POTTY TRAINING TIPS BELOW AND BELL TRAINING TIPS
Pet Stain Remover. I love this stuff!
Removes stains and odors. Great for potty training that first year. I get mine from my vet or from Amazon.com. Here is the link to Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Equalizer-Carpet-Eliminator-ounces-aerosol/dp/B00061MT7U |
Doggie Diapers & Belly Bands Picture from Kennel Komforts
I love having belly bands for Zach. It is comfortable and made of washable cloth. Also, the training pants for girls are wonderful if you have an older dog or a submissive pee-er. The link is below.
http://www.kennelkomforts.com/ |
How to Housebreak a Puppy or an Adult Dog by Ed Frawley
Please keep in mind that potty training involves more than going outside with them and praising them for pottying, it also includes preventing accidents inside the home, as well as consistency and clarity on your part and teaching them how to let you know they have to potty by either ringing a bell hung by the door or barking and running to the door. This is a very smart breed and within a few months if your puppy is doing well DO NOT stop the training or relax (dogs and puppies can be unpotty trained by a lack of consistency or relaxing on the training routine to soon). The training takes months and months of consistency on your part. Also, many puppies when they go through growth spurts can backslide for a few days in their training. So, keep training through 12/18 months. Puppies like children may get the idea quickly but they will forget to hold it, may hold it too long, etc... Below is a link to successful housebreaking by a dog trainer and his tips. (I have modified a few things as he trains a much larger breed). Lastly, crate training helps prevent separation anxiety behaviors in young dogs and also puppies need nap time. They sleep anywhere from 16 to 18 hours a day... yes, a lot of sleeping when they are young. Adult dogs sleep anywhere from 14 to 16 daily... MAKE SURE YOUR PUPPY IS GETTING PLENTY OF NAPS, CRATED.
FYI WATER INTAKE: You need to take the water up by 6:00 pm OR measure the water and give your puppy the exact amount of water they need during potty training (offer the water three times a day) if your puppy tends to guzzle water. Professionals recommend ONE OUNCE PER POUND DAILY. So, if your puppy weighs 5 pounds, then 5 ounces of water daily is plenty. As your puppy grows, you increase an ounce per pound.
POTTY TRAINING / CRATE TRAINING: THIS IS WRITTEN BY A DOG TRAINER
Many people do not understand why their dog does not know what to do when taken outside. Just turning a dog out in the back yard by himself a few times a day is not the way to house train a dog.
Merely taking him outside also does not mean he knows what he's being taken outside for. The biggest problem between the dog and the owner is that the dog would love to please but he doesn't know how to communicate with you.
Housebreaking in theory is very simple. It is finding a means of preventing the puppy from doing his duties in the house and only giving him the opportunity to do it outside. It also means that the dog learns to communicate with you about going when told to go and about letting you know when he has to go outside.
A dog is a creature of habit and because he learns by association, if his training is consistent he will quickly learn there is no other place to relieve himself other than outdoors.
We take advantage of a very natural instinct of the dog - his desire to keep his sleeping quarters clean - i.e. not to mess his bed. We offer a dog a den in the form of a dog crate. This becomes his bed that he cannot get out of. If the dog crate is the right size he will not soil it. Puppies may not initially like it (some will scream their heads off) but within a few days they will accept it without a problem.
Dogs are and always have been den and pack animals. Canines naturally and instinctively prefer the shelter of a den. In the wild the young are raised in dens. They spend a great part of their first year very close to their den. In homes, dogs often choose their den. They will get under a desk, behind a couch, in a closet, etc.
A dog crate is a perfect, natural bed for the dog and a safe, natural spot to put the pet whenever necessary for the dog's safety or the owner's peace of mind. CRATE SIZE: 24 inches
If you are appalled by the idea of confining him to a cage, let me dispel any idea of cruelty. You are actually catering to a very natural desire on the part of the dog. In his wild state, where does a dog bed down for the night? Does he lie down in the middle of an open field where other animals can pounce on him? No! He finds a cave or trunk of a tree where he has a feeling of security - a sense of protection. The correct use of a crate merely satisfies the dog's basic need to feel safe, protected, snug and secure.
