There are several potty training rules that can help you expedite the potty training process. These puppy potty training rules are ready for you to use so that you do not have to learn from your mistakes wasting precious time. When you potty train a puppy, there is a lot of things to be aware of and things can feel a bit overwhelming at first but these puppy potty training rules should help you out.
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Puppy Potty Training Rules
- Learn from you pup’s accidents. What behaviors took place right behavior the accident? These behaviors will help you next time as you’ll likely recognize them so that you can quickly step in and escort your puppy outside. Watch your puppy when he wanders away from where he has been playing. Watch for sniffing the floor and circling.
- Ideally, take your puppy out frequently before your puppy actually has the urge to potty. This helps prevent accidents and reinforces in your puppy’s mind that outdoors is the place to go.
- Consider that very young puppies do not have the ability to hold it yet. You may need to take puppies between the ages of 8 and 12 weeks old outside every 30 to 60 minutes.
- When you puppy is not inside the crate, confine your puppy to a small area of your home nearby the door where you can watch him like a hawk. Make sure you have clear view with no obstacles blocking your view. Providing your puppy with the full run of the house sets him for failure since it’s easy for the puppy to wander all over and lose him out of sight.
- When you cannot confine your puppy to a small area of the home you can leash him to you (umbilical cord training) so that you can observe him closely.
- Keep your puppy on a feeding schedule. Basically, feed him at the exact same time each day. Most puppies will eliminate shortly after eating.
- Take your puppy out after napping or staying confined in the crate for some time.
- Watch what you reward. If you take your puppy out when he barks, you’ll be rewarding the barking (which is fine if he needs to genuinely potty), but if you ignore the barking at first and then take him out, you’ll be rewarding persistent barking.
- Train your puppy to go potty on command. Every time he starts peeing or pooping say “go potty” and then readily praise him calmly and reward right afterwards.
- Clean up soiled areas in the home with an enzyme-based cleaner such as Nature’s Miracle.
- Avoid punishing your puppy for having an accident. This will only teach your puppy not to associate you with punishment and will cause him to go potty out of your sight.
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