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.