House Training a Puppy – Practical Tips that will Prevent Mess

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House training a puppy.

It’s a simple enough concept. And yet puppy pee and poo problems persist (how’s that for alliteration?!)

In fact, it causes so much stress that some owners give up on their puppies altogether! Many poor puppies, through no fault of their own, are returned to breeders or handed over to rescue shelters.

Don’t be one of those owners.

Let’s begin this guide on how to house train your puppy by establishing the terminology that we’ll be using.

What’s in a name? There are so many different terms for liquid and solid waste that I could probably fill a page if I listed them all out!

For the purposes of this article, I’m going to stick with pee for liquid waste and poo for solid waste. Hopefully, that strikes a happy balance between the formal/medical terminology and the sort of terminology that some may find offensive.

If you are reading this article in advance of collecting your puppy you might also be interested in the Collecting a New Puppy, Puppy Socialisation Plan, and Canine Coat Colour posts.

If you are reading this post in the hopes of finding information about marking in dogs then please take a look at the Audible Marking in Dogs post which covers that as part of its analysis of the main topic.

Alright, let’s move on with some tips for house training a puppy.

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1 Establishing the Battleground

Puppy containment - establish the battleground

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