How to House Train Puppy Without Expensive Potty Training Pads

Puppy potty training is tedious work but there is no need to make it more tedious and expensive with puppy training aids like puppy mats. With the proper advice, puppy house training becomes easier, less stressful on your pet and more ingrained for a permanent change. By not using puppy potty training pads or mats, the steps of teaching the maturing puppy to go only outdoors is skipped. Many times a puppy taught to go on puppy training pads will continue to go in the area that the pad had been. Remember that a puppy is a baby and when matured their intelligence is about that of a two year old human child.

First, there is several things that you need to not do. By starting with a positive attitude, your pet will feel happy to please you, not afraid of you. Don't yell or hit because the puppy will not understand what they have done wrong. Do not rub their nose in urine or feces. The puppy will not understand, but rather believe that they are being punished for whatever they was doing the moment before. Do not use cages or kennels to punish your puppy for long periods of time. This will teach them to be wary of the cage instead of comfortable and can cause behavior problems in the future.

Prevention of accidents and positive reinforcement is the key to potty training your puppy. You should limit the area of the house that the puppy has access to. An area with tile or hardwood is easier to clean than a carpeted area. Also choosing to limit the space the puppy can go helps to prevent sneaking to the back stage.

Taking the puppy out to potty in the grass every hour or so during the day is essential. You should patiently wait until the puppy does their business before going back inside. When the puppy is "using" the grass, give a non-excited praise for going potty in the grass. You do not want to appear too excited because this might interrupt the puppy's progress. However, when the puppy is finished, be sure to praise with excitement. A treat is also a nice idea, but don't give a treat every time or it will be expected. This can become a problem as the dog ages or if you don't have a treat when expected.

One thing that I noticed when praising my puppy is that as long as I used the "good girl" phrase all the time, the puppy didn't understand that I was more approving of the good acts. The moment I used the "good girl" phrase for potty time only, the puppy began to understand what I wanted from her.

At night time it is best to keep the puppy in a kennel. The puppy can't get out and make an accident this way. Also, the puppy will learn not to "go" in the living area.

The hardest thing to do when house breaking a dog is dealing with the accidents on the floor. It is important not to react with negativity toward the puppy. Simply clean the mess with Lysol or other disinfectant cleaner. There are many cleaners on the market if the mess is on a carpet, rug or furniture.

I hope this guide helps you to keep your puppy happy while being house broken without using puppy potty training pads.