One of BIGGEST Mistakes You Can Make While Potty Training 

"First off, that's disgusting." I love it.

Bottom line is if you don’t have time to train your dog then don’t get one

We had a dog crap on the floor. My Husband made the dog watch as he picked it up with a plastic bag. Then he took poop and pup outside and Dad dumped the poo on the ground. The dog not only didn’t poo in the house anymore,he didn’t poo in the yard. He went in the woods, like the pope. True gentleman. He did it for 15 years. Shout Out to Scruffy!

All I did was take mine out whenever he woke up as a puppy and he never pooped or peed inside ever

Potty training 101- if you can't see the dog, you are in the wrong. Keep eyes on pup at all times!! They have small bladders and cannot hold it long. I would keep mine from free range water until potty trained, I would give drinks throughout the day, now I know within 10 min, we need to go outside to go potty. Take treats (not cheap ones, they cause stomach issues, not something you need while potty training!) Don't let them play, keep saying, "go potty, as soon as they do, "good puppy!!! Treat, pick up, back in the house. Now they are understanding the word "potty" No puppy pads! No food or water period after a certain time every evening, go out before bed No matter what time they last ate or drank. Pups sleep alot, as soon as they wake up, you say "let's go potty" out you go. Bottom line. Eyes on puppy ALL the time, they will catch on, but they can't learn if you aren't teaching!

Exactly right. As the owner it's your responsibility to have the dog on a schedule. If you make any dog wait eight or more hours to use the bathroom and you find a surprise... that's on YOU NOT the dog....

As soon as I got my rescue staffy, brought him straight to my backyard and played with him till he pooped. Gave him praise as soon as he finished. Next morning as soon as I opened the door he knew where to go and that was our morning routine since then. At times he'd bark to wake me up and I just knew instantly that he had to go. Only time he had to do it inside was when he had diarrhoea. Glad you made a short about this. Be proactive not reactive.

Say it again for those in the back!! 👏 Also, it can introduce bacteria into their respiratory tract which could lead to pneumonia and other infections.

I love this truth speaker. Spread the Word.

So true. Being retired has it's advantages as far as walking my dog.

When I get a new pup this is the routine I apply. Eat go outside Drink go outside Play go outside Sleep go outside 2 hours past go outside Even at night ! So far I trained every dog I had in less then 3 days to go outside For every puppy I had i take 2 weeks off

When I drop one behind the couch, I blame the dog as well.

That’s right, pay attention and don’t leave puppies for long periods of time in their own. You are such a great trainer. I’m learning so much for your channel.

Beautiful dog!! ❤❤ I've tried to explain this to many people! Do NOT do that, they have NO IDEA what they have done! 😥

Yes!! I'm currently training my great pyrenees puppy to ring the bell to potty outside. She's on week 4 and doing awesome. Lots of praise and treats!

Saying that the only live 3-5 seconds at a time seems wrong. If our dog rips something apart or takes the trash apart and I find it later she looks EXTREMELY guilty. I’m not even doing anything to make her feel bad but she won’t go anywhere near the area. She knows she’s the one that did it even if it happened hours ago. We wouldn’t even be able to train dogs if they didn’t remember what they were taught months or years ago. The dog remembers it pooped or peed in the house so saying punishing it later doesn’t mean anything doesn’t seem quite right to me

Well said and exactly right! 😮

yes sticking their face in their mess is 100% wrong. we showed them their mess and took them to the door and threw it outside. since then they always associate the door with where to go potty. they paw at the door and whimper. ok they gotta go . open the door and let them go. or put them on a leash and walk them.

All you experts saying he's wrong probably can't get your dog to sit for more than 5 seconds without a treat in their face

“Aye listen up dodo heads” is the best intro I’ve ever heard. Im more of a poopoo head but Im still listening.

correct way - AS SOON as you see them trying to go, SAY NOTHING, and lead them outside. Stand there. Say nothing. When they finally pee/poo, "GOOD PEE/POOP!!!!" If your dog is anywhere close to "smart," they'll pick it up in a few days.

Alright, first time owner and honestly in my family none of us ever had any idea on how to train a dog, so sorry if I'm saying something wrong (we found him thrown away next to the garbage bin when he was like couple weeks old, we had good intentions but no know-how, we just knew we couldn't leave him there). So, yeah, he used to pee and poo in the house, my mom yelled at him a lot and he was very sad about it. So what I did was take a napkin, dip it into the puddle, and leave it outside in the garden. Then I bought him there and let him sniff the napkin a couple times throughout the day, telling him that *that* was ok, and whenever he peed in that area I would pet him. This was my poor illiterate man's way of showing that he had an area to do his things and it was ok, while doing it in the house was not. Don't know if it was a fluke or something, but it worked almost immediately. 😂

I would like to add that rubbing your dogs nose in it also teaches the dog not to do their business in front of you. That’s why they will sneak off and do their business when your not around.,

people do similar things with cats and it really gets on my nerves. the only negative reinforcement that ever works is if you see them doing something bad and raise your voice immediately, you don't need to hit them or throw water at them, and if you wait even a minute they've already forgotten so you're just abusing them

Thank you for teaching ppl that!

