First you have to establish a schedule whereby your puppy is feed and exercised BEFORE you leave in the morning. EVERY morning, without fail.Second: Have an ABSOLUTE safe place for your puppy to be for a few hours. NEVER EVER leave a puppy alone for 8 or 10 hours with full run of a house or apartment and expect to find a clean house. Even if you crate train your dog, leaving them for more than a few hours until they are MUCH older is doomed to fail.Third: After a feeding, sleeptime, play session, or a long drink of water, Take your puppy to the area you want them to eliminate. EVERY TIME, not just when it is convenient for you. Believe me, your puppy is going to want to 'go out' after all of these events, AND then some.Fourth: Until they are house trained, restrict where they can be in the house. EVEN when you are there. I don't mean lock them in the bathroom, or the garage (HEAVEN forbid), or any other room. I mean until they can be trusted to 'hold it' make sure they are in an area much like a 'playpen would be for a child. NEVER let them out of your site, or they will eliminate elsewhere and return to where you are. Fifth: IF they have an accident, do not punish them. hit yourself with the newspaper (just kidding), and then take them outside. DO NOT push their nose it in, or they will NEVER trust you. I mean after all, elminating is a natural occurrence, if you punish them for going, they will learn NOT to trust you, and even when you take them outside to 'go' they will be fearful that you will 'push their nose in it again' and refuse to go in front of you. Sixth: If they have an accident, clean the area with a neutralizing solution, NEVER ammonia. Again you can take a stool with you, place it outside where you DO want them to go and they should get the message. Give a command to 'go potty' and walk them to the area. After they 'go' praise them softly (not too loud so you don't scare them).Seventh: NEVER put a dog outside and expect them to know what you want them to 'do'. Or they will do 'nothing' only to come back in the house and then eliminate inside, much to your surprise. And walking a dog AFTER they have eliminated, will end up being a playtime, instead of a 'potty run'.Eighth: KEEP A SCHEDULE. This bears repeating. Feed, walk and exercise on a schedule. Young puppies cannot go longer than a few hours without relief, so make plans to visit during the day, or have a trusted neighbor help you with this task. If this is not possible, expect to have a dog that is never house trained, always making a mess and always whining.NINTH: YOU are responsible for this dogs entertainment. Make sure you are supervising playtime, have safe toys and see to it that your puppy is getting the proper exercise. A tired puppy will not whine when you leave, it will happily sleep. Don't make a big fuss when you leave in the morning, or when you visit during the day, and again when you come home. Quietly leave, and quietly return. When you do return, immediately take your puppy outside BEFORE you fuss over it, play with it, or hug, etc. TENTH: If anything I mentioned doesn't seem to be working, remember this golden rule; PROVIDE an environment that if YOU were your dog YOU would want to be in. Think of it this way...... imagine if you had to spend the day as you would have your dog spend the day. Dogs can listen to music while you are gone, but they really don't have much to 'do' when you are not there. So many times we expect our dogs to be happy just to 'be'. We need to 'be' there for them, teach them the correct behavior and reward them when they are performing they way we want them to. Don't expect a herding dog to stop chasing the kids, or a german shepherd NOT to bark when a stranger approaches, or a newfoundland NOT to love the water. Expecting a small puppy to learneverything in a short period of time is not possible. Everything takes time and patience.Please remember to ACCEPT my answer, and I will continue to help other people too!!Angel C.
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