Keeping your house spic and span with an untrained puppy is virtually impossible. If not properly trained both you and your puppy will not be happy. Housebreaking your puppy is the first training you should do. Start off with a schedule and be consistent. As creatures of habit, it is in their nature to keep schedules as pack animals.

Ideal Housebreaking Age The ideal age to start housebreaking your puppy is 8 to 12 weeks.Crate TrainingIf you are going to use crate training to help you along, when choosing your crate it should be large enough for the puppy to move around in.Crate training is used for training because dogs generally will not soil their sleeping area. Puppy’s at the age of 3 months old will have to eliminate every 3 hours, therefore, you should take your puppy outside more often. If you leave the puppy in the crate longer than that, he is sure to have an accident.Get Your Puppy Used To RoutinesWhen the training has progressed he will scratch on the door to let you know when he needs to go out. Therefore, during the training process be sure to use the door you want him use.Be sure to keep the same schedule every day. This will make him learn to hold it in until you can take him outside.It Is Your Responsibility To Look For CluesIn order to accomplish this goal, you must pay attention to the signs that your dog is giving you when he needs to go out. He may scratch on the door, starting at the door, circling in an area or he may be constantly sniffing. That is your clue to let him out. Patience, Patience, PatienceLike any training endeavor, housebreaking requires a lot of patience. If you definitely despise cleaning your dog’s waste off your Persian carpets on an hourly basis and having your whole house smell like a public bathroom, you want the housebreaking to be successful in a wink of an eye, if not sooner. Common Sense Makes a Lot of SenseCommon Sense will help you and your dog while housebreaking. Stick to a routine, do not give him water before bed, to not ignore the clues. In order to succeed in housebreaking your puppy patience and consistency is of vital importance. If for some reason you are not able to stick to the routine and your puppy has an accident don’t blame him just get back into that routine as soon as possible. It will take a lot of time and commitment on your part but don’t give up.Stay Consistent!