by karencurious of curiousk9s
First of all, the old school way of rubbing your dog’s nose in his/her crap and piss DOES NOTHING EXCEPT MAKE THE DOG AFRAID OF YOU AND GIVE YOUR DOG ISSUES!!!!  STOP DOING THAT!
Your puppy or rescue dog does not KNOW that having a normal bodily function on your floor or carpet or bed or couch is BAD.  You need to TRAIN your puppy or rescue dog where it is acceptable to release it’s urine and poop. Â
HOW do you do that? Well, with a lot of consistency, patience and praise!
If you are using potty pads and your pup/rescue is missing the target but getting close, MAKE THE TARGET BIGGER!
Do not let your puppy/rescue have free reign of the house/apartment or any space you are in if he/she is not potty trained because guess what? He or she WILL GO FIND A POTTY SPOT!
How do you prevent this?  Tether your pup/rescue to you. Yep, attach your pup/rescue to your belt loop, your wrist with their leash and if he/she starts sniffing around, immediately take them outside or to the elimination spot.  Once Fido has eliminated in the proper place, massive amount of praise are given and 5 little treats!!!! With the words GOOD FIDO, POTTY OUTSIDE or POTTY ON THE SPOT or what ever you want to give the art of eliminations name… YES GOOD BOY/GIRL TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS…. GOOD BUSINESS! You get the idea, right?  Give your dog’s potty business a NAME and stick to it.  Once your dog has FINISHED eliminating then LAY ON THE PRAISE AND TREATS.
You can teach FIDO how to ring a bell to let you know they GOTTA GO! How do you do this??? Â
Well, put a bell by the door and every time you take Fido out to do his/her business you ring the bell… Then you teach Fido the command TOUCH. Then you teach FIDO to RING THE BELL as you are going out to take care of business… So eventually FIDO will know to RING THE BELL when he/she needs to get outside and do their business.
Potty Training your dog is no easy task, but it’s only as hard as you make it!
Potty Training your dog is a temporary transition so you need to keep that in mind and keep a cool head while teaching your puppy/rescue the ropes.
At night!!!! Keep Fido in the crate or tethered too your wrist via leash. If Fido is super small, put Fido in the crate so you don’t roll over in bed and suffocate the poor pup in the night.  If Fido is of a decent size you can tether to your wrist with the leash and when you feel your arm rise or movement and it wakes you up, you IMMEDIATELY TAKE FIDO OUT.  No stomping on your part, deep breaths and be grateful you aren’t having to clean up a mess in the house….
Fido is starting to get it!
Fido needs to be taken out every two hours until you can figure out the space in between movements. Â Keep a log on a notebook. Â Time and Type.
Fido needs to go out and potty when he/she wakes up, after meals, after drinking, after playing. Â Just deal with it. Â Once you can successfully get out every two hours without accidents, stretch it to 3 hours, then four. Â No puppy should be made to hold it without a safe elimination place for more than 4 hours. Â
Good luck and remember to breathe! This is temporary and soon Fido will absolutely prefer to go take care of their business outside!  Feel free to share your #potty #training experiences below.  And another thing, don’t get mad at Fido. You are just giving him/her serious issues.  Set Fido up for success. Â
Never forget that you #wokeupaboss this morning for a reason. Â Be a great leader for your #dog.