How do I potty train my puppy?

Question

my three month old puppy is having trouble understanding not going in the house what do i do.

Answer 1

First and most important thing to use when housebreaking a puppy is a crate. Now make sure you use a crate constructed totally of wire not the plastic travel crate. The puppy should be in the crate at all times unless you can totally have your eyes on him. If he whines while in the crate ignore him! If you go to him while he is whining it will not reassure him, it will teach him that all he has to do is whine and someone will come. Only go to him when he is quiet. When he is taken out of the crate he needs to be brought outside immediately. Use the same door everytime and bring him to the same place each time. If he is small enough to carry it is better to carry him to the pottying spot so he doesnt have an accident on the way. When he does eliminate praise him tremendously as if he just spoke to you in japanese. Giving him a small treat works wonders too not a biscuit, that takes too long to eat. a piece of hotdog or dog jerky treat works very well. The times a puppy will have to eliminate is: 1.when he comes out of his crate 2. 15-20 min after eating or drinking anything 3. When waking up from a nap 4. after playing and running.
If your puppy made a mistake in the house and you didnt see him make it its too late to punish he will have no idea that he did it. You have to catch him in the act and react at that time. Never ever call your puppy to you to punish him he will think he is being punished for coming to you and that could be dangerous if he decides to run into the street and wont come back when called. anyway the other thing that is very important when training is that you will have urine smell in your carpets and floors. It is very important to neutralize that odor or your dog will eliminate there again. A dog can smell 1 part urine in a million parts water so Resolve or Glory just wont work. Go to a pet store and get the odor neutralizer called Natures Miracle. When the puppy has an accident use the neutralizer on it. You see, with dogs when they smell urine it makes them feel like they have to eliminate. Just like us when we hear water running. above all dont get discouraged and dont EVER hit your puppy!!!! May take 30 days but it will work just follow those simple rules and you and your puppy will be much happier. Good Luck! P.S. The reason I said to use the same door every time is that you will start to notice your puppy hanging around that door when he has to eliminate. You can even go another step and hang a bell on the doorknob and find a way for him to ring it before you open the door possibly jumping up at it. He will figure it out trust me.

Answer 2

Put puppy pads (you should be able to get them from a local pet shop) or newspaper on a section of the floor everytime the puppy "goes" there give it a treat. (you need to do this before you progress to outside) Get a pad or some newspaper your dog has used and put it outside (use a plant pot to secure it) because it smells of the dog he/she will use it again. If he/she does then treat it again. This worked for my puppy but it might not work for everyone.

Answer 3

well it will take a while but i think i have a solution and well you know those things called puppy pads well everytime your dog does his buisness on one take him over to it and reward him with a treat and move it towards the door pretty soon he will get the idea and when you get it to the door thats the last step then let him start going on it at the door about a week then take the puppy pad away and when he has to go he will bark for the puppy pad then open the door and carry on from there if he doesnt get the idea to go pee outside then put the puppy pad back for awhile

Answer 4

Take your puppy for walks frequently, and after each walk stay outside until she does her business - after she pees and poops then reward her with praise.

Training pads work well, also. Just slowly move them to the door (over a couple weeks).

Answer 5

Go to poop-off.com and read about housebreaking puppies. Follow the advice and you will have a housebroken puppy very quickly.

Answer 6

Hi, after your dog wakes up, or eats or drinks, you have to put him/her outside. If you do this every time, it is sure to work. That is the way i did it with all of my pets. Good luck.!!!

Answer 7

tell him firmly no as soon as he does it and take him outside afterwards and then reward him with treats every time he goes to the door to go out.

Answer 8

go to petco or something like that and they will train your dog....if you want to do it yourself...then i suggest that you get a book or something

Answer 9

crate train it and research all the answers on here,,, that question has been asked many many many times....