I'm getting a puppy, what's the best way to house break him?

Answer 1

What is the best way to potty train puppies?
Like most veterinarians, we strongly believe that crate training is the best way to housetrain your puppy. The concept behind crate training is that dogs do not wish to soil the place they sleep or spend time so they will try to "hold it" until they are out of their cage.

There a few important things to remember with crate training:

Make sure your crate or cage is properly sized for your puppy. If it is too big, he will go to a corner to relieve himself and lay in the non-soiled part of the cage. If you have a wire cage, consider a divider panel, which reduces the size of the cage during training but can be removed to allow your pet more space after he is trained.

Do not put food or water in the cage.

Take your puppy outside immediately after you open the cage.

Whenever your puppy is not under the watchful eye of a responsible family member, he should be in the cage. This is difficult since you will want your new puppy "around," but it's well worth the few weeks it will take to train him. No puppy should have the run of the house until he is completely trained.

Answer 2

Buy one of those puppy crates and let him sleep in it, but make sure he only has enough room to lay down in it and move a little, if he doesn't have a lot of room he will not use the bathroom where he sleeps no dog will. And during the day take him out 15 minutes after he drinks water and about 30-45 minutes after he eats. When you take him out do it on a leash and take him to the spot you what him to go at. Then you point at the ground tell him potty or whatever word you want to use and keep repeating that every time you take him till he does it. then tell him what a good dog he is and praise him. Keep doing that and he will learn to potty when you say the word you have chosen to say. And always take him out before bed and as soon as he wakes up.

Answer 3

Take the puppy outside ever 30 minutes or so to prevent any accidents. If you got the puppy from a breeder and it was outside it might already be house broken. You can try puppy pads but they didn't work for my dog. Give rewards such as treats when the puppy does potty outside.
Do not tie the puppy to a tree, that is just cruel.

Answer 4

puppies are like babies in a sense. you have to get them on a schedule. The way I house broke mylast 3 puppies was this--- when i fed them, i waited for 5-10 minutes after they ate and then i took them out. Every two hours for the first week or two, then I started at every 4 hours. At night time, I would put them in the laundry room with puppy pads on the floor. that way they know that it's not the floor. good luck

Answer 5

Cage it.

Set a fixed walking schedule.

Before you let it out of the cage in the morning. Get Dressed put food in its bowl and waterr.

Then go to the cage take the puppy over to the food/wate let it eat for 5 mins or so.

Soon as it finishes eating take it outside.

When you bring it back in let it roam around the house but keep an eye on it. When you're not able to play with it or keep an eye on it. Put in the cage.

Then around noon feed it again. Then wait 15 mins after it eats take it out for a walk

repeat same thing at dinner and before bed.

keeping a set schedule works like a charm

Answer 6

This is just from personal experience...I just got a puppy last year, and this worked very well. First, get a kennel. The smaller the better. You only want enough room for the puppy to get in and turn around. Too much room and they will have an accident. They don't like sleeping next to their poo. Second, they should sleep in that kennel, as well as any time you are not there, they should be in it. Third, put the kennel next to the door to go outside. You should take them out first thing. Don't feed them first. Next, give it a name (the kennel, we call ours 'your bed'). Call it that any time you put the puppy in there, such as 'In your bed.' They won't like it at first, and will whine, but leave them in there. Otherwise, it won't work. Also, give them a treat when you put them in there and say something nice about it. Eventually, they will go in there whenever you say that word. Continue to give them treats until they go in their kennel and wait for you to close the door. Next, you have to get a good potty schedule. Take the puppy out first thing in the morning, 30 minutes after every meal, and right before bed. You should also take it out after rigorous play. Everytime the puppy goes outside properly, give them a treat when they are done, and give them praise. This really works well. Potty training isn't easy, and can take up to 4 months. It took us about a month and a half. Your puppy will still have accidents, but if there is an accident, don't rub their nose in it. This just makes it worse. Show them the mess, and tell them no. Then, take them outside. Once you bring them back in, put them in their kennel. My puppy is almost 2 years old now, and all I have to do is say the word 'bed', and he goes in there and waits for the door to be shut. He also knows the word potty, so I can tell him to go potty when he's outside. You will definitely need to spend the time to train your puppy, but it is worth it.

Answer 7

Lots of patience! As soon as you bring a new puppy into your home, make sure you establish where he/she can go potty. Take them to a designated area outside where they should go and use a phrase such as "get busy" or "go potty" and soon they will associate that phrase with using the bathroom so you won't be left out in the cold waiting on them to go. As soon as it goes potty, give lots of praise. Also, when you have your pet outside, it is not a time to play. As soon as they use the bathroom, bring them in immediately. Once they get the hang of being housebroken, then they can go outside for fun as well.

You will soon learn when/how often it needs to go outside. Always take it out after eating/drinking/naptime. To begin with, only let your puppy in a small area such as a playpen, crate, or small room. They lose track of space and forget where they are when they're free to roam a large space and this will only make housebreaking harder. Begin with a small space and maybe once a week introduce a new room.

Make sure you are taking him/her out to use the bathroom enough. I good rule of thumb is they can hold their bladder for about 1 hour per month of age up to 6 months. A dog should not be left without alone without a place to potty for more than 6-8 hours tops.

One mistake a lot of people do when housebreaking is teaching a dog they can use pee pee pads in the house, but if you teach the difference between indoors and outdoors, this will make learning a cinch.

Answer 8

Well i have a dog and this is how it worked for me: He used to pee A LOT in the house so when he did we would not sweet talk. We would take him outside right away. We would sometimes leave him out there for hours just to do something but he just didn't get it. One day when he was like 1 month old he was outside and decided to poop out side so we gave him a treat and so after a few times he understood. He goes outside does his thing...knowing he will recieve a small treat to go back inside.

Also now in day diapers are made for dogs

Answer 9

Keep him/her on a lease no longer than 18 inches from you or his /her dog bowl at all times. Then take him/her out around 20 minutes after eating or drinking. And give him a treat no other time except for potty breaks.

Answer 10

Get a good size crate. You may go through a couple different sizes til your pup is full grown. You only want one big enough for the pup to lie down comfortably. Too big and they have room to potty. Use the same door to take the puppy in and out. That way when the pup is house broke it will go to that door and that will be your signal to take him outside. I always use the same door where ever I am (my moms, friends, or where ever) and my pup goes to he same door. Patience and repetition. It may seem like your pup will never learn. But (like me) it seems like I just woke up one morning and she just stopped messing in the house. I did scold mine and put her out when she did make messes. Just don't go overboard with discipline or your pup will never grow to trust you. Good luck and remember patience.