How to Train a Dog to Use the Bathroom

Training and teaching a dog to go to the bathroom can be achieved, whether it is a puppy or an adult, of course when they are taught from an early age the process will be much easier, but everyone can manage to wait for them to be taken for a walk to relieve themselves, or also in a designated place inside the house; It is very important to know that punishments do not work in these cases, if not on the contrary, rewards, if you are interested in the subject, continue reading  How to teach a dog to use the bathroom.

What do you need to teach a dog to use the bathroom?

• Patience
• Training bells or chimes
• Bags to collect your necessities.

Instructions for training a dog to use the toilet

1. It is important to have schedules to take him out for his walk, one hour in the morning, another at night after dinner and another recommended before he goes to sleep. The dog will learn what times he has designated to go to relieve him, so you should do everything possible not to skip any time, because your canine will already have that schedule in his head and will hold out until that moment. If you have a puppy you should take it out much more often, on average you should take it out for a walk every 2 hours, because having a bladder that has not yet developed, they cannot contain themselves for long.
2. At first you should reward him with something every time he relieves himself where it should be, on the contrary if he messes inside the house, you should just ignore him because reprimanding him will cause you to get scared.
3. In the same way as you established a schedule for his walks, do it with his meals, that will help you more easily calculate the times that the dog should go to the bathroom, which will be approximately half an hour after eating (morning and night ), puppies will need a schedule to eat three times a day.
4. The dog will learn what are the times when you are going to take it out to relieve itself, but there will also be times when the dog needs to go without it being the established time, that is why it is very important that you learn the signals that your canine give you and if you see that he needs to go to the bathroom, even if the time has not come, you should take him out for a walk immediately, the dog will increasingly associate the street with the bathroom.
5. In the street you can choose a place to be the dog’s bathroom, because canines are animals of customs and habits and this will help you recognize it, in addition to making you feel more comfortable, it can be in your garden or in a fenced place where there is grass (lawn), so you know that you should always take your dog to that place and you can congratulate or reward him when he relieves himself at that point.
6. It is very important that you supervise your dog, especially when he has just arrived at your house, you have to be very careful that he does not relieve himself inside the house, since this should not be his bathroom, when you see that this is going to happen you should take it out to the street, so that your canine associates that the street is for this and not the house. If you let your dog use the potty house, the training process will take much longer. In this process it is very important to be observing it, so if for any reason you cannot be aware, you need another person to help you by taking your pet out for walks during the day, tell your assistant where the place you designated was as a bath for your dog.
7. We have already said that we must try completely that when our pet arrives for the first time he does not use the bathhouse, but in case it cannot be prevented and it happens, you must clean as quickly as possible and disinfect to eliminate bad odors, because if there are traces left, the dog will sniff them and associate that this is the precise place to continue relieving itself. Remember that the pet should not be punished for this, just ignore and clean up.
8. The rewards you give him for doing his business where it should be, you must do them at the right time, as soon as he has finished, do not give them to him too soon or when a long time has passed.
9. Bells or bells can also be used as a reward, when the canine does in the place you designated, it will be a pleasant sound for him, and the sound should not be used for other things.
10. If you want your dog to be potty trained in a specific place in the house, follow the same steps.

Tips for potty training a dog

• Among the signs that your canine can give you to know that he needs to go to the bathroom are: walking stiffly, if you see that he sniffs a lot on the floor or holds his tail.
• It is very important that you are a civilized citizen and carry a bag with you to collect the waste your dog has made and then proceed to throw it away.
• It is also good to take him out after he has had a drink of water; quite possibly he has an urge to urinate.