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Probably one of the biggest headaches involved in having dogs for pets is potty training puppies. They do not have a button you can push to have them do their business and they cannot comprehend any verbal command unless they were trained to do so. Getting a puppy to do its business where and when you want it to does not involve rocket science. The one major requirement one needs to complete this task is a large amount of patience. As long as you remain consistent in your training methods, you won't have trouble potty training a puppy.

Getting them to do their business by recognizing their nature

Animals are instinctive; they do not weigh any sort of pros or cons before making a decision. Knowing this can really help you in learning how to potty train them. Puppies are like sponges ready to soak up information, they have the instincts but, for the most part, are still in the trial and error phase of finding out how to meet certain needs. Urinating and defecating is a drive but, contrary to what most people think, puppies don't just stop whatever they are doing and do their business. Try to observe them when they get the urge, they often run around looking a bit agitated first sniffing and fumbling about until they find a good spot and then assume the position.

This is where the training in potty training puppies comes in. You have to teach your puppy to decide on a specific location to do their business so each time that they get the urge to go potty they go precisely where you want them to go. How do you do it? You will need something with a musky or earthy scent, something distinct that when they smell they can easily associate with either urinating or defecating. You can purchasecommercially manufactured potty training sprays in pet stores or you can go hands-on and put a small amount of your pet's urine in a spray bottle when it does its business.

Whether you choose the commercial spray or the hands-on approach, the training phase remains the same: when your puppy shows the need to do its business, prepare a liberal stack of newspapers and keep your puppy on the newspaper. Spray a small amount of the scent agent on the news paper. Allow the puppy to move around the location and get comfortable. Once the puppy has gone potty, gently hold its head near the spot you sprayed the agent making sure it is close enough for the pup to smell the scent. Repeat this for about 90 days every time the puppy needs to go potty.

Doing the steps talked about already can get you either two results or both. The puppy can associate doing its business to a newspaper or the scent, this means that whenever the puppy needs to go potty, it will either search for a newspaper or sniff around for a scent, either result leads to a properly potty trained puppy and worry free maintenance for you.

As mentioned earlier potty training puppies requires a generous amount of patience but aside from that it is actually a pretty easy thing to do.

Many people wonder if there are secrets for potty training puppies. The truth is that there are really no secrets, just the correct application of knowledge. There are times, that potty training may not even be necessary. A number of people have purchased their pups from breeders and have never had to train their pup to do their business out of doors. The pup was trained already by its mother to go out of doors. However, for people who get a puppy that needs to be trained, there are some helpful tips that can make things easier.

The first thing you should do is to make sure your puppy is healthy. If the pup has any type of urinary tract infection or any other infection or disorder relating to its systems, then it may cause a delay in training. After you know your pup is healthy, then you can begin the potty training process. It is important to foster the correct habits in your canine so that you don't have to spend time breaking bad habits.

You decide where you want your pup to do its business. A great idea is to have a very specific spot. Some people use their backyard, but this can cause the puppy to get distracted and delay its elimination. So, by picking a corner of a yard, you can make sure that the puppy understands that when you take it there, he/she is to do his business promptly. In other words, you do not want to leave your puppy any room for confusion.

Another rule of potty training puppies is to be consistent. This means that you have to monitor him and take your puppy out at the appropriate times. If you don't, you are taking a chance the puppy having an accident. So, keep an eye on your puppy and allow him/her to go out as he/she needed. Any time your puppy drinks or eats or plays very hard, the puppy will more than likely need to be given the opportunity to go. After about two weeks, you'll discover that your puppy is letting you know when he/she needs to go. Some pups will go stand by the door to the outside and others will bark. Some other pups will come up to you and put their little heads on your knee and look at you longingly. However your pup chooses to let you know, make sure you praise him for his efforts to eliminate outside.

Getting a puppy isn’t just fun and games, there is a certain amount of responsibility in maintaining them with perhaps none more frustrating than potty training puppies. It's not like you can tell them to use the bathroom whenever they feel like relieving themselves, even if you get to pull that off, good luck in getting them to flush the toilet after using it.

No worries though because there are certain steps you can follow in making sure that your puppies relieve themselves when you want them to and where you want them to and it doesn't involve the use of hypnosis or acquiring the services of a snake charmer. You might even be surprised as to how easy potty training a puppy is. Just how easy? Well easy enough to summarize in three steps:

Three Steps in Potty Training a Puppy

1. Set up the mpuppes meals to promote the call of nature - There's a specific amount of time that a puppies digestive system needs to go through its cycle and get from meal to waste. The amount of time it takes your puppy to relieve itself after a full meal varies from puppy to puppy so you should monitor this time. It may take a number of monitoring sessions to decide the general amount of time but once you get it then go on to step number two.

2. Will you potty train inside or out - Make a decision about whether you want your puppy to do its business in doors or out of doors. Remember, what's important is what's convenient for you because you can go either way. Whether you are potty training puppies indoors or outdoors you would still have to clean up after it.

3. Paper or plastic - If you decide to train your puppy to do its business in the house, then you need a lot of newspaper and scent-spray which you can get at most pet stores.

a. Whenever your puppy needs to relieve itself lay down a generous stack of newspapers and spray a small amount of scent spray on it.

b. Restrict the puppy within the newspaper covered area and wait until it relieves itself. Right after it does let it smell the scent sprayed on the newspaper.

c. Repeat b until your puppy gets used to the newspaper or the scent it will look for either of the two next times it needs to relieve itself.

One thing you can do when you are training the puppy to do its business out of doors is just take it out for a walk. Your puppy will eventually find a location after a while and assume the position. Remember to clean up after your puppy. Eventually, when your puppy gets used to this system, he/she will display signs of wanting and needing to go outside when it feels the need to do its business.

And there you have it three sure fire easy steps for potty training puppies. There's no real expense; you don't have to be a rocket scientist, not even expensive devices - just a bit of patience.