Having a puppy is an exciting and enjoyable experience. They are very cute and playful, but they have difficult times. One of the most famous “moments” new puppy owners have is breaking and entering.

If you’ve never heard the term housebreaking before, it’s simply the process of teaching your pup to use the bathroom outside. Specifically, you are breaking the habit of going to the bathroom inside and creating the habit of going out to use the bathroom.

Housebreaking can have various levels of difficulty depending on the age of your dog. Puppies are the easiest to potty train or potty train as they haven’t created bad habits at a young age.

A key factor in breaking the bad habit of using the bathroom indoors is catching the behavior early and correcting it as soon as possible. We all live very busy lives and we can’t always take care of our new puppies all the time. It is during these unsupervised times that puppies can create these bad habits. They may even find places in the house to use the bathroom that you won’t notice until you’re cleaning or looking for something. Once you observe the misbehavior, the burglary process should begin immediately.

It is very important not to hit or punish the puppy when you see him use the bathroom indoors. In fact, when you catch them in the act, it’s the best time to start the outdoor training process and start breaking the habit right away. If you hit or punish your puppy, it will only confuse and scare him. It is always much better to reinforce good behavior than to spank your puppy for bad behavior.