Now with this said. Some puppies will scream their living heads of - some for a couple of days when you put them in the crate. The question you need to answer is "would I rather get the dog used to the crate or would I rather clean up dog crap on my rug"? An easy question to answer.
Pups do get over the fact that screaming gets them no where - as long as you ignore it and DO NOT TAKE THEM OUT OF THE CRATE WHEN THEY ARE SCREAMING. If it bothers you - put the crate in the basement or the garage or leave the house for a few hours. Trust me - it will stop when it gets tired. Those who give in create their own problems.
Small pups will naturally sleep 15 to 18 hours a day. This is normal. They quickly learn that the crate means taking a nap.
I keep a plastic bowl of all-natural dog treats near my crate OR I USE THEIR PUPPY FOOD AS A TREAT TOO. Every time I put a pup in the crate I give a "CRATE" command and toss 2 or 3 pieces of puppy food into the crate. It gives the pup a nice reason to go in. You will be surprised how quickly they expect to get a treat when they go into the crate. Going in becomes a positive experience.
As a dog ages and learns I will give the "CRATE" command before I toss the treats in. I will expect the dog to go in on their own because I just told them to do it. This exercise is the beginning of teaching your dog to go to his crate when people come to the house. Dogs that bark and act stupid when they hear the door bell need to be told to go to their crate. This is how that training is started.
When thinking of the size of a crate needed for your dog, think small. Think den not condo! The use of too large a crate for a puppy will encourage the pet to use a small portion of it for a bed and the remainder as a relief station!
The puppy should only be allowed to relieve itself out doors. It is OK to place the crate in the bedroom of the person who will be responsible for that early morning trip. This is a temporary situation if you prefer.
A crate is never meant to be used as a place of punishment for the puppy, so a couple of safe toys would be welcome for crate-time. USA MADE chews too.
Start crate training while you remain in the same room with the crated puppy, start crate training the VERY FIRST DAY YOU GET YOUR PUPPY HOME! They need naps and your training should start DAY ONE. Gradually extend your absent periods, and in a short time, you can be gone several hours. While in the crate, the dog should not be scolded except for chewing on the wires. You can make it clear that you are not pleased with screaming but often that does not impress the pup. So ignore it.
Crate confinement works so well that most dogs soon choose the crate for naps and, in general, consider it their own private domain. They learn that they can go into their crate and sleep and no one will step on them or jump on them. I feed all my house dogs in their crate. I rarely feed outside the crate.
At BED-TIME take the puppy out and give him an opportunity to do his duties BEFORE BED-TIME. If you are in a protected area (a fenced back yard) let him go free off the leash. Be sure to stay out there with him. Lavishly praise him with GOOD OUTSIDE when he has completed his duties. Take him inside at once and put him in his bed.
A puppy is NEVER ALLOWED TO HAVE FREE ACCESS TO THE HOUSE unless you have your eyes on the pup. If he poops on the floor because you turned your back for 45 seconds - well you screwed up and made a mistake. Don't blame the pup for your mistake.
The only time pups are loose in my home is just after they come in from going outside and then only for short periods of time. All of my interaction with my pups is done outside. I NEVER leave a dog unattended and loose in the house until it is 12 to 18 months old. I crate when I leave the house until 18 months to 3 years old. Test leaving at first with short trips.
Pups must go out first thing in the morning (and I mean first thing) take the dog outside. He's been clean all night - and holding it all night - he will do his duty in a hurry because HE HAS TO GO. Now bring him in and give him freedom, but with you (you can leash the puppy to you or the area of the house that you are too. A child's gate in the doorway is an excellent barrier to the other rooms in the house. Give him his freedom while breakfast is being prepared and while you are eating breakfast. After your breakfast, and when you have time to take him out, feed him his breakfast - and take him out immediately. Remember the rule - outside after each meal. Dogs relieve themselves after SLEEPING - EATING AND HAVING EXERCISE.
Now bring him in and put him in his crate and go about your normal routine of the morning. He should stay in the crate until about 11:00 to 11:30 A.M. Then out of the crate and outside. Bring him in, and while you are preparing and eating lunch let him have the freedom of the kitchen but only when you have "eyes on the dog."
