Potty Train Your Puppy in a Week (Easy 3 Step Process) #48

minutes, an hour, 90 minutes after eating. Younger puppies need to go outside immediately after eating. And then you can lengthen it   as you learn

your

pup's schedule. And over time they will become very predictable because you don't have to feed them at a certain time, but you do have to take them out at a certain time after they have eaten something.  Because food coming in begins to stimulate food coming out. So by being very religious about that schedule again, you're setting up good rehearsals for what you want to do outside, which will give you a better chance of making sure

your

puppy

always relieves himself outside.

Now what I didn't say, and maybe I should have started with this, is that if your

puppy

is having accidents in the house and you are doing all this, make sure to have your puppy checked by a vet and make sure that he there is nothing physically wrong. And finally, let's talk about when an accident happens. Because let's face it, none of us are perfect. And our puppy may have an accident. Happens. There are two types of accidents. There are the accidents you encounter. Those are the worst. Those are the worst when you're walking through the house and there's just a puddle.

Oh, you'll just hope that puddle is near the door. The closer you are to the door, it's a good sign that your pup is figuring things out. If the accident, puddle or pile is behind the furniture you are in trouble. It means that he has handled these accidents inappropriately. It means that your puppy is worried and is starting to hide so he can relieve himself somewhere in the house. What you must do is create a zen attitude.   If there is an accident, it is not the puppy's fault.  It's 100 percent up to you or a family member, but that's okay too, because you know what, maybe they were supposed to be watching the puppy and got distracted too.

It is not something that is destroying the Earth. Adopt a Zen attitude. If you find an accident after the fact, all you can do is clean it up and do a better job. It's an accident that you, the puppy, are there and you see him start, you miss the first signs and he is about to crouch down, so you quickly get to him and you run him out. You know, put the leash on him. I like, in the heat of the moment, I just grab the strap and buckle it. You could even just grab a leash with one hand, pick up the puppy, and take him outside.

And if they're in the middle of a poop, if you just press down on the head of his tail, very often that will stop it so you can finish it outside. Alright. Take them outside and then bring them inside, put them in the box, clean up the mess, and plan how you are going to do a better job with your powers of observation?   That's the whole three

step

process

on how to make sure that any puppy that comes into your home is

train

ed very early so that you don't have any accidents and the puppy gains this great confidence.

Because they know what their expectations are or what your expectations are of them. And they, I mean, they're so much happier when they can go out and do their business too. One last thing I'm going to say: if you want your puppy to relieve himself in the house, you can follow this. However, what I would recommend is that you grab an Ex-pen and set up a

potty

area.   Many people make the mistake of making this small, tiny, like a cat litter box. Good. So, the puppy has about three quarters of the area to play, urinate and defecate, and a small quarter where he is supposed to urinate and defecate.

Did you know? For the first

week

, make three-quarters of your Ex-pen a bathroom area. So, get a bunch of trays and then gradually, when they start peeing in those trays, you can take one away from them. And now half the area of ​​your Ex-pen is a bathroom area. And lower it gradually so that the puppy constantly moves in the area he wants. It is not the best, my first choice to have a puppy

potty

in an indoor potty area. But I can understand that for some of you it is an absolute necessity, but you can still follow the HOT

process

to ensure you get reliable results when going to the bathroom in the same area of ​​the potty tray instead of anywhere on the floor.

Well. And lastly, if you haven't watched my YouTube video: Susan Garrett's Five Puppy Games, do so. It will give you new insights into things you can do to exercise your pups' brains and bodies while they are inside your home.   And that will help you have another chance to walk them and go potty successfully. See you next time at Shaped by Dog.