The Best Tips on Housebreaking a Puppy - Stop Your Pooch From Peeing All Over the Carpet

Getting a new puppy is exciting. There is nothing more fun than seeing your new puppy get comfortable at home.
Now, before you get too excited, you have to know and be ready for housebreaking a puppy. You may need a lot of patience for house training your puppy but everything will all be worth it in the end. Here are some tips you can follow on housebreaking a puppy.
At the start of your training, it's important for you to have a command to give to your puppy to signal that he needs to do his thing. It can be any word like "go", for as long as you use the word consistently, your puppy will recognize that every time he hears this word or words, he needs to relieve himself.
Use positive reinforcements when housebreaking a puppy. Give your puppy a reward or treat for every successful attempt he does. This will let your puppy know that he did a good thing and that for every good thing he does, he will get a treat. It's also important that you show your puppy who's the boss and of course, that's you.
If you see your puppy urinating on areas that he shouldn't be relieving himself on, reprimand him. Just like commands, use a consistent word or phrase to let your puppy recognize this as a sign that he did something wrong. If your puppy accidentally relieved himself on the wrong place, it's important that you immediately clean the area and get rid of the odor. Puppies use their sense of smell to find the spot where they usually urinate or defecate. If you don't get rid of the smell, your puppy will always go to the wrong spot to relieve himself.
Different ways of housebreaking a puppy
One of the most popular ways to housebreak a puppy is through crate training.
Crate training is when you put your dog in a crate to urinate and defecate. Before you start your crate training, it's important for you to know that putting your puppy in a crate for a long time may make your puppy noisy and destructive. Only put your puppy in the crate if you won't be there to watch him. Do not put him in a crate if it's not necessary.
Buy a crate that is big enough for your puppy. Place your puppy in a crate for the first month. If you see your puppy getting restless, pacing and sniffing around, take him out of his crate and bring him to the area that you want him to urinate on. Let him play around the house after relieving himself and then put him back in the crate.
Housebreaking a puppy is a bit of a task for first time pet owners. You need to be very patient when training your puppy. It may take weeks before your puppy learns the habit of going out to urinate or defecate. Give your puppy the time he needs to learn his toilet habits.