house training

Teaching bathroom habits

House training is teaching a pet, especially a dog, to urinate and defecate outside or in a designated area rather than anywhere indoors.

The process typically involves establishing routines and rewarding correct behavior: The puppy is almost house trained.

The same term applies figuratively to civilizing someone's manners or behavior: His new girlfriend has him house trained.

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pee · poop · go outside · dog door · leash · obedience · routine · praise · positive reinforcement · treats · patience · newspaper · puppy pads · bladder · whining · schedule · indoor · outdoor

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Opposites
behavioral discipline spectrum

house traininguntrained

Lacking learned skills

unhousebroken · incontinence · marking territory · soiling · undomesticated

training domain

house trainingobedience school

Canine behavior instruction program

obedience training · advanced training · trick training · agility training · command training

training formality

house trainingobedience school

Canine behavior instruction program

professional training · agility training · guard dog training · kennel training · behavioral therapy

Family

house, training, houses, housed, housing, housebound, household, householder, housekeeper

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G