When is the best time to start potty training puppies? we have 1 month old puppies?
The sooner the better. My ex and I got a cocker spaniel that was 4 months old and wasn’t really trained by the breeder. So it took a long time to get him trained to go outside rather than enywhere he flet like going in the house. When she left and took the dog, I went out and got another cocker spaniel…actually his little brother from the same breeder- the next liter. He was 9 weeks old when I brought him home and he’s doing “pretty good” with the training…better than the other one was by 6 months. And he also had a UTI infection since I brought him to the vet a week after I got him. He was on antibiotics until about a week and half ago and is getting a new sample tested from last night. But considering that infection is going to make him go without knowing and being able to control it- it says a lot about starting training earlier.
I took in a pregnant stray back in april. From the time the pups were going on their own they had a papered area for pottying and a sleeping area. THey ALL used the papers…just put them NEXT to the sleping are as they leave the sleep area to potty. My vet ok’d them going outside at 5 weeks since my yard is fenced and I have never had an unvaccinated or sick dog in the yard. So i would carry them all out in a lg rubbermaid tub and the min they hit the groound they would start peeing and pooping. I also fed them outside cause I had 8 pups and they would start peeing and pooping the sec that pup was done eating/drinking…i started feeding puppy mush at 3.5-4 weeks. I only had 1-2 accidents normally at night on the papers and only a few during the day. I took them out to eat and then pretty frequently.