At dinner time as soon as he has finished his last mouthful - take him outside. After he has completed his duties, bring him in and again give him the freedom of the kitchen while you are preparing dinner and during the dinner hour. Give him another trip outside about 8:00 P.M. - and again just before your bedtime. Some pups need to be exercised more than others to get them to relieve themselves. Exercise always increases the urge to pee or poop.
The bottom line is you cannot take your dog outside too much. If you take him out every hour then he learns that he is going to have a chance to go outside to do his business. So when someone tells you to wait for 4 hours - I would ask WHY if you can take him out more often? Why wait that long if you are home. We want to establish a pattern and what better way than to take the dog out all the time. Also do not underestimate how important it is to ask your pup if he WANTS TO GO OUTSIDE just before going out and praising GOOD OUTSIDE WHEN HE DOES GO. I tell my adult dogs GOOD OUTSIDE.
A couple of points on how to house train your dog:
Using An Odor Neutralizer And Indoor Spray Repellent. When a the handler makes a mistake and allows the dog to pee in the house you have to get rid of the odor. Sometime you need to get rid of the owner. This is accomplished with an odor neutralizer, which is available in pet stores. (Do not use household cleaners as they contain ammonia and will attract him back to the same spot.) When used properly it will completely eliminate these odors, discerned only by the dog, by neutralizing the scent. When areas previously used by the dog have been neutralized the incentive for using the same spot will be eliminated. Then spray the area that has been soiled with an indoor pet spray repellent.
Proper Correction: Under no circumstances should the puppy be punished for relieving himself in the house, unless you catch him in the act. The punishment should be a verbal scolding not physical harm.
A puppy has no mental capacity to connect your wrath with whatever he did wrong, even a few minutes earlier. If you cannot get to the pup within 2 seconds of him doing his business then you have screwed up. Pups simply cannot put two and two together to understand why you would be mad about his peeing on the rug. It is confusing to him and you only get a puzzled whimper. Catch him in the act or scolding is no good.
The old adage of rubbing a dogs nose in it is stupid. We don't do this to our kids and we should not do this to our dogs. Anyone who recommends this needs a lot more experience in dog training.
If you catch the puppy in the act of an accident, we recommend clapping your hands or picking him up to interrupt. Quickly get the pup outside to finish what he started. When he goes to the bathroom outside, make sure to give a lot of praise. We don't punish puppies for making mistakes. They don't understand the rules yet so it would be unfair to do anything other than interrupt and get them outside to their designated bathroom area.
Many people are mistakenly convinced that a dog messes in the house for spite or revenge, usually for having been left alone. This is incorrect. It is for reasons of anxiety, nervousness or fear that he behaves this way...or simply that he is not properly housebroken. Very often the owner comes home and find the dog behaving in a fearful, shameful, or generally guilt-ridden manner. It is because of this that the owner is convinced the dog has messed in the house for spite. It's simply not true. The dog cringes when you come home because he associates your arrival with punishment. You have conditioned him by correcting too severely when you came home in the past (and it only takes ONE TIME).
Some people question me about pups that are very young wanting to go out every couple of hours. This can happen when the pups are under 12 to 14 weeks. There are a couple of things to keep in mind:
With all of this said there is always the occasional pup who will pee and poop in the crate (if this happens remove the bedding until the puppy is 6 to 12 months old). No matter how often you take him outside. All you can do is continue on - its a pain to clean the crate and the dog. But eventually they will catch on. Unfortunately most of these dogs never get that chance because they seal their fate by their unclean actions. I recently had a friend who raised her own litter and the pups were kept impeccably clean. One male she kept took 6 months before he would stop peeing in the crate at night. She got up in the middle of the night for months before the problem went away. So the moral of the story is that you need to do EVERYTHING right and even then things can go wrong. We are dealing with animals and sometimes they defy our good sense.
