{"id":352,"date":"2026-01-11T01:19:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T07:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ruskanimals.com\/?page_id=352"},"modified":"2026-01-11T01:19:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T07:19:32","slug":"housetraining-your-puppy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ruskanimals.com\/?page_id=352","title":{"rendered":"Housetraining your Puppy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Welcome Home:<\/strong> Housetraining your new puppy can be easy and successful if you dedicate the necessary time and patience. A simple housetraining\u00a0 plan includes using rewards to teach your puppy where to eliminate, constant supervision, and preventive confinement when you are not able to supervise. With these elements, most pups can be trained in a relatively short period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Getting the Message:<\/strong> Certain events stimulate elimination.\u00a0 These include eating, drinking, playing, and waking from naps.\u00a0 If you watch your puppy carefully especially after theses activities, you will soon be able to notice signs that they needs to eliminate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where to start:<\/strong> Choose a spot outside with easy access where you want your puppy to eliminate.\u00a0 Accompany him\/her to this spot every time they go outdoors.\u00a0 Your puppy will soon recognize this spot by it\u2019s scent.\u00a0 Mildly praise any sniffing or other pre-elimination behaviors.\u00a0 When he\/she does eliminate praise them heartily, offer a tasty food reward, or start playing.\u00a0 As you start housetraining make sure to take your puppy outdoors every one to two hours. As your puppy gets older they will be able to go longer periods of time between going outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Schedule Meals:<\/strong> Controlling meal times will help to give you some control of your puppy\u2019s elimination schedule.\u00a0 Offer food several times a day at the same time each day.\u00a0 Only make the food available for 30 minutes at a time.\u00a0 Most puppies will eliminate within 1 hour after eating.\u00a0 If you are having trouble with your puppy eliminating overnight, make sure their last meal of the day is 3-5 hours before bedtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prevent Mistakes:<\/strong> The hardest part of housetraining is preventing your puppy from eliminating indoors.\u00a0 Until your puppy has gone 4-8 consecutive weeks without eliminating indoors you must keep him\/her within eyesight.\u00a0 A leash is a great way to do this!\u00a0 If you are unable to watch your puppy, take them outside to eliminate and then confine them to a small safe area.\u00a0 Crates provide an excellent confinement space<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clean-Up:<\/strong> Puppy\u2019s will naturally return to previously soiled areas.\u00a0 To prevent this remove urine and fecal odor with an effective commercial product making sure to saturate the areas.\u00a0 If your puppy is eliminating in a certain area of the home block access to the area, or place their bed or food bowls in the area, as most animals will not eliminate in the same area where they eat or sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay Calm:<\/strong> Your puppy will have an accident or two.\u00a0 Be prepared! Getting angry or frustrated will not help.\u00a0 Punishing your puppy for an accident is the least effective and most overused approach to housetraining.\u00a0 If you catch your puppy in the act make a loud noise or firmly say \u201cNO\u201d then quickly take your puppy outside.\u00a0 With a little patience ad a consistent approach, your puppy will be housetrained in no time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Home: Housetraining your new puppy can be easy and successful if you dedicate the necessary time and patience. A simple housetraining\u00a0 plan includes using rewards to teach your puppy where to eliminate, constant supervision, and preventive confinement when you are not able to supervise. 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