How to Potty Train your Puppy EASILY! Everything you need to know!, by Zak George on YouTube. 9 min 47 s.
- Video length
- 9 min 47 s
- Time to do it
- 15 minutes a day for 3 to 4 we
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Write a daily schedule with the same feeding times, nap times and bedtime. Puppies need to go out first thing in the morning, after every meal, after naps, after play and before bed.
Pick one outdoor toilet spot and always use it. Take the puppy there on a leash, stand still and wait five to ten minutes rather than walking around.
Reward the moment the puppy finishes. Give a treat and calm praise within a second or two, while the puppy is still in the spot.
Supervise indoors at all times. Keep the puppy in the same room as you or tether the leash to your belt, and put the puppy in the crate when you cannot watch.
Set up a crate that is just big enough for the puppy to stand, turn around and lie down. A crate that is too large leaves room to soil one end and sleep in the other.
Watch for signals: sniffing the floor, circling, or suddenly stopping mid-play. Scoop the puppy up and carry it outside straight away.
Clean every accident with an enzymatic cleaner, not a normal household spray, so the smell does not pull the puppy back to the same spot.
Keep the crate beside your bed at night and take the puppy out once or twice during the night. Add room by room freedom only after a few clean weeks.
Tips and common mistakes
Never scold or rub the puppy's nose in an accident, since it teaches the puppy to hide the behaviour instead.
Excitement or submissive urination at greetings usually stops if you keep hellos low key and let the puppy settle before petting.
Puppy pads can teach a puppy that peeing indoors is fine, so use them only as a short bridge and move them closer to the door.
As a rough guide, a young puppy can hold it for about one hour per month of age, so plan trips out accordingly.
Questions
How often should I take my puppy out?
At least every one to two hours while awake, plus after every meal, nap, play session and drink. Young puppies cannot hold it long, so frequent trips prevent most accidents.
Why does my puppy pee when I come home?
That is usually excitement or submissive urination, not a housetraining failure. Greet the puppy calmly, crouch down, avoid direct looming eye contact and take it straight outside.
Should I use puppy pads?
Only as a temporary help, for example in an apartment or during bad weather. They can slow housetraining because the puppy learns that going indoors is allowed.
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