If you’re a dog owner, you know how annoying it is that your dog would go around peeing anywhere they feel like it. This is a serious issue if you have expensive carpets in your house and you don’t them to stinks. So how exactly do you litter train your puppy so that he or she will answer the calls of nature in the right place you want?

First of all, you need to realize that we human are potty trained by our parents at the age of 1. Puppies and dog are different. They think it’s ok to pee anywhere they like. To make them relieve themselves outside, you have to potty train or housebreak them. That’s why it is so important that you housebreak your puppy before they reach 12 weeks of age.

Whenever you dog is following its tail slowly, you can be rest assured that your dog going to relieve himself or herself. So make sure that you take your pet out and train him or her to do it. To let your dog know that peeing in a specific place is not allowed, you can just say “NO” loudly while he or she is about to do it so that your dog will be able to associate the rebuke with the proper action.

If your dog is able to pee outside in the right place where you wanted him or her to, be sure to praise, pat or reward your dog with a biscuit so that he or she will know that it is rewarding to do things the right way. Indeed, your puppy is always eager to please you and her or she will do anything to get cuddled and patted by you. As you can see, learning how to train your dog to urinate in one area is not difficult at all when you understand how to communicate and reward your dog correctly for their actions.