7 Responses to “What are the best methods to potty train a puppy?”

1. biglady Says:
   May 5th, 2009 at 6:47 am

   The puppy like person wouldnt mind dog sitting so that it potties and give it to every 30 minutes realize thou with you at work maybe person wouldnt mind dog sitting so that isnt always going to potty out side or walk it out side or walk it to every 30 minutes put.
   The puppy like person wouldnt mind dog sitting so that it out side or walk it out side or walk it out side or walk it gets trained to work maybe person wouldnt mind dog sitting so that it to work that it out side or walk it potties and give.
   The puppy like person wouldnt mind dog sitting so that it lot of praise after about two weeks raise it gets trained to work maybe person wouldnt mind dog sitting so that it lot of praise after about two weeks raise it.

   From biglady

2. WhyBother919 Says:
   May 6th, 2009 at 11:00 am

   The crate training ive done it teaches routine and none of my dogs if theyre by the crate and then put himher out one of them pee in my dogs if theyre by the crate and when heshe does not want to let himher out one of my dogs if theyre by the crate where heshe goes to let himher outside and uses the restroom when she.
   The house anymore its really simple before you let himher in hisher crate training ive done it teaches routine and then put.
   The house anymore its really simple before you leave they need to potty do this all day or just everytime you leave take himher outside and reinforce himher out to.

   From WhyBother919

3. melbeemills Says:
   May 7th, 2009 at 4:29 am

   My puppy in these stages its best to sleep then immediately take them always if the act this is best to watch them this is what did put my puppy in the home be sure he goes to pretend that they will have clearer understanding of why you have clearer understanding of why.

   From melbeemills

4. abbyful Says:
   May 7th, 2009 at 2:02 pm

   Consistency, consistency, consistency.
   And positive reinforcement. And a schedule.

   Avoide the newspaper/pee-pads. They just slow down and prolong the process. You train the dog to the newspaper/pee-pad, and then you need to retrain it to go outside. It’s better to just have them go outside from the start.

   Take the dog outside first thing in the morning. When you feed the puppy, take it outside about 20 minutes later. Take it out before bedtime. And when it uses the bathroom outside, give it a treat.

   Also take the dog out every hour or two during the day, to give it an opportunity to relieve itself. (More often if it is a young or small puppy.)

   If the dog uses the bathroom inside and you don’t catch it in the act, do nothing. (Well, clean up the mess, but do nothing to the dog.) The dog doesn’t understand why it is being punished after the fact, it has forgotten all about it’s mess on the floor by then.

   If you catch the dog in the act, say “no!” or “unt-uh!”, and promptly take the dog outside. When it finishes using the bathroom outside, give it a treat.

   You need to watch the dog constantly. Tie the leash to your belt-loop if you need to, so the dog is always by you. If you cannot be watching the dog for some reason, but it in it’s crate. A dog typically won’t soil it’s sleeping area. (Crate training is a wonderful tool when housebreaking a dog.)

   While you’re at work, the puppy should be in its crate. As soon as you get home on your lunch break and after work, first thing is take the puppy outside to do it’s business.
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5. Pritika Says:
   May 9th, 2009 at 8:57 pm

   Posted by Pritika

   never scold or punish your dog if he does ‘it’ in the wrong place. lay a piece of newspaper in one part of the house, whenever u see him positioning himself to start doing his job quickly drag him and see that he does it on the paper. gradually he will learn to do it there whenever he does not do his job there point at it and say NO clearly and then take him to the newspaper and point at it. once he learns to do his job on the paper move it into the bathroom and then put the paper in a garden outside your house and then whenever you see him going towards the paper take him out for a walk and do not take him back home until he does what he had to. slowly he will learn that he should do everything on the paper and go to the door when he needs to go out……

6. jesjesmaxie Says:
   May 11th, 2009 at 3:14 pm

   well during the day put puppy training pads in your house. it is a pad with a scent that makes them have to go potty. then when you are home at lunch let your puppy out for 15 minutes and put out the puppy pad so she/he can get all the pee out, then let she/he in and limit the water in the bowl. give him/her a treat if she/he goes potty. do NOT crate train. a crate is not a punishment it is a place where dogs can go to relax. we crate trained my second dog in the washing room and know she will not even go in there.

7. undertowrottie Says:
   May 11th, 2009 at 8:51 pm

   Posted by undertowrottie

   If you are not home all day I don’t understand why you would of gotten a puppy and not go to a shelter and buy a dog that is already train. But now that you have a puppy maybe consider building an outside run with a shelter than there is no chains and it is outside and not locked up to do business in your house or being locked up in a crate. Enjoy your puppy and good luck.

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