How do I potty train a 8 week old puppy?

You just adopted a baby. You will be cleaning up after him for awhile as he or she cannot hold it. You need to research "house-breaking" on the internet or get books at library or pet store. All dogs learn potty rules with the consistent training from owner. That means taking your dog out before and after any eating, drinking, playing, sleeping. The trick is to catch him before he "squats" and rush him outside. Lots of praise and say a word that you wil be using for the rest of his life, such as "Go Potty", In the interim, keep him confined to an area without carpet. Crate training is normal, and fine as long as you do not imprison him. Routines for everything....eating, sleeping, napping, playing, walking, etc. Expect to work for months on this issue. NEVER punish him...he is just a baby and will learn with positive reinforcement. If you do catch him in the act, rush over, say NO, place outside and say GO POTTY. This is a family affair. All members should participate...Good Luck with new Pup!

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I recommend crate training. I just got a puppy not a few months ago, and it took a while for him to get potty trained, but it seems that it has worked. What I did was take him out before I went to bed, and then crated him when I went to bed, then took him out immediately when i woke up. I also left him in there when i wasn't home and once i got home took him out immediately and if he didn't go poop or pee then when i went inside i'd put him in his crate for a few minutes and then take him back out to see that he did his business. Oh and if and when he had random accidents i would say NO and then take him outside. Even though I knew he didn't have to go out, at least he was understanding that, that is where he needed to do his business. Anyways I hope this helps!

a feeding schedule is very important. if you leave it down all day the more he or she nibbles, the more he will poop, read the feeding guide on the puppy food and divide that into twice a day also take him out potty on a leash if you let him out by himself all they tend to do is go outside to play and then come back in and potty on your floor, crate it or gate it in a smaller area. like the kitchen or the bathroom when you are gone that way if it does potty it won't be such a huge deal to pick up.

put it on a feeding schedule 3 times a day at the same time daily.watch it very close when it starts sniffing around take it outside when it goes appraise it alot and give it a treat it will come around soon.when you leave put it in a crate were it can verily move.owner of a 10 week old jack russell that is house broke.

you'll be picking up doodles for awhile potty training does not happen overnight it takes time and patience

take out after waking, eating, playing. about every hour. keep outside until does business.

Take them to the potty spot, use your commands, sit and wait, praise when they do good. I like to have some play time after the potty so they don't think they go potty and right back in the crate, and in case all the potty wasn't done. I use a crate* to potty train with, but only for potty training and then I break it down and store it. I put blankets and a small food and water dish in the crate. Dogs don't potty where they eat and sleep. When they are first little, I only expect them to hold their potty for 4 hours, and then 6 hours, then 8 hours and so on. So when they are first little, I set a timer or alarm clock to wake myself up at night to take them *out. I only allow my puppy in the bedroom* or the living room, only one room at a time. They have to graduate to more space. If I allow them to have full run of the house, it will overwhelm them. I take them out the same door each time. I tie a dinner bell to the door handle. Do not use a jingle bell as they could get their toe caught in it. So when they are little, I ring the bell for them, and then open the door to go *outside to potty. When they get bigger, I take their paw and whack the bell and open the door to go potty. Eventually getting to the place where the puppy will ring the bell and let me know when they need to go potty. Dogs want to please you, so it is your job to let them know what behaviors please you and what doesn't. So when my puppy goes potty, I give her a treat*, and clap, and make a fuss and praise her. So she learns that going potty outside makes me happy. If she has an accident, make a disgust sound like “tsst” and take her out right away. I never yell* or spank* my puppies. Take them out when they first wake up, after they eat or drink, before nap, finish romping, when their activities change, or when they are sniffing around. Some puppies go pee right away, but may not go poop until 10 minutes later, so wait for the poop. I have a little play time here, because sometimes I think they are done, and they are not. Puppies train at their own pace. While I may have a puppy that hasn't had an accident in several weeks, I don't let my guard down. I don't expect my puppies to be "fully potty trained" until one-year-old. If they have a setback, shake it off, and start over. I only have my puppies in the crate when I am not watching them. When I am sleeping, cooking, ironing, doing chores, basically when I am not watching her. All other times, she is out of the crate practicing being a "big girl." This is the time I train her how to behave in the house. So we are practicing "no barking", 'no biting", "no jumping", and "don't eat the furniture." I also have to practice "playing inside" so she doesn't knock over things. You must keep the puppy in sight when they are little because they don’t know the difference between newspaper and carpet, and you don’t want them sneaking off and getting into trouble. Some puppies can sleep through the night around 3-months-old, but their bladder is grown around 6-months-old.

REVISIONS:

*I use a CRATE to train with. It is the method I prefer, compared to other methods I have tried. I noticed that if they are in the crate, while I am doing chores, they are o.k., because the crate allows them to see me and be re-assured. The crate can also be a comfort when stored in the basement for dogs who live in areas where thunderstorms and tornados are an issue. . However, use the method that works best for you.....a laundry basket, a cardboard box, a woof-woof house, x-pen, child gates, whatever works for you.

*OUTSIDE, pee pad, litter box, whichever method you are using. When the puppy is first little, keep the pee pad, litter box near the food and water dish, so the puppy can eat and drink, and then go potty. You can move it away as they get older. The pee pad has a scent that smells and initiates potty. Sometimes a pee pad makes a sound that scares some puppies, so you might want to use a litter box if that happens. The pee pad allows a puppy to walk around, but a litter box keeps the puppy in one place.

*BEDROOMS, I use the bedroom and living room for training, because it works for me. Choose rooms that work for you, but watch for rooms that are damp, or drafty. While my puppies sleep in the bedroom during training, once they are trained, I let them sleep where they want to. They don't have to sleep in the bedroom forever.

*TREATS. While I use treats for training, you don't have to. I like Charlee Bears for training (a little cracker for a little mouth,) I use them for training, but once they are trained, I cut back on them.

*SOME PUPPIES will go potty in the same spot each time. Some puppies have to be told to go potty. A command like "go out" for pee, or "go finish" for poop, might work for you, keep saying “go finish” until the puppy poops. This is a good thing to train if you travel with your dogs. By using commands, the puppy won't get confused when you are visiting someone, on vacation with you, or when you get to a new home. The command will tell them what you want them to do in an unfamiliar place. You might also want to use a leash method, so the puppy doesn’t sneak off, or for strange places.

*YELLING. It is not a good idea to "yell" or "spank" your puppy and then take them outside when they have an accident. They may get confused and think that going outside is punishment. While you want to correct them, if you are extreme, they may not want to go outside again. Shake it off, and resume your schedule. You have to keep it real. Puppies train at their own pace, but a puppy can only hold their potty for a few hours. A guide would be 1 hour for each month of age, plus 1 hour, so a three-month-old puppy should only be expected to hold their potty for 4 hours at most.

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