Having a new puppy in the home is exciting, but it can also present challenges. One of the biggest obstacles: housetraining your puppy. Fortunately, many dogs want nothing more than to please their humans; this means that I really want Learn to be trained at home.
But if you’ve been working on potty training for what seems like years and your puppy is still having accidents, you’re probably desperate to learn how to stop your puppy from peeing in the house. This is what you should know.
How often should puppies go outside to pee?
When puppies are small, they don’t have great control of their bladder, just like human babies do. But as they get older, bladder control in puppies improves and they can hold urine much longer.
When you first bring home a puppy, usually around 8 weeks old, take him out every 30 to 60 minutes for the first week or two. This will help prevent the puppy from urinating in the house and will also help him get used to going to the bathroom outside.
In general, the number of hours puppies can hold urine is equal to their age (in months) plus one. So, in theory, a 2-month-old puppy can hold his bladder for about three hours.
Puppy Bladder Check Chart
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Age
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Frequency of bathroom breaks
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2 months old
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Every 2 to 3 hours
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3 months old
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Every 3 to 4 hours
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4 months old
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Every 4 to 5 hours
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In general, by the time your puppy is 4 to 6 months old, he should have full control of his bladder (which means you can finally start sleeping through the night again). Once your puppy has bladder control, he should still go outside several times a day (three to five total) to go to the bathroom.
What to do if a puppy urinates at home
One of the first things you should teach your new puppy is house training. This process can take days, weeks or months, depending on the dog. But with determination and patience it can be achieved.
If your puppy keeps urinating at home, don’t punish her. Hitting dogs with a newspaper and rubbing their noses with urine are outdated training methods. If these negative training techniques are used, your dog will associate you with punishment and may become afraid of it.
Instead, use positive reinforcement with praise and treats when your puppy successfully holds his bladder and urinates outside.
If your puppy continues to have accidents at home despite your training efforts, consult your veterinarian, as there may be medical reasons for this. Your veterinarian can help determine if accidents are a training, behavioral, or medical problem. It is important to differentiate between these, as the solutions for each vary.
What are the signs that a puppy needs to go outside?
One of the biggest challenges when potty training a puppy is establishing communication between you and your puppy. There are many times when she understands the concept of potty training, but she just doesn’t know how to tell her that she needs to go outside.
While puppies can’t talk to us directly, they do have ways of letting us know that they need to go potty. Learning your puppy’s individual cues is one of the most critical steps in potty training.
Some of the most common signs may include:
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Cry or moan
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Groping or waiting at the door
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rhythm
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Jumping where you hang the leash
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Break-in
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Sniffing or circling
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Bark
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Any abrupt change in activity.
Is your puppy peeing in the house when you’re away?
Leaving the house can be difficult when you have a new puppy, especially if you are away for long periods of time. Your puppy doesn’t know when you’ll be back and, if he has to go to the bathroom, he has no way to get out. Fortunately, there are several ways to help with this problem.
1. Don’t leave it for too long
When you first start leaving your puppy alone, don’t leave him for more than 30 minutes at a time. As your puppy gets used to you leaving, you can progressively leave him for longer periods of time. This is especially true as he gains more control of his bladder.
If you has to Leave it for longer, keep in mind that it may have an accident. It all depends on her age and her ability to control her bladder, so be prepared for this and don’t get mad at her. Also, take him outside to urinate before you leave so his bladder is empty.
2. Put it in a box
Crate training can also help prevent your puppy from peeing in the house while you’re away. Animals don’t like to go to the bathroom where they lie down, so with a properly sized cage, they are less likely to have an accident while you are away.
3. Never punish her
While you should never Punish your puppy for urinating at home, it is especially important that you do not punish him for an accident that occurred while you were away. Dogs only have three to five seconds to associate an action and a reward or punishment. If you punish her for having an accident while you are away, she will understand that she is being punished but she won’t know. because.
It’s frustrating when your puppy keeps urinating in the house. But with patience, perseverance and positive reinforcement, he managed willpower be house trained.
Cover image: iStock/Liudmila Chernetska
