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House Training Puppies

 

Puppies have a strong urge to eliminate after sleeping, playing, eating and drinking. Prepare to take your puppy to its selected elimination area within minutes (immediately) following one of these activities. The puppy should be taken to its elimination area, given a word or two of verbal encouragement (e.g. "Hurry up") and as soon as elimination is completed, tasty treats and praise are given. This teaches the puppy the proper place to eliminate, and that elimination in that location is associated with rewards. Some puppies may learn to eliminate when they hear the cue words ("Hurry up"). Always go outdoors with your puppy to ensure that it has eliminated and so that rewards can be given immediately upon completion, and not when the dog comes back indoors (too late!).

 

When indoors the puppy must be supervised so that you can see when it needs to eliminate and immediately take it outdoors to its elimination area. Should pre-elimination signs (circling, squatting, sneaking-off, heading to the door) occur, immediately take the dog to its elimination site, give the cue words, and reward the puppy for elimination. If the puppy begins to eliminate indoors, immediately take the puppy outdoors to its proper site, so that it can complete the act. Rather than using punishment, it is best to always supervise your puppy. One of the best techniques is to leave a remote lead attached.

 

When you are not available to supervise, the puppy should be confined to its "den/crate". Be certain that your puppy has had a chance to eliminate, and has had sufficient play and exercise before any lengthy confinement in its crate. If the area is small enough many puppies will have sufficient control to keep this area clean. This means that when you come to release the puppy from confinement, it must be taken directly to its elimination area. If the area is too large for the puppy to keep clean, then the area needs to be made smaller so there is just enough room for the puppy to turn around and lay down. Once you have established how long the puppy usually waits till it needs to eliminate after eating, drinking, playing or sleeping we will put the puppy in the crate for 5-10 minutes before taking him/her out to eliminate. This teaches the puppy bladder and bowel control and 5-10 minuted is not to long to wait. Over the course of 2-4 weeks we will gradually increase the time the puppy is in the crate when they have to eliminate. Always take the puppy straight outside when you take them out of the crate. This will eliminate any possible chance for accidents in the house.

 

 

 

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