How to Potty Train Pitbull Terrior Puppies

If you have purchased one or more pit bull terrier puppies, you will want to begin potty training right away to prevent your home from falling into odorous disarray. Potty training also benefits your puppies, as this particular breed flourishes under strong human leadership. If you have never trained a puppy before, you can rest easy, as Pit Bulls respond very well to positive teaching.

Things You'll Need

  • Dog treats
  • Newspaper
  • Dog stain remover
  • Deodorizer
  • Dog crate(s)
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Instructions

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      Decide on a place where your pit bull puppies should relieve themselves, either inside the home or in a yard. If you want to designate a spot indoors, set some newspapers in an accessible area away from the dogs' eating and sleeping quarters.

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      Restrict your puppies' access to the home. Close off certain areas like bedrooms and bathrooms, and confine the puppies to a fraction of your home. When dealing with multiple puppies in need of house training, you should always take steps to keep them in the same general area, allowing you to monitor them carefully while reducing the amount of accidents.

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      Take the puppies to to their potty area throughout the day. Consider that a puppy can hold her bladder for approximately as many hours as her age in months, according to Dog First Aid 101. In other words, if your pit bull puppies are three months of age, take them to her potty area every three hours. After six months however, you should continue to take them at least every six hours, as no puppy should wait more than six hours under any circumstances. When you take your puppies, sit with them and wait about five minutes. If they need to go, they will usually go right away. The Daily Puppy recommends that you limit the amount of time that your puppies can play with one another outdoors during the training period, as you need to reinforce the idea that the yard is for eliminating.

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      Keep a constant eye on your puppies and look for clear signs that they need to go. If one of your puppies begins sniffing the carpet, raising his leg, squatting or walking in tiny circles, take him immediately to the potty area. Take only the puppy that visibly needs to go, as this will allow you some necessary one-on-one training time. Puppies require individual attention in addition to the group training, otherwise your pups may develop a dog pack mentality and fail to properly bond with their human caretakers, according to Best Paw Forward Dog Education.

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      Reward your puppies whenever they relieve themselves in the correct place. Offer tasty dog treats and high praise, indicating a job well done. Pit bulls are extremely loyal to their owners, and they respond very well to their owners' approval and validation.

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      Scold your puppies when you catch them having accidents in the home. Use a stern voice, but do not ever use physical or verbal aggression under any circumstances. Not only will this hinder your house training efforts, it will also develop the pit bull's aggressive instincts.

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      Clean up accidents as soon as you see them. For best results, spray a dog stain remover and scrub with paper towels. Apply a deodorizer to eliminate the smell. This will prevent your puppies from returning to the same spot later.

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      Teach your pups to sleep in a small dog crate during the night. You can place two pups in a crate, or you can give each his own crate. Just place familiar toys and treats inside the crate and allow the pups to explore it independently. A dog will almost never relieve himself inside the crate where he sleeps, so this can eliminate the problem of nighttime accidents.