Content

• Steps
• Part 1 of 3: Set and follow a puppy diaper routine
• Part 2 of 3: Start toilet training
• Part 3 of 3: Apply Praise
• Warnings

If you live in an apartment, you may want to start training your puppy to cleanliness by using diapers. This will allow your pet to go to the toilet in the designated area in your home. But along with this, you probably still want to train your puppy to use the outdoor toilet. This more flexible approach will allow your pet to urinate on the diaper when you are not at home, and to go to the toilet outside when you have the opportunity to walk with him.

Steps

Part 1 of 3: Set and follow a puppy diaper routine

1. 1 Observe the round-the-clock regime. To train your dog for cleanliness, you need to ensure that it is strictly adhered to. This will discipline both you and the dog. The pet must be taken to the toilet in the morning, after each feeding and play session, and in the evening before bedtime. It is important to take into account all such points. The specific regimen will depend on the age of the dog. To find out how long your dog can hold back his bladder, use one hour plus the number of hours that corresponds to the dog's age in months. So, a two-month-old puppy can endure no more than three hours, a three-month-old can withstand no more than four hours, and so on. Below is an example of a grooming regimen for a dog around three months old for those who are at home all day:
   • 7:00 - getting up and visiting the toilet area (diapers);
   • 7: 10–7: 30 - free time in the kitchen (let your pet play for 15–20 minutes unattended, while its bladder and intestines are empty);
   • 7:30 - feeding and water supply;
   • 8:00 - toilet (always after feeding and drinking);
   • 8:15 - free time in the kitchen;
   • 8:45 - stay in a cage;
   • 12:00 - feeding and water supply;
   • 12:30 pm - toilet;
   • 12:45 pm - free time in the kitchen;
   • 13:15 - stay in a cage;
   • 17:00 - feeding and water supply;
   • 17:30 - toilet;
   • 18:15 - stay in a cage;
   • 20:00 - water supply;
   • 20:15 - toilet;
   • 20:30 - free time in the kitchen;
   • 21:00 - stay in the cage;
   • 23:00 - toilet and overnight stay in the cage.
2. 2 Choose a specific location for your home toilet. Choose a place at home that your dog can use as a toilet. Ideally, it will be an area with easy-to-clean floors, such as a bathroom or kitchen. Place a disposable puppy diaper there.
   • You are the one who should determine the place for the dog's toilet. This place should completely suit you. For example, you might not want to put a diaper in the kitchen if you don't like having your dog go to the toilet where you prepare food and eat.
   • Use the voice commands consistently to indicate the location. For example, when your dog visits the toilet area, always tell him, "To the toilet!" - or use a similar command. Soon the dog will begin to associate this place with self-serving.
3. 3 Take your puppy to your home toilet regularly. According to the schedule or when you notice that the puppy wants to use the toilet, take him to the diaper.
   • Perhaps at these moments you will want to additionally fasten the leash to the dog's collar, despite the fact that it is at home. This will allow your pet to get used to the leash, which you may need to train him to use the outdoor toilet.
4. 4 Change your diapers often. Be sure to clean up after the dog goes to the toilet, but remember that the dog will tend to go to the toilet where there is a residual odor of urine, so it is necessary to leave the diaper already slightly stained with urine under a fresh diaper. For excrement, remove it completely when the dog goes to the toilet.
5. 5 Examine your dog's cues. Monitor your dog closely for signs that he wants to use the toilet. For example, before this, she may begin to walk in circles and sniff the floor in search of a suitable place for the toilet, or keep her tail in a strange position.
   • If your dog looks like he wants to use the toilet, take him to a diaper immediately. Do this even if the time has not yet come for the toilet.
6. 6 Keep a close eye on your dog at all times. You should supervise your pet closely all the time it is out of the cage. Even if he spends his free time in the kitchen, you should still keep an eye on him. This will allow you to stop him before he makes a mistake. It is critically important for you to ensure that your dog begins to associate relief with his own diaper.
   • Consider tying the dog on a leash to its own belt while out of the cage. That way, she's guaranteed to stay by your side. This will allow you to better track her behavior.
7. 7 Clean up pet oversights immediately. If your dog makes a mistake in the walls of the house, clean up as soon as possible. Do not allow your pet to start going to the toilet on a regular basis somewhere other than a diaper.
   • Do not use ammonia-based detergents. Ammonia is found in urine, so your dog may confuse the smell of detergent with that of urine. Instead, use enzymatic cleaners to clean up stained areas.
   • Don't punish your dog for oversights.

Part 2 of 3: Start toilet training

1. 1 Start gradually moving the diaper closer to the front door. Your ultimate goal is to get your dog to start to go outside when he wants to use the toilet. Once your pet is comfortable using the diaper, you can begin to introduce the front door into the training. Move the diaper closer and closer to the front door every day. Do this gradually, moving the diaper just a few tens of centimeters each day.
   • Reward your dog every time he uses the diaper. Stroke her and praise her in a friendly way.
   • If your dog starts to miss the mark after moving the diaper, you probably moved it too quickly. Return the diaper to its original place and wait another day before moving it again.
2. 2 Move the diaper outside the front door. Once the dog is successfully using the diaper in front of the front door, it is necessary to begin to train him to go to the toilet outside. Gradually, the pet will get used to going to the toilet in the fresh air, even if it continues to use the diaper for a while.
3. 3 Place a diaper in the outside area of ​​the toilet. Choose a place where the dog will need to go to the toilet. For example, it might be a grassy patch of land under a tree.When your dog needs to go to the toilet, take him outside and bring a diaper with you to create an associative connection between the outside toilet and the diaper.
4. 4 Get rid of your outdoor diaper. As soon as the dog starts using the outdoor diaper as intended, it will be possible to stop laying the diapers outside. Plain grass will become an analogue of the diaper.
5. 5 Lay a toilet napkin at home. If you want your dog to be able to go to the toilet both outdoors and at home, you can re-allocate the home toilet area.
6. 6 Use the toilet areas at home and outdoors alternately. Do not let your dog forget the purpose of the indoor and outdoor toilet areas and take it to them one by one. Alternate the use of both areas for a couple of weeks so that the pet gets used to using both of them.

Part 3 of 3: Apply Praise

1. 1 Be generous with praise. When the dog goes to the toilet in the proper place (whether at home or outside), reward him with your attention and pet. Tell her that she is great and use other praise options. Give your dog a little party every time. This will let her know that appropriate behavior is appreciated and commendable.
2. 2 Use praise in a timely manner. As soon as the dog goes to the toilet, praise him right away. You need to make sure that she has an associative connection between the action she just performed and the praise. Otherwise, she may get confused and not understand why she is being praised.
3. 3 Communicate with your dog in a friendly tone of voice. Do not speak harshly to your dog while toilet training is in progress. The animal should not be allowed to feel frightened or anxious about visiting the street or at the time of defecation.
   • Do not swear or yell at the dog for oversight.
4. 4 Don't punish your dog if it makes a mistake. The pet is just learning to follow your rules. Be patient with him and do not poke your nose into puddles. Do not scold or shout at your dog. Don't hit her. If you are not patient and friendly, your dog can associate fear, punishment, and the toilet.
   • If you find your dog in the wrong place while defecating, make a loud noise or clap your hands to scare it away. When the dog stops, you can take him outside to the right place so that she can finish what she started there.

Warnings

• If your dog stubbornly continues to have oversights and can not get used to maintaining cleanliness in the walls of the house, contact your veterinarian. He will help you find out if your pet has any health or mental problems that may manifest in this way.