Stop Dog Poop Accidents

 In order to train a dog to poop outside, the first lesson a dog owner must learn is to understand the pre-elimination signs. I’ll show you how to stop your dog from pooping inside.

Toilet Train Your Dog - It’s Easier Than You Think

Training a dog to poop outside is easier than you think. So when is the best time to start potty training your puppy or dog? Puppy toilet training should start around a month and a half to 2 months old . Because one month and two month old puppies have not yet been able to develop their muscular bladders to succeed, they tend to have more accidents than older dogs.

Patience is the rule when trying to teach your dog to poop outside. Commands like “sit”, “fetch” or “stay” come very easily to puppies and can be learned within a few days. But potty training takes weeks, sometimes months.

3 Things a Dog Does When He Needs to Poop

There a defnitive signs a dog makes when he wants to go potty so be on the look out for these signs. These clues will help you to train a dog to poop outside a much easier task:

1. Circling and squatting in a particular area
2. Pacing a particular area
3. Smelling a particular area over and over

Now here are 3 tips to train your pooch to go outside:

Tip #1 Get Your Dog Outside Fast

The easiest thing about puppy training is that puppies make it easy for you to catch them before they poop on the floor. Before your puppy poops on the floor, scoop her up quickly and say “outside” and then quickly run outside with her.

Tip #2 Give the Command

The good news is as the puppy gets older, he won’t go around in circles over and over trying to pick the best spot - he’ll simply jus go! As she begins to poop or pee, say “Go Potty”. You don’t want to yell at her, but you do need to say the command to her firmly. Then of course, after she’s finished, you praise her lavishly.

Tip #3 Don’t Yell At The Dog - You’ll Make Him Afraid of YouHere is a caveat - be patient. Don’t scold your puppy if she eliminates indoors. Remember, it takes time for a dog to let you know it has to go outside. Remember, their bladder muscles need to develop also, which comes with maturity.

Frequency of Elimination for Puppies

Please keep in mind that all dogs tend to need to pee or poop every 2 to 3 hours. If your dog has not shown pre-elimination behavior within that time frame, take her out anyway. It’s better to be safe than sorry. Make sure you say “Go Potty”.

Again, even when outside, it helps to wait and watch for the desired behavior then issue the command. That helps the dog associate the command with the behavior.

If the dog hasn’t gone after a few minutes and a few ‘Go potty’ commands, take it back inside for an hour. Of course, if you spot the pre-elimination behavior in less time, go outside again immediately.

Conclusion

Dogs learn very quickly. Be patient and loving. Punishment is cruel and counter-productive, and nowhere more so than in waste elimination training. Finally, never rub a dog’s nose in waste.

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