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So you’ve decided you want to get a puppy but now raises the question of how to housebreak your future best pal. Read below the video for some basic tips on making house training your puppy happen quicker.

House training a puppy requires time, vigilance, patience, commitment, patience, patience, and also a little bit of patience helps. Your new puppy or dog is going to have accidents no matter what you do, but you can minimize these accidents by following a few simple steps.

The key to success in house training your puppy aside from the obvious one (patience) is consistency.

The more consistent you are, the faster your puppy will learn acceptable behavior.

It may take several to several weeks, depending on the breed of your dog.

The first thing you need to do is establish a routine with your puppy.

Puppies do best on a regular schedule of feeding.

Depending on their age, puppies usually need to be fed three or four times a day. Feeding your puppy at the same times each day will make it more likely that he’ll eliminate at consistent times as well. This makes house training easier for both of you.

This will help you to be able to predict the approximate time that your puppy will need to do his business.

Be sure to take your puppy outside frequently, at least every two hours, and immediately after he wakes up from a nap, after playing and after eating.

This is especially important after playing because puppies younger than 5 months have smaller bladders and it is very common for them to need to urinate after playing.

When you’re ready to take your puppy outside, be sure to always take your puppy out on a leash for his protection, and take him immediately to the place where you want for him to potty.

Once your puppy does potty in the right place and every time he eliminates outdoors, be ready to lavish praise on him and you can even reward him with a treat.

Puppies have a natural affinity for humans, and they want to please us, so showing your puppy that you are pleased with him, will encourage him to want to repeat this same action in order to get your praise.

If you decide to give him a treat, be sure to do it immediately after he’s finished eliminating, not after he comes back inside the house, because rewarding your dog for eliminating outdoors is the only way he’ll know that’s what you want him to do.

After your puppy has eliminated, you can then take him for a walk, weather permitting, or play with him before going back

inside.

But remember, after playing; be sure to walk him back to his “potty spot” before going indoors since puppies generally have to urinate again after playing.

If your puppy does have an accident in the house, take the soiled rags or paper towels that you cleaned up the mess with, and leave them in the outside potty spot if you can. The smell will help your puppy recognize the area as the place he is supposed to eliminate.

Never ever hit or abuse your puppy physically for having an accident! This can confuse and traumatize your puppy. After-all he was only doing what nature told him to do, and hitting your puppy may lead to more frequent accidents, and possible fear of eliminating in front of you.

While your puppy is eliminating in his designated spot,, use a word or phrase, like “go potty,” that you can eventually use before he eliminates to remind him of what he’s supposed to be doing.

Within a few days, or maybe a few weeks depending on the breed, your puppy will be housetrained, your carpet will be safe, and both you and your puppy can look forward to many years of friendship.

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