what is the best, most effective way to potty train a puppy?

Question

I recently bought a dachshund puppy for my little boys and she's only six weeks old....I've never tried to work with one that young, on the pad or outside training thing.....what's the best way to go about doing this?

Answer 1

I was doing some reading on this and most websight don't encourage pad training because it teaches the dog it is okay to go in the house.


The first step in puppy potty training requires that you learn the clues that indicate your puppy needs to potty. These clues are: restlessness, sniffing the floor, or returning to a previously soiled spot. Your pup will need to potty about 5-20 minutes after eating, sleeping or playing. When you take your puppy outside to potty, to to the same spot each time and don't play. You want your puppy to focus on one thing only during puppy potty training -- going in the right area. As soon as your puppy potties, praise enthusiastically. Give your puppy a small food treat to reinforce the positive behavior. While your puppy is going potty, praise very softly so you don't interrupt the behavior. Be enthusiastic after your puppy is done.
Accidents During Puppy Potty Training
If you catch your puppy in the act of going potty in the house, you can do one of two things. The most common advice was to correct with a firm no and immediately take the puppy to the proper toilet area. This may not effectively discourage the puppy from going indoors. What often happens instead is that puppies learn to make sure you aren't watching when they go indoors, so they go behind the couch, in a closet, etc.

Newer understanding of dog behavior says that instead of punishing on the spot, you do everything you can to prevent indoor accidents. If they happen, ignore them. You don't want to give the dog any attention for this mistake. Simply put the puppy in its kennel, or outside, when she's finished, say nothing and clean up the mess thoroughly using an enzymatic cleaner. Then redouble your efforts to get the puppy out before there is an accident.

Rubbing Nose?
Don't ever hit a puppy for accidents. You'll frighten or confuse the puppy if you do so. Never punish a puppy after the fact. Remember, a puppy thinks it is being punished for whatever it is doing at the time of your correction.

The same thinking applies to rubbing a puppy's nose in his or her mistakes -- don't do it. The pup is not capable of making the reasoning leap that this is an area previously soiled, and that's why you are punishing. Dogs are oriented to the present.

What Happens During Training When Your Puppy Does Not Potty?
If you take your puppy outside and nothing happens, return the puppy to the kennel for 5-15 minutes. Then take the puppy outside again for a few minutes. Repeat this cycle until the puppy goes. As soon as that happens, the puppy can stay outside the kennel. This kind of routine helps the puppy focus on going when you want the puppy to go.

The Leash, Outside and Puppy Potty Training
As your puppy starts to get the routine, beging training to also go potty while on the leash, in areas other than your yard, and on varied surfaces. When you travel, your puppy will have the confidence and experience to go wherever you need the puppy to go.

You and your dog will make lots of mistakes during this time. Your puppy will do fine as long as you strive to be as consistent as possible. Your occasional training errors and frustrations will not permanently scar your dog. Dogs are quite resiliant. And so are you!

Answer 2

If you train a puppy to use paper then you have to train them all over again to go outside. The best way is to use the kennel method. You put the puppy outside before bed and then put him in his kennel. They will do their best not to use their sleeping quarters for a toilet. You let them outside first thing in the morning and if they use the potty outside play with them for a while. After they eat bring them back out. Make sure that anytime the pup will be alone she is in the little kennel. It only takes a couple of weeks and almost no accidents.

Answer 3

I have heard that you should take a puppy outside 20 minutes after food & drink , because their systems are not yet developed enough to hold the urge. Make sure the puppy goes potty before it comes back in, please understand that this is a start, and it will take lots of time and patience. Dogs are not like cats at all. They need love and companionship from their owner and lots of patience. (I brought a puppy home, one night, my husband not too pleased, then the puppy urinated in my bed in the middle of the night, and that decided me that a small puppy would not be a good pet choice for us, because we lack the time it takes to train one, and patience? Hard to have without the time. Don't beat the dog, it will only fear you, don't rub its nose in feces, it will only think it is wrong to go at all, then some health issues may arise. Dogs enjoy human interaction, and being trained because it sees it is pleasing you.(And it knows a treat will be in line.) I don't suggest using paper, unless you are not able to be home, in that case, puppy should stay in a confined area such as a bathroom, to prevent accidents all over. Please understand that your puppy won't like to be "Locked up" and may wine and wimper for awhile, because the dog misses you when you leave. Try not to "Recsue" the dog if it is Whining, it will learn that if it is annoying enough, it will get what it wants. When the dog does go potty outside, offer a small treat once back inside the house. Try to encourage the dog (later) to let you know when it has to go, more than likely if you are consistant, taking it out 20 minutes after its meal, the dog will eventually understand and take up this habit on its own. Having a young puppy is just as stressful as a newborn child. Oh, and the puppy doesn't know how to seek out its food yet, so make sure puppy always has its food close by. It will not know where its food is, becuase it still thinks mama will provide its food. keep this in mind also during training. Dogs will work for treats, because it pleases them to please their owner. Thanks for the question

Answer 4

If you can catch them doing it, this is a good method: wipe up the mess with a paper towel, then take the dog and the wet paper towel out to the yard, or the area you WANT him to use. Then lay the paper towel down and let him smell it. No pushing noses into it, no matter how much you want to! Then use a command word like "go potty", and be consistant about it. Every time you take him out to pee say "go potty" and take him to that spot. He will get the idea eventually that THIS is where he pees. Be patient. Housebreaking is alot easier on everyone when the cooler head prevails. I have trained 3 dogs this way, and I know it works!
Good luck!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

IMO, six weeks is too young. Should be at LEAST 8 weeks before its removed from its mother....That said, crate training is the easierst and most effective way to do that. She will likely not get it down until at least 12-16 weeks...

Answer 7

I would buy the training pads for inside, but limit the times in which you offer food or drinks. After they eat or drink take them outside (it will take awhile) make sure you reward them with treats for good behavior.

Answer 8

Use the training pads

Answer 9

I'm not sure my dad would always stick their nose in poop.

I have a question for you... Why do parents call the toilet a "potty" and why do they continue to call it that way after their children have grown up?

I'd ask my mom but she's a grandmother now... But she still calls it a potty to me and I'm out of the house.

Answer 10

Here's some really good info on what you're looking for:

http://www.thepetprofessor.com/articles/article.aspx?id=2039

Hope this helps and have a great day!!!