We adopted our dog last year, and brought the puppy home two days before Christmas – it was a Christmas gift for our children. 

Let me tell you first hand that house training Click Here! a puppy during winter time (snow, ice, wind, and the cold weather) was not pleasant; however, I managed to fully house train the dog in five days!

Keep in mind I am not a professional dog trainer (nor train dogs for a hobby), but here are some tricks I used that worked for my dog. 

First and foremost, you have to take the puppy out every hour – I actually took him out every 30 minutes on his first day at our home.

Remember your dog will not relieve themselves just because you took them out; you have to wait until they smell the ground and relieve themselves (even if it’s only little amount).

When they smell around just repeat a phrase you are comfortable with.  For example, I repeated over and over (in a calm and confident voice) “go pee.”  You can also say, “now,” or “relieve,” or “business,” and etc.

Remember to bring yummy treats (sometimes puppies are not used to the treats and will not take it) or favorite toys after they complete their business.  Also remember to give them LOTS and LOTS of love and praises.

Soon, they’ll associate relieving themselves outside as a reward with lots of love and treats from their master– remember “normal” dogs want to please their owners.

Also, I would eliminate using housebreaking aids, such as potty mats, in the house because they’ll associate that area as possible potty area – even though you will eventually remove it in the future.

Moreover, use the same technique when they are defecating – I just say “go poop.”

It has been little over a year and he only had two accidents – at puppy stage they get really excited when seeing new people and faces and sometimes little bit of urine comes out.  It’s just puppy thing, and he got over it rather quickly.

Also, I have trained my dog to go on command; especially urinating.  With pooping, he likes to smell around little bit before defecating – hey, I can’t control everything!

In summary, training a dog is a process and require lots of patience – it’s like dealing with kids! 

Just remember to say “go pee or go poop” when they are outside, and say “good pee or poop” with excitement while they are doing it.  Remember to give him/her lots of treats and love.

Good Luck!

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