Puppy Housebreaking Rule #1: Want to know the key to housebreaking a puppy fast? Here it is: supervision. Supervising your puppy means you are watching them ALL the time. You know exactly what your puppy is doing at all times, and can prevent them from ever going potty inside. Each time your dog does their business inside, you've moved a step back instead of a step forward.
Puppy Housebreaking Rule #2: Punishing a puppy for something they did in the past (even if it was only 10 minutes before) won't get you anywhere. All it will do is confuse your puppy and make them fear you. Dogs, no matter what age, don't have the mental ability to link a previous action with their current punishment. In other words, if your puppy pees on the floor because you weren't watching them, and then they start playing with their toys and you notice their urine on the floor 10 minutes after the fact, you cannot punish them at that point.
Your puppy will not understand that you're punishing them for peeing in the house. No, not even if you rub their nose in it. That will just make them afraid of you, and they still won't know why they're being punished. Your puppy will believe he/she is being punished for playing with toys, not for peeing in the house.
Puppy Housebreaking Rule #3: When you do catch them in the act (I say when, not if, because no matter what your puppy will most likely have at least one accident during the process), you should not punish them.
Punishing your puppy for going potty in front of you will make them fear ever going potty in front of you - whether they are outside or inside. After a while you won't be able to get them to go to the bathroom while you're outside taking them, because they'll think it's wrong. Instead, they'll try to find ways to do it inside when you aren't looking.
Rather than punishing, you need to pick your puppy up and take them outside, while sternly telling them "no".
The best method is prevention. Watch your puppy closely for signals of needing to go to the bathroom, such as sniffing the floor or turning in circles.
Here's something useful to remember: puppies generally need to go potty approximately 30 to 40 minutes after they've had food or water. They also usually need to go to the bathroom shortly after waking up. (just like most people!)
Follow the simple housebreaking rules in this article and your puppy will be housebroken in no time.
If you remember nothing else from this article, remember this: you must never correct a puppy for something you didn't catch them in the act of doing. If they're not in your line of sight, you can't catch them doing it. So be sure to supervise your puppy at all times, and if you can't supervise them, crate them.
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