SAMPLE HOUSE TRAINING ROUTINE
8 to 16 weeks
Use a word or phase such as “Outside”
or “Go Outside”. He will quickly make the association.
6:00
AM
Take the puppy outside. Praise when he eliminates
6:10 AM
Feed and
water
6:20 AM
Take the puppy outside. Praise when he eliminates. Play.
6:30 AM
Put the puppy in his crate (now you get to get ready for work!)
7:15 AM
Take the puppy outside
7:30
AM
Put the puppy in his crate
(Now you get to leave for work)
11:00 AM
Have
someone come in to let the puppy outside. Praise
when he eliminates then feed and water, then outside.
Praise when he eliminates, play, back into his crate.
4:30 PM
Have someone come in to let the puppy outside, then feed and water,Then
outside, play, back into his crate
6:00 PM
Take puppy outside. Praise when he eliminates. Light feed
and water, Outside again. Inside play time, Training
time,
In
and out. Praise when he eliminates.
10:00 PM
Outside.
Praise when he eliminates. Into his crate for the
night.
If you bought an adult sized crate, use a piece of
wood (some wire crates come with a
divider) and make it
just large enough for him to lie down and turn around.
Move the divider as he grows.
DO NOT LEAVE A COLLAR ON A DOG OR PUPPY
IN THE CRATE.
Puppies need to eliminate after:
Eating
Drinking
Sleeping
Playing
Constant supervision and a consistent routine is the secret
to successful housebreaking!
If your puppy eliminates
in the house and you
“catch him in the act”, say “NO” and hustle him outside
immediately. Praise when he eliminates outside.
I don’t give my
puppies water after 7:00 PM.
With the younger pups, they may have to go out during
the night, but usually by 10 weeks they sleep through.
Puppies need to be let out in the middle of the day until
they are
about 6 months old.
Don’t
ask him to “hold it” all day!
He can’t and he should be getting a mid-day feeding until
he is about 4 months old.
