How long did it take you to potty train your puppy?

[Anonymous]

He is 3 months and he keeps peeing inside

[dustybiker]

First get an enzyme based spray, I love “odormute” but it seems covid did something to supply, it’s hard to find. Some (such as this) you can purchase in powder form and mix in warm water/spray bottle yourself. These are usually odorless and definitely needed if your pup has already had accidents in the house, as they will still smell their pee. The enzymes completely remove it. Soak the floors with the spray where accidents have happened.

I had mine trained in 24 hrs, each dog. And I have trained a lot of dogs. I sacrifice my sleep and take them out every hour on the hour through the first night then straight back to bed (also before play times and directly after each meal). It isn’t expected that they actually go each time, but it’s to train their young brain with an imprint in my home. The following nights will focus more on sleeping through. Only taking them out when they are unsettled.

Since you have passed this stage I would crate train. Take them out consistently. Eventually they will start asking.

[Asker]

It's been going well. I put him in his crate at night and have training pads and he goes there. He only poops outside and pees here and there outdoors. He likes peeing inside on the pads but doesn't really like being outside in the balcony. I much rather him pee on the pads inside but it would be nice to not have them. He does seem to cry a lot at night because he has to go potty

[dustybiker]

@Changiis07 Sounds like great progress. Keep at it.

[Autember]

Keep him supervised literally at all times.. take very frequent potty breaks.. and make sure he goes out immediately after eating, sleeping, or playing!! Anyway it can take months for potty training to be effective. There are still pups that have accident at almost a year old. Keep at it.

[Asker]

Yeah it's still a work in progress but he has been doing better. He doesn't pee or poop right after eating but def after playing and sleeping

[smilelots]

it took me about 2 weeks he did have a accident a few times after but not after 3 months old for sure,, this is what I did, I gave him a treat every time we went outside to p or poop I trained him to ring the bells I have sitting there and always made sure to let him know he was a good boy for going outside and for letting me know.. try that and keep doing it once thay go inside you have to get ride of the smell so it will stop,, good luck

[Asker]

I just got him on Saturday. Been training him and giving him treats but it takes a lot of patience I don't have lol. He is tiny so I have been trying to catch him and take him outside on the balcony but then he stops peeing. I can tell when he close to pooping so I pick him up and he goes outside. I praise him but then other times I have left him outside and he cries and doesn't go even though he was about to go. He keeps peeing under the kitchen table so I placed some pads there and tried to clean it but he keeps going there or other areas whether clean or not...

[Fuentes]

My sister dog did that when i was younger it took forever to train her cause she had to hire a trainer. That's one of my pet peeves with dogs and why I like cats better. But dogs grow on you

[Asker]

Yes I hate when they pee inside so it's been some work and lots of patience but it has been working

[DCooper]

How long it takes is purely a function of how well you stay on top of the situation and how solid a schedule you keep the dog to.

And then there are wild cards that you just can't do much about. For example some dogs will never have accidents during the day, but have to be crated or shut in the bedroom with you at night, or they will wander out in the living room and take a leak at any age.

[Brokenheartedx]

My mums dog a few weeks she used puppy pads and moved it to the door then out to garden etc but the dog has regressed due to diabetes, with that he has become deaf and blind and so he has accidents and now at 13 years old back to puppy pads

[888theGreat]

Chico used paper and he learned quickly , except you had to give him a treat , if you didn't , he wouldn't use the paper next time

[Agape93]

Couple weeks

[EarthRealm]

6 Years

[EarthRealm]

Eventually I started smacking him and forcing his nose in it Then he finally learned his lesson

[EarthRealm]

I refused to smack him and do those things for 6 years until I eventually decided he’s never going learn unless I Force him to learn the lesson

[Andro36]

No smacking works. It is just discipline. Your discipline mostly of teaching him patiently