Let's now see what a day in your puppy's life should be like when you are housetraining him .
6:30 Get your puppy out of his crate,put his leash on and walk with him to the elimination zone or toilet stop. Don’t say a word. When he starts peeing, use your command word. Once he's finished, praise him lavishly and waitfor him to defecate. When he starts to poop use your command word again. Once he's finished, praise him as if he just found a potof gold! Play with your dogf or a couple of minutes. Bring him back in the house.
6:45 Let him play in his domain.
7:15 Feed your dog and give him some water.
7:30 Bring your puppy to his elimination zone(EZ) or toilet stop (TS). Once he has eliminated, praise and play with your dog and bring him back in the house.
7:45 Let your puppy play in his domain.
8:00 Confine your puppy in his domain if you leave for the day or in his crate if you are at home.
10:00 (for people at home) Give your puppy some water then bring him to his EZ or TS. Once he has eliminated, praise and play with your dog. Let him play in his domain for half an hour and confine him to his crate.
Noon(for people at home) Get your puppy out of his crate and bring him to his designated place fore limination. Let him play in the kitchen for 15 to 30 minutes then feed him and give him water.
12:15 (for people at home) Give your puppy some water then bring him to his EZ or TS again.Once he has eliminated, praise and play with him . Let him play in his domain for half an hour and confine him to his crate.
2:00p.m . (for people at home) Give your puppy some water then bring him to his EZ orTS. Once he has eliminated, praise and play with your dog. Let him play in his domain for half an hour and confine him to his crate.
4:00p.m . (for people at home) Give your dog some water and bring him to his EZ orTS. Once he has eliminated, praise and play with your dog. Let him play in his domain for half an hour and
confine him to his crate.
6:00p.m . Hopefully,all of you will be home by now.So,the moment you come back home bring your puppy to his elimination zone or toilet stop. Once he has eliminated, praise and play with your dog. Bring him back in the house.
6:15p.m . Let your dog play and watch all the action in the kitchen from his domain. This is a perfect time to have a training session. Your puppy will be hungry and eagert o learn. Don't hesitate to use a portion of his food ration as rewards. With 15 kibbles,you can practice 8 downs and 7 sits,all in less than 5 minutes!
6:30p.m . Put your puppy in his crate and give him his meal.
6:45p.m . Let your puppy drink and bring him to his EZ orTS. Once he has eliminated, play with your dog and bring him back in his domain.
8:45p.m . Bring your puppy to his EZ orTS. Once he has eliminated, praise and play with your dog.Put him in his domain.
11:00p.m . One last trip to his EZ orTS. Once he has eliminated, play withyour dog briefly and confine him to his cratef or the night.
This is a general estimate. Keep the lapse of time between activities the same and you shouldn't have any problem .Also,use the blank schedule provided as Bonus1 to determ ine your puppy's elimination habits,and simply adjust this schedule accordingly.