Patience and consistency is the trick for wee wee pad training for puppies. These scented urine pads can be real life-savers when trying to housebreak a young dog, but they are not a permanent solution. You need to eventually condition your puppy to go outside for bathroom breaks.
Lay down your wee wee pad in a highly visible, consistent area of your home. This will reinforce the behavior in your puppy, who will know exactly where to eliminate waste day in and day out.
When you see your dog sniffing or circling an area, you know he’s probably about to pee or poop. If you did not catch your pup in time, forget about punishing him; it won’t work. Instead, next time try to catch him right before he tries to go. Then jump into action. Say “no!” and pick your dog up and place him onto the wee wee pad.
If your doggie tries to leave the urine mat without going potty, then simply place your pet back on the mat.
Keep your dog in a comfortable pet crate when you are not at home. This will be necessary only during house training, and it is not cruel to your pet. In fact, successful canine crate training teaches your pup that he can hold it in until you get home — that’s a good lesson!
When your puppy successfully piddles on the pee pad, lavish him with praise and pat him on the head. Immediately extend a treat for him to snack on. You want to reward great dog behavior in this way, rather than spend too much time scolding him for “bad” behaviors. (You know the expression: “You can catch more bees with honey…”)
Once your dog has become accustomed to elimination on the wee pad, a week later start moving the pads gradually toward your house door. Every day, inch it over a little closer to the door. Eventually, the pee mat will be outside your home, and then later there will be no wee wee pad at all — just the great outdoors!
So there you go, quick and easy wee wee pad training tips for dogs.
Want to know even more? Here are a few other techniques for housetraining your dog.
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Here’s a tip for the use of these pads. First, don’t have 3 of them lying around the house. Pick one spot and keep it there for the training time; then it can be moved around. For a puppy being introduced to this method, take him/her outside first, and when the dog goes outside blotch the pad where the dog peed. Now you have the scent of the dog on the pad, so the pet is more likely to use the pad. Good luck, people!
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