You can easily teach your dog to eliminate in an acceptable location by keeping a close eye, recognizing his signals, understanding his instincts, and rewarding his appropriate behavior. 1. Prevent undesirable elimination by not allowing your dog to wander all over the house without su-pervision and by keeping your dog confined in a small area when you can’t observe him constantly. 2. When your dog sniffs the ground or circles around, quickly but calmly take him to the desire