is 8 weeks to young for a puppy to be house trained ?

Answer 1

Not at all, and, while you are about it, you can begin to train it in all sorts of other things, like sitting on command, coming to you when called, lying down and waiting for you, loads of things. Puppies love to learn. They love to be stimulated and entertained, and it does not take very much thought to work out things that might entertain the puppy, and have long lasting beneficial results. Training is also a thing that carries on. Old dogs, contrary to opinion, if they are used to being entertained, and taught, learn new tricks for fun - and you can have a lot of fun teaching them. You're talking about a new puppy, and, if you have no idea how to do any of those things, I would strongly suggest enrolling in dog training classes (they are held all over the country, and usually extend a very warm welcome to newcomers) as quickly as you can. You can read books - there are many good manuals about training, but I would opt for classes if you can make them. They will be good for the dog, and you will probably get a lot out of them yourself.

Answer 2

8 weeks is the right age to begin housetraining, as their bladder and bowel control has started to develop. But it won't end until they're about 6 months old, by which time they can hold on for about 4 hours before needing to go out.

The technique is to make a spot in the garden where you want them to go, take them there regularly, and wait with them. Then reward them when they go there. Do that first thing in the morning, last thing at night, and on the hour every hour during the day.
At the same time you prevent them from going where its not wanted by using a crate and puppy playpen (its like putting a nappy on a baby, prevents accidents on the carpet), since instinct tells them not to go in their bed.
Once they've been they can have a play and a run around under supervision.

Get into a routine of sleep, feed, toilet, play; and they'll soon get the hang of it, which means they understand what you want them to do but are not physically capable of hanging on for very long. So never punish mistakes.

Answer 3

no it's not to early to start, i have a 17 week old puppy and i started him as soon as i got him home on puppy training mats, these are a good idea, as the puppy knows were he/she has to go to do it's business, i started with two one in the living room so i could keep an eye on him and one in the kitchen,i then moved the one in the living room to the hall,left it for two weeks and then moved it so i only had one, he made a couple of mistakes but i kept picking him up and putting him on the pad in the kitchen and he soon got the message, i also gave him a treat when he had gone on the mat.
then i kept asking him if he wanted to wee and open the door and when he done some think out side i would give him treat only if he went out side, know he sits at the door to go out.... hope this helps you don't smack your dog if he make a mistake it takes then time, just take him to where he has got to wee and when he does praise him well..... good luck

Answer 4

no 8 weeks is not to young to start house training. the sooner you start the quicker it will learn but you will have to give it time to learn so puppies take longer than others. the best way to do it is to take it out when it wakes up from a nap and after it eats or drinks and about 45 min. to 1 hour any other time. and don't forget to do it all the time, because if you don't i might think its alright to go in the house and it will take longer to break it. it might also help to put it in a kennel that you can put in the house because most dogs want go where they sleep at. then after you get it broken you don't have to keep it in it.

Answer 5

I doubt any dog would be housetrained at 8 weeks but it is not too early to start housetraining. Very young puppies can only hold their bowels for a few hours so be prepared to take him outside at least that often. Start by taking your puppy outside right after he eats. Stay with him until he goes to the bathroom and praise him. Unless you catch him in the act of going to the bathroom in the house do not scold him. Dogs have no sense of the past so he will not know that you are scolding him for going to the bathroom in the house unless you catch him in the act. Good Luck!

Answer 6

It's too young to expect it to be house-trained, ie not have accidents in the house, but it's not too young to start the process of house-training it.

Think about when it might need to go out (1st thing in the morning, after eating, after waking up from a nap, every hour or two), watch for signs that it might need to go out -- and walk it. Praise it everytime it goes outside.

At night, try to have it sleep in its crate or on a short tether near you. A puppy won't mess where it sleeps and by having it near you, you will hear it wake and whine when it needs to go during the night. A young puppy will probably need to.

Answer 7

You can start house training at 8 weeks but it won't be dry during the day unless you let it out often enough-see my answer to your other question.

As I also say in your other question odds are it won't stay dry all night till it's 6 months old.

Answer 8

You can start house training....but it will take a while. Never tell a puppy off for doing it in the house...it takes time for them to learn. Expect lots of mistakes and have lots of patience...the pup will get there.

Answer 9

We have always trained our dogs as early as possible and on all occasions had good results.
One method we found is the use of training mates you can easily buy from any pet shop, these you place by the door. This will gradually tempt the dog to go outside.
Good luck

Answer 10

Its the right age to start to train him.Place newspaper near the door which you will want him to enter and leave the house.Keep placing him on it at short intervals,as a puppy's time span is very short,so you need to keep doing this until he gets the message.Make a game of it, so he likes going on the paper.Jump up and down for joy when he uses the paper,and offer a treat.Puppies are very clever and understand quite quickly.Don't forget to have your visitors remove their shoes when entering the house.This will stop any virus getting to your puppy,until he has all his jabs.Good luck and persistence will win the day!