pomeranian house training

Question
My new puppy is 8 weeks old and I'm trying to housebreak her. Which is better, newspapers in the kitchen or outside? I would prefer outside but when I take her out she will not go but once we come in she does! help!

Answer
Hi Carl,

Either method is fine.  Since she is very young it will take some time to train her. It will also take lots of patience and persistence!  Some pups can take several months or so to train.  Do not allow the puppy to have free reign in the house until she is completely trained.  When you are home keep her with you at all times.  When you leave the house either put her in a crate (never for more than a couple hours at a time--four hours when she's a little older) or block her off in a small area (bathroom, utility room or kitchen) with a gate.  Put newspaper or puppy pads in an area for her to use if you want to or if you'll be gone more than a couple hours.  Small, young pups have to go potty frequently. Getting her spayed by five or six months of age will help.
If she has an accident but you don't catch her don't scold her for it.  Se won't understand what she's done wrong.  Clean up the mess completely.  Using a product like Simple Solution will remove the stain and the odor.  If you catch her it the act, firmly say, "NO" and take her outside.  Never rub her nose in it.  She can be trained to go in a
particular area in your yard and to go on command.  Take her to the same spot every time and use the same command like, "Go potty".  Praise her when she goes!  Of course you'll want to take her out frequently, especially
after sleeping, eating, and playing.

I was never able to use a crate for training.  My pom would go potty in it.  I blocked him off in the kitchen and set up a dog liter box.  I didn't use dog liter but lined the box with newspaper.  Puppy pads would work
as well.  I would put him in the box and say, "Go potty".  If he did I would praise him profusely and sometimes give him a treat.  I always took him to the same spot outside too. It took approximately two and a half months and after I had him neutered at five and a half months he was pretty much trained.  I kept him blocked off in the kitchen when I had to leave the house for about the first year.  Now he
has free reign when I am gone.  He is liter box trained and trained to go in a specific spot in the yard.  Having him liter box trained is great for when I am gone and when the weather is bad. (Rain, snow, etc.)  

Be patient and hang in there, you can do it!

Let me know if you have any other questions.
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Thank you,
Carrie