Puppy Potty training is a very basic yet crucial teaching session. Just like human toddlers, they need to be taught early on in life when and where they should defecate. But it is important to realize that potty training for toddlers is significantly different from puppy potty training. When a pup needs to excrete, the most natural and obvious thing for it is to defecate at the same place where he is standing or sitting. When you potty train a puppy you are actually tampering with its natural instincts and therefore to train such a behavior and discipline in a puppy is time consuming and requires great patience and effort on your part.
Always keep in mind the sooner you start to train your puppy the better it is. Though older puppies are easier to train, by that time they have already sought a place to defecate. To uproot them from that place and assign them a new place can be a distressing task for the pup to learn.
If the puppy potty training session continues without any progress, a visit to the vet may be necessary to check for any urinary infection. Otherwise, you may need to modify a bit of your potty training program to accommodate the special needs of your puppy.
You need to demarcate and designate specific places in the garden or the yard for the dog to perform his duties. People living in apartments usually train their dogs to poop in the toilet itself or go out each day so that the dog can defecate. There is also ‘puppy pads’ laid down for the dog to excrete in case of any emergency.
Moreover, be consistent and systematic in your dealings with the pup precisely because the pup may get confused quite easily. Any tip or trick you follow, make sure you follow it on a daily basis or the puppy will have difficulty in understanding the mixed signals and commands you are giving out.
You need to make sure that the area where the dog defecated once should be cleaned properly so as to avoid recurrence in the future precisely because dogs can smell the scent and return to the spot for relieving themselves.
You may have to supervise the activities of your dog until it has mastered the task of potty training. Usually the tell tale signs of the puppy needing to relieve himself are squatting, pawing at the floor or a nervous look.