When you are house training a puppy, remember, what goes in, must come out. To keep your puppies toiletry habits regular, feed him a high quality food 2-3 times a day at the same time each day. This will give you an idea of when to take your puppy out and lessen the chance of accidents.
Be careful that you do not inadvertently punish good behavior. For example, when you are house training a puppy and you take them outside, do not leave them out there by themselves and go inside. This can actually teach the puppy that going to the bathroom outside means you leave them. Instead, after praising, further reward the puppy with some outside play time. This keeps the whole experience positive.
Puppies bring love and joy into a home. They can also bring frustration and even desperation! Most problems center around house training (or the lack thereof). House training a new puppy can be a challenging task to say the least but with patience and perseverance it can be accomplished.
Remember, puppies are babies. Like any baby, their body doesn’t work the same as an older individual’s. When they have to go, they have to go! Fortunately, most puppies are predictable in their habits. It’s up to you, however, to learn how to predict the act before it occurs!
The more time you spend closely interacting with your new puppy, the better you will understand their needs and even their physiological cycles. Puppy behavior is really pretty simple. When offered food, they will gorge themselves as though they haven’t eaten in a year. Within about a half hour they will need to relieve themselves.
You will soon learn to recognize when your puppy needs to go not just by elapsed time but also by the way he is acting. When a puppy starts frantically moving about the room in tighter and tighter circles, more than likely they are trying to find an appropriate place to relieve themselves.
In addition to closely observing their behavior, you need to realize the puppy is closely observing yours! Puppies are creatures of habit. Conversely, if you act in a predictable way they will learn to anticipate those actions. If you always get up and go to the door to let them out when they start circling they will eventually gravitate towards the door when they feel the need to go outside. Eventually, they will likely start scratching on the door or even barking to get your attention so you will let them outside.
House training a puppy can be a lot faster and more effective using a crate. The crate should never be used for punishment. The puppy should be put in it at night and in between times of interaction with his owner. His natural instinct is to not relieve himself in his sleeping area.
When choosing a crate for crate training make sure it is big enough that the puppy can move about some and lay down. As they grow larger you will have to confine them to a small room like the bathroom. As soon as you let them out of the crate or room, allow them to go outside. Don’t scold them if they have already relieved themselves before hand. They will likely even soil the carpet on occasion. All puppies will have accidents. Patiently clean up the mess using enzyme based cleaners for the harder to clean areas.
Always remember to profusely praise the puppy every time he does go outside as you expect him to. The combination of predictability (on your part and his) and praise will have your new puppy well on his way to being completely house trained in very short time. Always remember, however, that the puppy is a baby. You have to allow time for your babies to be potty trained. You also have to allow time for your puppy to do the same.
House training a puppy is a lengthy process that should be handled with consistency. Make sure you take the puppy out on a set schedule, and remember that puppies have tiny bladders, and need out more frequently than adult dogs. Consistency in the early days of training will avoid lots of accidents in the long run.
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