Bringing a new dog into your home is a great experience. You know he will give you love and keep you company for many years to come. But if you want to make that time together more pleasing for both of you, you need to start housebreaking a puppy from the very moment he arrives.

Follow these easy steps and you will make the process easier and more enjoyable for everyone.

1. Before you bring the new pup home, make sure to get your house ready. Get rid of anything that you don’t want the new dog to bite, scratch or break. Dogs and specially young ones are very curious and will investigate every single place of his new living area.
2. Make sure you designate an area that will be his. He needs a place to feel like it’s his den. A place where he will sleep and feel safe.
3. Begin the process of training your dog on the very first day that he arrives and continue the process every day, even after he seems to be getting it.

The only way that he will learn is to begin early and be consistent. This will reinforce all the commands and new behaviors that you want him to lear.
4. Involve everyone in the house. Everyone in the family needs to understand that by following the rules, your dog will learn faster and easier because you will avoid creating confusion by giving consistent reinforcement.

Housebreaking a puppy takes time, but be patient, he will get it and everyone will enjoy the new member in the family for many years to come.