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Start by confining your puppy to a crate,
kennel or other small area.
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Allow plenty of space outside the crate or
kennel for playing, eating and elimination. Line the "potty"
area with absorbent puppy training pads.
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Anticipate and plan "potty" times.
Your puppy will need to "go" upon waking, eating
and drinking, playing and before going to sleep.
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Pay attention to signs that your puppy needs
to "go". These include sniffing the floor, circling
and starting to squat.
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Control food and water intake. What goes in
must come out.
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Expect and be prepared for "accidents".
Remove all traces of resulting odors. They will stimulate
him to "go" in the same spot. To remove odor, use
a natural bacterial enzyme product that actually digests the
odor source instead of just covering it up.
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For outdoor training, when your puppy shows
signs of having to "go", take him outside to a pre-selected
spot.
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For "paper" training using puppy
training pads, take notice of the area in his confined space
where he has choseN to "go". Gradually decrease
the amount of puppy training pads that you have in the area
until only the bathroom area remains. Eventually the bathroom
area can be moved out of the pen and closer to the door and
finally outside. If your puppy is an indoor pet, you may choose
to continue using the puppy training pads as his "bathroom"
indefinitely.
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Reward your puppy's good behavior and successes.
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Be patient. The puppy housebreaking process
will take several weeks. But with consistency, patience and
praise, both you and your puppy will graduate with honors.
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