Ann Arbor Dog Blog

Getting a new puppy is very exciting. It doesn’t take long, however, to realize that a new puppy takes more patience than you may have thought.  Potty training a puppy, including teaching him to go outside requires a lot of effort on your part. The biggest question new owners ask all the time is how to potty train a puppy.

If you try to potty train your dog to go to potty outside before it is a month old you may be wasting your time.  It’s easier and better to start potty training your puppy around two months of age.  At this point, the best approach is to work out some kind of routine with your puppy.  Haphazard training rarely works.

Determine how often you think your puppy needs to go out.  Establish a time range like every 30 minutes or every 45 minutes.  Then stick to your schedule to train your puppy.  As they grow older, the time between potty outings can grow farther apart.  It’s also a good idea to take the dog out before a meal so that you are not interrupted for a potty break during your meal.

Setting up a routine and sticking with it is the quickest and easiest way to get your puppy potty trained.  Training without a schedule can be a frustrating, fiasco.  The sooner your puppy is in a routine, the better off your puppy will be.

Don’t think of a routine as overly ridged or harsh.  Working out a schedule may seem like more work than it actually is.  The point is, however, that in the long run your puppy will learn faster.  Routine and repetition are keys to your puppy’s potty training.

If your puppy refuses to go outside try your best to figure out the problem.  The first thing the dog has to learn to do is potty outside, not inside.  Once that is mastered you can begin to work on other puppy issues, like barking. Keep up and be persistent. In doing so, you will learn how to house break a puppy.

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