Welcome to Puppy Training Lessons. I believe the very first lesson you need to know when bringing your new bundle of joy home is how to potty training your puppy. This can be a difficult task sometimes and you need to get started right away in order to minimize the accidents. It’s always easier when you have some basic lessons to follow, especially if you are a brand new puppy owner. My goal is to make your puppy training lessons as easy and effective as possible. It basically has to become part of your routine. Repetition and patience are what you need most to achieve your goal for any kind of puppy training.
7 Puppy Potty Training Lessons
Lesson 1: The first puppy potty training lesson you should learn is to spend a little time preparing so that you can start right away when you bring your cute little puppy home. Don’t forget that a newly born puppy around 8 weeks old will need to potty more frequently than an older dog. I really suggest that if you cannot be with your puppy during some hours, you should get a crate so you can give it it’s own little space to sleep and stay. Click here for more crate training puppy tips
The reason for a crate is that dogs will not potty in their living space. Therefore if you set kind of a boundary for
Crate With Cardboard Box
their space then they will hold their potty until you get home. Another important factor is that it needs to be only large enough for him/her to turn around and lie down. If there is too much space they will make room for their “potty spot” and the whole idea will be ruined. If your breed of dog is gonna get big then I suggest starting with a big crate even as a puppy and then modifying the space with a cardboard box or something to eliminate the free space.
Lesson 2: One of the best puppy training lessons to learn when housebreaking is to watch him often to find out it’s behavior when he does have to potty. Maybe it will start sniffing around the floor or circling in an area. You just need to be aware and ready to take action when this happens. A great way to help this is to make your own puppy house training schedule.
Lesson 3: You must use a positive reinforcement and/or clicker training. Clicker training can be used for many different types of puppy training lessons. I never have used a clicker but I know some people that have. So in my opinion it’s not absolutely necessary. Just be sure when you are potty training your puppy and they associate the command with the required action, offer the reward and praise. You want to make sure you have treats and/or your clicker on hand before opening that crate door.
Lesson 4: The area you want your puppy to use for potty should be confined to one particular place in the yard. By using the same location each time you have a potty training session, he will quickly make the connection between that location and what needs to be done there. You can also use a verbal command or phrase each time your dog goes outside. By simply saying “go potty” every time you are working on this puppy training lesson, he will associate those words with the action expected of him. Soon enough you’ll be able to open the door to your yard, say the word and watch your puppy follow the command.
Lesson 5: When your puppy first wakes up is the perfect time practice your his potty training lessons. It is an essential time since they have been crated overnight so not only do they have the need to potty, but also get a bit of exercise and stretching done. Another occasion for you to practice potty training your puppy is to take them out right before bedtime for their last potty and exercise occasion of the evening. Make sure that you tell them to “go potty” and continuously praise your puppy each time they correctly achieve a command. The praise they receive will be a trigger for them to willingly repeat the action.
Lesson 6: Follow a strict schedule for feeding so you will learn to anticipate when your puppy needs to go outside. Usually it will take somewhere between 30-45 minutes after eating for your puppy or dog to need to go outside. By keeping track of times between eating/drinking and eliminating you will soon have a good idea how long to wait until it’s time to go outside.
Lesson 7: Don’t scold your puppy if they have made a mess in the house without you catching him in the act. If you do see your puppy squatting to relieve himself however, it is perfectly fine to say “No” or some other predetermined word, scoop him up and bring him directly to the outdoor potty area. Tell him/her to “go potty” and they will soon understand that it is not acceptable to do their ‘business’ anywhere but the assigned location.
Using these puppy training lessons for housebreaking requires planning and a bit of patience and consistency. When your puppy knows what is expected of them and you’re able to be consistent with your requests and your rewards they will quickly catch on. Potty training doesn’t need to take months, follow these basic dog potty training tips and your puppy can be trained in no time.
My puppy was fairly easy to potty train because I followed these steps exactly so I wanted to pass along some of the information I used. Hopefully these puppy potty training lessons will go well for you too!
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