How to Toilet Train Your Puppy in 7 Days

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Toilet training your puppy can be a difficult and anxious thing to do, especially for new dog owners, but it is important to not let that stress impact the experience with your puppy. All you really need is a solid plan and the dedication to stay with it, your puppy will find their routine sooner than you think. As a matter of fact, you can accomplish this feat of complete toilet training in as little as one week. Let Doggy Dan’s Online Dog Trainer review all the important components of housebreaking your little one.

PREPARATION

The goal is to get your dog to never consider using the bathroom in their ‘den’ or house. This will require a schedule that fits their daily behavior and some crate training to keep them within sight whenever you are busy, like preparing lunch or dinner for yourself/family.

The first part of your day involves waking up at the same time, early in the morning to immediately walk the dog. Then, your puppy’s walks will coincide with its feeding schedule. They have very short digestive tracts, all it takes is 5 to 10 minutes sometimes for them to be ready to go.

When you’re walking them to use the bathroom, you will start to see a pattern in where they like to go. Use these favorite spots to your advantage, as their scent lingers from previous usage and will trigger them to go whenever they seem to be taking a while on their walk.

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BEING THE PACK LEADER

In order for these training to be successful, you need to bring your best enthusiasm for your puppy’s efforts. Positive reinforcement is big for puppies learning to go when they are supposed to. If you exhibit lots of anger or frustration when they don’t make it out the door before they have to eliminate, it can cause you to lose progress because they might try to hold it in the next time they go out.

Too much motivation can be bad, too. Don’t try to talk them into going potty, it will serve as a distraction as they are trying to have a movement. It only makes sense, humans can just go on command either.

The best positive reinforcement comes in the form of being cool, calm, and collective during the whole process. Your puppy needs consistency and support if you want to make a solid bond with their daily lives. If you don’t think you can handle being at their every beck and call as a puppy, then do not hesitate to get someone to ensure they are able to go outside at the same time every day, eat at the same time, and still get plenty of attention from you, the pack leader.

QUICK RECAP

So, to accomplish a fully toilet trained puppy in just seven days, you must: walk them as soon as the sun rises, feed them at the same time every day, take them out as soon as they finish and start looking to go out, return to favorite ‘go’ spots, and be the reliable leader that he or she needs.

You can reward them with a little pet and a small treat after each successful walk to reinforce routine, but the important part is to be consistent and not make a big deal over any accidents.