One of the biggest problems people have with the dog potty training of indoor puppies is thinking too much about what it means to them (ie the mess to be cleared up) and not enough about where the puppy is coming from. Obviously, this is understandable. But by focussing on this aspect, you tend to miss the main contributing factor. If you are doing all the right things such as:

taking the puppy outside periodically

making a great fuss when he does perform outside

and ignoring the ‘bad’ performances inside

but still your puppy seems a bit slow to grasp the idea, you may be unconsciously contributing to this. So lets have a look at what most people do with a puppy when they first bring him home. The puppy is confined to a small area, often the bathroom or laundry, particularly at night, on his own. Now lets take a look at the wild dog’s family, and so where your new puppy comes from. You can immediately see that they always remain as a family unit. Wild dogs never put a puppy in isolation, or solitary confinement, which is what this amounts to. Dogs are pack animals. They are gregarious by nature. Isolating a youngster can cause enormous emotional trauma, which does nothing to help in your efforts at dog potty training or your future relationship and trust. Couple that with the recent trauma he has already suffered of being separated from his mother, often at too early an age, as well as his siblings. If you have bought your puppy from a pet shop, this will have happened. Young puppies are more appealing to us, so tend to be taken from their mothers much too early. But their mothers play a key role in dogs development. A traumatised puppy will become more and more concerned (whether or not he shows it – some internalise their emotions just as some humans do), becoming more and more anxious. And so the potty training goes out the window – he is far more concerned about being accepted by his new family. How can he make you like him better? And you become more and more frustrated and so irritable towards your puppy. It’s an endless spiral. It’s up to you to put an end to it. Understand your puppy’s needs and everything will start slipping easily into place. By keeping your puppy with you at all times, he will become confident and balanced and able to learn what you gently try to teach him. You take over his mother’s teaching and bonding role. One way to avoid the mess and keep your puppy close by, is to section off a part of the room you are in (including your bedroom), to confine him and the mess. Put lots of newspaper or wee pads down. You might have an old toddler mobile play unit, that you can move around the house with you. Or buy a second-hand one. You’ll find that your dog potty training will progress much more easily, because you’re not creating any separation anxiety. Not only that, but your puppy will be much easier to train, because you have created a close bond with him. He trusts you. You have proved to him you are his family. You have understood his basic needs.

A lot of dog owners deal with potty training issues. Sometimes you get a dog that is already trained, sometimes you get a puppy that you have to train yourself and sometimes you have a dog that is unable to get outside in time. There are several variations and different situations for every dog owner and their pet but most would agree that there are just times in which indoor accidents seem to become a problem; not only for the dog but the families living environment as well.

The first solution in training and accidents was to pick a spot, lay down some newspaper and make sure that your dog got there in time to use it. Newspaper scraps have been used for trying to teach your dog how to recognize their own scent and to ensure that they would keep going in the same spot should they be indoors for quite some time.

The puppy pad was the next generation of potty training. You basically used the pad just like the newspaper. The pad went into a certain spot and “ta-da” your dog would eventually begin to use just the puppy pad and not the corner of the couch. The pad was versatile and a bit more convenient than newspaper because you could use it in crate training and for traveling and the added bonus was that the pad was mainly just a big square diaper that soaked up all the wetness and still left the surface that it was sitting on nice and dry. All in all, the pad was a step up from using newspaper but its major flaw was being too much like the original.

The next step was to go beyond the pad and add the crate. The thought process behind crate training is that a dog won’t go potty where it sleeps. Many dog owners have been successful at crate training. In order for crate training to really work, you need to make sure that the crate size you are using is big enough for your dog to be comfortable but not big enough for them go potty and not lay in it.

All of the above methods for potty training have been used for a number of years and many people have had a good success rate with them. Again, the outcome depends on the owner, the dog and their environment. There are a few questions that come to mind that the prior methods listed don’t really cover.

1. What do you do if your dog is unable due to health reasons to get outside to go potty?
2. What do you do if your dog just refuses to go potty outside?
3. What do you do, if as the owner there are times when you are unable to get your dog outside to go potty?

There’s only one answer to those questions that represents an actual solution to the problem and that is by using an indoor dog potty.

These are an indoor combination of a litter box and a puppy pad; without the litter. It is a plastic container with a grate that covers the inside of the box. You place a pad in the bottom of the box, attach the grate and your dog can go potty and still be sanitary because their paws and legs won’t be getting wet. Think more along the lines of the bottom of a birdcage and you’ll have an idea of how it works.

Although teaching your puppy to go outside is still preferable, this could represent one solution to your dogs needs, and yours.

He tok his training (wee wee) pad with the toyy xD

One of our dogs Daisy tries to hid her brother Jack’s “accident” on the puppy pad. It’s very funny. … daisy jack dog funny pee puppy pad humor comedy canine random fox terrier home video mini dv short simple

. I’m her dad who lives apart but often comes to visit. We made a washroom for her in the balcony so that she won’t have to hold in her waste when no one is home. Before today we used to let her do her business on paper pads, but today we finally constructed a toilet consisting of a patch of lawn in a shallow plant pot. I hope this works out well and that we can take care of the grass properly. If anyone has any good suggestions please let us know. Thanks. … doggy dog toilet mercy cute litter …

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Shih tzu Sophie BaiLei’s potty antics. She goes to the door, scratches and barks to go outside. Then does her business and acts like a tomboy, comes back in to do tricks for treats!

Resisting the adorable face staring at you in the kennel at a breeders house is going to be really hard ” until he makes his first mess on your carpet.  Puppy house training should always be the initial step in setting up a good and proper relationship with your new dog; however, it can also very well be the reason of disappointment for some dog owners.

The great news is that a lot of true and tried techniques that will make your dog potty in the proper spot without the frustration and quickly too.  Read on and find out tips for puppy house training which will make your life easier with your new pup in just the initial weeks of their lives with you.

Crate Training

As soon as your he potties outdoors, give him the positive reinforcement as this will help motivate him to use the yard the next time he wants to do number one or two.

Using a crate for puppy house training will also provide a safe, comfortable place for your pet to sleep when you are not available to keep an eye on him. This is particularly useful for times when you will be asleep or away from home.

A crate can also be useful as having your dog inside the crate when youre not able to watch him will keep him out of trouble and keep him off being injured especially when they are left with devices that can become destructive.  You will just have to make sure that they spend a short time in the crate initially and then just extend their time in the crate gradually as they become more comfortable with its surroundings.  You should never leave your dog in a crate longer than 8 hours.

Cleaning the Mess

If your dog creates an accident in the house, ignore the mess and put your pups nose in it or scold him.  Take him outside and show him the proper place to potty and only clean up their mess when they are not around to watch you.

It is crucial that you eliminate the smell entirely while your puppy house training as this might be a cause for your dog to return to the scent and do its business again.  You can find a lot of commercial cleaners in markets today that will effectively clean up messes.

Puppy house training is the initial stage in raising a dog that will be of happiness for your family.  This type of training will require a lot of patience and time, but it will be worth it.  With the help of the crate and your consistency, your dog will be potty trained in no time.

Wait until a puppy is old enough to be adopted before bathing it. Use diluted shampoo and keep the water temperature lukewarm when bathing a dog. Learn more about avoiding over-bathing a puppy with information from aprofessional dog trainer in this free video on puppies. Expert: Heidi Dixner Bio: Heidi Dixner is the owner of Red Rover Pet Services in Nashville, Tenn. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

Oh, the frustrations of potty training our chihuahua Isabel. If you have to ask, then you just don’t get it.