Allow your self to remember what it was like BP (before puppy). You invited neighbors over for cards, your kids had friends over, and you didn’t have to clean up after a puppy.
See yourself with a totally house broken puppy that goes during walks to the park or in your yard without a fuss. There are no accidents because you are able to understand your puppies’ signals, and have a schedule that agrees with your puppies’ bladder control.
This is how it will be for you if you understand some critical information about how puppies develop.
Their neuromuscular system develops around 3 months so that puppies have more control of their bladder. You may have difficulty in house training your dog until after this critical physical milestone and month six.
By SIX months some puppies can sleep through the night or have the bladder control to go SIX hours without needing to urinate.
If you are wondering why you can’t seem to keep your carpet clean and stop the “accidents” you can blame it on Mother Nature! It’s not your fault so stop beating yourself up! It is also not something your puppy is intentionally doing to make you mad.
The development phases continue up to and after age 2 (the terrible twos) so you need to be patient and work on positive reinforcement training to be happy and have an obedient dog. Before long your visualization at the beginning of this post will come true! For more information on house breaking a puppy and general dog training visit theses two sites: Secrets to House Breaking a Puppy or You Can Train Your Dog.
