Toilet Training your new Puppy

Start house training the puppy as soon as you bring him home. NEVER LET HIM HAVE THE RUN OF THE HOUSE. He will get into all kinds of trouble and dangerous situations.  Confine him to only one room, usually the kitchen. Think of it as “Child-Proofing”. As soon as you arrive home with him take him to the spot where you want him to do his business and see if he will go.  If he does praise him and then take him into the house so he can get to know every one and explore his surroundings. Always take the puppy out to the spot where he is supposed to go to the bathroom after meals and when he wakes up from a nap, first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Taking the pup out 6-8 times or more a day for the first few weeks is standard practice when it comes to training a new puppy.  They catch on quick.  Only let him have access to the room that you are in so you can keep a close watch on him. If you see him start sniffing around quickly take him to the bathroom. If you are consistent your puppy will be house trained in a few months. We do not encourage paper-training puppies since then you will have to re-train the puppy again from paper to outside.  Labs are very smart and easy to train. They will be trained early. We also recommend the use of a crate. Labrador retrievers do not like to go to the bathroom where they sleep; this is true in any breed of dog. When you let them out of their crate take them immediately outside. They will catch on very quickly where they are supposed to go to the bathroom.