Housebreaking Your Puppy Can Be As Easy As 1-2-3
You've brought your adorable puppy home and you're wondering how difficult it's going to be to housebreak him. If you follow these three easy guidelines, your puppy will be housebroken in no time at all.
As a first step, you should make sure you take your puppy out every hour, and take him to the same spot. Stay in the spot and avoid walking. He can only go as far as his leash will allow him. Fuss happily when he goes, and give him a treat. Make sure to pet, kiss, and hug him too, and reward him with a walk around the block. After his walk, allow him a supervised free run of the house for 20 minutes. After that, let him go back into his create for 35 minutes. You will no longer need the crate after the puppy is trained.
If you've waited outside for more than 20 minutes, and your puppy hasn't relieved himself, bring him home and put him into his crate for 20 minutes (just to assure that he doesn't relieve himself in your house), then take him outside again. Continue doing this until he uses the bathroom outside.
Take him outside before you go to bed. The puppy might need to go outside once or twice during the night also, but avoid walking him or letting him run around in the house. You may lose some sleep now, but it will save you many sleepless nights in the future.
The second week, you should space the puppy's outings around 90 minutes, and you should only take him out at night if it is needed. He will let you know if he has to go. If he uses the bathroom outside during the day, let him play for 30 minutes after that. And if he doesn't, let him get back in his crate for 35 minutes. Always supervise his indoor activities, and don't give him an opportunity to fail.
Gradually add time to his supervised free run and crate time until he's successfully holding it for three hours during free run time, and four daytime hours in the crate. Take the puppy outside as soon as he gets out of the crate.
It will only take about ten days to give your puppy an idea, but training doesn't end there. Continue training your puppy. If you see the puppy sniffing around and assume a position, tell him to go outside and take him without any waste of time. Praise him outside as he finishes up. It is vital that you continue to watch him closely during his indoor free run time, so that you can catch him in the act if he has a bit more to eliminate.
Housebreaking a puppy involves work, but your efforts will pay off in time.
As a first step, you should make sure you take your puppy out every hour, and take him to the same spot. Stay in the spot and avoid walking. He can only go as far as his leash will allow him. Fuss happily when he goes, and give him a treat. Make sure to pet, kiss, and hug him too, and reward him with a walk around the block. After his walk, allow him a supervised free run of the house for 20 minutes. After that, let him go back into his create for 35 minutes. You will no longer need the crate after the puppy is trained.
If you've waited outside for more than 20 minutes, and your puppy hasn't relieved himself, bring him home and put him into his crate for 20 minutes (just to assure that he doesn't relieve himself in your house), then take him outside again. Continue doing this until he uses the bathroom outside.
Take him outside before you go to bed. The puppy might need to go outside once or twice during the night also, but avoid walking him or letting him run around in the house. You may lose some sleep now, but it will save you many sleepless nights in the future.
The second week, you should space the puppy's outings around 90 minutes, and you should only take him out at night if it is needed. He will let you know if he has to go. If he uses the bathroom outside during the day, let him play for 30 minutes after that. And if he doesn't, let him get back in his crate for 35 minutes. Always supervise his indoor activities, and don't give him an opportunity to fail.
Gradually add time to his supervised free run and crate time until he's successfully holding it for three hours during free run time, and four daytime hours in the crate. Take the puppy outside as soon as he gets out of the crate.
It will only take about ten days to give your puppy an idea, but training doesn't end there. Continue training your puppy. If you see the puppy sniffing around and assume a position, tell him to go outside and take him without any waste of time. Praise him outside as he finishes up. It is vital that you continue to watch him closely during his indoor free run time, so that you can catch him in the act if he has a bit more to eliminate.
Housebreaking a puppy involves work, but your efforts will pay off in time.
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