{"id":16061,"date":"2023-06-20T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T11:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelabradorsite.com\/?p=16061"},"modified":"2025-06-14T18:02:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T17:02:34","slug":"how-to-train-a-puppy-to-pee-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelabradorsite.com\/how-to-train-a-puppy-to-pee-outside\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Train A Puppy To Pee Outside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It is very frustrating when you know your puppy needs to pee. And you give them every chance to pee outdoors, but they insist on waiting until they are back indoors and head straight for your carpets instead!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> There are a number of reasons why this is quite a common problem, so I&#8217;ll run through those with you and we&#8217;ll talk about what you can do to resolve this problem. It&#8217;s fairly straightforward, so hang on in there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The information below is about a specific problem, &nbsp;so for general potty training information you might also like to read<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161017234439\/http:\/\/www.thelabradorsite.com\/house-training-your-labrador-puppy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to potty train a puppy \u2013 a complete guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161017234439\/http:\/\/www.thelabradorsite.com\/15-puppy-potty-training-problems-solved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">15 potty training problems solved<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pee\">Knowing when a puppy needs to pee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>People often find it easier to tell if the pup wants to empty his bowels.&nbsp; He will start to trot about and turn in little circles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But many Labrador pups give&nbsp; little or no warning when they want a wee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not naughtiness. The sensation of an impending bowel movement is simply much stronger and the puppy is more aware of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that he will often learn deliberate control over his bladder a little later than he learns deliberate control over his bowels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"indoors\">Why Does Your Puppy Pee In The House?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An eight week old puppy gets little or no warning that his bladder needs emptying and is physically unable to wait for very long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if you shut him in his crate with a very full bladder, or allow him on your carpets, you are bound to end up with accidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But why is your puppy not doing a wee when you take him outside. After all, if he would go outside, he wouldn\u2019t need to go indoors!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why\">Why Won\u2019t My Puppy Pee Outside?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your puppy is peeing in the house and not peeing when you take him outside, there could be a number of reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You are leaving him outside on his own<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are not spending enough time outside<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are letting him wee on carpets indoors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He does not have access to grass outdoors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The weather is horrid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"train\">Going outside with your puppy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes new puppy owners expect their puppy to pee outside by himself. However, small puppies do not want to be left alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So you cannot shut a tiny puppy outside and just hope he will do his business. He probably won&#8217;t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to go with him. Otherwise he will just spend the whole time he is outside, trying to get back inside again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spending enough time outside with your puppy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Puppies cannot control their bladders. Your puppy cannot do a wee outside until his bladder is almost ready to be emptied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He will be able to recognise the signs later, but right now, it\u2019s not something he is capable of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t spend enough time outside with him, he may not need to pee while you are out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a chair, a book or your cell phone, and a coat if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sit outside and wait until he does a wee, then when you bring him in you have a window of ten to fifteen minutes when you can be pretty sure he won\u2019t do another one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Restricting a puppy\u2019s access to carpets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you let a puppy with a full bladder onto a carpeted area, he will pee on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The soft squishy surface of the carpet is a preferred surface for puppies to wee on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once he has wet the carpet, it will smell attractive to him and he will want to do it again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s just the way puppies are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pups under three months old need to be kept on a hard washable floor apart from the window of time that follows the last emptying of their bladder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This window of time is very short at eight weeks and gets gradually longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By ten weeks old many puppies can last half an hour, during the day, after a pee without doing another one.&nbsp; Some take another two or three weeks to reach this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may need to put barricades across doorways into carpeted rooms whilst he is little,&nbsp; baby gates work well, or you could think about buying or borrowing a large puppy playpen for your kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access to grass outside<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Puppies often prefer to pee on grass, again, they find the soft surface attractive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though there are exceptions. Some puppies that have been raised on concrete or a tiled floor, may prefer to pee on&nbsp; a hard surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually however, you will have more success with house-training if you allow your puppy access to an area of grass when you take him outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t have any grass, you will just have to be patient and wait the puppy out. He will have to empty his bladder eventually and he will get used to peeing on a hard surface<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bad weather can stop puppies peeing outside<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your puppy arrived during a spell of nice weather and quickly got used to peeing outside in your yard, the first rainy spell can mean trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should you suddenly find that your puppy won\u2019t pee outside after previously being happy to do so, consider the weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Young puppies are not as weatherproof as adult dogs, and often don\u2019t like getting cold or soaked through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, being brave about the weather is something your little dog needs to learn. 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