100% I was looking after a dog one time, and I got back late due to work, and she had needed a poop. The look of fear and shame on her face was heartbreaking. I just said "oh baby, it's not your fault, it's mine. You've done nothing wrong. Good girl". I gave her a stroke, gave her a treat and let her out. She licked me. Another time I was stroking her head and I said "I love you" and she gently held my wrist in her teeth, then just let go. And we both knew that it was trust both ways. I've never told anybody that, before. I think if you shove your dog's face in poop, you need to be severely punished. Never abuse animals. Ever

What about the fact that I came home and my dog was already in her cage (which she only goes in if she’s in trouble) I look around the house and find a puddle of pee (no I didn’t rub her nose in it) but as soon as I walked through the door I seen her in her cage and she was looking up at me which she does when she knows she did something wrong. The point of me saying this is that she punished herself and she was in there for more than 10 minutes before I got home

Gorgeous puppy

Let’s just set aside, for the moment, the question of whether a dog thinks having its nose in poop is disgusting. I think that’s up for debate. Although most dogs I know prefer squirrel poop to dog poop. The real problem, besides the “angry guy” effect, is your dog doesn’t know it was his poop (or pee) you found behind the couch. He’s all, “Hey, where’s the dog that pooped behind the couch? That’s my spot!“ So that’s another reason rubbing their nose in it doesn’t make sense. Furthermore, dogs do not understand figures of speech. “Rubbing their nose in it” is very evocative to humans, but dogs are bad with idioms, figures of speech, similes, and metaphors. If you say, “She was jumping around like a cat on a hot tin roof” to a dog, they’re gonna be all, “Where? Where? Let’s go watch! THAT’s entertainment!” However, I do think it’s OK to raise a fuss with your dog if they poop or pee and you catch them in the act. But you don’t rub their nose in it - a nasty angry human reaction - you rush them outside. All kidding aside, good video.

Thanks for the lesson.

My parents thought that was what was right. Made me cry I would never do that.

first of all, you 100% DO NOT rub their nose INTO IT. You take them to the spot where they poo or peed and get their face close enough to it so they know where they did the bad, then scold them, even spank their butt if it's a repeat offense. take them to the door and make them scratch on the door so they know to go to the door, and take them outside. When they come back inside, give a treat. My dog was potty trained in as little as 2 weeks. go to the door and lets me know EVERY TIME when he wants out.

You’re an excellent teacher…

You are the MAN !

Excellent advice! Training a dog is 100% about training the human.

I would like to learn where that short term memory concept comes from. My dog won't go say hi when he does something wrong, chewing shoes, stealing food from the counter, when we are out, and would wait in a corner ears low looking away until we make contact, he definitely knows he did something wrong. He never had issues with potty training, and now he does not chew on shoes anymore and only goes for food if we make it too easy/tempting than it is our fault.

I don’t scold my puppy for going potty inside, I simply clean it, and when he goes outside I praise him! It’s worked very good, he is 7 weeks and has little to no accidents in the house!

Well Said Garret!

Crate training helped me with potty training a lot. My puppy never had major issues with doing his stinky business on the training pad, but once he started to spend nights in crate he understood the concept of holding it. 1.5 weeks with crate and I removed pads - no incidents for 2 months!

He is absolutely right

i like how your straight to the point no bs

I'm astounded by the fact that people still think this works. It's like you said, dogs live in the moment. Scolding them after the fact only confuses them and potentially makes them fearful of you.

How do I retrain an adult dog? Backstory: we got a Treeing Walker Coonhound from the pound. Not much is known about her, except that she’s approximately 2 yrs old. We suspect she was abused. She’s very timid. She’s destructive though, and goes potty all over the house-including my beds (thankfully I have protective covering). I have bare floors, I had rugs at the entryways but she destroyed them going to the bathroom on them. I have another rescue, he’s a Cane Corso, he likes to go out frequently, and I try to get them to go out together. He’s VERY house trained. I’ve been trying to work with her, but I’m at a loss. She is in her kennel when we’re not home, but she goes potty anywhere whenever she wants 😑

Love it. I like how you call it like it is

Yes, yes, brilliant

Any solution for once the puppy is outside and has performance anxiety? My pup has no problem peeing outside but he seems to be a shy pooper once outdoors. Thank you! Big fan of your work. I’ve learned a lot from your videos.

