Training Puppies

House training a puppy can seem like an overwhelming task. How do I do it? When do I start? How do I make sure I am doing it right? Don’t stress it, in this article I am going to talk about simple tips you can use to make sure your house training efforts start off on the right foot.

Name Your Pup – The sooner your dog can recognize and respond to his name the better. This will help you in your house training efforts as your dog learns when you are calling him.

Schedule Meals – Since puppies and dogs need to use the potty shortly after eating, keeping a scheduled food routine will also help while house training a puppy. Feeding your dog and taking him out to go to the bathroom at the same time each day will help your dog go when you are out and not go in between sessions.

Puppy Potty Training – Right after meals take your puppy out for a walk or go outside in the back yard. Try and get your puppy to go in the same spot of the yard every time. This will help you in your cleaning up efforts and will also help associate to your puppy that he is to go to the bathroom when you take him to this spot of the yard.

Remember to have patience while house training a puppy. He is still really young and cannot full control his bladder or stools. Some accidents will happen, but they will be further and fewer in between as you keep working on training your puppy the right way to go. It may take up to a year to fully work out all the kinks in the house training process, but don’t fret, things will get easier.

The sooner you start the better so don’t delay any longer.