There are a couple of methods for puppy house training – indoor training or outdoor training. Which one should you use? Which house training method suits you and your puppy the best? Well, it pretty much depends on your lifestyle and the type of your dog.
Let’s say you’re a full-time housewife or are working from home, and have great outdoor areas in your neighborhood, then house training your puppy outdoor can be an interesting choice. You have the flexibility of putting down your work to take your puppy out for a potty break.
If you’re living in a tall apartment, naturally taking your puppy for a outdoor potty break can be rather inconvenient. Or, if you have difficulty moving around, e.g. you are on a wheelchair, then house training your puppy indoor will be easier on you.
Small size breeds tend to do better with indoor potties. If your puppy belongs to one of those, then you could opt for indoor potty training. Indoor house training may have some disadvantages for bigger dogs, one of it being that their waste is bigger in size! If yours is a male pooch, then someday he will start raising his leg as he pees. He is unlikely to aim accurately at his potty, whether it’s a litter box or layers of newspapers. What you’ll get is a smelly puddle on the floor.
It is not difficult to retrain an indoor house trained puppy to do his business outside, or the other way round, but your puppy should not be pottying at two places on a regular basis. You need to fix on one potty spot for your puppy.
Let’s say you want your dog to release himself outdoor in the future, then it’s advisable to house train your puppy outdoor from the first day onwards. You can cover the floor of your living room with newspapers to protect against soiling, in case you’re not at home to take your puppy out for his bathroom break. The last thing you want to do is to confuse your puppy about his bathroom protocol.
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