Potty training your puppy will be different than with older dogs. It is important to remember that puppies to not have full control of their potty urges until they reach about 10 weeks old so training them any earlier will just confuse them and make training harder to accomplish when they are capable of learning. If your dog is younger than 10 weeks, try to keep him confined to a kitchen or a bathroom when you can not supervise him, and spread newspapers on the floor for him. Many people live in an apartment without a yard, so it may be necessary to train your puppy to go inside rather than outside. There are many types of inside potties for your dog, and a trip to your pet store, or a good website, should yield those varieties.
Inside the home you want to find a place that the puppy will always go to when nature calls to him. Try to keep it as far away as possible from his food and water, as well as his bed. When you catch him circling around or sniffing, or even in the act of going potty, grab him quickly and take him to his place. It is important to give him lots of praise when he goes, even if he misses and makes a mess. The last thing you ever want to do is scold or discipline your puppy when potty training puppies, because it just makes it harder for your puppy to learn. Lastly, other than seeing him sniffing around nervously, there are other things that you can watch for. After exercise and play, or when he first wakes up from a nap, or about 30 minutes after eating or drinking, get him to his potty. Dogs give lots of signals so watch him and learn and your job will be easier.
Puppies need to eat and drink more often than adult dogs, so it is natural that they will need to go potty more. Give your puppy lots of praise when they go to their area, and when they are done, check your dog’s paws to make sure that he didnt walk in it, and then clean up immediately after your dog is done. Keeping his potty area clean is not only healthier and more desirable to your dog, but it also keeps your house from smelling bad. Most dogs are easily and quickly trained, but it takes lots of patience on your part. You will find that both the time invested and clean-ups, are well worth it.
You may want to potty train your dog to go outside when nature calls. Unless your dog has easy access to a fenced yard, your dog will have to learn to hold it until his regular scheduled potty breaks. This can be a bit of a challenge at first but it can be accomplished with lots of patience and lots of praise.
When you take your dog on a scheduled walk on his leash, and you notice that he’s getting ready to pee, say to him, “Pee Pee time”, or what ever command you choose. Repeat the command several times when your dog is going. Always give your dog lots of love and praise when he goes potty on command, so that he will think that peeing when you tell him to makes you happy. Try to use the same command words every time and soon you will be able to get your dog to go on command.
If you take your dog to the back yard to go potty, try to take him to the same spot every time. Always give your dog the command to potty. Taking him to the same spot is important because as he goes unsupervised, he will go there. This makes your clean up job very easy, since you don’t have to hunt the whole yard for land mines. You should clean up that area often, or your dog will find cleaner accommodations.
Did I mention giving lots of love and praise when potty training your dog? This is the quickest way to train your dog to do anything. Your dog loves to please you, and when you give him that praise your dog will be the happiest animal on the planet, and will love you till their dying day. I encourage you to train your dog to sit, stay, fetch, heel, etc. There are many books available, and in today’s world information is easily available on the internet.
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