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If you’re the proud new owner of a puppy, the excitement you are feeling is incredible. You imagine all of the good times you’re going to have with your new pet. Then reality strikes and you realize that your new best friend is really messing up your home because it’s not potty trained yet. As much as you wish your new puppy would obey your commands, you quickly realize that you don’t actually know how to potty train a puppy.

If you’d like to live in a clean house then potty training your puppy is vital. Depending on the breed, this training may be easier or harder. Unfortunately, the learning curve for all breeds is not the same. If you haven’t purchased a puppy yet, you may want to keep this in mind and find out more information about the breed you are looking at purchasing.

In potty training a puppy, you must have immense patience. Because the puppy is so young, it really has very little control of when it has to do its business. If you keep finding messes around your house, it can definitely lead to frustration. So just this realization that the animal is young, and the fact that they just cannot hold it, should make you a little more clam when these accidents occur.

The best time to potty train a puppy is right after it has eaten. This will provide a routine for the puppy to follow. Also, try to take the puppy out first thing in the morning and before you go to bed. This too, will develop a routine for the puppy to follow.

Another great idea when potty training a puppy is to use treats or affection and excitement. After your puppy has successfully gone potty where and when you wanted them to, give them a treat or praise. Pretty soon it will understand that this was a good thing and will keep wanting a treat or wanting to please you by doing the right thing.

Dry dog food is recommended for feeding your puppy. When you go to feed it, make sure you do so at the same time. This way it will go potty at the same time each day and night. If you’re not on a set schedule, there’s no way your puppy is going to develop a routine. This is very important when you’re potty training a puppy.

Young puppies need a lot of water. Make sure it has it’s water container filled at all times but take it away about 2 hours before bed time. This way it won’t need to be taken out in the middle of the night.

Lastly, try to keep the puppies area clean at all times. A dirty area may discourage your puppy not allowing it get used to the area. You don’t want to give it any excuses.

Those are a few tips to help potty train your puppy. Hopefully, you have found them useful. If you can just remember to be a little patient potty training will be a thing of the past.

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