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You’ve brought your cute puppy home with you; you have the perfect spot in the house all set up, the new dishes, the new bed. You’re playing happily and all of the sudden your puppy starts to look around a little bit then starts to whine a little and you’re thinking now what?

It’s just too bad that cute little puppy has to grow up. Then that cute little piddle turns into a puddle.

They just aren’t quite so cute anymore when you have to clean up after them.

Having a new dog or puppy around is a great thing. Along with this new bundle of joy come some responsibilities. Not only do you have to provide food and shelter, but you’ll have to learn to potty train a dog.

Getting your dog or puppy potty trained is not that hard. It just takes a little effort on your part.

First and foremost I believe you need to have patience. A dog or puppy knows when it has to potty. They just don’t know where you want them to do it at. It’s up to you to teach them that information. They want to please their master.

There are different methods of training you can choose. You can see a few different methods in the post How to potty train a puppy. It doesn’t really matter which method you choose just be sure to stick to the same method all the time once you start to potty train your dog.

It’s already confusing enough for your new canine friend. They’ve just left the comfort of the last place they lived to be put into some new strange surroundings. Maybe that place didn’t look so appealing to you, but it was all they knew. It was home, no matter how humble it seemed. So remember to try a little patience and understanding.

There will be accidents along the way. It doesn’t matter which method you choose. It’s better to plan for them. Just accept the fact and get over it with as little fuss as possible.

I would avoid reprimanding or punishing a puppy or dog for an accident. A lot of times it’s as much the owners fault as the dogs. You really need to keep a close eye on behavior and watch for signs that it’s time to potty. Try to figure out their schedule and be consistent with sticking to it.

A puppy has smaller, underdeveloped bladder and bowels than a full grown dog. They will need to potty more often.

I think your dog or puppy should be fed on a specific schedule also. Most times they have to head for the bushes shortly after they eat. This is something we had to change up a little after our twelve year old lab pooped in the house for the first time since he was a puppy. You can see that story here.

That’s why I went in search of potty train a dog. What I found was an ebook that had everything in it I was looking for and a lot more. It doesn’t matter if you’re trying to potty train your dog or a puppy. Different methods with all the information needed to use any method of potty training. It was just nice to have everything needed in one spot instead of searching all around the internet.

You can check out the Potty Train Dog guide here. May you have many enjoyable years with your new dog or puppy!

When looking at ways to potty train your dog you should be aware an adult dog is probably more challenging than working with a puppy. There are previous circumstances of your dog’s life that could make a difference in what form of potty training you want to use.

What brought that dog to your house? How did you end up with it and where did it come from?

Did you pick it up from an animal shelter? Or from someone you know and does the dog already know you? Was the dog abused from the previous owner? Was he/she locked in the crate often as form of punishment?

These are all great questions and the more answers you can find the more help it’ll be for you. Sometimes there are circumstances where you just can’t get any background on the dog such as a wandering dog got picked up by a dogcatcher, or anyone for that matter, and hauled into the shelter.

These dogs will take some trial and error. Patience and understanding are a must to potty train your dog.

The dog needs love and affection. Maybe he/she doesn’t know it yet, but they’ve got to find out.

You and your dog have to form a good bond. When this bond established, then your dog will build trust which will help in the training because he/she now wants to please their new master.

A problem you may encounter with a male dog when you first bring them in the house could be that they are sniffing around to get to know the territory when he suddenly lifts his back leg and peas on the kitchen table leg. Don’t freak out and start yelling. Just grab him and try to get him out the door as quickly as possible with the least amount of fuss. Hopefully you can get him in his piddle place in time to finish the job. When he’s done doing his duty praise him for finishing in that spot. Maybe he was an outdoor dog and was just used to marking his territory.

How to potty train a dog are very similar to those of how to potty train a puppy.

Crate training is what some people prefer. On this point again, you have to consider the dogs’ background. If they are not used to a crate or it was a form of punishment from their previous owner they will be reluctant to go in a crate. You have to create the sense that the crate is a happy place for them. It should be more of a safe haven to them where they like enter the crate and call it home. This just takes a lot of patience and some effort on your part. Start slow and always stay consistent with your training.

