Do you find yourself with a 6, 7, 8, 9 month or older puppy who still isn't completely

house trained? Yikes. If this is you, don't worry, I've got you covered because in today's

episode of Shaped by Dog, I'm going to share with you not only how you can fix that

problem, but the biggest mistake that people make when house training, and even if you think your

puppy is already house trained, you might not have got this one right.

Hi, I'm Susan Garrett.

Welcome to Shape by Dog. And if you've got an older puppy that you believe should be house trained,

there could be a few reasons why they aren't yet. Number one, it could be that your puppy just isn't

old enough to have complete control over their bladder or their bowels. Now, if your puppy is older,

highly unlikely why that's the reason

you're having accidents in your house. It could also be your expectations are super high

for the age or stage of your puppy, meaning that you just can't predict when the learning

is actually going to happen. And so you have to be patient and just be more vigilant.

Refer to Shape by

Dog podcast episode number 48 where I share with you the three-step process I use to potty

train my puppies. The third reason could be you actually have inadvertently taught your puppy

that there are other optional places for them to go to relieve themselves

other than just outside. So, they might be peeing on any kind of clothing that's left on the

floor or maybe even a dog bed on the floor or a carpet area of the house or maybe on a mat

near the front door. Now, why would a puppy learn that? It could start if you have been

told to start with pee pads. Not saying that all puppies trained to use pee pads are going to

pee all over your house, but it could happen. Teaching a small dog to use a pee pad is definitely

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