But training a dog a year or older typically is less difficult than training a puppy because he is more mature and is able to hold more urine in his bladder.
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Crate Train
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Crate training--teaching your dog to sleep or stay in a wire cage or travel carrier--will greatly improve your success in training your dog to go potty outside. Dogs do not like to soil their bed, and you can use this to your advantage by putting your dog in a crate when he sleeps or you cannot watch him.
Do not leave him in a crate longer than four hours, except at night, when he should be able to stay for eight hours while he sleeps. The crate needs to be large enough for your dog to stand up, turn around and lie down in.
Eventually, you should be able to increase the time spent in the crate, but to no more than eight hours during the day.
Schedule
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Older pups are clever enough to learn a schedule quickly. If you take your dog outside first thing when you both get up, after he eats, after playing, when you come home from being out and before bedtime, your dog will be quick to figure out that you'll be walking him enough for him to go potty outside and not inside.
Clean Up Accidents Immediately
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When your dog accidentally potties in the house, take him outside to go and then put him in his crate while you clean up the mess. Use special enzymatic cleaner to clean up the accident. It will remove the smell and help prevent him for urinating or defecating in the same spot.
Don't Punish
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Your dog is an adolescent who has not been housebroken successfully. Instead of being a bully, ignore the accident and rush him outside and praise him when he finishes going out there.
Be Patient
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Be patient when working with a 1-year-old dog. He's smart and willing to do what you want, but he may be a bit headstrong and forget occasionally. Be persistent and patient, and your pup will learn quickly.
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