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At What Age Should You Train a Teddy Puppy to Potty Train?

When a furry and chubby Teddy puppy enters our lives, its lively eyes and playful demeanor can instantly melt our hearts.

When a furry and chubby Teddy puppy enters our lives, its lively eyes and playful demeanor can instantly melt our hearts. Every owner hopes to spend a warm and wonderful time with this adorable little fellow, and helping it develop good potty habits is undoubtedly a crucial part of that. However, many novice owners may be confused about when it is appropriate to start potty training a Teddy puppy. Today, let's explore this issue together to help all owners smoothly embark on the training journey and enable these cute little Teddies to become "hygienic" good babies as soon as possible.

Generally speaking, when a Teddy puppy is between 3 and 4 months old, it is the golden period for potty training. At this stage, the puppy's nervous system and muscle control ability have developed to a certain extent, enabling it to understand and respond to the owner's commands and training to some degree. Moreover, at this time, the puppy is in a stage of rapid learning and adapting to the new environment, and it is more likely to accept new behavior patterns and habits. If the training starts too early, the puppy's body and brain are not yet mature enough, and it may not be able to understand the owner's intentions, resulting in poor training results. On the other hand, if the training starts too late, the puppy may have already developed some bad potty habits, and it will be more difficult to correct them.

Before starting the formal training, we need to create a good training environment for the puppy. First of all, we should choose a fixed potty area. This area can be a corner of the house that is relatively quiet, well - ventilated, and far away from the puppy's resting and eating areas, such as a corner of the bathroom or a side of the balcony. Then, prepare suitable training tools, such as pet - specific pee pads and dog toilets. The pee pads should be highly absorbent and contain attractants, which can attract the puppy to the designated potty area. The dog toilet should be selected in an appropriate size according to the puppy's body size to ensure that it can be used comfortably.

When the puppy is about 3 months old, we can start the preliminary training. At this stage, we need to pay close attention to the puppy's behavior and master its potty patterns. Teddy puppies usually need to go to the toilet after eating, waking up, and playing for a while. Generally, within 15 - 30 minutes after eating and within 5 - 10 minutes after waking up, the puppy may show signs of looking for a potty place, such as sniffing around on the ground, circling, or spinning in place. Once we notice these signals, we should quickly carry the puppy to the designated potty area and let it relieve itself there. During this process, we should be gentle and not startle the puppy. At the same time, we can use a gentle tone to say some guiding words to it, such as "Go potty here" or "Be a good puppy and go potty."

If the puppy successfully goes to the toilet at the designated place, we must reward it promptly. The reward can be its favorite small snacks, such as chicken nuggets, cheese cubes, etc., or it can be enthusiastic praise and gentle stroking. In this way, the puppy will understand that going to the toilet at the designated place will be recognized and rewarded by the owner, thus strengthening this behavior. But if the puppy does not go to the toilet at the designated place but does it elsewhere, never scold or beat it. Because scolding and beating not only fail to solve the problem but may also make the puppy feel fearful and anxious about going to the toilet, affecting the training effect. At this time, we should quietly clean up its excrement and try not to let the puppy see it to avoid further stimulating it. Then, wait for the next time it shows potty signals and continue to repeat the above guiding process.

As the puppy gradually grows older, when it reaches about 4 months old, we can further increase the intensity and difficulty of the training. At this stage, the puppy's control ability over its potty needs will improve, and we can gradually extend the time interval between its two potty times to help it learn to better control its physiological needs. At the same time, we can try to reduce the reliance on attractants and let the puppy gradually develop the habit of consciously going to the designated potty area. In addition, we can also add some simple command training. For example, when the puppy is going to the toilet, we can say commands like "Go potty" or "Pee" while guiding it to complete the action. After repeated training, the puppy will associate these commands with the potty - going behavior and will be able to go to the designated potty area actively when it hears the commands.

In the process of training a Teddy puppy to potty train, the owner's patience and perseverance are of utmost importance. The training may not be achieved overnight, and the puppy may have relapses, such as occasionally going to the toilet in other places again. This is normal. We should remain patient and not give up because of temporary setbacks. As long as we persistently guide and train, we believe that the lovely Teddy puppy will definitely develop good potty habits and become a "civilized little angel" that we can be proud of.

Teddy puppies are the source of joy in our lives, and their growth requires our careful care and patient guidance. Let's seize the golden period of training and use love and patience to help them develop good potty habits and create a clean and warm living environment together.

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