So I got a dog.. What's the best way to house brake 'em?

Question

Give me the steps, if ya could...

Answer 1

feed him everyday at the same time as well as taking him out at the same time everyday basically make a schedule and stick to it

Answer 2

The correct spelling is BREAK, unles they've got wheels.
Housebreaking your new puppy


If done properly, housebreaking your Dog does not have to be as much of a hassle as some owners make it to be. Your Dog is a creature of habit. If it is taught where you want it to eliminate, and you control its food and water intake to regulate when it will eliminate, you will have a happy relationship relatively free of accidents.
The biggest mistake made by Dog owners is inconsistency. It is important that you first choose the method of housebreaking appropriate for you and your pet and secondly stick with it. We know of many Dog owners who are impatient or inconsistent when housebreaking their pets. The end result is a pet that is never fully housebroken.
So, remember the three P's - persistence, patience and praise, and you are guaranteed success.
Here are the 3 methods you can use to housetrain your Dog:

The Paper Method -
The paper method seems to work better with a puppy than with an adult Dog, although it can be used on both. To begin housetraining your pup with the paper method, first you must choose a location where your puppy will be staying until housetrained. Make sure the room is puppy proofed and that elimination on the floor in this area will not cause permanent damage to your home. A bathroom or small kitchen is usually a good place for this.
Once you have chosen an area, cover the entire floor with newspaper. If you have a young puppy, it will eliminate much more often than when it is older. So, just be prepared for many messes in the beginning. In the beginning, it is important to replace the paper as soon as possible after the elimination has occurred. This helps your puppy establish the area as its own, and it will help you get a better idea of where it favors doing its business.
As your puppy eliminates throughout the day, it may go in several different areas of the room. But, as it gets a little more used to its room, it will choose a certain area where it prefers to eliminate. When its preferred area for elimination is established, begin removing the paper from the rest of the room, only covering the area it uses. Make sure you leave its papered area large enough so that it does not miss the paper. If it misses the paper, the area is too small and you need to add more paper. When it uses its papered area, praise it. The more your puppy associates a reward with its choice of the paper instead of the linoleum, the quicker your puppy will be trained.
After it has established that it will use the papered area instead of the floor, begin moving the paper towards the area (presumably somewhere outside your house) where you want it to go when fully trained. The paper should only be moved a little at a time towards this location. If moving the paper confuses your puppy, you may only be able to move about one inch per day, until the paper reaches its final destination. Once your puppy understands that it is to eliminate only on the paper, and you have been able to move towards the area where it will eventually go outside, monitoring its habits will be much easier. Once the paper is completely removed, it will go to that area automatically and sniff or turn circles, letting you know it has to go out.

Answer 3

crate training is key.
When you are not home with him he should be in a crate. (made for dogs not a milk crate)
When you are home make sure to keep him close to you. even on a leash if neccesary. Dogs do not like to potty close to the owner but if you let him wonder he will find a private spot. Also when taking him out of the crate take him straight outside. He will have to go. He may get distracted and play outside so keep him out there untill he goes. Most important - if you see him having an accident inside give a firm comand - NO! or BAD DOG! and when take him straight out. When he goes outside make sure to have a treat or give a lot of sweet talk and praise. If you do not catch him inside but you find a spot, don't rubb his nose in it that will just make him afraid of you, he will not understand why you are doing that. It takes patience. It takes a while to fully train a puppy but he will get it eventually

ps. I don't reccomend the paper method. If you train him to go on paper, you will just have to re train him to go outside.

Answer 4

I agree with Deen001 and Puruple Toad. Crate training is the best!! My one year old Min. Schnauzer likes his crate so much that he often goes in there to take a nap! (It also helps that I feed him treats in there!). He also goes in there when there are lots of people at our house and he wants to get out of the way.
The most important thing to remember is: If he has an accident in the house -- it is YOUR fault, not his. You have to take him out soon after he eats (like 15 min) and several times a day. If he goes in between, then he needs to go out MORE times! Be sure to take him out just before you go to bed. If you haven't fed him or gave him water for several hours before you go to be, he should be able to last the night. When he is small, however, you may have to get up in the night.
I think paper training is counter-productive. You still have to train him to go outside and if he has to go, he will more likely look for something "like" papers to go on (a blanket, magazines, a rug).
But the key here is: If you are not watching him closely, he should be in his crate! If it is comfy and he has a toy or something to chew on, he will be ok. If he isn't a real big dog, you can also move his crate to be near you (in your bedroom at night, in your office while you are on the computer, etc.).
I have 3 dogs and when I take them out to the back of my property and say "Get busy", they know just what to do!! I wait patiently because sometimes the young dog has to poop twice before he comes in.

Answer 5

Crate Training.

Idea.... a dog will try not to soil its own bed.... providing a new dog with a crate provides a bed or den for them to feel at home in. Dogs are naturally den animals and it's not a punishment to place them in a crate to potty train...

Get a wire or hard plastic crate just big enough for your dog to stand up and turn around in.

When introducing your dog to the crate, don't force him, let him investigate and go in by himself(the first time anyway)

line crate with old towel

when you are not actively with your dog or he is not eating, place him in the crate and shut the door

yes he will whine and want to be with you, but he's OK and any annoyance during training is far better than a life time of trying to teach him to go outside...

leave your dog in the crate for short periods and take him outside often and tell him to "potty" (or whatever command you want him to respond to)

stay outside with him until he does his thing and then praise him, go overboard and make it a party when he does go outside.... lots of praise and happiness will make it a good experience for him.

he may have accidents in the crate, but WILL learn what the training is all about

good luck

Answer 6

take him to a trainer!