Training a puppy takes a lot of dedication and hard work. Supervision, consistency, and patience are vital to housebreaking and training your puppy. After you have found your perfect puppy name him/her and immediately begin to use his/her name when talking, playing, or feeding. This will help your puppy to learn their name quicker and easier.
To begin housebreaking, designate a particular area for your puppy to use as the "potty area." Be very persistent with showing them that this is where he/she is to relieve themselves. An eight week old puppy needs to go relieve himself approximately every 30 minutes to an hour, especially after every nap, mealtime, and playtime. Crate training is critical for housebreaking because it is a natural instinct for a puppy not to "mess" where they sleep. Supervision while outside or in the crate helps greatly with preventing accidents in the house or crate.
Socializing your puppy is a training step that many puppy owners over look. It's important for your puppy to be comfortable outside their immediate surroundings. Socializing your puppy gets him used to different people, places, and things. Take your puppy with you whenever you need to run an errand, pick up food from the pet store, or even a car ride.
Do Not go to public parks, rest stops, or around unvaccinated dogs with your puppy. The risk is too great, as there are too many germs for your puppy's young immune system to fight off.
If you are inconsistent in enforcing the rules, your puppy will become confused and take longer to be crate trained and housebroken. If you don't catch your puppy doing something wrong, then don't punish him for it. Positive reinforcements such as: treats and praise are both great ways to let your puppy know he/she has done a good job. This is how they begin their learning process to eventually be able to not only be housebroken, but learn tricks, etc.
To begin housebreaking, designate a particular area for your puppy to use as the "potty area." Be very persistent with showing them that this is where he/she is to relieve themselves. An eight week old puppy needs to go relieve himself approximately every 30 minutes to an hour, especially after every nap, mealtime, and playtime. Crate training is critical for housebreaking because it is a natural instinct for a puppy not to "mess" where they sleep. Supervision while outside or in the crate helps greatly with preventing accidents in the house or crate.
Socializing your puppy is a training step that many puppy owners over look. It's important for your puppy to be comfortable outside their immediate surroundings. Socializing your puppy gets him used to different people, places, and things. Take your puppy with you whenever you need to run an errand, pick up food from the pet store, or even a car ride.
Do Not go to public parks, rest stops, or around unvaccinated dogs with your puppy. The risk is too great, as there are too many germs for your puppy's young immune system to fight off.
If you are inconsistent in enforcing the rules, your puppy will become confused and take longer to be crate trained and housebroken. If you don't catch your puppy doing something wrong, then don't punish him for it. Positive reinforcements such as: treats and praise are both great ways to let your puppy know he/she has done a good job. This is how they begin their learning process to eventually be able to not only be housebroken, but learn tricks, etc.
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