The quick and easy puppy potty training system has three key concepts that will limit poor choices by you and your puppy. The goal of our dog training program is to help make the right potty choice easy and the wrong potty choice hard for your puppy. The three key elements to humane, gentle and dog friendly potty training are Schedule, Supervise and Confinement. These are concepts that we share with our Chicago potty training clients.
Scheduling is the hardest concept for the first time puppy owner to comprehend and implement properly. A proper schedule helps you and your puppy plan your day. The best schedule has planned times for food, for potty time, for playtime and for naptime. Scheduling the day for your puppy revolves around his ability to hold in urine. The Ami Moore, rule of thumb is your puppy can hold it for one hour for each month of age. For instance, a three-month-old puppy should be able to stay clean and dry for three hours, a four-month-old puppy should be able to stay dry for four hours. But, there is one important exception to this rule.
Many of our clients in the city of Chicago choose the smallest of toy breeds as their pets.The size of your puppy is the really the controlling issue in creating a potty schedule. The smaller your puppy, the more frequently your puppy will have to potty and the usual rule of hour to age ratio is void. Some of the smaller toy breeds like Chihuahuas or Papillions, which are very popular with clients in the Gold Coast of Chicago, may have to urinate as frequently as every fifteen minutes!
The simplest schedule for the very young dog puppy is one-hour nap time and then one hour of potty, play and snacks. As the puppy becomes more mature, the time for potty, play and snacks can increase and the naptime can decrease. Puppies that are three months or older can have activity periods that are two or three hours long.
Proper supervision of the puppy is another area that can be very challenging for the new puppy owner. Supervision means that the puppy is always within reach of your fingertips and you always have both eyes right on the puppy so that he can't sneak away to potty in your best boots. This level of canine supervision is almost impossible for the average pet parent to maintain 24 hours a day. If you are watching your puppy all day long when do you go to the gym, go to work and visit your friends> What do you do when you can't supervise your puppy? Confinement.
You can use many methods to confine your puppy. Crates, baby gates and tethers are the most common options. The most common method is crating. A crate is a metal or plastic box that is just like a baby's crib. Many people feel guilty about using a crate, but feel comfortable placing a baby in a crib or playpen. A crate is a crib for a baby dog. It helps the puppy understand the concept of keeping your house sanitary and free from potty accidents and prevents the puppy from learning bad habits. Another option is to baby gate the puppy into a small room that has a non-porous floor like tile, stone or linoleum.
Tethering is very effective for older puppies or for pet parents who like to have their dog with them during the day. All you need to tether your dog to you is a thin leash that is about six feet long. Clip one end of the leash to your puppy and the other end is tied to your belt loops. This is a great way to keep your puppy with you, within arms distance and reduce the need for crating.
The Quick and Easy Puppy Potty Checklist
- Puppies do not soil the house out of spite or stupidity.
- Practice Supervise, Schedule and Confinement to give your puppy the best chance for success.
- Failures in housetraining are human mistakes, not puppy errors.
- Never your puppy punish for mistakes.
- The spot of the potty mistake should be cleaned up with an enzyme odor eliminator.
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