With a little effort on your part and the use of this method the puppy can be housebroken very quickly. But remember there is more than peeing and pooping in the house that goes along with housebreaking. Allowing a dog to be loose when you are gone is a little crazy unless you are 100% sure the dog will not chew your walls, your shoes, your furniture or anything else it takes a liking to. SO KEEP YOUR DOGS IN DOG CRATES until they are 18 months to 3 years old. I should post the some of the story's I get through email of dogs eating couches. Couches and chairs seem to be a delicacy
http://leerburg.com/housebrk.htm
FYI WATER INTAKE: You need to take the water up by 6:00 pm OR measure the water and give your puppy the exact amount of water they need during potty training (offer the water three times a day) if your puppy tends to guzzle water. Professionals recommend ONE OUNCE PER POUND DAILY. So, if your puppy weighs 5 pounds, then 5 ounces of water daily is plenty. As your puppy grows, you increase an ounce per pound.
POTTY TRAINING / CRATE TRAINING: THIS IS WRITTEN BY A DOG TRAINER
Many people do not understand why their dog does not know what to do when taken outside. Just turning a dog out in the back yard by himself a few times a day is not the way to house train a dog.
Merely taking him outside also does not mean he knows what he's being taken outside for. The biggest problem between the dog and the owner is that the dog would love to please but he doesn't know how to communicate with you.
Housebreaking in theory is very simple. It is finding a means of preventing the puppy from doing his duties in the house and only giving him the opportunity to do it outside. It also means that the dog learns to communicate with you about going when told to go and about letting you know when he has to go outside.
A dog is a creature of habit and because he learns by association, if his training is consistent he will quickly learn there is no other place to relieve himself other than outdoors.
We take advantage of a very natural instinct of the dog - his desire to keep his sleeping quarters clean - i.e. not to mess his bed. We offer a dog a den in the form of a dog crate. This becomes his bed that he cannot get out of. If the dog crate is the right size he will not soil it. Puppies may not initially like it (some will scream their heads off) but within a few days they will accept it without a problem.
Dogs are and always have been den and pack animals. Canines naturally and instinctively prefer the shelter of a den. In the wild the young are raised in dens. They spend a great part of their first year very close to their den. In homes, dogs often choose their den. They will get under a desk, behind a couch, in a closet, etc.
A dog crate is a perfect, natural bed for the dog and a safe, natural spot to put the pet whenever necessary for the dog's safety or the owner's peace of mind. CRATE SIZE: 24 inches
If you are appalled by the idea of confining him to a cage, let me dispel any idea of cruelty. You are actually catering to a very natural desire on the part of the dog. In his wild state, where does a dog bed down for the night? Does he lie down in the middle of an open field where other animals can pounce on him? No! He finds a cave or trunk of a tree where he has a feeling of security - a sense of protection. The correct use of a crate merely satisfies the dog's basic need to feel safe, protected, snug and secure.
Now with this said. Some puppies will scream their living heads of - some for a couple of days when you put them in the crate. The question you need to answer is "would I rather get the dog used to the crate or would I rather clean up dog crap on my rug"? An easy question to answer.
Pups do get over the fact that screaming gets them no where - as long as you ignore it and DO NOT TAKE THEM OUT OF THE CRATE WHEN THEY ARE SCREAMING. If it bothers you - put the crate in the basement or the garage or leave the house for a few hours. Trust me - it will stop when it gets tired. Those who give in create their own problems.
Small pups will naturally sleep 15 to 18 hours a day. This is normal. They quickly learn that the crate means taking a nap.
I keep a plastic bowl of all-natural dog treats near my crate OR I USE THEIR PUPPY FOOD AS A TREAT TOO. Every time I put a pup in the crate I give a "CRATE" command and toss 2 or 3 pieces of puppy food into the crate. It gives the pup a nice reason to go in. You will be surprised how quickly they expect to get a treat when they go into the crate. Going in becomes a positive experience.
As a dog ages and learns I will give the "CRATE" command before I toss the treats in. I will expect the dog to go in on their own because I just told them to do it. This exercise is the beginning of teaching your dog to go to his crate when people come to the house. Dogs that bark and act stupid when they hear the door bell need to be told to go to their crate. This is how that training is started.
When thinking of the size of a crate needed for your dog, think small. Think den not condo! The use of too large a crate for a puppy will encourage the pet to use a small portion of it for a bed and the remainder as a relief station!
The puppy should only be allowed to relieve itself out doors. It is OK to place the crate in the bedroom of the person who will be responsible for that early morning trip. This is a temporary situation if you prefer.
A crate is never meant to be used as a place of punishment for the puppy, so a couple of safe toys would be welcome for crate-time. USA MADE chews too.
