This is the first step in dog training, the house breaking part, and guess what, if you just got a puppy, the puppy is going to pee inside of your home, on the carpet, maybe even on the sofa, so you are going to have to learn how to potty train a puppy. Another thing that you need to know, is that they may even poop on the carpet also, you can actually count on it. Now before I get into potty training your puppy any farther, you have to realize that when puppies are young, they are unable to control and hold their bladder for a long time, if at all at first. So being mean and rubbing it’s face in the feces is one of the worst things that you can do, don’t do it. It will not teach your puppy anything as they will not know what it is that they did wrong. So how do you potty train a puppy? Let’s take a look at some of the facts that you will need to know to successfully do this.

Potty Training Your Puppy – The Basics

You must also realize when your dog is a puppy, that they are going to go to the bathroom around 7 or more times a day. So you are going to have to be around them to train them properly. Some of the ways that you can get a puppy to not pee on the carpet when you are not home is to maybe cage them in the kitchen, and make sure that you have some newspaper for them to go to the bathroom on. I am not sure why this works but puppies will almost always go for the newspaper before they go for the carpet or tile.

When you are taking your dog outside, do not do any praising or playing, until the puppy goes to the bathroom, then you can proceed to praise them. Remember in the early stages you are going to have to do this 5 or more times a day,  for even a couple of weeks in some cases, until your puppy realizes that when they go to the bathroom in the house, they do not get any type of reward, but if they wait or let you know that they need to go to the bathroom, that they are going to get rewarded.

Once your puppy gets in the routine of not going to the bathroom in your home anymore, you will have to keep a close eye on them as they will be trying to tell you that they have to go potty. One thing they may do is wait by the door, or they may even scratch at the door, if they do this you better be in a hurry to take them out as the younger puppies are the weaker their bladders are and you may not have that much time until they release.

If you are someone that has to work all the time then potty training your puppy can be a tedious task, but as mentioned before the newspaper trick does work. Crate training can also be an effective way to potty train your puppy but you will have to wait until they are a little bit older and have more control over their bladder.

Also you should take your puppy out to potty right after meals also, as they have a pretty fast digestive system and when their food is going in that means that it is usually going to come out in a little bit.