PUPPIES ARE THE BEST! I SUGGEST YOU WALK THEM A LOT AND TAKE THEM TO THE SAME PLACE EVERY TIME. MAKE THAT PLACE THEIR “POTTY” WALK THEM AROUND AND TRY NOT TO LET THEM GET DISTRACTED. IF THEY DO BUSINESS PRAISE THEM A LOT (BUT NOT IN A LOUD VOICE AS THEY MAY MAKE A NEGATIVE ASSOCIATION). PUT THE LEASH NEAR THE DOOR, MAYBE ON A HOOK SO THAT THEY CAN ASSOCIATE BOTH WITH GOING OUT. IF YOU CAN TAKE UP CARPET – DO IT. OR PUT PLASTIC RUNNERS WHEN YOU ARE AWAY. DO NOT SCOLD A DOG FOR MAKING MESS IN THE HOUSE. SIMPLY SHOW THE DOG WHAT WAS DONE AND IF IT IS SOLID BRING IT OUT TO THE POTTY SO THEY CAN GET A “SCENSE” OF WHAT BELONGS THERE. THERE IS A GOOD BOOK OUT BY APRIL FROST CALLED BEYOND OBEDIENCE WHICH HELPED ME A LOT. I BROUGHT HOME A SEVEN MONTH OLD FEMALE DOG NEVER HOUSE TRAINED AND WITH PATIENCE AND LOVE AND KNOWLEDGE AND ABOVE ALL ELSE C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-N-C-Y – I HAD HER HOUSE TRAINED QUICKLY.
THE BIG KEY IS CONSISTENCY. EVERY ONE IN YOUR HOUSE HAS TO DO THINGS THE SAME WAY AND HAVE THE SAME BOUNDARIES – WHAT IS GOOD FOR ONE IS GOOD FOR ALL AND ALWAYS THE SAME.
TALK TO YOU FURRY ONES A LOT SO THAT THEY GET TO KNOW YOUR LANGUAGE. BELIEVE THEY UNDERSTAND AND TALK TO THEM AS YOU WOULD A YOUNG CHILD DISCOVERING THE WORLD. YOU WILL DISCOVER A FEW THINGS YOURSELF.
ENJOY YOU LITTLE ONES.