Start crate training while you remain in the same room with the crated puppy, start crate training the VERY FIRST DAY YOU GET YOUR PUPPY HOME! They need naps and your training should start DAY ONE. Gradually extend your absent periods, and in a short time, you can be gone several hours. While in the crate, the dog should not be scolded except for chewing on the wires. You can make it clear that you are not pleased with screaming but often that does not impress the pup. So ignore it.
Crate confinement works so well that most dogs soon choose the crate for naps and, in general, consider it their own private domain. They learn that they can go into their crate and sleep and no one will step on them or jump on them. I feed all my house dogs in their crate. I rarely feed outside the crate.
At BED-TIME take the puppy out and give him an opportunity to do his duties BEFORE BED-TIME. If you are in a protected area (a fenced back yard) let him go free off the leash. Be sure to stay out there with him. Lavishly praise him with GOOD OUTSIDE when he has completed his duties. Take him inside at once and put him in his bed.
A puppy is NEVER ALLOWED TO HAVE FREE ACCESS TO THE HOUSE unless you have your eyes on the pup. If he poops on the floor because you turned your back for 45 seconds - well you screwed up and made a mistake. Don't blame the pup for your mistake.
The only time pups are loose in my home is just after they come in from going outside and then only for short periods of time. All of my interaction with my pups is done outside. I NEVER leave a dog unattended and loose in the house until it is 12 to 18 months old. I crate when I leave the house until 18 months to 3 years old. Test leaving at first with short trips.
Pups must go out first thing in the morning (and I mean first thing) take the dog outside. He's been clean all night - and holding it all night - he will do his duty in a hurry because HE HAS TO GO. Now bring him in and give him freedom, but with you (you can leash the puppy to you or the area of the house that you are too. A child's gate in the doorway is an excellent barrier to the other rooms in the house. Give him his freedom while breakfast is being prepared and while you are eating breakfast. After your breakfast, and when you have time to take him out, feed him his breakfast - and take him out immediately. Remember the rule - outside after each meal. Dogs relieve themselves after SLEEPING - EATING AND HAVING EXERCISE.
Now bring him in and put him in his crate and go about your normal routine of the morning. He should stay in the crate until about 11:00 to 11:30 A.M. Then out of the crate and outside. Bring him in, and while you are preparing and eating lunch let him have the freedom of the kitchen but only when you have "eyes on the dog."
At dinner time as soon as he has finished his last mouthful - take him outside. After he has completed his duties, bring him in and again give him the freedom of the kitchen while you are preparing dinner and during the dinner hour. Give him another trip outside about 8:00 P.M. - and again just before your bedtime. Some pups need to be exercised more than others to get them to relieve themselves. Exercise always increases the urge to pee or poop.
The bottom line is you cannot take your dog outside too much. If you take him out every hour then he learns that he is going to have a chance to go outside to do his business. So when someone tells you to wait for 4 hours - I would ask WHY if you can take him out more often? Why wait that long if you are home. We want to establish a pattern and what better way than to take the dog out all the time. Also do not underestimate how important it is to ask your pup if he WANTS TO GO OUTSIDE just before going out and praising GOOD OUTSIDE WHEN HE DOES GO. I tell my adult dogs GOOD OUTSIDE.
A couple of points on how to house train your dog:
- Do not vary your dog's diet (this can cause runny stool).
- Treats should only be given as a reward for the puppy going into the crate.
- Bring him in as soon as he does his busines--playtime outside happens after they learn that they are going outside to potty right away, not to play.
- Praise every time you see him pee or poop. Do this forever. Reinforcing good behavior never hurt anything.
- Dogs who go out and just dink around and then go in their crate need more exercises when they go outside. A long walk will often cure the problem. BE SURE TO PRAISE WITH GOOD OUTSIDE or whatever you want - then when you have the dog in the house and say "DO YOU WANT TO GO OUTSIDE" he will learn what you mean.
- Older dogs are house trained exactly like young pups.
