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housetrainning

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Question
what is the easiest training method? i take him out he does nothing bring him in, leave the room and another mess, he is going to ruin my carpet, who ever owned him did not try to train him that is for sure he was about 4 months old when i got him 3 days ago.

Answer
Fay,
First of all he is only 4 months old and 3 days into a new home.  Please don't expect a perfectly housetrained puppy under those conditions.  He has not found out your routine yet, he may well have been kept in a yard/kennel where it did not matter when/where he messed.  This is a vital time of your puppies life which involves you putting in a lot of time and effort to show him how, as a canine, you expect him to live in a human world.  You do this by praise/reward.  Start off by keeping him in an area of your house with no carpet, i.e. the kitchen area.  You cover the floor in newspaper and then over a period of time you reduce the paper and move it towards a back door or the door you will use to let him out.  At night it is best to confine him in a puppy pen with the base covered in paper. He will get used to messing on paper and will aim for this when he is caught short in the house.  At his age he does not have the internal plumbing to be able to hold on for any length of time. Let him out regularly but especially after he has woken up, eaten or played.  Go out with him, wait until he has done something then give him lots of praise.  If he fouls in the house ignore it and under no circumstances tell him off.  If you catch him doing it just pick him up and take hime outside, don't speak to him or chastise him.  Again wait until he performs outside then lots of praise.  You should be letting him out about every 2 hours.  Once he has been out and done something then you can let him into your lounge for a short play.
Patience and time is the key for a puppy.  Remember they don't speak 'human' and we don't speak 'canine'.  The key to it all is praise the behaviour you want, ignore the behaviour you don't.  If you have not got the time or commitment then you should let him go back to the breeder.
Kirsty Peake