I just got a puppy, and it smells like poo?

1 - The first thing to remember about house

training a puppy is they can not hold

themselves long. Rule of thumb is 1 hour

for each month old. Therefore a 3 month

old pup should be able to control himself/

herself for 3 hours.

2 - The second thing to remember is you

take the pup out, on a leash, to be walked.

Not send the pup out. You have to be there

when pooch does the deed so you can

praise the pup, right then. Let the pup know

it is a job well done. Throw a real praise party!

There are key times a pup needs to be taken

out. When pooch wakes up from any sleep

time & at bed time. After eating and/or

drinking. After playing, exercise stimulates

the "need to go."

3 - Plus there are the odd times when a

pups gotta do what a pups gotta do. You

have to learn the pups behavior when

looking for the spot to go. Pups should

not have the run of the house till pooch

is trained. You should keep the pup in

the room with you so you can keep an

eye on pooch. When you see the search,

get 'em outside. If you catch the pup

making a pile or puddle, just say "NO!",

pick pooch up and get 'em outside. Use

an enzyme cleaner (Natures Miracle or

Simple Solutions)(pet store) to clean up.

Do not let the pup see you cleaning up,

it gives them the idea that is your job.

Outside is okay, just not inside. If you

find a puddle or pile after the fact, clean

it up with an enzyme cleaner (pet food

store) get a newspaper and hit....

yourself in the head and say "I should

have been paying more attention." Do

not try to punish a pup after the fact.

They will NOT get it.

4 - You have to be diligent & consistent.

I can not stress that enough so let me

repeat. You have to be diligent & consistent.

If you do your job the pup will catch on

pretty quick.

5 - You need to keep pooch contained

at night. Either crate or put the pup in a

bathroom. But remember the 1 hour rule.

You should get up and take 'em out at night.

6 - You can also teach the pup to go on

command by picking the word you will

use for each function, when the pup is

about to go repeat the word till the pup

starts going then tell 'em what a good

boy/girl they are.

7 - You can also teach them to ring a

bell when they need to go by mounting

one low on the door frame and ring it

with the pups foot when you go out.

8 - Last thing, never, ever rub your

pups nose in their waste. Besides

being nasty it only tells the pup you

want pooch to ingest the waste. Also,

never, ever hit a dog. That will only

tell the dog you are not to be trusted.

So, these are the 8 Steps to

House training a Puppy Good luck!

Try getting him litter train If its too much effort to go outside or get him paper trained then gradually move the paper towards the back door then show him it's outside and take him out there and take the paper awy and put it behind you back then he should sooner or later do his bussness In the garden and give him several treats and ALOT of praise :)

^^^ 3 hours sounds like a long time for a 3 month old, i took my dog out every hour until he was a year old, now he is 3 and i take him every 3 hours, tho he can hold it for up to 12....tho making him do that often would be cruelty....i honestly expected to go home to a puddle that day but nope!

oxy and febreeze! nothing can really completly take that smell out, you need to get his routine down and going, my dog and i wake up at 9am, i take him to go dookie and tinkle, then he comes inside to eat, i take him out ever 2 or 3 hours to go tinkle and rarly does he ever want to dookie again until the next morning!

find a cleaner that uses enzymes

CABOOOM.