If you have just brought a new puppy home, you are probably wondering how easy it is going to be to housebreak him. If you follow these three easy steps, you should be able to housebreak your puppy in no time at all.

First of all, you should take your puppy outside every hour, and try to always go to the same spot. Don’t move from that spot and don’t walk him. Let him have the length of his four-to-six foot leash. Use positive reinforcement when he goes, and offer him a treat. Make sure to pet, kiss, and hug him too, and reward him with a walk around the block. After the walk, let him move around the house freely for about twenty minutes. Then put him into his housetraining crate for 35 minutes. (You should discard the crate once your puppy is housetrained.)

If the puppy hasn’t used the bathroom after twenty minutes outside, take him back to his crate for 20 minutes to avoid that he will use the bathroom in the house instead. Continue doing this until he uses the bathroom outside.

Take him outside before you retire for the night. You’ll also want to take him out once or twice during the night without taking him for a walk or letting him run around the house. You will be glad in the future that you have taken the time to do this.

The second week, you should take the puppy out every hour and a half during the day, and only as he needs during the night. He’ll let you know when he needs to go. If he uses the bathroom outside during the day, let him play for 30 minutes after that. And if he doesn’t, let him get back in his crate for 35 minutes. Make sure you keep him monitored when he is inside.

Gradually add time to his supervised free run and crate time until he’s successfully holding it for three hours during free run time, and four daytime hours in the crate. Take the puppy outside as soon as he gets out of the crate.

It will only take about ten days to give your puppy an idea, but training doesn’t end there. You should certainly continue your efforts. If you catch your puppy sniffing around the house and squatting, shout “outside!” and take him outside immediately. Praise him outside as he finishes up. But don’t forget to watch him during free time, so that you can catch him before he goes if he still has a bit more to eliminate.

It will take a little bit of work at the beginning to housebreak your puppy, but you’ll find it’s worth it in the long run.

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