How hard will it be to housebreak my puppy?
It might take a little longer for him to catch on but you shouldn’t have too much trouble. 5 Rules for housebreaking puppies 1) The short-term memory of a dog is less than 3 seconds. What this means for housebreaking is that if your dog started urinating/defecating inappropriately more than three seconds age there is no point in you reprimanding him. He will have no idea why he is being reprimanded. In other words – if you don’t catch him in the act – let that one go. 2) There is a right and a wrong way to reprimand “accidents.” The right way to reprimand the accident is to do it while the dog is actually having the accident and to say a firm “no” and pick up/lead the dog to the proper potty area (outside) then PRAISE. The wrong way to reprimand accidents is to correct the dog more than 3 seconds after the beginning of the accident and to rub the dog’s nose in it or spank the dog in any way. 3) The BEST method for housebreaking is prevention. A new dog or puppy should be taken outside
