Getting a puppy isn’t just fun and games, there is a certain amount of responsibility in maintaining them with perhaps none more frustrating than potty training puppies. It is not as if you can tell them to use the bathroom whenever they feel like doing their business, even if you could, good luck in getting them to flush the toilet afterwards.
No worries though because there are certain steps you can follow in making sure that your puppies relieve themselves when you want them to and where you want them to and it doesn't involve the use of hypnosis or acquiring the services of a snake charmer. You might even be surprised as to how easy potty training a puppy is. Just how easy? Well easy enough to summarize in three steps:
Three Steps in Potty Training a Puppy
1. Schedule the meals to influence the call of nature - There is a certain amount of time a puppies digestive system takes to complete its cycle and get from meal to waste. The amount of time it takes your puppy to relieve itself after a full meal varies from puppy to puppy so you should monitor this time. You might need several monitoring sessions to determine the average amount of time required but once that's established you can proceed to step two.
2. Will you potty train inside or out - Make a decision about whether you want your puppy to do its business in doors or out of doors. Remember, what's important is what's convenient for you because you can go either way. It does not make a difference if you are potty training puppies indoors or out of doors you still need to clean up after it.
3. Paper or plastic - If you decide to train your puppy to do its business in the house, then you need a lot of newspaper and scent-spray which you can get at most pet stores.
a. When your puppy needs to do its business, put down a large stack of newspapers and spray a little bit of scent spray on it.
b. Restrict the puppy within the newspaper covered area and wait until it relieves itself. Immediately after it does, let your puppy smell the scent on the newspaper.
c. Do step b again and again until your puppy gets used to the newspaper or the scent and then it will look for one or the other the next time it needs to relieve itself.
One thing you can do when you are training the puppy to do its business out of doors is just take it out for a walk. It will eventually find a spot after a while and assume the position. Don't forget to clean up after your puppy does it's business. Eventually, when your puppy gets used to this system, he/she will display signs of wanting and needing to go outside when it feels the need to do its business.
And there you have it three sure fire easy steps for potty training puppies. There's no real expense; you don't have to be a rocket scientist, not even expensive devices - just a bit of patience.
