Dog Training Article: Litter Box Training For Dogs

By Jess Rollins
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Continue on to the next step once your dog uses the papers two times in the step before

1. Set up a pen and cover the floor of it with newspapers. Give the dog broth to drink in order to get lots of repetitions and begin work on this over the weekend.

2. Crate your dog, and then every 30 minutes put him in the pen for 5 minutes (set a timer). If he "goes" he gets a big treat and 30 minutes of freedom. If he doesn't "go", then back in the crate for another 30 minutes. Repeat

3. Continue to feed broth. Once he is pottying reliably on the papers, reduce the area of the papers until you are down to the final size that you wish to use.

4. Once he is pottying on the smaller area of papers, transfer the papers into a dog litter box from Purina or a large cat box.

5. If he is comfortable now using the box, the next step is to leave the pen door open and after you take him out of his crate, encourage him to go in by himself to potty. You are almost there!

6. Remove the pen and take him out of the crate and encourage pottying in the litter box.

7. Now, move the litter box to it's final place and work on getting him to use it there.

Once he is going there with your guidance, you can remove the crate and simply supervise (of course jackpotting any breakthroughs). A belly band might be a helpful preventative at this stage. You may need to encourage him to go to his litter box from areas in the house that are farther away. Continue treating the dog for using the litter box for a few weeks