1.) When your dog cannot be crated, keep him leashed to your side at all times.
- Use a short leash 3-4 feet, or 4-6 feet if the dog is more dependable.
- Loop the leash through your belt loop. Have your dog follow you wherever you go, this way the dog will also learn to pay more attention to you.
- Most dogs will not go potty while leashed to your side.

2.) When to bring him outside.
- Every hour on the hour.
- The minute after he wakes up.
- After playing.
- After Eating/Drinking.
- Straight before you both go to bed.

3.) What to do if he potty’s indoors.
- Speak your dogs name clearly then say “No!” Try to startle them; some dogs will stop peeing if you startle them.
- Pick them up and bring them straight outside, stay outside for at least 15 minutes to give them a chance to go potty again.
- If you find the dog’s mess after the fact just clean it up and say nothing to your dog, there is nothing he can understand at this point.
- Make sure you sop up the mess completely until it’s dry (push into the carpet so you pull the urine up from the padding (beneath the carpet) then clean the area with an enzyme neutralizer such as Natures Miracle. This will help prevent the dog from using that same spot again as his toilet. Completely saturate the area with the pure solution.
- If a smell or stain still persists, try the enzyme product again. If this fails do a 2 part white distilled vinegar to 2 parts water, allow to fully dry. It might smell like vinegar for a while but after 1-2 days the smell of both urine/feces and vinegar should go away.

4.) The Difference between a Potty Break and a Walk.
- When going out for a potty break allow them to sniff around a designated area until they find a spot to go potty. This is not a walk; this is a quick potty break. Preferably in a grassy area. Always bring some doggie bags with you, even if it’s a Ziploc kind, or a plastic grocery bag. Not only does it keep your area tidy but it helps to keep dogs that walk in feces or eat them freer from parasites and other illnesses.

5.) How to train them on command.
- Always keep some small pieces of treats on you, ones your dog really loves, no bigger then your pinky fingernail.
- When your dog successfully goes pee outside speak your dogs name clearly and say “Good Pee!” (or which ever command you care to use.) Pet them and praise them like crazy and give them that small treat. You can also use clicker training for this.
- When your dog goes poo outdoors repeat the above, but be sure to use a different command such as “Good Potty”.
- Single words that do NOT sound like other commands are much easier for your dog to understand.
- As your dog grows accustom to this command, he will learn what you want him to do, he will also learn what he has done wrong if you say “No Pee” when he’s having an accident in the house.
- Clicker Training also works very well in house training.
- If your dog is not very food motivated or is not trained with a clicker, you can also try lots of praise and playing with his favorite toy as a reward instead.

6.) Control their food & water.
- Pick up all water, only give them a measured amount of water, or ice cubes a few times a day so they get the proper amount and do not become dehydrated, if they drink too much at one time, or all their water for the day in one setting you will shortly have a dog that needs to go potty, and a lot.
- Only feed them when you will be around to take them outside shortly after. Most dry kibble will take about 5 hours to work through a dogs system. So if you feed 2 or more times a day, plan accordingly. After a morning meal it may be beneficial to have a friend or pet sitter stop over after 4-6 hours after your dog is fed to let them out.

7.) Litter Training Your Dog.
- A lot of people like to recommend litter training smaller dogs that have to stay indoors for extended periods of time, with out their owner. While as a whole this is not a bad just approach as long as you take into consideration of what would happen if your dog ever need to go to another home for any reason. Most people do not want a litter trained dog. Most people do not want to try and house train a dog that has been litter box trained. This could make any future adoptions for your dog more difficult.

8.) Something to Remember.
- Always remember that every accident your dog gets away with, it is one step backwards, and will make it harder for you to rectify the house training situation.
- On the other hand, for every accident you catch in time, for every potty he does outdoors. The closer you are to achieving your goal.