Dog Toilet Training Guide
When buying a new puppy, one of the first things you will need to do is teach it when to go outside for business.
Toilet training a dog usually requires patience and persistency. Teaching a little puppy to go outside and not in the house usually means setting some rules for both you and the puppy. Just remember that a puppy will have accidents. However, with proper potty training, you can quickly eliminate indoor messes and have a fully toilet trained dog.
Usually, a puppy will need to go to the bathroom during the night while you sleep. Therefore, you need to remove the puppy’s water around 6:00 p.m. and then take him outside to do his business just before you go to bed. Now, while it certainly is not fun, especially if you work, setting your alarm clock to get up twice in the night for the first two weeks will reinforce the process quicker.
We also recommend you go with crate training, which is highly effective. For this, purchase a crate that offers your puppy enough room to move about but not too much. Then, the bottom of the crate should be lined with old newspaper on which a clean, soft blanket is placed. During the day, keep the door open so your puppy will associate the crate as being his new, safe home. The reason this is important is that your puppy will not want to mess his home. Therefore, keeping his crate clean, he will be more encouraged to go outside to potty.
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When you take your puppy outside, we also recommend you keep him on a leash, at first. This is important in that you want to keep the puppy from playing, making sure he knows when you go outside on a leash, it is time to get serious. Remember, there will be plenty of playtimes with the puppy during the day. When your puppy does go outside, offer him praise in the form of petting and perhaps a small treat.
If you find your puppy has had an accident in the home, never rub his nose in it and we suggest you not spank. Instead, show him the mess, tell him firmly, "NO", and then take him outside. Even if he does nothing once outside, praise him so he will again start to make the connection. Finally, pay attention to any warning signs of an impending accident. For instance, if your puppy begins to circle around, sniffs, whimpers, or starts to squat, do not wait one second to get him outside. Remind yourself that puppies have small bladders and little control so the easier you can make it for him the more successful the toilet training will be.
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