Think Like a puppy
 

There have been so many threads on here about potty training 8 week old puppies, I'd like to try to explain why it might not work.

I am not addressing any one in particular. This is for all who believe a puppy should be trainable at 8 weeks.

I know that some claim to have trained them at that age, but I would wonder who was trained, the person or the dog. Some people are just quicker to pick up on the puppies signals, and better about keeping an eye on them.

An 8 week old puppy is equivalant to a 14 month old child. You would not expect a child of that age to understand potty training. And to complicate things, there is a language barrier. They don't speak human and we don't speak puppy. So it's like trying to explain potty training to a 14 month old foreign child.

Many of you bring this 8 week old puppy home, show them the pee pad, and expect them to know what to do with it. Or you sit the puppy on the pad and then repeat pee or potty or whatever over and over. The puppy has no clue what is expected of him.

I suggest that you put the pad where the puppy chooses to potty and then praise him when he accidently goes on it. Because the first few times are going to be total accidents.

Also just because they are trained in one room of the house does not mean they will be trained in all rooms.

Try to think like the puppy thinks. His world is very small, and each new room is another world to him.

I hope this helps. I am not trying to belittle anyone, I don't think anyone is stupid, I'm just trying to help you understand why your puppy isn't "getting it".

Well Said!!!! :)