[
UK
/hˈaʊsbɹəʊkən/
]
[ US /ˈhaʊsˌbɹoʊkən/ ]
[ US /ˈhaʊsˌbɹoʊkən/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
(of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place
housebroken pets
`house-trained' is chiefly British
How To Use housebroken In A Sentence
- We go passing into the mid selenolatry for housebroken two televangelism and platyhelminthes concerned on the alpestrine of the goop. Rational Review
- Mrs. Burke says they're housebroken and gentle and good with kids.
- She's a German Shepherd / Retriever / Chow mix and very nice. Plus she's housebroken and spayed, so that's all taken care of.
- Docile and chill though probably due to kennel cough, giardia, and a respiratory infection, Peanut Butter has been a dreamboat - barkless, crate-trained, doesn't chew, and, so far, housebroken. Archive 2009-04-01
- Some of these creatures, like the dogs and cats, also have to be housebroken.
- The whole place was not housebroken. Times, Sunday Times
- Puppies must have very large feet and not be housebroken, and no pet should be desexed.
- Those put up for adoption are usually housebroken - or close to it - and have had at least basic obedience training.
- In fact, most rescue volunteers do their best to ensure the dogs are housebroken and know some basic commands.
- Some dogs are housebroken much faster than others.