I just got a lab puppy and I want him to be potty train what should I do?

Answer 1

Remember: dogs are not born knowing they go potty outside, not on your rug.
Crate train and when she is not in her crate watch her every second. Dogs go through a routine before they eliminate, some sniff, some circle... when you see that pick her up and run outside and say hurry up (whatever you want the cue to be). If she goes outside, praise her ton. Not just a "good dog", throw a party, run around in circles, give her a piece of cooked hotdog.
Obviously you must take her outside often, I would say every hour, but dogs must go after they eat sleep and exercise. Take her out, say hurry up, when she goes praise and go inside.
If you take your eyes off of her and she goes and you don't see her doing it, that is your fault, do not punish her because she will not know why she is in trouble. If you catch her in the act, make a loud noise to stop her and rush her outside. Praise her after she goes. Don’t smack her if she pees in the house, she may just try to hold it forever and develop bladder problems, something you really don’t want.
I cannot tell you how helpful a crate has been in housebreaking my puppy. He has never had an accident in his crate and when I get him out of his crate we go directly outside (I carry him) and he pees.
I do not recommend pee pads or paper training. When you use pee pads, you are teaching your dog to go potty in your house. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want my dog peeing anywhere in my house, pee pad or no pee pad.

Answer 2

A lab, piece of cake,
The process: as soon as they eat, take them outside put them on the lawn, as soon as they pee or poop, get all excited and say "good get busy".
Take them outside every hour or so after that and repeat the process, do not let them wander unsupervised in the house. If they start to pee or poop, run them outside and do the process.

Get up in the morning before they do, run them outside and repeat the process, they are pups and will not have great control, but with supervision and good training techniques, they will learn real fast.

Make sure you get real excited when you praise them, this will make them happy because you are happy. Labs love to please.

Alway use the same term. We like 'Get Busy'. Our guys are now 7 1/2 and 10. We still tell them Good get busy, after they have gone outside.

And when they are playing out, we will tell them Get Busy, they will stop what they are doing and try to pee and poop to please us.

Answer 3

take him out every half hour and praise him when he goes outside. Use the same phrase every time "Go Potty" or "get to it" whatever. Don't vary what you say each time. It confuses them. We treated our dog every time, until he go the hang of it, then started alternating treats and praise with just lavish praise, so that he grow to expect treats everytime. If you catch him squatting to pee inside, yell, "NO!" and pick them up and take them outside. Then LOTS of praise or a treat or whatever. It's goig to take time. Don't scold for accidents you miss an hour later, they've forgotten what they've done. Don't scold unless you catch them in the act.

They don't recommend using pee pee pads unless that's where they are going to go all the time. It confuses them when it's okay to pee inside one day and not another.

Crate train him. Put him in a crate when you're not home, and at night time. Get one that will grow with him, but don't get one that's too big. They won't potty in their "home." But if it is too big, they can make one area for sleep and on for potty... defeats the purpose.

Answer 4

Keep an eye on when he eats or drinks, and take him outside about 10-15 minutes later. Make regular trips outside with him, get him used to "gotta go potty" or whatever your cue is going to be - give him a little treat - raw baby carrotts are great, anytime he does his thing, lots of pats and praise.

Answer 5

depending on puppy's age will tell if he is trainable, step one put out newspapers and reward puppy for going there, and if puppy tries to go elsewhere stop it by speaking loud clapping hands and picking it up gently and put it on the newspaper - they are smart and get the idea after a few tries.
get a book that goes through the rest of the steps "dog whisperer" is good he trained Oprah's dogs

Answer 6

buy a crate and put him in it when your gone! They will not go where they sleep, and you also will not have to worry about what he is getting into when you are gone. Also puppy pads you can put on the floor are great. Put them near the door you take him out, he will get they idea pretty quick. I did this with my Golden Retriever and he was the easiest one to housebreak!

Answer 7

you should put some newpapers by the door and show him that where he goes if he goes on the newspapers then imeditally take him outside then show him when he stands by the door youll take him out to go to the bathroom eventually hell understand that when he is by the door youll take him out to pee good luck~~k

Answer 8

I think you should beat it with a newspaper or something evertime it uses the bathroom on the floor.

Answer 9

bring him to the nearest pet store (pet co or one of those huge places dedicated to animal lovers) to get professional advice as each pet requires different method of training

Answer 10

Take him or her out side every time it wakes up, drinks water,and or eats, and put papers out at night when your sleeping.