When to start potty training my puppy
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if you want to know the most efficient
way to house train your new puppy or dog
today's episode is for you house
training is a little bit more involved
than most people imagine but today I'm
going to show you the steps you need to
take in order to make the process as
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now what do you say we go do some house
training with bb-8 the Alaskan Klee Kai
it's our responsibility as people to
show our dogs where they can and can't
go and house training is a months-long
process but it's a good opportunity for
you to become consistent and that is a
telltale sign of a good teacher see dogs
aren't born knowing where they should
and shouldn't relieve themselves house
training success is fastest achieved
when you get really good at controlling
your dog's environment and supervising
them really well our overall goal is to
teach our dogs that our house is their
house see instinctively dogs don't like
to do their business where they live and
sleep but it can take a while for them
to generalize an entire house as their
primary residence let me show you what I
mean if this is your house you first
want your dog to understand that this
area is their living space before
expecting them to generalize the whole
living room the kitchen bathroom and so
on until they've learned that the whole
house is their house you do this by
slowly giving your dog access to the
rest of the house under heavy
supervision over time along with taking
them outside very often so what are the
best ways to control your dog's
environment I've found that the best way
is by actual
attaching a leash to you this way your
dog can't wander off into another room
and you're in a better position to kind
of take cues from your dog that they
might want to go outside now if you need
help introducing a leash and a harness
to your dog I'll have a link in the
description baby gates are a great way
to control where your dog can and can't
go you could also get a puppy playpen
like this one and this will give your
dog a fair amount of room when you want
to break from heavy supervision from
time to time no matter how you decide to
control your dog's environment make sure
you go out of your way to ensure that
they're having a great time in whatever
environment you choose a crate is a nice
way to give your dog a cozy place to
hang out when you can't really supervise
them now since a crate is pretty small
relative to a big room your dog is less
likely to do their business inside of
the crate and they'll be more likely to
accept it as their primary living space
remember dogs don't like to do their
business where they live and sleep
understand though the crate is not a dog
sitter it's just a way to keep your dog
safe and out of trouble for short
periods of time when you absolutely
can't supervise them but you want to
introduce the crate delicately in order
to make sure that your dog enjoys being
inside first we're gonna let bb8 just
kind of explore the crate I'm gonna open
it up let them smell it let them check
it out not forcing them in the crate at
all that's really good I like how are
you reacted there I'm just gonna give
him a treat again just to create a
positive association while being in the
presence of this crane and I'm gonna try
and get him to go inside of the crate
voluntarily because I don't want to
force him in the crate I want him to
want to go in the crate good now you're
learning I'm gonna set one right there
awesome eat that I mean that is terrific
that's really good I'm gonna try and put
the Treat in a little bit farther now
okay whoa look at that did you see that
he went in all by himself again keeping
the store open letting him know he can
come and go at least at this point in
this training you can even treat him
from outside of the crate right here and
really I'm just trying to achieve giving
him comfortable with being in here for a
little bit longer
I'm using tiny pieces of real chicken
now I'm gonna close the door like this
and I'm gonna walk it but I'm not going
to just walk away and leave them alone
give them another treat
it's good idea to just kind of hang out
with your dog like this for a little
while especially those first few
training sessions you might notice that
I have a divider panel in this
particular crate that's because I don't
want it to be too big for him right off
the bat the crate should be big enough
for your dog to very comfortably move
around in but not necessarily take
several steps in a row in this is a very
temporary step after your dog is
starting to make the connection that
this is where they hang out a lot you
can then begin to enlarge the crate to
be clear an oversized crate is
absolutely fine after your dog has gone
several days without having an accident
in the crate in the beginning place the
crate near your bed so that your dog is
less likely to have anxiety when you go
to bed at night it's normal that your
puppy might keep you awake sometimes in
the middle of the night and yeah you'll
have to get in the habit of getting up
and taking them outside hey that's just
part of having a puppy it'll get better
though and later you can move the crate
into another room if you want to now a
good rule of thumb for how long your dog
should be in the crate is roughly one
hour per month of age however you really
want to avoid having any dog stay in a
crate for more than four or five hours
at a time at any age with the exception
of overnight see this is why it's
important to have additional puppy
proofed areas available like a puppy
proof laundry room or bathroom where you
can tolerate potty accidents if they do
occur in case you do need to leave your
dog alone for a little while before
leaving your dog alone for many hours at
a time do your best to give them
age-appropriate exercise now since many
of us have jobs that require us to be
away from the house for more than eight
hours at a time
make arrangements to come home at lunch
and let them out and play for about
thirty or forty-five minutes if possible
if this isn't practical for you though
you might need to enlist the help of a
friend family member dog walker or
doggie daycare oh you're good so how
often should you let your dog outside to
go on a potty break well in general I
recommend about once an hour make sure
you take them outside immediately upon
arriving home or waking up be prepared
to stay outside for five to ten minutes
it's okay if they don't go each time but
it's important that you continually give
them the opportunity to go now in cases
where they've been left alone for two or
more hour
make sure you take them outside
immediately upon arriving home or waking
up why are you waiting for your dog to
relieve himself be boring just let him
check out the environment because you
don't want to distract him now when he
finishes going that's when you reward
him big yes good boy good boy you did
terrific wow you went poop outside it's
as though going potty outside unlocks
the most fun version of you to your dog
now you can reward them with a great
treat or even a short play session
creating positive associations in this
way will make your dog actually want to
go outside to do their business now if
your dog does have an accident inside
don't punish him this is about as
effective as punishing an infant for
going in their diaper your dog isn't to
blame for this accident either you
weren't consistent enough or you didn't
control the environment well enough just
do a better job next time so what do you
do if you actually catch your dog in the
act of going inside well if possible
pick them up and rush them outside
otherwise clean up the mess doing your
best to eliminate any odors and do a
better job of following the steps I've
outlined in this video so far now some
of you might be wondering about
submissive or excitement urination
that's where your dog pees when they get
a little nervous or extra excited now
typically most dogs will outgrow this by
the time they're 12 to 18 months of age
but if you prioritize socializing your
dog they'll probably get there sooner
rather than later
in general I'd recommend against using
puppy pads unless you have a unique
situation like maybe you live in a
high-rise apartment where it's
impractical to get your dog outside very
often that's because dogs generally
develop a preference to whatever texture
they experience most often while
relieving themselves so if you want your
dog to go on grass full-time well just
introduce them to lots of grass and give
lots of praise when they do their
business in the right place most people
celebrate house-training success a
little bit too prematurely so how will
you know when your dog is completely
house trained well I'd say that once
they go one to two months with
absolutely no accidents and can go
several hours between potty breaks
you're probably out of the woods
regression is likely especially in the
first year or if you move or your dog
experiences another major change to
their environment if this happens just
take a step back and go back to basics
whether you have a puppy or an adult dog
remain vigilant for six straight months
without letting
are down dogs are relinquished all of
the time because of issues with house
training and other problem behaviors
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