How to Potty Train a Pit Bull Puppy
Training your American pit bull terrier puppy can be a frustrating task. Puppies naturally cannot hold their bowels for very long, so if you are not actively watching your puppy, there is a good chance it will have an accident. Potty training your pit bull puppy requires you to be consistent. A daily schedule will help your puppy learn how to relieve itself outside faster. With time and patience, you will be able to predict your puppy's bowel movements and prevent accidents.
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Instructions
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Confine your pit bull puppy's sleeping area. This is important because dogs do not like urinating or defecating where they sleep. Make it big enough that the puppy can turn around comfortably but small enough so that there is just enough room to lie down.
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Take your puppy out to urinate when you wake up. Do not attempt to play with your puppy. Make it clear that this is time to pee, not play. When your puppy urinates, give it a treat as well as lots of praise.
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Take your puppy inside and feed it. It is important to feed your puppy at the same time every day. Being able to predict your puppy's bowel movements accurately will make it easier for you to potty train your puppy.
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Take your puppy outside to urinate after your puppy has eaten. If you are not sure when your puppy will urinate, take your puppy outside every 15 minutes. Keep taking your puppy outside for short periods of time every 15 minutes until it urinates. Make sure you do not attempt to play with your puppy at this time. Give your puppy a treat and praise when it urinates.
After a while, you will be able to predict when to take your puppy out to urinate.
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Take your puppy outside to urinate after every playtime. Give your puppy a treat and praise after it urinates.
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Take your puppy outside to urinate every time it wakes up from a nap. Give your puppy a treat and praise after it urinates.
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Take your puppy outside to urinate before bedtime. Give your puppy a treat and praise after it urinates.
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Tips & Warnings
When you see your puppy sniffing the ground while circling an area, it is probably looking for a place to go relieve itself.
As your puppy starts to become potty trained, reduce the number of treats it receives. However, continue to praise your puppy after every urination.
Keep in mind that a puppy cannot hold its bowels for long. For every month your puppy is old, that is how many hours it can hold it. For example, a 3-month-old puppy can hold its bowels for about three hours.
Use enzyme cleaner to clean any accidents. Do not use ammonia.
If your puppy has an accident, do not hit or shove its nose in the mess. This will only confuse your puppy. It may even learn to relieve itself when you are not looking.
References
- Photo Credit pit bull dog image by Danuta Kania from Fotolia.com
