How to get puppy to go to the bathroom outside

[Wiscgirl]

My husband & I brought home a 9 week old Havanese/Coton mix puppy earlier this week. I have spent 20 min time periods with him outside as often as possible and he has yet to go to the bathroom outdoors. I take him back inside and within a few minutes he will have gone on the floor inside.

We do live in WI and it's cold right now, could that be the cause? How do I encourage him to try it so I can reward him for doing it and then continue training from there?

[john]

I note your question was last Feb. What was the answer? My one-year old Schnoodle will 'go' when I have her outside on a lead, but not on her own.

Am frustrated, especially as it is cold here in Canada.

John

[sabsandy]

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[mishheljane2o]

Cold can be the one reason but not exactly, so a good trainer could help you out as they are known to the other reasons too.

[brendi]

I had the same problem I recently solved by following these steps. professionals who train dogs still talk a lot and say nothing and I can not explain. I do not want to offend anyone, but I'm a little dumb for such things and never not understand when they're talking about.

1. Schedule the meals to influence the call of nature - There is a certain amount of time a puppies digestive system takes to complete its cycle and get from meal to waste. This varies from puppy to puppy so monitor the amount of time it takes your puppy to relieve itself after a full meal. It may take several monitoring sessions to determine the average amount of time but once you get it then proceed to step two.

2. Take the business inside or outside - Figure out whether you want your puppy to do its business inside your house or outdoors. Keep in mind that what is important is what is convenient to 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're going to train your puppies to do its business indoors then you need a liberal amount of newspaper and scent spray which is available in 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.

If you are training the puppy to do its business outdoors then just take it out for a walk. It will eventually find a spot after a while and assume the position. Do not forget to clean up after your puppy. Sooner or later when the puppy gets used to this system it will show signs of wanting to go outside when it feels the urge to commune with nature.

And there you have it three sure fire easy steps for potty training puppies. It doesn't cost much; it doesn't take rocket science, not even awkwardly expensive gadgets - just a good amount of patience.

[loslos]

I had the same problem I recently solved by following these steps. professionals who train dogs still talk a lot and say nothing and I can not explain. I do not want to offend anyone, but I'm a little dumb for such things and never not understand when they're talking about.

1. Schedule the meals to influence the call of nature - There is a certain amount of time a puppies digestive system takes to complete its cycle and get from meal to waste. This varies from puppy to puppy so monitor the amount of time it takes your puppy to relieve itself after a full meal. It may take several monitoring sessions to determine the average amount of time but once you get it then proceed to step two.

2. Take the business inside or outside - Figure out whether you want your puppy to do its business inside your house or outdoors. Keep in mind that what is important is what is convenient to 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're going to train your puppies to do its business indoors then you need a liberal amount of newspaper and scent spray which is available in 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.

If you are training the puppy to do its business outdoors then just take it out for a walk. It will eventually find a spot after a while and assume the position. Do not forget to clean up after your puppy. Sooner or later when the puppy gets used to this system it will show signs of wanting to go outside when it feels the urge to commune with nature.

And there you have it three sure fire easy steps for potty training puppies. It doesn't cost much; it doesn't take rocket science, not even awkwardly expensive gadgets - just a good amount of patience.

sounds good to me. I used this method as well and its solid.