4 Tricks for Potty Training Puppies

So you want to get a puppy? How exciting! Unfortunately puppies don't come with a user's guide and your puppy will definitely need some training. The most important thing you need to do is learn about potty training puppies. Most new owners dread this and think it will be a difficult, unpleasant project for all involved. Not so if you know what you're doing! Here are some suggestions to help.

* You'll need to take your puppy outside right after he eats, sleep and plays. Most puppies will need to go to the bathroom after each of these activities. Its also important that you do this every time. If your puppy doesn't go right away it doesn't mean he doesn't need to relieve himself and you can take him out again later. It just means the urge hasn't struck or he's distracted. Take him back inside and try again in about 10-15 minutes.

* Set up a schedule for when you need to take your puppy out. Make sure everyone in the house knows the schedule if you have family members helping with the training. Your puppy needs consistency to learn faster.

* Set aside an area for your puppy to use for his business. You then need to take him to the same place every time so your puppy learns where his potty area is. Also, your puppy will be able to smell where he went previously and be more inclined to use that area again. This will also help speed up the training.

* Decide on a command or verbal cue you want to use to tell your puppy its time to go to the bathroom. You'll use this command for the rest of his life so make sure its something appropriate! You don't want to give your dog an off color command if others are around! "Go potty" or something along those lines works well. Use the command as soon as your puppy starts to go to the bathroom and keep repeating it until he's done. Your puppy will soon learn you give this command when you want him to relieve himself.

* When your puppy does what you want him to, praise him! Give him a good pat or a small treat while telling him how good he is. Do this as soon as he finishes so he knows exactly what made you so happy.

* Accidents will happen while your puppy is learning. Yelling at him and spanking him won't do any good. If your puppy had an accident, its because you messed up somewhere. Most importantly - never rub your puppy's nose in his mess. Your puppy will just start to mistrust you or even fear you. For some dogs, rubbing their nose in their mess teaches them to eat their feces. That's definitely not a habit you want your puppy to learn.

This covered a few techniques and tips for potty training puppies. The things you really need to understand are that consistency and praise are going to be critical for your puppy to learn well. There are actually quite a few more techniques you should learn before you get your puppy. Get started as soon as you can so you're ready and waiting when you bring your puppy home.

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