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Potty Training Your Puppy
Few things can be as frustrating to a new owner as
potty training their puppy.
Patience and consistency are a must.
However, even despite the sincerest efforts, some puppies
will be difficult for their new owners to train in this
area.
Here
are a few tips that you may find helpful as you begin your
new challenge. I would not
suggest giving your puppy complete run of your house until
he is completely crate trained.
Keep him crated in an
exercise pen unless you are with him and
your eyes are not leaving him.
In other words, do not
let him run loose just because he is in the same room as you
if you are working on something else.
If he should go to the
bathroom in the corner while you are not looking, he may
begin to think that is the spot he should continue to go to
the bathroom in. Always feed and
water your puppy at the same time every day.
If he eats on a
schedule, then he will begin to relieve himself on a
schedule also.
Begin by taking him
outside every couple hours until he is eliminating
consistently and you feel confident with him.
Allow him 5 minutes to
eliminate.
If he doesn’t go in 5
minutes, then
carry him inside and
hold
him in your lap for 5 minutes.
Do not
set him down.
This would give him a
perfect opportunity to have an accident on your floor.
After the 5 minutes on
your lap is over, take him outside again for 5 minutes.
Continue to repeat
this until he does his duty outside.
After
he eliminates successfully outside, you may want to reward
him with a 15 minute walk or playtime.
If
he consistently is not ready to eliminate for 15-20 minutes
after eating, you may want to wait about 10-15 minutes after
he eats to begin the “taking outside” process. One of the most
common frustrations that I hear is a puppy who will be
outside for up to half an hour refusing to go.
As soon as he enters
the house, he will mess.
By only letting him
out at 5 minute intervals, he will learn to be a prompt
eliminator.
By not letting him
down on your floor until after he has eliminated outside,
you are ensuring that he doesn’t get into the habit of
eliminating in the house. If your puppy
has trouble with wetting in his bed through the night, you
may want to offer him water 2-3 hours before bedtime and no
more.
This would give the
puppy a chance to empty his bladder before night. When your puppy
has an accident, don’t reprimand him.
This will only teach
your dog to not eliminate when you
can see him inside or outside.
Rather reward and
praise him for successful elimination.
He will quickly learn
how to please you. |
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