How To Train A Dog Potty Outside
Introduction
Potty training a dog takes time and patience, but it’s not as difficult as you might think. Dogs are naturally clean animals and don’t like to soil their sleeping or eating areas. When your puppy is 8 to 10 weeks old, he will begin to learn that defecating or urinating in the house is unacceptable. There are a few things you can do to make the process easier for both you and your puppy:
Section: Start with a crate for your puppy
Section: Take your puppy out immediately when you get up in the morning, after eating or drinking, after playtime and after completing a training session.
Section: Praise your puppy when he goes to the bathroom outside.
Section: Don’t punish your dog if he makes an accident in the house.
Section: Be consistent with your puppy’s toilet time.
Takeaway: Potty training a dog takes consistency and patience, but it is possible and rewarding.”
Start with a crate for your puppy
Before your puppy is housebroken and ready to be let loose, he or she should be confined in a crate for at least part of the day. The crate should be big enough for your puppy to stand up, turn around, and lie down comfortably. When you’re gone, place it in an area that’s isolated from other pets—a bedroom or laundry room are good choices. You may want to cover the floor with puppy pads so that when your dog pees inside, it’s easy for you to clean up without worrying about staining carpeting or furniture.
Take your puppy out immediately when you get up in the morning, after eating or drinking, after playtime and after completing a training session.
It is important to take your puppy out immediately when you get up in the morning, after eating or drinking, after playtime and after completing a training session. If he has already been outside, do not take him out again until his next scheduled time.
If he hasn’t been taken out yet and needs to go right now:
- Use a command such as “Go potty” or “Do your business.” This way he knows exactly what you want him to do when he gets outside.
- Lead him directly to the spot where you want him to go (ideally his designated potty area). Once there, encourage him with praise and reward him when he does something correctly!
Praise your puppy when he goes to the bathroom outside.
If you want to train your puppy to go outside, it’s important that you praise him when he goes in the right place. This can be done by giving him a treat or patting him on the head when he finishes his business. You could also give your dog a toy as a reward or use a phrase such as “good boy.” If your dog is reluctant to go outside, try using treats and praise as incentives.
Don’t punish your dog if he makes an accident in the house.
You can’t use punishment to teach your dog what to do instead of peeing in the house. Punishment does not stop the behavior, and it will only make your dog afraid and confused.
Let’s say you punish your dog for peeing on the floor by yelling at him or hitting him with a rolled-up newspaper. What will happen next time? Your dog might just pee on the floor again because he doesn’t know what else to do; he probably won’t even understand why you’re upset about it! You need an alternative way for him to have an accident outside, so that when he feels like going potty in the house, he knows exactly where to go: outside!
Be consistent with your puppy’s toilet time.
As a puppy grows, he or she will need to go outside more often. Puppies can’t control their bladders for very long. That’s why it’s important that you never vary the time of day that you take your puppy outside, or else they’ll have accidents inside the house as soon as they think Mommy isn’t looking. When it comes to where you take your puppy outside, it’s best to keep things consistent as well: don’t change locations either!
You should also be consistent with how quickly or slowly you take them back inside after going potty outside. If your pup is good at holding it in until after he gets into his crate, then don’t rush him along on his way back inside; just remember: if he has an accident because his bladder was full when he got home from work and no one wanted to hold him any longer than they had too (and who would?), then that’s not on him—it’s on YOU!
Potty training a dog takes consistency and patience, but it is possible and rewarding.
- Praise your dog when he goes outside.
- Don’t punish your dog if he makes an accident in the house.
- Be consistent with your puppy’s toilet time.
- Use a crate for your puppy.
- Take your puppy out immediately when you get up in the morning and immediately after eating or drinking, playing or napping, before being put to bed at night and after waking up from a nap during the day (even if it’s just 10 minutes).
Conclusion
It is important to remember that consistency is key for any training you do with your dog – and potty training is no different. You aren’t going to be able to just teach your dog once and then never worry about it again.
When it comes down to it, the best thing you can do for your dog and yourself when potty training is stay patient. Dogs are smart animals who want nothing more than to please their owners, so if you are consistent in what you teach them and how you reward them, they will eventually catch on.