Mastering potty training can be the thing new puppy owners find most challenging outside of basic puppy training. Cleaning up puddles of wee or smelly poop around the home isn’t something anyone wants to deal with—but it comes with the territory when you bring home a new puppy. Potty training your puppy, however, doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Providing you’re consistent and patient, your pup could be toileting outside reliably in no time.
There isn’t an exact one-size-fits-all approach. Much will depend on your lifestyle, environment, and individual puppy. But it’s all about appropriate management, supervision, schedules, rewards, and clean up.
Watch For The Potty Signs
Many experts advocate for what they sometimes refer to as the “umbilical cord” approach to potty training. This involves close supervision at all times and possibly even tethering your pup to you with a six-foot leash when you’re moving around the home. Using baby gates to restrict unsupervised room access can also be helpful. Doing this means your pup won’t wander off into another area of the home to eliminate while you aren’t watching.
Watch for the signs that they need to go potty too. This can include pacing, panting, circling, sniffing the ground, or going to the door. When you see any of these, get them outside as quickly as possible.
Crate Training
Of course, you can’t be supervising your pup 100% of the time—and this is when crate training can be helpful. Dogs are naturally clean animals and prefer not to eliminate in their…
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