Since I was around all the time I caught her almost everytime she had an accident and was immediately able to reprimand her. If she peed or pooped in the house, I would scold her ("No!" or "Bad!") and then take her outside for a few minutes to show her that's where she's supposed to go. I'd say just try to be home with her as much as possible for the next few weeks so that she gets the idea as soon as possible.
I think it also helps to take her out frequently, even if she doesn't necessarily show signs of having to go. The more she's outside, the greater chance that she'll use the bathroom out there and then you can reward her and further encourage the behavior.
These are excellent tips hun
A few extra points I might add:
Puppies seem to need to go to the toilet most frequently around the following times:
*as soon as they wake up
*after eating and/or drinking
*after playing
And it's a good idea to take her outside around these times
as well as before bedtime, to try and pre-empt her doing her business.
Whenever she does her business outside, lavish her with praise and pats, and you can even give her a small treat as a reward while she's first getting the hang of it. You can probably cut out the treats for toilet training after a couple of weeks but don't stop giving her praise when she does the right thing.
If she wees or poops inside, you can scold her
only if you actually see her do it. Scold her once, NO SMACKING, and take her outside to give her the opportunity to finish her business. If she does finish her business outside, praise her and give her pats. If she was already all done and doesn't do anymore business outside, just ignore it and take her back inside.
If you find the puddle or poop
after she's done it and scold her then, she will have absolutely no idea what you're scolding her for so the message won't get through at all. This is where people get the idea that taking them back to their accident and rubbing their nose in it while scolding them will teach them not to do it. This is WRONG, because puppies lack situational awareness and they have no concept of time (these are human traits and don't apply to dogs) so they really can't make the link with the accident and the scolding later on. So it's useless to try and do that and it will just make your pup scared of you. (NationofThizzlam, I'm not implying that you were
going to do the rubbing the nose thing, but just thought I'd provide reasoning for why it doesn't work, in case anyone was interested
)
So, if you find a puddle or a poop inside after she's done it, just clean it up adequately and act as if it didn't happen. Make sure you clean it with an appropriate cleaning product so that she won't be tempted to go back to that same spot to do it again (don't use ammonia-based products because to them it smells like urine!).
Keep in mind that toilet training can take months and months, and it depends on the individual dog and how consistent and vigilant
you are with the training. Puppies are like kids, some will toilet train sooner than others, but your part in the training process will be the key. On average I'd say that most pups are toilet-trained within about 3-4 months, but some can take around 6-7 months. And, same as kids, sometimes even after it appears that they've been fully toilet-trained they can still have the odd accident here or there. Don't let that dishearten you and just refer back to the methods of training I've listed above
Good luck!!
P.S. got any photos of her yet?
![:\](https://bluelight.org/xf/BL_Images/Orig_Emoji/wrygrin.gif "wry grin :\")
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