Housetraining is usually the first thing that a new puppy owner thinks about. Few puppies have received any training on housetraining before they go to their new homes. There are two simple methods that you can use to housetrain your puppy and you can use either one of them or you can use both of them at the same time.
The first way to train your puppy is to be very attentive and watch his behavior. Puppies will crouch to urinate and defecate. You must watch your puppy very attentively and as soon as he starts to change his stance then scoop him up and take him to his selected spot. If you happen to fail to notice the sign and he has an mishap, you should never reprimand him as he is still just learning and he does not know what is expected of him yet. Scolding him will just terrify him unreasonably.
If you happen to miss the signs fully and you come across an disaster soon after, do not discipline him. Dogs can only connect to what is happening at this moment and he will not know why he is in trouble if you reprimand him after the fact. This will just serve to confound your puppy and that will cause you more problems in the future.
The second approach to housetrain your puppy is to use a newspaper method. Start by covering the whole floor of the space where your puppy runs around. He will learn that the paper is an okay place to do his business. In stages reduce the newspapers in the room, making it smaller and smaller until there is only a small spot left. Then you can take that small piece of newspaper outside to his designated spot and he will start going there.
Either of these methods can work well. You may want to use both methods at the same time by using attention during the day and the newspapers at night. When you are active or preoccupied by other things, the paper system may work better.
Occasionally a puppy will go through a stage where he seems to "unlearn" all that you thought he already knew. This is a regular incident even though it can be very maddening. Do not penalize him for it.
You can use his own intrinsic dog behavior to get him back on track. A dog will not foul in his own space. Use a crate and make it comfy for him. Let him nap in his crate and when you let him out, straight away take him to his chosen spot. He will have to relieve himself straight away and he will quickly learn that this is the only suitable spot to do his business.
Housetraining does not need to be frightening or intimidating. Either or both of these two methods along with some persistence can have your new puppy housetrained before you know it.
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