How To Potty Train Your Puppy

Is this puppy from a puppy mill or pet store? If not, then you can easily train her using a crate. Of course you might be if the dog is from a puppy mill or pet store, but usually the mistreatment of the dog in those places, they can see the crate as a horrible punishment, and not a natural "den" See, dogs in the wild use dens, and they never use the bathroom in their den, so by getting a crate where your dog can stand and turn around, but not so big that she can pee in the corner and then lay down on the other side. So the first step is determining the crate size. My dogs are close to 50 pounds, but because they share the crate, the size is one that a dog that is 70-100 pounds would use. Next, you need to let her out often. (You didn't say how old, so I am assuming she is just weeks old?) Even during the night, you may have to let her out of the crate a couple time, this only lasts for about 6 weeks, but then she should be able to hold it over night. You also need to get something like woolite oxygen spray. This you use after the dogs has had an accident, because it removes the odor. (Another tip, a dog will continue to use the same spot if they can still smell the urine or where they dumped) If she does have an accident, you need to point it out, with a firm face, (They can read us easily, make sure she knows you are NOT happy) and then take her outside. Also, when you do take her outside, make sure you make a BIG DEAL if she does anything, this will send a message that by going outside, it is good, but inside, it is bad. Now, back to the crate, the only time my dogs are in their crates for long periods of time, is overnight. During the day, the most I allow it is maybe up to 7 hours, but since I don't have an outside job, I am able to keep the hours down to a minimum of maybe 4 hours. Also, puppies need to run and play, make sure she gets plenty of exercise. If you need any more tips on using a crate for housebreaking your dog, just let me know. I had my girls trained within just a coupe weeks..

I always just kept a close eye out and when the pup would sniff around or begin to squat I'd take him or her outside and praise them when they went. This way it only took a couple of days. Peeing was harder but the whole key is just observation and action. Never, ever hit the dog! and don't bother rubbing their nose in it because less than a minute after they do something like that they forget it. They won't know why you're being so cruel to them.

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Puppies have a few moments of the day when they do their number 1 and number 2 business. - first thing when they wake up in the morning - a few moments after they eat - a few moments after they drink water - when you expect the less, during a play session. You have to be one step before your puppy. Take her to the potty patch in all the moment from the list above. Stay there with her until she does what you want her to do. Congratulate her with enthusiasm when she does the right thing. Be patient, because she's only a puppy, she's like a few months baby.