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Tips for Cane Corso toilet training.

Whether you are getting a Cane Corso puppy or an adult Italian Corso dog, you need to know how to properly housebreak him. Puppies need to learn important life skills, and Cane Corso toilet training is an important bonding experience between the two of you.

Corsos don’t have their full bladder capacity until they are about 15 months old, but for sure they can endure a certain amount of time waiting for the opportunity to toilet things.

If you are trying to do toilet training with an adult Cane Corso that has not been properly trained, the steps are going to be the same.

When you begin Cane Corso toilet training, you will need to give your puppy many opportunities to urinate, and you will have more success if you actively supervise your Corso. Give your puppy many opportunities to go to the bathroom in a convenient place.

Take him immediately out after he wakes up, after each meal, and after he plays.
Also before you go to bed, before you leave and when you return home, and then every 90 minutes in the upcoming days of the puppy’s arrival.

Signs that your Cane Corso puppy needs to go to the bathroom include:

Fidgeting,
Sniffing around,
Starting to circle before squatting.

We will provide you with the steps necessary for successful Cane Corso toilet training. When you recognize the signs that your Corso is thinking about the toilet:

• Always keep treats in the toilet place.
• Take the puppy to the right place so you can reward him when he goes.
• Try to take him to the same place every time. This will prompt him to save that place in memory for the toilet things.
• When he starts to go to the bathroom, give him a verbal signal that he can associate with the correct behaviour, such as “pee”, or “toilet”, or make something else.
• When he is done, reward him immediately and every time with lots of praise treats, and play. This works very positively with the Cane Corso puppy’s brain and memory.
• VERY IMPORTANT – Before you go back inside, take your puppy for a walk or play a little. This way, he won’t learn that when he goes to the bathroom. His time outside is over, which could cause him to wait until the last minute before leaving.
• If you notice your puppy is about to go to the wrong place, interrupt him, but in a way that does not punish him. Such as calling his name or mentioning the treat, so he can come back to you at the right place. Calmly take him to the right place and praise him when he goes to the bathroom there. Don’t yell or your Corso puppy will learn that he can only go to the bathroom in your absence.

If an accident happens, what do I have to do? Punish the puppy?!

Never punish your Cane Corso puppy! If you notice an accident after the fact or while it’s happening. Your puppy may become anxious and confused because he does not associate the punishment with the accident.

Simply clean the area with a warm solution of organic washing powder and rinse with water. This will eliminate the odor and reduce the likelihood that your puppy will use that area again.

There are several reasons for toileting indoors, such as health reasons or lack of training. If you are concerned, you should always ask your veterinarian for advice. Continue to take your Cane Corso puppy outside and reward him with lots of praise when he goes. Eventually, he will want to go to the bathroom outside.

What to do if your Cane Corso puppy is toilet trained, but he pees and poops when he is alone?!

If your puppy goes to the bathroom indoors when he is away from you, he may have a hard time staying alone. It is usually about adaptation ( which takes for a short period ) to the lifestyle you have. Your puppy will accept it before or later, so you should not be worried about it. Time will make it done.

Full text adapted for Cane Corso breed by Slobodan Grujic.

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