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Your dog wants you to be the “leader of the pack”. Your job: Give orders and keep the pack in line. At the head of the list: Housebreak your dog.
The consensus as to the best age to housebreak a puppy is 8 to 12 weeks old. One of the best ways is to use a crate: Dog Houses/Pet Crates. Puppies like crate training. The confined space in a crate gives your puppy a sense of security and safety.
NEVER use the crate to punish your puppy. It is not a jail, but rather his happy and safe home. Two hours is about the maximum time to leave the puppy in a crate, except in an emergency. They won’t make a mess in their sleeping area unless you leave them locked up for too long, which is why the crate makes such a good tool for housebreaking. After removing him from the crate, lead him outside to the area where you want him to do its mess.
