If you have chosen a new puppy to take home with you then you will need to work out the best type of training for him. Housebreaking a puppy will need some effort on your part as well as some understanding of what your new puppy wants. Stress and feeling unsure of his surrounding will play a large part in his not being housetrained as quickly as you would like.
Choosing a housebreaking technique for your puppy
There are a number of different ways to house train a puppy. It is important you do not try to 'mix and match'. If you choose one particular way to train your …show more content…
A puppy will need to urinate at least every hour when you first get him. This can be a lot of work for you but if you stick with it he will soon get the idea and both you and he will be happier. The first time you place him in the crate he may whine and cry but do not weaken and keep taking him out or you will confuse him and prolong the training.
Every hour of so take your puppy out of his crate and take him to the place you want him to pee/poo in the yard or garden. If you tell your puppy this is what you want him to do every time and also reward him with praise and love he will soon get the idea. The worst thing you can do is chastise your puppy for pee/poo or not doing it in the 'right' place. If your puppy pees or poos in the 'wrong' place that is your fault not your puppy's'. It is up to you to train him where he can go. The theory behind crate training a puppy is that he will not usually soil where he sleeps so if you limit him to his crate he will obviously sleep there and will not soil. This technique depends on you regularly taking him out of his crate and showing him where to