How to Toilet train your Pup

Toilet training your dog has to start from the time they are puppies. Just like babies, puppies urinate frequently. You must be observant enough to anticipate their needs and allow them to relieve themselves every two hours. So, all it takes is a little vigilance and patience on your part to successfully toilet train your lovable hound.

Here are a few tips on how to toilet train your dog:

+ They must be taken out as soon as they have woken up. Once they reach the spot command them to ‘go now’. They learn faster if they see other dogs relieving themselves. The key is to take them out every two hours and as soon as they eat or drink something.

+ You can train your dog on newspapers. It takes time with puppies as they are capable of urinating more than 12 times a day. So get them to urinate on papers and then gradually start moving the papers outside.

+ You must praise your dog when they relieve themselves outdoors. You must never punish them when they have already urinated inside as they would not understand why they are being punished unless you catch them in action.

Article by Harshita