So you just brought home an adorable, playful, mischievious puppy! He’s so sweet and cute and he’s already made friends with everyone in the family.
You’re so excited right now that puppy potty training is probably the last thing on your mind.

That is, until you wake up the next morning and find a little “accident” on your favorite rug.


Puppies Need Consistency

One of the biggest challenges of raising a dog is puppy potty training.

Potty training a puppy is something that should begin from the moment you bring your new dog home. The sooner you get your puppy on a schedule and an
established routine, the faster and easier the training process will go.

Persistence and patience on the part of the owner are the biggest keys to success. If you’re not consistent in your training you will only confuse your puppy. Enlist family members to help so that everyone will be on board and you will all teach your puppy in the same manner. Otherwise, he’ll never know what to expect. In fact, learning a simple potty training system together, one that’s easy to implement, will get you and your family up to speed and on your way to having a perfectly trained pup in no time.


Kindness Goes A Long Way

Most important, no one should be yelling at the puppy or punishing him or her for mistakes. Puppy training that’s patient and kind helps teach your puppy to that he’s in a safe and loving environment and builds trust and a strong bond between owner and pet. Your dog wants to please you!

So, contrary to some popular methods of training, puppy potty training should never include any loudly yelling or hitting. Don’t rub your dog’s nose in his mistake. He already knows he’s messed up! Instead, you must learn to watch your dog constantly in the beginning, and as soon as he goes potty indoors, take him outside immmediately. (Watching him closely will also help you understand the warning signs that he’s about to go in the house!) Every time your puppy does his business outside, make a big fuss over him and give him a reward.


Get Him On A Routine

Establish routines early on. Get your puppy to go to bed and wake at the same time each day. Take her outside right after eating, playing, and before bed. Ideally, a brand new puppy should be taken outside every 15 minutes to avoid him peeing or pooping indoors. And if there’s a particular place you want him to do his business, then always take him to the designated area and wait until he goes, then reward him with enthusiasm and a treat. If this sounds like too much work, here’s a way you can fast track your puppy potty training by teaching her in short one-minute sessions!


The Advantages of Crate Training

Finally, if you don’t crate train your puppy, then puppy potty training will be much harder. A puppy will quickly learn that her crate is just like her “den”. A nice, cozy place she can call her own. Once trained, she will be happy to spend time there and it can serve as a place to sleep at night instead of on your bed.

This has many advantages. Not the least of which is that dogs don’t like to soil the place they sleep in. So rather than go potty in his crate, your dog will more likely let you know that it’s time to “go”. Plus, he won’t have the run of the house while at night. Need I tell you what kind of mishief he can get into while you’re sleeping?


Respect His Attention Span

Finally, don’t engage your puppy in any long training sessions. Puppies don’t have the attention span for more than 15 minutes of training at a time. And even that much can be overwhelming for some dogs.

In fact, puppy potty training works better if you do it in very short sessions. You can potty train your puppy quickly using simple, one minute training sessions. And this method works great not only for puppy potty training but to break or prevent all kinds of annoying puppy habits.