Guys it’s all about learning if you want a dog you gotta go thru the bad to learn and better yourself and the dog .. everyone has their own ways of training a dog. Don’t worry your doing great if you haven’t gave up yet keep going . if you need help your not alone watch videos on here learn and better your trainings there’s no such thing is failing there’s only lessons and Learning.. you guys got this GOD BLESS ❤

" Listen up dodo heads"😂😂😂

Well said thank u.😊❤

Unfortunately, I have a dog that can't be potty trained because she's got nerve damage from a coyote attack. My other dog I tried to potty train but without success

Best looking cane Corso I have ever seen BY FAR

I love this guys content haha

Thank you for putting this info out there for folks. It may save many a hapless pup. Another thing that damages your relationship with your dog: yelling at or disciplining him/her when you come home to find your dog has gotten into the garbage. All s/he knows is you came home and yelled at or hit him/her. The dog has *no* idea why you're upset, or why you're dragging them through the trash strewn about the room. Some folks might argue, "oh yes he does, that's why he looks guilty." But your dog isn't looking guilty, he's looking supplicative. His alpha is raging so he's cowering. From your dog's point of view, once you left, the trash (your rejects) it was fair game. In the wild, pack members have to wait to eat until the alpha is done. But once the alpha walks away from the food, it's fair game for the other members, in rank order. You leaving the house signals to your dog that the yummy smelling stuff in the trash is now fair game for him. So he finally gets to partake. Then he is overjoyed when his alpha returns, only to be yelled or swatted - and for no reason the dog can figure out. Trash everywhere isn't fun, but punishing your dog after the fact won't get you what you want, because the dog won't connect your anger to his previous action. It will only damage your dog's trust in you and what he will learn is to fear your return home, because sometimes you start raging after walking in the door. So please don't do it. If you don't want your dog getting into the trash when you leave the house, put it in another room and close the door. Another tip: I sometimes spray any breakfast dishes left in the sink, and my trash can, lightly with Lysol on my way out the door and that is enough to put my dog off of them. One last tip: when angry at your dog, please don't call him over to you then pumish him. From the dog's perspective he came, even though he was afraid of your angry disposition, and then you assaulted him (either verbally or physically). In effect, you punished your dog *for coming to you as directed.* So what can you do? Go to your dog instead. Walk over to wherever s/he is. Don't ever punish your dog for coming when you call, unless you want your dog to learn to stop coming when you call. Canine culture, it's a whole different world, isn't it? Good luck!

Thank you I never thought about this way

Can't stop admiring the coat on that dog, beautiful ❤

I've heard stories like this too... Ignorance can be so annoying sometimes. 🙈🤣

First few weeks with a new pup, I grab a blanket and sleep on the floor with them. When they get up, I get up and we go outside together. Beds and couch is off limits forever (for the dog). I still have naps on the floor though. ✌🏽😎

Crate train and give your dog a potty schedule. make sure your dog has plenty of opportunities to go outside!

I've always wondered if that method of training actually sabotages the training by associating going to the bathroom with punishment, therefore causing the dog to not want to go out and use it in fear of said punishment, ultimately leading to it releasing in the house when it can't hold it anymore. More so in the beginning phases with younger pups

Then they wonder why the dog becomes "aggressive". It's all about how you treat your dogs.

I was on the road when i got my GSD. She used potty pads in hotels, i had a crate for when we went to sleep and with the use of treats she was potty trained so fast as a puppy. She only had to endure hotels for a week, we got back home and she was welcomed to a huge back yard. Absolutely beautiful Black GSD. She is so smart, she even let me know one time she had to go outside and throw up. Only time i saw her get sick, but she didn't want to do it in the house.

My dog is all about the pets/praise for good behavior When housebreaking her, she'd get praise and pets for peeing/pooping outside. Ten years later, she still poops on command and occasionally pretends to pee for pets.

Thank you!

I don't claim to know how to train a puppy but I brought my 8 week old pup home and 10 minutes later I cought him in the act.i grabbed him and showed him what he did and said that's bad and put him out side. That was the one time he has pee in the house. He sits by the door when he wants out.

Whenever my dog has an accident, whether it's been 3 minutes or 3 hours, if we find it and say "what is this?" And "smell" he gets nervous and goes to his kennel. He knows when he did bad, and it's always helpful to find out if it's his or not!

