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May 24th, 2009 by KittyKitty

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 is not as if you can tell them to use the bathroom whenever they feel like doing their business, even if you could, good luck in getting them to flush the toilet afterwards.

You don't need to worrr though because there are specific steps you can take to make sure that your puppies do their business when and where you want them to and it you don't need to use hypnosis. 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. This is different from puppy to puppy so watch the amount of time it takes your puppy to do it's business after a full meal. You might need several monitoring sessions to determine the average amount of time required but once that's established you can proceed to step 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. One thing to keep in mind is what is important and convenient for you because you can go either way. No matter whether you're potty training puppies outdoors or indoors you would still must clean up after them.

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. Keep the puppy in the newspaper covered area and wait until it does its business. Immediately after it does, let your puppy smell the scent on the newspaper.

c. Do step b again and again until your puppy gets used to the newspaper or the scent and then it will look for one or the other the next time 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. Don't forget, as a responsible dog owner, that you need 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's not expensive; it doesn't take a university degree, not even awkwardly over-priced tools - just some good old patience.