How to House Train a One-Year-Old Dog
House training a one-year-old dog is much the same as house training a puppy. The main differences are that your one-year-old dog can "hold it" for longer (up to eight hours) and that your one-year-old dog may be more stubborn. She may have gotten used to going potty wherever necessary and may resist change. However, with consistency and praise, she can be house trained.
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Instructions
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Keep your dog in a crate or small contained area when he cannot be supervised.
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Take him outside on a regular schedule--especially before putting him in confinement--and as soon as you let him out again.
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Praise him and give him attention whenever he potties outside.
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Interrupt him with a sharp sound or by saying, "no" if he should start to potty in the house and quickly lead him outside to an appropriate spot.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep a leash on your dog while she is being trained so you can keep her close to you as well as easily leading her outside should she attempt to potty in the house.
Your dog's crate should only be big enough for her to turn around, lay down and be comfortable. If she has too much space, she will be more likely to have an accident.
If your one-year-old dog will not go into a crate, you can use a small room such as a bathroom or set up a puppy playpen for her to stay in when she is unsupervised.
Clean up any accidents with a pet odor neutralizer so your dog does not smell the odor of her accident and reuse that spot.
Dogs do not innately understand the appropriate place to urinate and defecate. She knows not to soil her den but may not realize that your entire house is supposed to be her den. Until she understands this, keep her in small areas of your house.
Never leave your dog that is not house trained unsupervised in your home. If she finds an out-of-the- way spot to potty, you may not realize until later. If she is not corrected immediately, any correction will not be effective. She must be caught in the act for a correction to be effective.
