The biggest taboo in dog ownership is unhygienic habits, so for those who raise dogs, they usually pay great attention to the dog's cleanliness. To maintain cleanliness, it is necessary to train the dog’s urination and defecation habits. So how to train a Golden Retriever’s urination and defecation? Let’s take a closer look.
    1. Reward method.

How to Train Golden Retrievers to Urinate and Defecate?

   At the beginning of training the dog for urination and defecation, the dog definitely will not obey because it has no such awareness yet. As long as it has the urge to poop or pee, it will quickly go to do so, so everyone must accurately grasp the dog’s urination and defecation times and then observe its elimination locations. By using these two aspects, guide it to a proper location for elimination. Normally, dogs will defecate about 20 minutes after eating, so you can take them to a certain spot at that time. After it relieves itself there, give it a reward, and make sure to repeat this many times. Only in this way will it know this is where it should eliminate. It will understand that eliminating here earns a reward. Dogs are very smart, so they will later manage their elimination according to this time and place.
    2. Appropriate scolding.

How to Train Golden Retrievers to Urinate and Defecate?

      Of course, you can also conduct some degree of admonishment. When the dog eliminates outside the designated area, you can give it some scolding. If scolded multiple times, the dog will naturally remember and avoid that area. This method is relatively practical, but you must be careful not to go too far. If excessive, it might cause mental stress to the dog. The dog will then become less lively, more timid, and eventually lose much happiness.
     In fact, the problem of dog urination and defecation requires careful attention, because raising a dog is meant to accompany oneself and bring more joy to life. If this elimination issue is not solved, it will add many burdens to life. Since dog elimination is a survival instinct that cannot be stopped, owners must take responsibility and help them develop a good habit of fixed times and fixed places for elimination.
     Above is an introduction to the methods of dog elimination training. These two methods are the most commonly used. Reward the dog when it does well, scold it when it does poorly. This is essentially the same principle as educating children, requiring patience and repetition.