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Bringing home a new puppy is always an exciting and fun time for the family. We all love playing with the new puppy. One thing no one seems to like about the puppy though, is his using the house as his potty. Make the whole house training process easier by using the crate training method for house training your new puppy. I used to do it the old fashioned newspaper on the floor way (with predictably “crappy” results).I can tell you that the paper method beat doing nothing at all, but it was still at first a hit and miss proposition, and I hated cleaning up the misses. After stepping on a particularly nasty “accident” in the middle of the night that was deviously hidden by the dark, I decided I better look into getting a crate for my puppy.

You will avoid having the accidents that will inevitably happen with other house training systems.  You are asked to keep your new puppy inside his crate all the time unless you are actively supervising him-such as it’s playtime  or dinner time or time for some training. I have found that if I don’t supervise  my puppy pretty closely, I’ll be giving an accident an opportunity to happen, and as they say “accidents happen”.

• When crate training your puppy, try to keep his crate in the room you are spending most of the day in. For example, if you are at home working in your office, keep him in the crate in your office with you.  You can also keep an eye and ear open for any whining that might indicate it is time for a potty break. Don’t let him out frequently just because he is bored, but be sure to let him out if it seems like it is time for potty .

• You can be sure he will need to have a bathroom break after he wakes up from a nap, so listen for sounds of activity in the crate, and be ready to take him out to his spot.  You will also notice your puppy will relieve himself within about 30 minutes at most after eating and drinking, so don’t put him back in the crate until that has happened.You should try to have him use his own special toilet area out back, or wherever works best for you and praise him and reward him as he learns that this area is the toilet.

• When it is time for the puppy to have a nice break, you can feed him, play with him, and make sure he gets enough exercise and maybe a little early training that he is tired out when he gets back in the crate. You want to tire the puppy out with by playing with him during his break from the crate, so that he’ll be ready to sleep for the next couple hours-that way he is not whining out of boredom.

• Make sure you are staying consistent with the crate training method as that is a key factor for a quicker success. If you are lax about leaving him out of the crate until he is house trained, he will surely have some accidents. Once the smell is in the carpet or on the floor, it will be harder to stop these accidents from reoccurring in the future.  Remember, if your puppy does have an occasional accident, don’t hit him or yell at him. If you catch him just starting or about to start, say “no” to get his attention, then quickly lead him outside to the spot he uses.  Stay consistent and positive with the house training. Like anything else, the closer you adhere to the crate training system’s methods, the quicker and better the progress you will see.

I found the crate training method worked much better than the old newspaper on the floor technique. In fact, it took my latest puppy only about 2 weeks to become house trained.  I did lose a little sleep at first if he whined at night, but I made sure the puppy didn’t eat late or drink very much before going to bed for the night, so that wasn’t as big a problem as I would have thought. Don’t use the crate as a punishment tool-you want him to view the crate as his safe and comfortable den, and for him to have only a positive attitude bout being in there.

If you are about to house train a new puppy, be sure  to use the crate training method. You might want to get a copy of the Ultimate Guide to House Training-that’s the book I used to relearn how to go about house training my puppy. This very easy to follow book is a very complete course on house training and caring for your young puppy-check out my review to see how it can help you with your puppy .The Ultimate House Training Guide Review.

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