When using a spray, you should bring your puppy to the same area several times daily to reinforce the concept. You should repeat the process during this time until your dog understands the concept. Several sprays may be necessary to achieve the desired results. Make sure you have the correct dosage for your puppy’s breed and size. The best sprays will not damage your dog’s digestive system or cause an upset tummy. Potty Training Process Indeed. It’s a mouthful to say, but a proprietary chemical attractant is the active ingredient in dog potty training sprays. Unfortunately, ‘proprietary’ means that the manufacturer owns the recipe, and most manufacturers don’t disclose their secret formula on the bottle. A bit like Colonel Sanders’ secret blend of herbs and spices. ‘Attractant’ means the smell of the chemical attracts dogs to pee in the same places where it is sprayed. Investing in PetSafe’s Skip-To-My-Loo House Dog Training Scent spray can make housebreaking your furry friend easier, while also promoting good habits and a clean and odor-free home. For many years, Gold Medal Pets has been a respected name in the pet industry, known for dedication to dog behavior and training solutions. According to Mary Burch, Ph.D, of the AKC’s Canine Good Citizen and S.T.A.R. Puppy programs, there are several methods for training a puppy, including crate training and paper training. Frequent visits outside can help with the housetraining process by giving you opportunities to praise your puppy for appropriate peeing and pooping outside.

An advantage of this approach is that you can use whatever marker you want. I personally used a cheap solar light I staked into the ground, sprayed with potty training spray – my dog could see it even at night! Conclusion Phew, if you made it this far, congratulations! You now know which potty training spray is best for your dog. Once they’ve successfully eliminated there, offer lots of praise and a small treat as a reward. To prevent housetraining mistakes, avoid giving your dog free access to the house until they are fully trained. It’s hard to relax in someone’s company when you don’t know when they might whip out a spray bottle and squirt you. If your puppy is responsive to the smell of the training spray, they may have less accidents off the pad or away from the outdoor spot you’ve chosen as their toilet.Unfortunately, a little too much comes out of the nozzel at a time for pee pads. One squirt and it looks like your dog has already peed on the pad. PetSafe Skip To My Loo Dog Training Scent Spray: This spray will guide your dog to the appropriate poop spot. The spray mimics the scent of urine, urging your dog to go where it’s sprayed. You can use this spray on a carpet, pee pad, or turf. It works in less than 30 minutes! It’s safe for both humans and dogs, and it’s cruelty-free. Puppy Pee Pads After calling in favors from a wide range of dog owners, including some that we randomly approached at the local dog part, we rounded up a huge range of dogs.

Generally, puppies can be expected to hold their bladder and bowels for around 1 hour per month. So, a 3-month-old puppy can hold it for 3 hours, a 4-month-old puppy for 4 hours, and so on. But this timing can vary between the puppies. Potty training dogs not only requires training but positive training. If you get mad at or scold your dog for going in the house, he or she may be hesitant to go potty at all, especially outside because they associate pottying with you yelling at them. Plus, unless you catch your dog going potty, he isn’t going to know why you’re scolding him anyway. Successful potty training depends upon building up a consistent habit of always going in the right place, so puppies who respond to the spray might be reliably housebroken sooner. Under perfect circumstances, we were able to get up to three days attraction out of a single spray. After this, the scent seemed to wear off to the point our dog’s didn’t notice it.These are essentially a marker that has been treated in a dog-attracting pheromone. By staking the marker into your ground, your dog will do his business in that exact location… Another brand is Bodhi Dog Not Here! Spray, which was awarded the Family Choice Award for outstanding pet products. Its eco-friendly ingredients are non-toxic and won’t harm your puppy, even if it sprays on places where it has already peed. It works with your puppy’s natural instincts and won’t damage indoor fabrics or outdoor plants. Most pet owners are happy with this product, and it is well-worth the price. Pee Pad An AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy class or another well-run local class will provide your puppy with the chance to socialize with other dogs.