How to House Train a Puppy in 5 Helpful Steps
When you first get your new puppy, house-breaking is a major concern.
As a pet owner, you have to realize there are several things that are your responsibility, when it comes to house-breaking your puppy.
You have to use patience and diligence, along with plenty of praise and rewards.
You should never punish the puppy because it will consider this a negative task and it will take much longer to train the puppy to go in the designated spot you have chosen.
There are a few helpful tips, when house-breaking your puppy and you need to think them through before you get started.
1.
Figure out where you want the puppy to go, when you take it outside.
Many pet-owners forget this important step, but once the puppy has started using a certain area, it will continue to want to go there when it first gets outside.
You don't want it too close to your front door and you need to be mindful of areas that guests use to get to your front door.
In addition, you have to think about places that your children will be playing in because you don't want them tracking things inside for you to clean-up.
These factors are especially important if you have a larger dog, so you should be mindful of the location, before you ever start the house-breaking process.
2.
Once you have figured out the location, you need to think about what command you are going to use to get the puppy to go outside and then to "pee" on command, once it reaches the designated area.
It is important that you are able to relate the same command to the process of going outside and train the puppy to "pee" once it has reached the spot.
Whatever commands you choose, be sure they can be used in public and around small children because you never know when you might want to take the puppy for a walk to the park or on vacation at a relative's home.
Make sure it is a simple command the puppy can understand, however.
Usually, "go outside" or "go pee" work the best.
3.
Plan to reward the puppy, once it has gone to the designated spot and gone "pee" on command.
It is important that you lavish plenty of praise, and many people will use a treat to reward the puppy, once they have gone.
Just be sure that you don't immediately take the puppy back inside and ignore it or put it back in its cage, or it will relate the act of going outside to a negative punishment.
Plan to play with the puppy or take it for a short walk after it has gone "pee" to eliminate the signal that the fun is over or the puppy will try to avoid going outside and it will take longer to house-break the puppy.
4.
If you have a fenced yard, you will still want to use a leash to potty-train the puppy because you want the puppy to learn to go on command and on a leash.
As the puppy gets older, you can eliminate the leash, but you still want to use it from time to time to keep the training in place.
By practicing repetition, you will establish a routine to take the puppy outside.
Many successful house-breaking sessions might include grabbing the leash, saying "outside", going to the designated area, commanding the puppy to "go pee" and then pet the puppy and say "good dog", while giving the puppy the treat before going inside.
If you are crate-training the puppy, don't immediately put it back in the crate, although, you should get in the habit of taking the puppy outside every hour, or when it needs to go, whichever is less.
There are a few times to be mindful that a puppy will need to go outside, and it is your responsibility to look for the tell-tale signs.
5.
Looking for the tell-tale signs and knowing when to take the puppy outside isn't that confusing, and it can be easier if you keep the puppy confined where you can keep a watchful eye on it.
For this reason, some owners will choose a crate, but you can keep the puppy confined to a couple rooms of the house.
When it looks like the puppy is sniffing the floor, looking towards the door or heading that direction, it is a tell-tale sign.
Other signs to look for include acting like it is going to squat, going to a place in the house where it has gone before and whining.
There are certain times that it is logical to take the puppy outside, including right after it eats or drinks, has awaken from napping or when it has been chewing on a toy or doing something else and suddenly stops.
Every time the puppy gets excited, it might need to go outside and it might even need to go back outside right after it has come back in.
By looking for the signs and being mindful that the puppy needs to go out at least every hour, you can avoid many mishaps and further the reinforcement and house-breaking of the puppy.
As you can see, these are fairly easy steps to follow in house-breaking your pet.
You can enjoy many rewarding times with your puppy if you plan the house-breaking process and stay diligent in the training of your puppy.
If you lavish plenty of praise, use treats to reward and enforce training the puppy to "go pee" on command in a designated area, your house-breaking training will go much quicker and the puppy will enjoy the process, as well.
