Housetraining should be started as soon as your puppy comes home. Be sure to get your hands on a few items even before the pup arrives: leash, collar, crate, baby gate, lots of treats and cleaning supplies. Try to avoid puppy pads as it actually teaches your puppy to eliminate inside the house. The single biggest factor for housetraining success is how well you can train yourself to understand when the dog has to go outside. If the dog is sniffing on the floor and pacing, or if it is restless then it means that it wants to go to the washroom. Teach your puppy to use the same door everytime it goes outside and praise him for relieving himself outside. Never punish your dog for going in the house. If you were not able to prevent the puppy from eliminating inside, just clean up the mess, but do not clean in front of him.
