Potty Training Your Puppy

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When most people bring home a cute puppy, they have no idea how much work is required to get the dog properly potty trained and house broken. When they finally realize that potty training a dog can be as frustrating as potty training a child, they often get discouraged and give up on the process. This can lead to unnecessary frustration on the part of the owner and the dog.

If you want to successfully potty train your new dog, the first thing you must realize is that the dog is going to take its cues from you. Make sure that your house is clean and that the floors are not cluttered. If a dog sees that there is constantly stuff on the floor and that you don’t care how your house looks, it will copy that behavior. You need to set a good example for your new canine friend. By doing something as small as keeping the house a little cleaner, you’ll help to clear up any mixed signals your dog may be receiving.

Secondly, while those puppy pads sold at pet supply stores are a good idea for a young puppy, they aren’t a permanent solution to the house breaking problem. These pads will encourage your dog to not have accidents in the house, but they aren’t meant to be a permanent solution. Puppy pads can get expensive and can cause your dog to start thinking that any form of paper on the floor is a safe place for them to use the bathroom. This can be extremely problematic for you and the dog.

If you start out using puppy pads, eventually begin to take soiled puppy pads and place them in your yard when you the dog to start using the bathroom outside more often. Then the dog will have a reference point for comparison about where it’s okay to use the bathroom. Do this a few times and then try to go puppy pad free in the house altogether. Of course, it may take time for your dog to adapt to this change, so be patient!

Another trick to potty training is called crate training, and this method is often the easiest. However, some people are uncomfortable with because it involves keeping their beloved dog in a crate for large periods throughout the day. This may seem cruel, but it’s not if it’s done properly. Make sure that your dog has plenty or room to lie down and move around in his or her crate. And while you don’t want the crate to be too small, you also don’t want the crate to be too large because it won’t be as efficient of a potty training technique.

The reason that crate training works so well is the fact that dogs don’t like to use the restroom where they sleep. So, if they’re contained in a place where they usually sleep, they won’t go to the bathroom unless they absolutely have to. However, the crate isn’t meant to be a permanent place to keep your new pet – like a cage that’s used to house smaller animals like ferrets or chinchillas. Instead, it’s just a place where your dog should stay when you aren’t home and can’t monitor his potty behaviors.

When you are home, make sure that you take your dog out into the yard to go to the bathroom within thirty minutes after they have eaten. Stand with them, play with them, try to take their mind off of the fact that you are essentially standing there waiting for them to go to the bathroom. Once they have done their business, reward them with some praise, a small treat, and take them back into the house. Eventually this will help them to learn that going outside to go to the bathroom is good behavior and is something that draws praise.