Your puppy's formative years are the perfect time to begin training. The things your puppy learns during this period will most likely stick with him the rest of his life. One of the most imperative things to get started is to train dogs to potty outside.

Probably the most helpful tip to ease both your pup's stress and your own is to develop a routine as soon as your puppy begins living with you. You can begin by accustoming your puppy to sleep/eat/potty routine. Try feeding your puppy around the same time every day, making for frequent trips outside afterward. He will soon adjust his body to the routine.

If you can admit straight away that accidents will happen when it comes to your puppy, then you just may save a bit of sanity while dog potty training! You can help ease accidents by keeping some newspaper in a constant spot so that your pup can at least familiarize himself with an acceptable alternative when he is unable to go outside. This works particularly well if you don't have a "doggy door" and your dog has to depend upon you to take him outside.

The sooner you get to know your puppy's "eat/potty" routine, the easier potty-training will become. The most easy rule to go by is to remember that by the time you've fed or watered your pup, he will be ready to potty roughly 15 - 20 minutes later. This rule works very well if you can manage to have your puppy outside the proper potty surroundings at the time you expect he needs relief.

Be sure that you separate "potty time" from "play time." Puppies love to explore--it's natural and should be encouraged, but only when it's the appropriate time. Nothing is more frustrating than to be up at 2 am with your little guy running around the yard for twenty minutes, only to potty as soon as you get back inside.

This period in your puppy's life is a great one to start administering praise and discipline techniques. a lot of people prefer the terms "good boy/girl" and "no," both of which can be still be used when your dog is an adult. Although puppies need a lot of repetition, routine, and firmness, remember that your puppy will soon grow up, so enjoy his puppyhood while you can!

Learn more tips like this at HelpYourPets.com - Puppy Steps and while you are training your puppy learn how to protect him from injury also.

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