Potty Training

Potty Training

AHH MY PUPPY IS POOPING AND PEEING EVERWHERE! If you are a new puppy owner this can be the single most maddening and frustrating experience you will have to face with your puppy. You want a clean, beautiful house and a well behaved, house trained puppy and sometimes it seems that the two are incompatible. From your puppy's point of view he is just doing what is completely natural. Your puppy doesnt know that this spot is good and that your brand new italian leather sofa is bad.

The key is to channel your puppy's natural behavior into one that works with you and your family. On this page you will learn just that. Here we give a brief overview of the potty training process. The information is a great start and an excellent overview of the potty training process. If you would like a more indepth look at how to effectively house train your puppy with amazing techniques that really work try Happy house training an eBook written by a renowned dog expert about effective puppy house training. Give it a shot and watch the results. This page is divided into two sections. One is devoted to crate training and the other to paper training. Read all about it and then consider the eBook for more information.

There are many ways to potty train your puppy. Here we will give a general overview of 2 main techniques that many owners use and have tremendous success with (Crate and Paper training). It is worth mentioning that accidents will happen and even the most vigilant and patient owner will experince times of frustration. There are three crucial things you should remember if your puppy ever has an accident (or two or ten) and they are:

• 1. NEVER punish, yell, scream and generally carry on AFTER the accident has happened. If you didnt catch your puppy in the act then its your fault and puppy should not be to blame. He wont understand why you are yelling anyway (and thinking he knows when you yell at him that he did something wrong because he looks giulty is absurd. Dogs live utterly in the moment and his look is of fear not guilt)

• 2.Only when you catch your puppy in the act of making in a wrong spot do you give a quick holler to startle him, take him immediately outside and praise generously once he has finished outside (or on the paper if you are paper trianing)

• 3. Mask the scent of old accidents. A puppy will go where he has gone before and he can tell where by old scents. Using commercial puppy deoderizers or water mixed with a little vinegar should do the trick.

Crate Training
Crate training uses your puppys natural desire to create and maintain a den to teach him when and where to go to the bathroom. Wolves(the ancestors of modern domesticated dogs) in the wild keep their puppies in dens. It is a natural desire for your puppy to want to be in a small, safe warm area such as a den, or a crate in your home. It is also his desire to keep that den clean. The idea is to make the crate as safe, friendly, warm and inviting a place as possible.
Introduce the crate slowly over time. Place treats in the crate and slowly extend the time in which your puppy stays closed in the crate. NEVER under any circumstances do you punish your puppy by placing him in the crate. Your puppy should NEVER be in his crate for more than 3 HOURS at a time (except at night while you are asleep, and even then you need to periodically take him out). The idea is that your puppy will never make or soil inside the crate because it is his home and den. As soon as you take him out of his crate you immediately take him outside for him to make. As soon as he starts to go you use a trigger word like "Hurry" or "Go potty". This trigger word should be used every time your puppy goes. Pretty soon he will assosiate that word with going and you can say it and he will go on cue (pretty cool trick!). When your puppy is not in the crate the doors should always remain open (in case he wants to drop in for a nap or quiet time).

Keeping a consistent well planned schedule is also key to potty training. Make sure you keep to this schedule religiously, especially the first few weeks and months you have your puppy. The schedule will help program your puppys body to a rythym you both can follow. The following is a sample schedule of a working person with a new puppy:

New Puppy Schedule for Potty Training and Health
First thing in the morning (around 7:00)	Take your puppy out of the crate for a walk. Use key word and praise when done.
Before leaving for work (around 8:00)	Feed, water and walk again. Then place in crate without big fuss.
Midday (around 12:00-1:00)	Have a friend or nieghbor come over, let puppy out, water him and take him for a walk. Come back, play with him and place him back in the crate untill you get home.
Come back from work (around 5:00)	Walk him as soon as you get home. Feed and water him when he gets back. Play, groom, love and socialize you puppy.
Early evening (around 7:00)	Give him his last water of the day and walk again.
Before bed (around 11:00)	Walk him before bed. Place him back in his crate
Some puppies may need to go out more than this so you always need to be VERY vigilant and aware of what your puppy is up to. Some puppies may also need to be fed more often. Always consult your Vet for your puppy's specific schedule, health issues and concerns.

Depending on the breed and individual puppy it may take several weeks to a few months before your puppy is house trained. Once your puppy has been trained you can gradually remove the crate from his life and he should know not to make in the house and that the only place to make is outside.

I used to foster puppies for the ASPCA and can atest to the fact that crate training really works. If you are diligent and patient in these techniques I guarantee you that they will work for you. The Happy House Training eBook by Gene Sower will show you in more depth how to step by step effectively crate train your puppy. It goes into greater detail of these techniques and has great tips and information on house training. I realy recommend it and consider it a quality buy for the price. So try Happy House Training today.

Paper Training
Paper training is another effective method of potty training. For paper training you need a room where your puppy will be living for the first few months. It needs to be a decent size room, one where your puppy wont be cramped. In this method you are allowing yoru puppy to go potty inside your house on a newspaper and not outside. If you choose this method of training realize that your puppy will always be going inside and should not be also trained to go outdoors. Place pieces of newspaper all over the floor so that the entire floor is covered. Youy puppy will begin to learn to go on the papers and soon you can slowly start taking peices of newspaper away untill there are only a few peices in the corner of the room. Your puppy should learn to then only go on the paper and you can move the paper around the house.

Happy House Training

Happy house training is an amazing eBook Written by Gene R. Sower, editor of the DOG BYTES Newsletter, dog writer, dog owner and moderator of the DOG BYTES Forum. This book covers every aspect of effectively house trianing you new puppy and then some. You will be taken through a step by step guide on how to safely and effectively potty train your new puppy. The book comes at an excellent price and a 90 day 100% money back guarantee. The eBook also links you to a forum where you can ask real live vets and experts questions about house training and your new puppy. Whats best is that its an eBook that you can download within 10 minutes. We at puppyessentials.com highly recommend this great book to get you started on potty training your new puppy. Simply click here, scroll to the bottom, submit payment and within 10 minutes you will be training you new puppy.

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Introducing the crate slowly can make the crate a safe place of comfort that your puppy will grow to love. It should never be used as a punishment.