While your puppies are a joyful addition to the family, you must train them to go to the bathroom outside. This training helps prevent pet accidents that soil your furniture and floors and increase the need for carpet stain removal. Below is more information about teaching your pups and keeping your carpets and upholstery clean.

How to Housetrain a Puppy & Avoid Carpet Stain Removal Services

1. Set a Schedule

Puppies learn better when you keep them on a regular schedule. Establishing a routine for meals, bathroom breaks, and play periods helps them learn and grow. Feed them at the same time every day, and they will learn to go to the bathroom on a similar schedule.   

2. Take Them Outside Often

Your pups need many outside potty breaks to accommodate their small bladders. As soon as they awaken, take them outside. For young puppies, do it every two hours and after they drink, eat, and during and after playtime.

3. Use the Same Place

Once you choose a place outside where your puppies can use the bathroom, always take them there. Going to the same location is an essential part of their training because it builds a habit. To remind them what they should do, decide on a word or phrase and say it while they’re going to the bathroom, so they associate that sound with their action.

4. Reward Them Immediately

As soon as your puppies finish their business, offer praise and a small treat. When you give a positive response instantly, it helps them understand using the bathroom outside is a positive action. Once they finish, you can enjoy a longer stroll or playtime.   

5. Remove Water Dish Before Bedtime 

Avoid nighttime accidents that require carpet stain removal by picking up the water dishes before their bedtime. Generally, sleeping pups don’t need to relieve themselves throughout the night. However, if your dog must go sooner, take them outside quietly and put them back to bed after they finish.

Potty training puppies is challenging, but carpet stain removal after an accident is easy for Jerry's Carpet Cleaning Service in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Family-owned and fully insured, these carpet cleaners offer Wood County residents 43 years of professional experience, including carpet odor control and upholstery cleaning. Visit their website for more information about their services. To make an appointment, call (715) 423-8273.