Using An Odor Neutralizer And Indoor Spray Repellent. When a the handler makes a mistake and allows the dog to pee in the house you have to get rid of the odor. Sometime you need to get rid of the owner. This is accomplished with an odor neutralizer, which is available in pet stores. (Do not use household cleaners as they contain ammonia and will attract him back to the same spot.) When used properly it will completely eliminate these odors, discerned only by the dog, by neutralizing the scent. When areas previously used by the dog have been neutralized the incentive for using the same spot will be eliminated. Then spray the area that has been soiled with an indoor pet spray repellent.
Proper Correction: Under no circumstances should the puppy be punished for relieving himself in the house, unless you catch him in the act. The punishment should be a verbal scolding not physical harm.
A puppy has no mental capacity to connect your wrath with whatever he did wrong, even a few minutes earlier. If you cannot get to the pup within 2 seconds of him doing his business then you have screwed up. Pups simply cannot put two and two together to understand why you would be mad about his peeing on the rug. It is confusing to him and you only get a puzzled whimper. Catch him in the act or scolding is no good.
The old adage of rubbing a dogs nose in it is stupid. We don't do this to our kids and we should not do this to our dogs. Anyone who recommends this needs a lot more experience in dog training.
If you catch the puppy in the act of an accident, we recommend clapping your hands or picking him up to interrupt. Quickly get the pup outside to finish what he started. When he goes to the bathroom outside, make sure to give a lot of praise. We don't punish puppies for making mistakes. They don't understand the rules yet so it would be unfair to do anything other than interrupt and get them outside to their designated bathroom area.
Many people are mistakenly convinced that a dog messes in the house for spite or revenge, usually for having been left alone. This is incorrect. It is for reasons of anxiety, nervousness or fear that he behaves this way...or simply that he is not properly housebroken. Very often the owner comes home and find the dog behaving in a fearful, shameful, or generally guilt-ridden manner. It is because of this that the owner is convinced the dog has messed in the house for spite. It's simply not true. The dog cringes when you come home because he associates your arrival with punishment. You have conditioned him by correcting too severely when you came home in the past (and it only takes ONE TIME).
Some people question me about pups that are very young wanting to go out every couple of hours. This can happen when the pups are under 12 to 14 weeks. There are a couple of things to keep in mind:
- Are you picking the water up at 6:30 or making sure they are not over-drinking?
- Are you putting the pup in the crate all the time and not just bedtime. The pup needs to learn that it must go in the crate and calm down.
- If you are convinced the pup just wants to come out and play after a few hours, then ignore it. If there is a mess in the crate later on - then YOU MADE A MISTAKE - not the dog. If the pup makes too much noise - move the crate into the basement or garage with a radio or TV on.
With all of this said there is always the occasional pup who will pee and poop in the crate (if this happens remove the bedding until the puppy is 6 to 12 months old). No matter how often you take him outside. All you can do is continue on - its a pain to clean the crate and the dog. But eventually they will catch on. Unfortunately most of these dogs never get that chance because they seal their fate by their unclean actions. I recently had a friend who raised her own litter and the pups were kept impeccably clean. One male she kept took 6 months before he would stop peeing in the crate at night. She got up in the middle of the night for months before the problem went away. So the moral of the story is that you need to do EVERYTHING right and even then things can go wrong. We are dealing with animals and sometimes they defy our good sense.
