Puppy paper training is still one of the most popular methods of puppy potty training. I’ve used paper training and failed the first time but succeeded once I got some expert training advice. I’ll warn you at the start, this can be slower than puppy crate training.
One of the negatives of puppy paper training is that it actually teaches the puppy to do their business in the home. Eventually you will train them to do it outside but in the initial period you are in affect giving the puppy permission to go in the home.
Puppy Paper Training Golden Rules
If you don’t like the idea of putting your new puppy in a crate paper training is probably for you but I will remind you of the golden rules.
- Never punish the puppy unless you catch them in the act
- Praise the puppy when they do their business outside and remember to praise them instantly so they know why you are making a fuss of them.
When you paper train you can use old fashioned news paper or you can buy pre treated paper that has chemicals that attracts dogs. Personally I just used newspaper but maybe that’s because I’m too mean to spend the cash!
When paper training you cover about 25% of the puppies sleep room in paper. At the opposite end you want the puppies bed, food and water. As I’ve discussed before dogs don’t like to soil near where they sleep, so they are more likely to do it at the other end of the room.
It’s important that you only put paper down in one room and that room should remain constant.
When the puppy gets into its pre potty routine pick it up and place it on the newspaper. Also use your potty word which in my case is “do it”.
If the puppy goes on the paper praise it immediately, reinforcing the desirable behaviour.
Once the puppy is using the paper itself you gradually begin to reduce the size of the area covered.
Once the puppy is regularly eliminating on the smaller paper you take the paper closer to the door and eventually outside. When you get to this stage you have to keep watching the puppy for its pre potty routine and show it that the paper is outside. Go outside with the puppy and when it succeeds again praise it extravagantly.
These are the basics of paper training but be prepared for some accidents. Remain patient and the puppy will get there. I learnt these potty training rules with a simple course that helped me train my puppies very quickly, you can go to their website by CLICKING HERE.
