Across our country, more than 90 percent of pets are domestic (house maintained pets). For most dog owners, housebreaking is a serious conditioning and training matter. After all, who wants to deal with daily accidents in your home?

How you train your puppy will depend on your personal preferences, some pet owners prefer the crate method, using paper on the floor or housebreaking on the go. Whichever way you choose to house train your dog, your process should be tailored to your lifestyle. Many dog owners work full time and are away for 6 or more hours a day. For pet owners who are away from home, using a crate for housebreaking will prove to be the most effective. Since the objective of crate training is to efficiently teach your dog to go outside, a crate can expedite your time and efforts.

How to housebreak your puppy with the least stress:

Buy a crate that is comfortable enough for your puppy or dog to sleep in. Do not use a large crate because it will encourage your canine to go in the crate.
(Most dogs will avoid soiling in their beds because they will be impelled to lay in the grimy matter.

Your dog will learn that they can hold their bladder and bowels for a longer than three to four hours. Even young puppies (aged 8 or 9 months) may control their bladder up to 7 hours. But leaving your dog for more than 4 hours is not recommended.

Confine your puppy to the crate when you are at home and unable to closely watch it’s every movement, this will reduce the chance of your puppy having an accident and ultimately undermining your housebreaking.

Keep your pet in a crate until the habit of going outdoors has been developed.