Any tips on potty training my (3 month old) puppy??

Question

he's extremely stubborn!

Answer 1

he first rule is... Never let the puppy out of your site.

The second rule is... The first rule is impossible, so expect mistakes.

The third rule: Your puppy needs a separate small space of its own in which to eat and sleep, and a potty area separate from the designated “puppy space,” so that you can break the first rule when necessary.


The fourth rule: Start out having the puppy sleep, eat and play in his own area. Stay nearby at first until it is used to being in its space alone. Expect a few mistakes at first, but if the mistakes continue that may mean the sleeping and eating area are too large.

The fifth rule: Create a potty schedule so Puppy can get to the area in which you intend it to relieve itself for five to ten minutes at a time, as often as it needs to which at first will be every few hours. As the puppy poops and pees during the day, look for a pattern in the time of day. The length of time between poop or pee breaks will increase with your puppy’s age. At eight weeks old, Puppy may not be able to go more than four hours during the day or six hours at night without a potty break.

The sixth rule: You control your puppy’s playing, eating and drinking habits to help you manage the fifth rule more conveniently. You will notice there is a predictable amount of time between your puppy eating and/or drinking, and its need to poop and/or pee. Additionally, puppies almost always have to go potty after a vigorous play session. Again, the amount of time it takes for digestion to occur will usually increase as the puppy ages.

The seventh rule: Let your puppy know how unhappy you are when it goes in the wrong place. Make sure your reprimand is not over done, thus causing Puppy to be afraid, or underdone, causing pup to continue making mistakes. Most importantly, praise Puppy lavishly when it goes in the designated area. If Puppy still does not quite understand, put a “sample” of what you want him to do in his potty area. Never let him see you clean up his mistakes.

The eighth rule: Consider the location of designated potty area in relation to the distance between where you usually are and where the puppy’s area is located. You should not have to run a marathon between where you are, your puppy’s area, and your puppy’s potty area. The sleeping/eating area, and potty area, should not be so close that it conflict with the puppy’s natural instinct to go as far away as possible from where it sleeps, eats and plays to relieve himself. As much as possible, these two areas should generally be where they will remain for the life of the dog. Try to use the same “potty exit” whenever possible, not just any door.

The ninth rule: Begin to notice what the puppy “does” when it needs to go potty. When trying to teach puppy how to let you know when it needs to go out, it is often easiest to expand on the puppy’s natural signals. If your puppy gives no apparent signals, teach the puppy to run to you and to the door as a signal. You do this by running back and forth with puppy, from where you are at “potty time” to the door used as the “potty exit.” This signal will also serve to stimulate elimination upon arrival at the potty locale.

The tenth rule: As Puppy begins to understand your “bathroom etiquette” requirements, slowly begin to expand its sleeping, eating and playing space until all it has left is sleeping, eating and playing space, i.e. your entire house and yard, and ITS OWN, SEPARATE, POTTY AREA.

Stick to the rules without variation, except as instructed by a professional trainer. Do not assume that a friend who has raised a dog, or the pet store clerk, knows how to help you with your new puppy, or that you can combine multiple recipes for housebreaking and get the same end result. This method works--if followed exactly. Then you can focus on all the fun stuff--obedience training, agility courses, hikes, etc. Oh, and don’t forget to call the trainer about that garbage raiding habit, or that leash pulling issue. After all, if you follow the 10 EZ steps to the letter, you certainly will not need us for housebreaking.

P.S. If your dog or puppy does not respond to some part of this instruction, do not despair. Each housebreaking situation has special circumstances.

Answer 2

We are training our lab right now. We take him outside whenever he starts to sniff and we encourage him to go potty so he can associate the word with the action. We praise him when he does his business and reward him. When he does it in the house (which doesn't happen often anymore and it has only been a wee) we make sure we catch him in time. Put his nose to it and scold him, and then put him in the crate for a short amount of time. He is doing really well and he is about 7 weeks! Good luck it takes patience!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

When I got my Pitt bull puppy he was very stubborn, when I was potty training him i used news paper and put it in one spot but you cant change every time he would pee somewhere i would put his nose up to the pee tell him no and then put him outside for about 5 mins he would cry but i left him in about 2 weeks he was scratching at the door.... good luck

Answer 5

First of all, very nice answer dientzy1.....
I agree with that and must add one extra thing..
Patience, lots of it. Getting frustrated and mad at your pup wont do anything but harm, so I suggest following dientzy1's suggestions and just understand that it does take some time but eventually you will get there!! Good luck!

Answer 6

get a puppy training pad from the petshops they get a specific smell and they pe on this type of paper where u can fold and then put it in the garbage can thats what i did for my puppy it worked most of the time.

Answer 7

PROPER crate training with frequent trips outside, every hour at first if you must with LOTS of praise!

Answer 8

We used to just throw it outside when it started checking out places to go. After awhile it got the hint.

Answer 9

ok if he goes on floor then put him on the pads [blue pads]get em at wal-mart, thay allready got the order on it if he goes on floor pick it upput it on paper or outside puthis noise to it then turn him around then repete it with praise he should catch on remember its gonna be hit and miss till he gets it.

Answer 10

Crate train him. It works & no, it's not cruel.