaining. Nevertheless, the dog is also capable of using its traits and skills to encourage people into spoiling them to the utmost, one big sign that signifies an untrained (and subtly neglected) havanese. So this is one dog that is without question a perfect candidate for firm and consistent guidance from its alpha leader in the pack (or human leader, if you will). Besides, it is indeed a pack animal for thousands of years now, so one basic favor a human can do for their dog is to help it to have a participative role in the family.

When it comes to Havanese training, the first must definitely be housebreaking. If you have a havanese puppy, training starts from inside the home for the first up to the second month. At this time, your puppy will be having an insane combination of pees and poos, inside and outside, and several times a day, at that. It is at this point that you will greatly appreciate having floor tiles for the dog to practice on, and that all carpets are either put away, or off-limits through the use of baby gates.

And when it comes to Havanese training, the first is without a doubt, housebreaking or toilet training. If you happen to have a very young puppy it is good to begin from home for the first month or two; during these period your dog will go several times a day, i.e. every two hours! From a practical point of view, tile floors are more feasible to the training than carpeting.

Small dogs like the Havanese present quite a challenge to housebreaking as they need to go out often. But since dog raising is already a hobby several millennia old, there are always solutions to any problems. If you want to get serious with your potty training plan, you need at least a crate. Plenty of excellent puppy raising books always explain how the crate is a tool for trimming your puppy's mistakes and accidents in a reasonable amount of time.

It's possible that a trigger to your dog's accidents is some odor on your carpet, which must have been caused either by her or by some earlier pet. If you want to accurately pinpoint this old accident spot to get rid of the scent, use a black light with a long extension cord. Hold the light some 18 inches above the carpet, and any urine or poo spots are bound to show as white spots. Deodorize immediately soon by soaking the carpet, then apply pads with Nature's Miracle.

One of the challenges presented by a tiny dog's mistakes is that the stains and dirt are hard to miss! For example, a one-pound chi puppy makes a mistake some 2 inches big. They definitely want to hide behind some furniture, since there is no mistaking your strong emotions when the dog potties (showing strong emotions when the dog makes a mistake shows that an owner needs to review housebreaking). Keep your puppy away from carpeted areas for a while, unless she is on leash and is watched every minute; this can be done with the help of baby gates.

Now, what if the puppy potties in the right place? Your resulting action needs to be something that the dog will value, and will look forward to. A tiny, prized treat and a short fun game with a precious toy she only gets to see when she goes, are ideas to start with.