Some adult dogs may have never been taught to go to the bathroom outside so their muscles will need be trained to hold their excrement.
Training a puppy to go toilet outside.
Always head out the same door to the same area where you want your puppy to potty and keep them on a leash outside while training even in a fenced yard so you can see what s happening and.
Consistency attention understanding and patience are all key in housetraining.
Potty training an adult dog can be very similar to training a puppy depending on the circumstances.
I have created several puppy potty training videos to help you through the p.
Whether that dog is a puppy or adult it is quite likely there will be some accidents to clean up.
Stay outside with your puppy until they have done their business at which point you can give gentle praise.
Then choose a command you want to use to train your puppy like go potty when you go to the designated potty spot say your command and wait for your puppy to relieve itself even if it takes a while.
Unfortunately while it is a theoretically simple thing to do training your dog to toilet outside can be frustrating and a lengthier process than it should be particularly if you don t have good guidance.
Puppy pads and paper training offer a temporary solution to housetraining.