House training (or potty training) may be one of the most important things you do with your new puppy. Follow these dog-trainer-approved tips to learn how to potty train a puppy.
Equipment for Potty Training a Puppy
Collar or harness
Hands-free 3-4 foot non-retractable leash
15-foot non-retractable leash
Two dog litter boxes or two frames that hold wee-wee pads
Wee-wee pads
Tasty small-sized treats
Carpet cleaner for pet stains
Mops and floor cleaner
Lots of love!
How to Potty Train a Puppy
1. Take your puppy out at least once every 30 minutes.
Take your puppy out on leash. Being on leash helps your puppy learn to potty on leash in general, which is useful because you’ll probably want your dog to potty on walks at some point. It also keeps the puppy from running around and getting distracted by all the interesting things around them.
2. Give your puppy five minutes, watching the whole time to see if the puppy pees or poops.
Stand still in one spot, in an area where it’s OK for your puppy to potty. Quietly watch the puppy.
By standing still, you keep the puppy in a small enough area that they will get bored with exploring fairly quickly and focus on pottying faster.
By keeping quiet, you help your puppy stay focused on pottying, instead of interacting with you.
3. Praise and offer a treat if the puppy pees or poops outside within five minutes.
Wait until the puppy has finished pottying. You don’t want to interrupt the puppy and have them finish that potty indoors!
As soon as you’re sure the puppy is done pottying, offer praise and hand them a tasty treat.
Note: If puppy does not pee or poop within five minutes, that’s OK. Take puppy to a confinement area for 10 to 20 minutes. After 10 or 20 minutes, go back to Step 1.
4. After the puppy pees or poops, give the puppy off-leash fun time.
Fun time can take place outdoors if it’s a safe area to be off leash (and if your puppy likes being outdoors), or indoors under supervision if outdoors is not an option (or if your puppy doesn’t want to stay outdoors).
Giving your puppy off-leash fun time once the puppy pees or poops teaches the puppy that pottying leads to more fun.
Most importantly, avoid the common mistake of confining the puppy right after they potty. If you bring the puppy back to their confinement area right after a successful mission, they learn that pottying ends the fun. Then they may start to wait longer and longer to potty, which is the opposite of what you want, right?
5. Repeat these steps throughout the day.
Give your puppy lots of chances to potty in an appropriate potty area. Then use positive reinforcement (treats, play, praise) to encourage your puppy to keep pottying in those areas.
The more times your puppy gets it right (and the fewer times your puppy has an accident), the faster your puppy will learn the routine.
Download our Puppy Walking Schedule printable, to help you keep track: https://be.chewy.com/new-puppy-printa...
Expert Tip: Create a house training chart or use a notepad to keep track of when and where the puppy pees and poops, so you can learn their patterns. Download our Puppy Potty Training Chart printable, to help you keep track: https://be.chewy.com/new-puppy-printa...
What if my puppy potties in the wrong place?
If you see your puppy having an accident, calmly take the puppy outside and then praise and offer a treat for going in the right place. Fight the urge to yell or scold! Punishing your puppy, whether by yelling and scolding or pushing the puppy’s nose into the urine, will not help.
Punishing your puppy usually teaches them to pee and poop where you can’t see them. In other words, they won’t stop pottying in the house; they’ll just hide before they do their business. This is because puppies often misinterpret punishment to mean they shouldn't potty in front of you. The nuance that the punishment was about pottying indoors may be totally lost on them.
House training is simple, but it isn’t necessarily easy. House training a puppy can be hard work at first, but the more consistent you are, the better. A little work up front will pay dividends for years to come, and the sooner you start, the sooner your puppy will learn—so get started right away!
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