house training a puppy?

here's what i did and my dogs were trained in about a week:

~if he goes in the house, then take him to the spot, show him it and say "No!" really firmly, then put him outside

~if he goes outside, then praise him a lot, and give him a treat. he will figure out that when he goes in the house he gets in trouble and when he goes outside he gets praised

hope this helped!

He will always need the toilet first thing in the morning when he wakes up so take him out in the garden then and wait for him to do his business then give him lots of praise when he does. Also he'll want to go shortly after each meal so repeat the same for this! He is very young and won't be able to hold on for very long so put newspaper down near where he sleeps at all times - gradually move the newspaper towards the back door and hopefully he'll go on this each time (you may need to wait till he's a little older to do this) If you do catch him as he has just been to toilet then take him outside straight away and make a fuss of him out there.

I have just bred a litter of 7 puppies which have just gone to thier new homes at 8 weeks of age - one has gone to a friend - she has now had her for a week and she has not once pooed in the house only wee's but goes as soon as shes put outside. Personnaly 6weeks is a little young to get a puppy and i think the breeders sell them at this age so they dont have to pay for vacciantion/worming etc. Hopefully the newspaper trick will help you, give him time though! Good luck!

The two most important parts of house training are constant vigilance and lots of rewards!

Despite her low ratings Haley has a point - puppies should NOT leave their mother before 8 weeks, so your pup really is just a baby.

Don't expect too much too soon. It will take some time for your puppy to understand what is expected of him, and some pups don't gain full physical control of themselves until about 6 months!

How to do it:

1) You need to show the puppy where to go, so choose a place and take him out there frequently. Try to take him out first thing in the morning when he gets up, last thing at night before bed, whenever he wakes up, after eating etc. Plus a few more time during the day (up to every hour or so).

Stay out there with him until he does his business then praise lavishly and maybe give a small food treat as well. Make it really rewarding for him.

2) While your puppy is indoors he needs to be supervised pretty much constantly. Get to know his behaviour and you will learn to recognise when he needs to go. (Some puppies will wander about looking for a place to go, sniffing about and circling etc). Whenever you see him look like he might need to, take him out, and reward if he goes it in the right place.

3) If you catch him in the act of messing in the house, interupt him (eg a loud O"whoops!") and take him straight outside. If he finishes the act outisde, reward. This is NOT a punishment, the aim is simply to interupt him!

4) If you find a mess in the house later, tough! Tell yourself off for not watching him properly lol. "After the fact" punishment does not work and can cause your puppy to become fearful. He can not associate your anger with something he did earlier. Any advice to "take him to the mess and tell him off" etc is bull - it doesn't work, and will only confise and scare him - which will make training even harder. There is NO place for punishment of any kind in training, especially house training puppies.

5) Crate training (done properly) can be useful for when you can't supervise him. Most dogs will not soil their beds so he is more likely to try to hold it in his crate. Just make sure you don't leave him in there too long!

Hope this helps! Just have some patience, and take him out regularly, giving him lots of praise when he gets it right. But as I said, it might take a while, especially considering his age. Good luck!

I have almost fully trained my 5 month old puppy.

Buy some puppy training mats, available at any good pet shops.

Put ONE mat somewhere where you would like your puppy to go while it is still you. Preferably put it near the door, if you would like the dog to go outside in future. When the puppy makes a mistake, dont shout, just dont do anything apart from take it over to the mat, as if you shout it may confuse it. But when it goes on the mat praise it and give it a treat. This system worked for my puppy!

GOOD LUCK :D

The previous suggestions are good to do (except for Haleys). Also remember that at first, puppies cannot hold it very long... usually about 2 to 4 hours. So when you start to take him outside take him out as often as possible. Some people choose the crate potty training method... which works very well. Keep him in a crate at night when you sleep and when you are away. Dogs instinctively do not go in their beds. Make sure the crate is small enough so your pup won't go in one corner and sleep in another, but make sure it is big enough for him to stand up, turn around, and lay down. Keep him in the crate for longer and longer periods of time... So at night, let him out to potty every few hours, then gradually, as long as he is holding it in his crate, lengthen the time in between potty breaks, up to 6 hours. If he has an accident in the crate, it means you made him wait too long... shorten the time again. Eventually you won't need the crate. Be patient.

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At first, dog training can seem pretty overwhelming, especially if this is your first dog. Truth be told, training your dog is a very big project. However, if you take it step by step, you will find the task to be far less daunting.

take him out regularly every time after he eats, drinks, sleeps, plays etc and every hour and a half at least. If he comes in and does it in the house then tell him NO in a stern voice and tap him on the nose and out him back outside while you clean it up- don't let him back in until YOU feel he's ready to be forgiven. Keep doing this and be patient, it works pretty fast things will start to change withing a few months or so...

put a few pieces of newspaper on the floor, then when he starts to pee or worse, pick him up and put him on the paper, when he learns to go to the paper start to drag the paper towards the door then when hes right next to the door open the door and putting the paper outside then when hes used to standing at the door waiting, take away the paper

obviously change the paper lol

Good luck

i have a 4 month old puppy now and he is now fully house trained everytime my puppy eats or drinks i put him in the garden everytime he plays or wakes up i put him in the garden at first i used to let him in the garden every hour when he goes praise him it seems to work

he is too young to be taken away from his mum he should not have left till he is at least 8 weeks old-take him to the vet to get checked, you may find he has more problems with illness etc as he was too young and should still be feeding from his mum. as for the training i use puppy pads they are brill and unlike newspaper they dont leak.