It is important that you realize that you are responsible for the success of house-breaking your puppy, so patience and diligence are important factors.
As a pet owner, you have to realize there are several things that are your responsibility, when it comes to house-breaking your puppy.
You have to use patience and diligence, along with plenty of praise and rewards.
You should never punish the puppy because it will consider this a negative task and it will take much longer to train the puppy to go in the designated spot you have chosen.
There are a few helpful tips, when house-breaking your puppy and you need to think them through before you get started.
1.
Figure out where you want the puppy to go, when you take it outside.
Many pet-owners forget this important step, but once the puppy has started using a certain area, it will continue to want to go there when it first gets outside.
You don't want it too close to your front door and you need to be mindful of areas that guests use to get to your front door.
In addition, you have to think about places that your children will be playing in because you don't want them tracking things inside for you to clean-up.
These factors are especially important if you have a larger dog, so you should be mindful of the location, before you ever start the house-breaking process.
2.
Once you have figured out the location, you need to think about what command you are going to use to get the puppy to go outside and then to "pee" on command, once it reaches the designated area.
It is important that you are able to relate the same command to the process of going outside and train the puppy to "pee" once it has reached the spot.
Whatever commands you choose, be sure they can be used in public and around small children because you never know when you might want to take the puppy for a walk to the park or on vacation at a relative's home.
Make sure it is a simple command the puppy can understand, however.
Usually, "go outside" or "go pee" work the best.
3.
Plan to reward the puppy, once it has gone to the designated spot and gone "pee" on command.
It is important that you lavish plenty of praise, and many people will use a treat to reward the puppy, once they have gone.
Just be sure that you don't immediately take the puppy back inside and ignore it or put it back in its cage, or it will relate the act of going outside to a negative punishment.
Plan to play with the puppy or take it for a short walk after it has gone "pee" to eliminate the signal that the fun is over or the puppy will try to avoid going outside and it will take longer to house-break the puppy.
4.
If you have a fenced yard, you will still want to use a leash to potty-train the puppy because you want the puppy to learn to go on command and on a leash.
As the puppy gets older, you can eliminate the leash, but you still want to use it from time to time to keep the training in place.
By practicing repetition, you will establish a routine to take the puppy outside.
Many successful house-breaking sessions might include grabbing the leash, saying "outside", going to the designated area, commanding the puppy to "go pee" and then pet the puppy and say "good dog", while giving the puppy the treat before going inside.
If you are crate-training the puppy, don't immediately put it back in the crate, although, you should get in the habit of taking the puppy outside every hour, or when it needs to go, whichever is less.
There are a few times to be mindful that a puppy will need to go outside, and it is your responsibility to look for the tell-tale signs.
5.
Looking for the tell-tale signs and knowing when to take the puppy outside isn't that confusing, and it can be easier if you keep the puppy confined where you can keep a watchful eye on it.
For this reason, some owners will choose a crate, but you can keep the puppy confined to a couple rooms of the house.
When it looks like the puppy is sniffing the floor, looking towards the door or heading that direction, it is a tell-tale sign.
Other signs to look for include acting like it is going to squat, going to a place in the house where it has gone before and whining.
There are certain times that it is logical to take the puppy outside, including right after it eats or drinks, has awaken from napping or when it has been chewing on a toy or doing something else and suddenly stops.
Every time the puppy gets excited, it might need to go outside and it might even need to go back outside right after it has come back in.
By looking for the signs and being mindful that the puppy needs to go out at least every hour, you can avoid many mishaps and further the reinforcement and house-breaking of the puppy.
As you can see, these are fairly easy steps to follow in house-breaking your pet.
You can enjoy many rewarding times with your puppy if you plan the house-breaking process and stay diligent in the training of your puppy.
If you lavish plenty of praise, use treats to reward and enforce training the puppy to "go pee" on command in a designated area, your house-breaking training will go much quicker and the puppy will enjoy the process, as well.
It is important that you realize that you are responsible for the success of house-breaking your puppy, so patience and diligence are important factors.
