Tips For Potty Training Your Puppy

It can get a bit frustrating at times when you are toilet training your puppy as it is just not possible to watch him every minute of the day.  The first thing to remember is not to expect too much from your puppy too soon.  Toilet training will take a bit of time and your puppy will have some accidents along the way.  Some puppies will take up to six months of age before being completely toilet trained as puppies just don’t have the control over their bowels or bladder like an adult dog does.

Puppies also eat a lot as they are growing and developing at quite a fast rate and they will have lots of energy so they do need to go to the toilet quite often.  They really are unable to hold on to their bladder or bowels for as long as an adult dog.

Here are just a couple of tips to help with your puppy toilet training:

When you are not at home

If you are not home but you leave your puppy inside the house then try to confine him to a small room or a crate.  Cover the floor with newspaper and leave him some food, water, his bed and some toys.

At first your puppy will probably just play with the newspaper and chew it and will eliminate anywhere on the floor.  This is completely normal so don’t be upset with him and remember this takes time.  As he grows older he will become more aware of his bladder and bowels and where he is supposed to do his business.

Using Paper To Toilet Train Your Puppy

Puppies usually will not wee or poo near where they sleep so it wont take long until he starts to go to the toilet away from his bed area.  There is a good chance that he will start to find a spot that he will tend to use to go to the toilet.  When he does start using a preferred spot then you can start reducing the amount of paper in the room.  Don’t take too much away too soon or he may start to have accidents off the paper.

Once he is regularly just doing his business on the spot with the paper then you can begin to move the paper closer to the door.  Just move it a little each day and once you have reached the door of that room you can start moving it toward the outside door.

It won’t take long until your puppy will be going outside to use her bowels and bladder by using this method of training.  He may have setbacks every now and then which is completely normal so don’t make too much of a fuss if that happens.

Toilet Training Your Puppy By Taking Him Outside

If you are home quite often and have the time to spend with the puppy then he will be trained much quicker.  You will need to keep a close eye on him however so that you can catch him going to the toilet.  If you catch him about to go to the toilet in the house then quickly escort him outside.  Then give him lots of praise when he does go to the toilet outside.

Take your puppy outside to the designated area quite often throughout the day to encourage him to use this area for the toilet.  As a young puppy you may need to take him outside about every 45 minutes.  Always take him outside just after he has eaten, had a drink, had a play or just woken up from a sleep.

This method is a very successful method of toilet training but you must be consistent.  He will still have some accidents in the house so don’t get too disappointed in him and too be too harsh on him, after all he is just a puppy and these things will happen.  Show him lots of praise every time that he does get it right and he will respond by wanting to get it right to make you happy.

The key to successful house training

The most important thing with toilet training your puppy is to be patient and to be consistent.  Do not make too much fuss when accidents do happen and make sure to give him lots of praise when he gets it right.  It will take a bit of time but your puppy will learn where he should go when he needs to use his bladder and bowels.