Want to make sure you have the right puppy supplies to successfully potty train your
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It’s easy for your puppy to form a bad habit of going potty in your house if we don’t
follow or use the right guidance or supplies.
WE don’t want this to become a behavior that gets out of hand, so today I’m going
to share my top puppy products and tips to make sure you potty train your puppy to go
outside instead of on your rug!
I’ve taught thousands of new puppy owners my proven potty training techniques to get
their puppies to quickly learn to go potty outside, and now I want to share these tips
with you too!
Michele here with How to Train a Dream dog, the place for online puppy training courses
for new puppy owners!
Let’s get started with today’s lesson!
Here’s the deal…
most new puppy owners make some crucial mistakes the day they bring their adorable puppy home
New puppy owners don’t have a game plan in place and they try to wing it when it comes
to potty training their puppy.
In the comments below tell me how old your puppy is, who has the youngest puppy, who
has the oldest puppy?
Those that successfully potty train their puppy in record time follow the steps and
tips I’m about to share with you.
The first thing any new puppy owner should do is… as soon as they pull in the driveway
on day 1 of bringing home their new puppy….
Take them to the potty spot.
This has already been set up ahead of time before puppy comes home
If you haven’t done this step, it’s not too late, but start right away to get back
on track!
Your potty spot consists of a puppy pen in a designated spot outside where you’ll want
your puppy to go each time they go out.
Using a puppy pen keeps other animals out and provides a safe clean place for your puppy
to go potty.
When you put your puppy in the potty spot and they go...they get rewarded immediately
(not when you go back in the house, this is a common mistake)
I love Zukes training treats or even your puppy’s kibble as a reward for a job well
done!
Once your puppy comes back inside…
I know you’ll want to spoil them and give them access to the whole house, after all,
you’ll be excited to show them the place they will live for the rest of their life…
But wait, hold up…
Giving your puppy too much space too soon is setting them up for accident after accident.
The more space your puppy has to roam around in, the more frequently they will need to
go
When you’re first starting to potty train a puppy, you want to be as structured and
as consistent as possible, this helps regulate their system, gets them on a good schedule
and helps you learn their signals faster
You’ll want to gate off the easiest place to clean up accidents, which is usually the
kitchen or room without carpet.
This also limits their space in your home...until they can be trusted.
It can take anywhere from 1 week to 6 months to potty train a puppy, depending on your
schedule and consistency
To keep your puppy in the kitchen or another room, I like the tall gates with the verticle
bars and the door in the middle, as puppies are less like to climb or jump on them.
If your puppy has an accident in this room make sure to use a product like Natures Miracle
to clean up.
It has an enzyme in it which breaks down the ammonia found in their urine
This removes the urine scent so your puppy can’t smell themselves inside, and think
it’s ok to go again there.
Now you’ll want to be sure to start bell training your puppy as soon as possible because
this is a great way for our puppies to eventually be able to tell us when they need to go out.
In the comments below tell me if you want to bell train your puppy!
You can learn more about Bell training when you grab my FREE New Puppy Starter Kit, I’ll
post a link below.
The starter kit is for new puppy owners who want to learn how and what to start teaching
their puppy first and it includes some crucial advice to get you started with training your
puppy to have manners and good listening skills.
All new puppy owners look at their adorable, cuddly, sleepy puppy and never imagine they
would act out or do unwanted behaviors like jumping, biting, pulling on the leash, barking,
crying...oh the list goes on and on
Truth is these behaviors usually start a few weeks after owning a new puppy
That’s why you want to know all about them before you start to experience them with your
puppy.
Ok, back to potty training supplies…
When you’re working on potty training you are definitely going to need a crate for your
puppy
The crate is the place they are going to stay when you can’t supervise or watch them and
they place they are going to hangout when you go to work or sleep at night.
Without a crate, your puppy will not be able to stay settled on their own just yet, and
will wander around, this will keep their system processing and they will have more accidents.
We also use a crate to keep our puppies safe and out of trouble.
Puppies are curious and want to put everything in their mouths.
Over the last 20 years, I’ve had several students share with me the damage their puppy
has caused while left out of a crate in their absence.
Some puppies caused thousands of dollars in damage to the home, others needed surgery
to have things removed from their tummy or intestines,
and a few students shared horror stories of emergency vet visits where they never got
to bring their puppy back home.
Crates are like keeping babies safe in a crib or pack n play when we can’t keep our eyes
glued on them, 100% of the time
If your puppy whines or cries in their crate, don’t immediately go running to them or
you’ll quickly be trained by your puppy when they cry it means you’ll come get them
Instead, use a heartbeat dog to calm your puppy.
It contains an electronic beating heart that mimics the heartbeat of a littermate or…
you can find calming music on YouTube specifically for puppies
Ok, there’s one product you didn’t hear me mention.
It’s never found on MY puppy supply list even though celebrity trainers like Zak George
mention it but who are endorsed to promote it…
It’s puppy pee pads or potty pads.
I never want to teach my puppy it’s ok to go potty in the house.
I don’t want a bullseye in my home telling my puppy to pee and poo on the floor inside.
I have a video on this topic and how to potty train your puppy without out using them.
Basically the only reason to use pee pads is for medical reasons for either puppy or
human who can’t physically take their puppy outside.
One thing I forgot to mention…
You’re going to be tempted to take your puppy out off-leash, you’ll think they aren’t
going anywhere, “we don’t need it you might say”…
Farthest from the truth... your puppy needs to immediately start learning to feel comfy
with a leash attached because in a few weeks to a month or so they will enter the exploration
stage of development.
This means they will not be your little shadow anymore, they will want to explore and move
away from you.
This can be very dangerous because
they haven’t learn the “come” command or recall command off-leash just yet.
This takes quite some time to perfect and recall games have to be established so you
can guarantee they will come running, while outside, while distractions are the highest.
I get calls all the time, “Michele, my dog used to follow me and listen to me all the
time, now won’t come when I say come here, hates to be on a leash and we can’t go for
a walk or hike”
Don’t let that happen to you and your puppy!
Be committed to training your puppy the right way, from the start!
Now that you have the complete list of potty training essentials:
Remember I mentioned...
Nature’s miracle for accident clean up
-A leash to keep your puppy close to you and focused while outside
-Zukes training treats for rewarding puppy when they go outside
-potty bells so your puppy can signal to you...eventually, when they need to go out
-a crate to keep puppy safe and limit roaming when unsupervised, as well as help settle
puppy’s system from over-processing
-puppy pen to use outside for a potty pen
-calming music for dogs, I’ll post the link below
-And the heartbeat dog to help soothe an anxious puppy in their crate
Check out my other videos on how to potty train a puppy without pee pads for faster
potty training results.
Now that you know exactly how I start potty training puppies, I want to make sure you
get the rest of the details so don’t forget to subscribe to my channel and grab the Puppy
Training Starter Kit, remember the link is below.
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another new puppy owner so they can learn to potty train their puppy fast.
Tell me in the comments below what potty training dilemmas are you dealing with?