House Training Puppies

Consistency is very important to properly house train your puppy, and learning his schedule will aid in the process immensely. Understanding when your puppy needs to go is critical to the process. Typically puppies need to go potty when they first wake up, about 20-30 minutes after they eat or drink, after walking or play, and just before bedtime.

During the process house training puppies, note the times of day that your puppy goes potty so that you can begin to see a pattern. This way you can take him to his potty spot at the right times of the day. In the beginning, you may want to take him to the potty spot about every twenty minutes, until you get a success. Young puppies may not be able to hold it as long as an older dog, so you want to give them an opportunity to go in the right spot as frequently as possible.Once they go, and you have a sense of how frequently they need to go, you can begin to ease up the frequency of trips depending on how well you are understanding your puppy’s schedule. So the first part of developing a schedule is about your puppy’s eating and potty schedule. The second part of developing a schedule is your schedule, and being committed to the process of house training puppies. It does take a certain time commitment, and that is different with each puppy and your consistency. It could be a few days or a few months, depending on many factors. If time is a critical factor for you, and you are looking to get your puppy house trained in as short of time possible, I recommend crate training puppies. This is the fastest way to get it done. You can learn all the secrets to house training dogs fast right here.