housetrains

Teaches bathroom manners

Housetrains means teaches an animal, typically a dog or cat, to urinate and defecate in appropriate places—outdoors or in a litter box rather than on the carpet.

The British English equivalent is housetrain where Americans say housebreak: She housetrains puppies for a living.

Figuratively, to housetrain someone is to teach them basic civilized behavior.

training

obedience

Compliance with authority

schedule · routine · patience · housebreaking · conditioning · socialization · behavior · structure · boundaries · guidance

pets

puppies

Young dogs

messes · cleanup · urination · defecation · indoors · newspapers

behavior

manners

Customs of polite conduct

boundaries · expectations · habits · reliability · signals · cues · regression · setbacks · progress · milestones

Opposites
behavioral domestication

housetrainsneglects

Fails to care for

abandons · untames · spoils · ignores · releases

training direction

housetrainsdetrains

Exits a railcar

untames

Family

housetraining, housetrained, housetrain

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G