With a little effort on your part and the use of this method the puppy can be housebroken very quickly. But remember there is more than peeing and pooping in the house that goes along with housebreaking. Allowing a dog to be loose when you are gone is a little crazy unless you are 100% sure the dog will not chew your walls, your shoes, your furniture or anything else it takes a liking to. SO KEEP YOUR DOGS IN DOG CRATES until they are 18 months to 3 years old. I should post the some of the story's I get through email of dogs eating couches. Couches and chairs seem to be a delicacy
http://leerburg.com/housebrk.htm
BELL TRAINING FOR DOGS
I have a few friends who have trained their puppies to ring a bell at the door to go potty. They started out by treating the puppy for nudging a bell with their nose or paw (you can gently do this with their paw or nose). Then they moved the bell to the door and treated the puppy for nudging the bell at the door and then let them out and treated them again when they came back. You don't want to distract a puppy when you take them out to pee, it's all business and you take them to the same spot, say "Go potty". When they are doing their "business", in an approving voice say good boy or girl. Don't get them all excited mid-stream though because you don’t want them to get distracted. Also, let them sniff around don’t assume they are done. Puppies will pee more then once at times and build up to the poo. Make the bell a positive experience. Don’t let your kids play with it or confuse the training process with inconsistency—ALWAYS USE THE BELL even if it seems like they are not getting the idea. The point is repetition and positive association. Let your puppy out every hour when you are home. Cut food off a few hours before bed and water too--when caged you can give them an ice cube to stay hydrated. It’s important your puppy or dog gets enough water. GO TO THIS LINK FOR BELL TYPES AND MORE DETAILS. More Potty Training tips below. http://www.dogchatforum.com/dog-puppy-ring-bell-go-out.htm
More Potty Training TIPS... do not expect your pup to be crated all night long and all day long while you work (totaling 16/18 hours a day!). Find a small room to gate off and use newspaper or potty pad while you are at work or sleeping (provide toys & an ice cube or two, in a bowl). As they grow, they won't need to eliminate as much and they will outgrow the need for the potty paper. Be a thoughtful owner. REMEMBER: your puppy is like a baby and does not have the control of it's bladder as an older dog does. This takes months--not weeks to fully train your dog.
Potty Break By Age (this is the minimum number of times -- some require more often):
Up to 14 weeks - 10 potty breaks through out the day.
14 to 22 weeks - 8 potty breaks
23 to 32 weeks - 6 potty breaks
Adults - 4 potty breaks (these are minimum #'s).
Feeding Schedule:
3 times a day for a tiny puppy i.e. breakfast, lunch, & dinner (by 6PM)
2 times a day for an older puppy around the age 10 weeks (i.e. morning & evening).
2 times for an adult dog. This gets them on a poop schedule.
The key to success is the timing of IN and OUT. Young puppies take IN food or water and usually within 15 or 20 minutes, they pee or poop OUT. So your job is to get the puppy to where you want him/her to be in time for that OUT moment.
You have a life and you won't always be there, even if you are just answering the phone. Therefore, cleanup is part of the process of potty training dogs. (vinegar & water)
Here are the basics of a simple potty training routine for a puppy.
1. Take him/her outside (and stay till he/she is done or a long time has gone by with no results):
As soon as he wakes up in the morning (You don't have to be awake.. much!).
Right after his breakfast
Right after his lunch
Right after his naps
Right after taking him out of his crate
Right after his dinner
Right after any snacks of much size
Right before his bedtime
If he whimpers in the night, It’s like having a baby for the first few months!
Praise him/her in a cheery voice when he/she produces. DO NOT RUB THEIR NOSE IN IT… it’s not sanitary & it doesn’t help train them any faster.
2. Only feed him and give him water when you can take him outside right away. Especially in a hot or dry climate, you would normally never let dogs be without access to fresh water, but for the weeks that you are training, this limitation will speed up the potty training process for your dog. There will be fewer accidents and so the dog will more quickly learn what you want. But use your judgment about any risk of dehydration. House training dogs and puppies is a matter of using judgment all along!
3. When he does pee or poop where you don't want him to, quietly clean it up in a matter-of-fact way. This isn't a time to talk either loving or annoyed talk to him; essentially ignore him while you do the cleanup. Certainly never, yell or physically punish him in any way.
4. When you and he/she are both home, keep him/her with you as much as you can, whether at your side (a leash can be handy for this once he accepts it), in a confined area, or in a crate, or otherwise nearby. (If you are crate-training, do keep the puppy in the crate as little as possible.)
5. A pup of 3-months of age will probably not be able to make it through the night without a trip outside. Setting the alarm for 3:00 a.m. may be the only way to stop the pup from soiling at night, but don't worry, this stage of puppy hood doesn't last long.
6. In addition to the aforementioned times for taking the puppy outside, the youngster should be taken out 10 or 15 minutes after each meal, as eating stimulates the gastro colic reflex. Note that different pups will have slightly different times after a meal at which they need to go to the bathroom. Learn how long it takes in your pup to "feel the urge" and be cognizant of this fact. * Praise your puppy when he/she pees or poops outside & take them to the same spot.
Source: http://www.training-dogs.com/potty-training-dogs.html
Source: http://www.puppyperfect.com/housebreaking.htm