If you feel overwhelmed about it all I would recommend a Potty Train Dog guide I purchased to help me when our twelve year old lab pooped in the house for the first time since he was a puppy. You can click here to get that story.

You always have to be diligent and trying to keep a close eye on the dog at all times until you have your dog potty trained.

Keep track of what time you feed them and how much. After adjusting our dogs schedule around to help with the problem, we found that he likes to eat about half of his meal, and then he’s off to the races. We also had to play around with his feeding times to make sure he got it out of his system before we went to bed. I work from home so it wasn’t hard to do. Most people don’t have that option. If you can find someone to come in during the day for you it might help.

There are many different was to potty train your dog. The internet is full of options if you want to spend the time searching on various topics or easily download an ebook in minutes.

Patience and appreciation the dog will understand. They like to be treated like we like to be treated.

The final note I’ll leave you with in this post is don’t believe all the old wives tales you’ve heard regarding how to potty train your dog.

The one I’m sure we’ve all heard most is the one where we find a pile in the middle of floor, rub the dogs’ nose in it, give them a smack and send them out the door.

This is not a good thing to do. They really have no idea why you’re doing this to them. It could even reinforce the idea of having to hide when they go potty. That’s one of the disadvantaged of having a smaller dog. They can get into places a larger dog can’t. (behind the couch maybe)

You can check out the Potty Train Dog guide here and just remember patience and consistency are key when you want to potty train your dog.

How to potty train a puppy

One of the greatest experiences in life is picking out a new puppy and bringing him/her home for the first time. Once the euphoria settles down a little bit, usually about the first time your new puppy piddles on your floor, you’re going to have to figure out how to potty train a puppy.

This will be one of the first steps of many in not only educating your new puppy, but also yourself. I like to think of raising a dog from new puppy to full grown is kind of a prerequisite for raising children. I know a lot of young couples just starting out in life that got a puppy to begin with. (Myself included) A lot of times you can tell what kind of children they will raise by watching how they do with their dog. Sometimes I’m even thinking to myself I hope they never have any children. You have to start someplace though and maybe it’s better to start with a dog to get some of the kinks worked out before you have children.

Mistakes or accidents from either dogs or humans are natural. It’s part of the learning curve. Being able to learn from your mistakes is the smart thing. We need to educate our self first before we can start teaching.

When just learning how to potty train a puppy it’s usually a good idea to get some guidance. The internet is the place to go for that nowadays. You can find information for just about any subject you are looking for. You can spend hours searching for the right answers like I do when researching a new promotion or it can be as simple as purchasing an ebook. Most ebooks can be bought and downloaded to your computer in minutes giving you access to the whole story right away. I’m recommending a Potty Train Dog guide that covers all aspects of how to potty train your dog or puppy.

There are a lot of things to consider when you are just getting started.

First you should try to control the area your puppy or dog has access to. You probably want to keep him/her confined to an area that doesn’t contain carpeting. I would keep that area as close to the exit door as I could. Remove all excess clutter from the area just as you would when your children are starting to crawl then walk. I would only leave those things that are necessary, such as food and water dishes, toys, bed, or crate if you’re using one.

Next you have figure out what method of potty training you want to use. Some of the methods are listed here for you.

Crate training

Crate Training can be a very effective way of training by using the animal’s natural denning instinct. Some people think this seems cruel, but you have to remember to treat this as a good place to be when training your dog or puppy. Don’t use the crate as a form of punishment. This way your puppy will associate it with good things.

Litter Box Training

People are very familiar with the use of a litter box for cat purposes but don’t realize you can do the same thing with dogs. However, I wouldn’t recommend it for using on larger breeds of dogs. (If you know what I mean, think larger in terms of not just the size of the dog.)

Paper Training

I think paper training is great when just starting to potty train your puppy. One of things you have to remember is its just paper. Paper will absorb and leak at the same time. Watch where you place it.

Potty Pad Training

Potty pad training is used the same as paper training. The major difference is the potty pads are made out a material used for controlling odor and absorbing liquid.

On Command

Teaching your dog to potty on command (POC) is not as difficult as one thinks. It takes very close monitoring of your puppy. You then have to teach the puppy a word to recognize as a command for whatever function they are performing at the time.

