My black german shepherd puppy was a monster when the first few days at home.   I do not consider myself obsessive compulsive, but I do like to keep my house clean and neat.  For some reason my puppy just did not understand that when he did his business on the carpet that I had to clean it up.  I even caught him peeing in his water bowl, what was that about?  My dogs behavior was just unacceptable.

The first thing I did was do some research on the best way to get my puppy under control.  House Training my puppy started with being diligent.  Anytime I saw him sniffing around the edge of any furniture or in corners I immediately walked him to the back yard.  Potty training a puppy does take some work but it was definitely worth the time and effort.  He quickly, after a few days, learned that when he had to go to the bathroom, he need to go stand at the back door.

I had also read that if he does have an accident in the house to to react to strongly.  What I did was lock him up in his dog kennel.  This was also good practice for him, as I was not ready to leave him out at night or when I was gone and had planned on crate training, Bronx.

Crate training is something that I would recommended every one to teach their dog or puppy.  Once your dog is trained you might not have to ever use a kennel again, but it is a good habit to get them into.  You never know if someone else is going to watch you dog, if they are going to require that they sleep in a kennel.  Crate Training will also save you destruction of your stuff while your puppy learns what they can chew on and what they can not.

I bought all sorts of dog toys and puppy chewing items.  Of course Bronx decided my slippers and books were more fun to play with.  I quickly learned to put my shoes and slippers in the closet and close the door, least he would sneak in a grab something to chew on.

I got a little of topic.  House Training a dog should not be major problem if you remain consistent in how you act.  Yes I did get frustrated.  Yes I found it gross that Bronx would pee in the water he had to drink.  Puppies just do not know how to behave.  By asserting myself and letting him know that I was the leader in a firm and consistent way, I was able to get my puppy to listen and start training him to be a good dog.