How To Potty Train Your Puppy
By Margaret Scrooby | Submitted On October 30, 2013
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Expert Author Margaret Scrooby
Just like a toddler, your puppy needs to be potty trained. Bear in mind that your puppy has little control over his bladder and therefore you need to be diligent in your potty training. Puppies need to urinate or defecate anything between 8 to 10 times a day.
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Feeding him at the same time every day gives your puppy the security of knowing when feeding time is and this builds trust.
Pay attention to how much he drinks and how long after drinking he needs to urinate. Puppies need to urinate often, so keep an eye on him, you will soon learn the signs of him wanting to urinate, and you will be able to take action. Puppies urinate almost on schedule so you will be able to know when to take your puppy outside. You will notice that it can be an hourly thing or sometimes shorter.
In nature animals do not urinate or defecate near the den, this helps keeps predators away from the den. So, you should encourage this as well. Take your puppy away from the house but bear in mind that it is a puppy so do not go too far away and keep it in the same spot.
You can also get potty training pads for your puppy. These pads have a scent in them that encourages the puppy to urinate on it rather than somewhere you do not want him to urinate.
The best times to take your puppy out for toilet runs are:
1. First thing in the
By Margaret Scrooby | Submitted On October 30, 2013
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Expert Author Margaret Scrooby
Just like a toddler, your puppy needs to be potty trained. Bear in mind that your puppy has little control over his bladder and therefore you need to be diligent in your potty training. Puppies need to urinate or defecate anything between 8 to 10 times a day.
Paper-training your puppy is not the best way …show more content…
Feeding him at the same time every day gives your puppy the security of knowing when feeding time is and this builds trust.
Pay attention to how much he drinks and how long after drinking he needs to urinate. Puppies need to urinate often, so keep an eye on him, you will soon learn the signs of him wanting to urinate, and you will be able to take action. Puppies urinate almost on schedule so you will be able to know when to take your puppy outside. You will notice that it can be an hourly thing or sometimes shorter.
In nature animals do not urinate or defecate near the den, this helps keeps predators away from the den. So, you should encourage this as well. Take your puppy away from the house but bear in mind that it is a puppy so do not go too far away and keep it in the same spot.
You can also get potty training pads for your puppy. These pads have a scent in them that encourages the puppy to urinate on it rather than somewhere you do not want him to urinate.
The best times to take your puppy out for toilet runs are:
1. First thing in the