Some of the key things you have to remember when learning how to potty train a puppy are extreme patience, praising at the right times, and how you go about reprimanding.

Most of these tactics can be used on an older dog too. I bought this ebook because I was having trouble with my 12 year old black lab who hadn’t pooped in the house since he was a puppy. You can catch that story here. You can get your Potty Train Dog guide here. I think it will help to make your puppy experience an even more enjoyable one!

 

Hi, I would like to introduce you to our thirteen year old black lab. His name is Ruger. He turned thirteen in December of 2010. I’m writing this on 4/3/2011. We just took that picture today and yes that is still snow in the background. Spring seems like a long time coming to Minnesota this year. Anyway, enough about climate change, the reason you’re here is to find information on how to potty train your dog. 

So we’ll get back to Ruger. We brought him home at eight weeks old in the month February. Needless to say we had a while before we were going to be able to let him stay outside day and night. He was our third go around on how to potty train a puppy. That particular topic is reserved for another post. Let’s just say that patience is a virtue. You can click the link to find out more on the topic of  how to potty train a puppy. 

Patience is a must when you are trying to potty train any dog or puppy. I think even more so when they are an older dog. After we finally got Ruger moved  outside in the spring as a puppy, that is where he stayed for many years. He had a 12 x 20 dog kennel with a nice snug insulated  dog house. We had the kennel positioned in such a way that it offered shade or sunshine for whatever suited him when he wanted it. We have a 3 acre yard he is able to run free in any time someone is home to keep an eye on him. He has always been very good about staying in the yard. We would just put him in the kennel at night.

 In the winter time we would bring him in the house when the temperature dropped below that 0 degree mark at night. Truthfully, when he was younger, I don’t think he really liked being in the house that much. He was used to being outside all the time, dressed for winter, and I think he just got too hot in the house. He was always very good about never using the house for a bathroom. He would let us know when it was time to  go outside. He would usually just stand by the door and fidget. Then we knew he wanted out. The only part of the house he was allowed to roam in was the kitchen/dining room area that had vinyl flooring. He was trained as a puppy not to go on the carpeted areas and was never a problem even as he got older.

Now we can fast forward a few years. As with all things, age catches up sooner or later. In the fall of the year that he was 10 years old, he was starting to get a little stiff and sore. When I was out of town for a few days we had the first cold snap. Not ungodly cold yet, but getting there. My wife of many years, Karla, decided he was just getting too old to stay outside all winter. She was right. You could tell he wasn’t moving around very well in the cold weather any more. He did great being inside all winter. He did so well that we did it again the next winter too. He was always good, never went into other parts of the house and always let us know when it was time to go outside when he had to potty.

Then came the fall when he was 12. By now he’s mainly deaf, doesn’t see all that good anymore, and is really stiff and sore. He finds it hard to just sit, so he is either standing or just laying in his bed. He’s had the same spot in the house, which is a bay window area, that’s been his for all these years. He is not in a lot of pain or anything. He’s just old. What do you do? I’m starting to get along in years myself and feel the same way most days.

This winter is different though. When my son was home from college, he had some buddies sleeping over in the living room, until Ruger came in and woke them up in the middle of the night. Now we had to put up a gate to keep him out. I’m not a big fanof dog hair all over the house. At least we can sweep up where he usually stays. Then one morning I came downstairs to the not so sweet smell of doodoo in the air. This happened a couple more times, but not on a regular basis.  

Then it was time for some research on how to potty train a dog-an older dog. That’s when I found this e book and started to put some of the  suggestions into use. I won’t say it cured the problem completely, but it did help a lot. We followed suggestions on feeding times, diet, and just starting to pay closer attention to what  he was doing and when he was doing it. He still never peed in the house, just pooped. I think basically he is just old.  He would get the walking poops. He’d just be walking along pooping, not even knowing what he was doing. We got it figured out to just a couple of accidents and we’re good with that until summer hits.

If you want to potty train a dog I know this book will help. In our case I think age is the biggest problem. When you think  in dog to human years he is over 91 years old. I don’t know about you but even if I live to be 91 years old, you won’t be potty training this old dog.

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