PUPPY HOUSE TRAINING

Most animals move away from their nest to go to the toilet because it is instinctive to do so. Dogs are no exception and they usually urinate away from the sleeping area at about three weeks of age. All we have to do is make them understand that our homes are their nests and they go outside to do their business.

Puppy toilet training should be easy if you follow the right principles.
 
Young puppies will usually need to go around every hour and they need to be taken to the same spot in the garden each time. They will usually also go after their food, after playing or any excitement, as soon as they go for a walk, last thing at night and first thing in the morning.

When your puppy is taken outside, let him have a good sniff at the ground and wait with him. Is important to be patient and wait with your puppy because if you go in he will want to come with you. As soon as he begins, chose a word that he will recognise next time, but a word that you can use when other people can hear you, such as 'clean' as you don't want to embarass yourself later on. When he has finished, give him lots of praise and if possible play a game so he is happy.

Always remove the mess from the garden regularly. It can be flushed down the toilet or buried in the garden. If you are outside in a public place, always take a plastic bag with you to bring it home. You can be fined large sums of money for leaving dog litter on the paths, but anyway, it is wrong to leave it for others to walk on.
 
  Puppies can be easily distracted so it is important to be patient even if it is raining. If you go inside he will spend the time trying to get inside to you and when he comes in the excitiment will make him go and you will have the mess inside, and an uneducated puppy.

You do not need to stay outside for hours, although five munites can seem a long time if it is cold and wet and your puppy does nothing more than sniff. If he doesn't go, bring him inside quietly and try again later. If your puppy starts sniffing the floor and circling he wants to go. Stop him and take him outside, let him walk to the door and this way he can understand that he needs to go to the door and ask to go to the garden.

The more times your puppy goes outside to the toilet and less times in the house, he will learn quicker, but be prepared for the occasional accident

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Unfortunately if your puppy goes to the toilet inside, even though you wash the area it will still smell to your puppy and encourage him to go again on that spot. Ordinary disinfectants mask the smell from us but not from the dog. Instead, use an odour eliminator from your vet or biological washing powder. A white vinegar and water solution should help remove any stains.

Puppies, like children, have limited control over their bodies so when they need to go they have to go immediately and this can be a problem during the night. You can't expect a puppy to last five of six hours in the night without needing to go.

So that your house stays clean and sweet smelling, cover the area where you are leaving your puppy with polythene and newspapers so that nothing leaks on to the floor.  If your puppy wakes you up when he needs to go it is worth getting up and taking him out because by 7 or 8 months of age he should be clean at night, anyway.

Different puppies take different amounts of time to get clean. A puppy that comes from a dirty, cramped kennel will usually take longer and one that comes from a breeder that starts to toilet train the puppies will take less time. All puppies take time to settle in to your home but if you put the investment of time into your puppy he will be learn quicker.
 
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