Housetraining your pup is roughly to get real easy, so long as you are following these seven simple steps to success. That means that you have already purchased the right dog crate, perhaps a baby gate in the process, and have picked out the perfect potty spot (preferably in your back yard).

Step Three: Make Scents

Your puppy’s sense of smell is far better than yours. The canine snout has about 220 million cells designed specifically to detect scents, while we humans have only about 5 million such cells. Adding to that incredible scent-detecting capability is the moisture in and on your puppy’s nose, which lets it collect large numbers of scent molecules that together amplify what it’s already smelling.

Still, another scent-detection enhancement is your puppy’s olfactory center (the area of the brain that identifies scents) and nasal membrane, both of which are larger than the corresponding areas in human beings. All of those physiological differences mean that your puppy can detect lots of scents that you cannot.

So what does your puppy’s super sniffing mean for your efforts to housetrain it? Quite simply, you can use the scent of a previous bathroom break to show your puppy where you want it to take its next one. The next time your puppy pees, wipe its bottom with a paper towel or soft cloth, and save it.

At the next bathroom break, take the cloth and your puppy to the outdoor potty spot, and place the cloth on the spot. In all likelihood, your puppy will sniff the cloth intently, then re-anoint it. Repeat this process a few times, and soon your puppy will do its job on the potty spot without the cloth or any other prompting from you.

Step Four: Make A schedule

Now that you’ve shown your puppy where you want it to do the doo, you need to show it when you want it to. For a while, although, the timing of its trips to the outdoor potty isn’t completely up to you. That’s because a puppy can’t hold its water ñ or the other stuff ñ for very long. In fact, puppies younger than 4 months of age may need 12 to 14 bathroom breaks each day.

The best way to keep track of all those bathroom breaks is to establish pre-determined times when you’ll feed your puppy, play with it, take it out and put it in the crate for a nap. Such a schedule not only gives you some predictability during the dog housebreaking process, but your puppy will also become housetrained more quickly. That’s because if you take it out to eliminate at the same times every day, its body will become accustomed to the schedule, and it’ll be conditioned to do its business when you want it to.

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Puppies are cuddly, cute and adorable – and at times, extremely gross! You know what I am talking about – when your little darling all of a sudden presents you with a puddle or pile of urine or feces on your good carpet, it doesn’t seem quite so darling then, does it?

Don’t feel guilty : It’s tough to love a puppy that uses your entire house as its bathroom.

But take heart, you don’t have to live with such an individual. You can teach your puppy proper bathroom behavior: to do its business only at the times and only in the places that you want it to. This teaching process is called housetraining and your puppy can ace basic housetraining as long as you follow these seven simple steps.

Step One: Buy A Crate

Years ago, people didn’t use crates to housetrain their puppies, and the process was a lot tougher than it is today. Crates tap into a dog’s basic desire to keep its den clean. It’ll do anything to avoid pooping or peeing there. That avoidance gives your pup the incentive to develop the bowel and bladder control that’s essential to effective puppy housetraining.

In addition to housebreaking , your puppy will learn to see the crate as a place to relax and sleep. Right now, though, all you need to know is this: Housebreaking is much easier on you and your puppy if you use a crate. Don’t try to do it without one.

According to the number one ebook on dog training “Secrets to Dog Training” (available by clicking the link): In addition to a crate, baby gates can keep your puppy safely confined and help prevent  housetraining accidents when you can’t watch your puppy.

Step Two: Pick A Potty Spot

Before you can teach your dog to pee or poop in a specific area, you have to choose the right area best suited to your property. Generally, the best place for that spot is in the backyard near the house. That way, you and your pup won’t have to go very far when it needs to poo. Make sure the area is easy to clean; dogs don’t like using dirty potties any more than we do.

Another important advantage to using your own property is that you can better protect your puppy from deadly diseases, such as distemper and canid parvovirus. Both diseases can be transmissible through contact with infected dog’s vomit or bodily waste.

Because other dogs – except those that already live with you – aren’t likely to eliminate in your yard, your puppy won’t come in contact with those potentially disease-transmitting agents.

Anyone who owns a dog will tell you that dogs make the best pets. But ask any cat owner and they will say the same about cats and a bird lover will say that birds are the best. The number of pets available to choose from is enormous so what makes the choice of a dog such a good one?

Firstly, dogs can do tricks. There are not many pets that can bring you your slippers or roll over and play dead. Dogs love to do things for you, they love to please. What other pet has these characteristics?

Unlike most other pets you can walk your dog and if your dog is energetic enough you can even have him jog along side you. How many people have you seen walking down the street with their cat – it’s a rare sight indeed.

Dogs will give you unconditional love. Most cats on the other hand couldn’t care if you lived or died. Dogs will sit at your feet for ages just happy to be with you. As pets go, dogs will provide you with the most attention.

Dogs will come when called as they learn their name quite quickly even as a puppy. Can you think of another pet that can do this?

Dogs will play with you forever. Most other pets don’t even know how to play. Dogs can play Frisbee and catch a ball and play tug of war and they will run and jump with you until you are exhausted.

Last but not least, dogs are capable of guarding both you and your home to the death. They are loyal and will do their best to look after you. There are not many pets that have the ability to do this.

Most pets have their good points and their bad points but overall dogs have the greatest number of qualities to put them at the top of the list.

Small dogs are an ideal choice for anyone living with limited space,who is considering purchasing a dog. There are many benefits to owning a small dog, for instance, they are great companions, particularly for the sick, elderly or less active person. And because of their size small dogs are generally much easier and more economical to keep.

Small dogs do have many advantages over large dogs. Firstly, they are easier to control. When walking a small dog it is most unlikely that you will have a problem keeping your dog from dragging you down the street. And if your little one attacks another dog it is easy to break up the conflict by simply picking up your dog.

Small dogs take up less space and therefore suit apartment living. Although it is not the ideal for any dog to live in an apartment, most small dogs will adapt quite well to limited space providing they are taken for short walks or their owner takes the time to play with them, thus providing some form of exercise.

Small dogs require less exercise than large dogs. This is ideal for those who don’t have a lot of time to exercise their pets.

Small dogs are also more economical to keep. They eat less so your dog food bills will be considerably less than if you have a larger dog. The cost of pet supplies will be less as you will always be purchasing the smallest of everything. And your vet bills may be less.

If you are considering purchasing a small dog then do your research. Small dog breeds can greatly differ so understanding the differences can make your choice so much easier.

Remember that some small breeds can be snappy to strangers as they are generally very loyal and protective.