My dog was half staff half pit and he peed on the kitchen floor once in his life when I first got him about 5 week old. Literally said no and cleaned it up, went took him in the back yard a peed on the floor in a gravel area. Did that for a couple of days every time I needed a wee and he copied me 🤷‍♂️

ABSOLUTELY!!!!! 100% agree

I've lived around dogs my whole life, potty training is a pain in the butt. The trick in my experience is to figure out what times they want to poop and do your best to get them outside before the time they usually go, given time they'll associate taking a leak with the outdoors. Aversive training doesn't work, especially for a dog young enough to need potty training.

I fully agree. Dogs don't want to go to the bathroom in their own den. Take him out for more yard time.

You got to catch him in the act otherwise they don't understand

People get dogs just to say they have a dog and to sound like they actually care for the animal.

Never told my pup of for it unless ive caught them doing it. Also only ever been a stern “no” then take them outside. Reward base training will always work best

Training my dogs to not poop or pee in the house was the hardest thing, i had to watch them all the time to understand first their body language of when they were going to poop. Then i remember i had to work the "No" fast si they didn't poop or pee again in the same place. And teaching them to going into the garden was a little laborious because i remember carrying grass in a little Bag so they smelled the grass every time they did poop. When they grew a little themselves started searching the grass to know thats where they were allowed to poop

If a dog is kept outside, they will always poop and pee outside 100% of the time.

Soooo true, I have right now a rescue puppy, she is 2 months old, I found her in the side of the highway, Im looking for a permanent home...but anyways Aint hard to teach the little ball of fur to go outside Doggies have routines, create a routine,

Omigosh. Poor, poor puppies 🙏🏻 old wive’s tale is right! I can’t bear to hear such things 💔

My mom used to do that to my dog when I was a teenager. I always felt so bad for the dog and my mom would say she was just training it. Now I'm an adult and I really want a dog so I'm learning how to train one the right way.

Thank you! Crate train your pup, praise them when you take them out side and they eliminate .

Oh he is one good looking boy right there 🔥🔥

Good info...

Well said

I don’t rub their face on their poop or pee I just tell them “ Aye you don’t poop there “ (not yelling) I do that 3 times & after the third time they know where to poop & pee at & those are for my inside dogs, my big dogs they outside 24/7 & they automatically poop in the corner idk why I never taught them that

I would probably not start my videos with insulting the audience but as a veteran I’m all about it.

Tbat is a gorgeous dog!😊

Oh yeah. I know some people that need to hear this. Unfortunately they wouldn't listen anyway 😭

💯 percent correct on this

When in doubt, take ‘em out.

I have never punished my puppies for accidents, 1. They are called accidents for a reasons 2. It was definitely my fault in some way to begin with. I have always used lots of praise and my mini golden doodle was fully potty trained by 5 months and hasn’t even had one accident since then. I just got a new 11 week old that I’m currently training and let me tell ya every dog is different

Ouch, i needed to hear that. Ive only done it once or twice, thank you for letting me know this is bs, just want my doggo to be well and care for him the right way

You know man thank you for the good advice all the time. I trained my pups by picking them. Up and take them outside every 2 hours and take a week vacation. 5 to 7 days they are potty trained. 30 days to let them near even being on the bed or a room.

Yes sir ... so true

Amen bro!

I have said this over and over to my coworkers but because my trained pup passed and they haven't seen me with a dog they dont believe me so i am saving this and making them hear it from a full time professional (to clarify my mother was a professional trainer for 15 yrs before her illness caught up to her, i grew up with german shepherds)

I take my puppy out regularly and very frequently but every. single. time I being her back in she pees or poops within 5 minutes . I'm getting really tired of cleaning up after her every morning and anytime she's inside the house 😩 I'm desperately trying to find new ways and new tricks to train her to go outside . All my other dogs are 100% fine and trained but she's sooo stubborn 😭

Agreed! We stayed on top of our new pup like hawks and even set timers jn the night to let her out. Potty training was a breeze if your diligent and reward the dog for going out to pee and poop.

For my puppy we took him out every 30 minutes and rewarded him every time he used the bathroom, when he went inside we would just clean it up. No need to punish him. He was easy to teach

Good point

I have been trying to get people to understand this fact for over 20yrs. It is like bashing my face into a brick wall. People have literally argued with me over it.

I have never heard of people doing that who rubs their dogs face in their own poop but my mom used to do to potty train. The puppies is when they would make a mess in the house because we were always watching them when they were out so the second they started we would pick them up and put them outside and say out and then it always worked.

No because my mom used to do that with our old puppies and what did they learn? Nothing absolutely nothing 😂