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Originally Posted by MaxMommy  Hi, how long does it usually take to potty train a dog? My male dog is going to be 4 months old, and he cannot hold it. I have heard that dogs usually do not pee or poop where they will be (kennel), yet my puppy does. Is he too young? Because I have heard of so many stories of owners who do not have problems with their dogs because they were potty trained easily. What can I do to start potty training him correctly. Please Please Please advise!  |
First of all, is your puppy kept in a kennel or a crate? Secondly, if he is kept in a crate, is the crate too big? You can tell if it is too big if your puppy can go to the bathroom in one part of the crate and sleep in another part of the crate, and they will go in their crate if it is too big. Also, I would start feeding your puppy in his crate, dogs don't like to pee where they know they will be eating food. In addittion, are you crating him too long, since they are puppy's they go quite frequently due to their small bladders. The older they get, the longer they can hold it. I have a four month old male yorkie and he gets let outside every 3 to four hours, except at night and in the morning, he can hold it for up to eight hours. Remember to let your puppy out to go to the bathroom right after he plays, eats, and wakes up from a nap. When you do let your dog out of his crate to go potty and you take him to the spot you want him to go, give a command such as go potty or do your business, in the future he will recongnize this command making things faster and easier for you. If he does go like he is suppose to, then make a big deal out of it. Praise him like he just did the world's greatest thing
and give him a delicious treat for it to show him that he was good and did what he was suppose to. This ensures that he will go for you when and where you want him to because he knows he will get praised and a reward for it. I hope this helps, good luck!
