When you bring home your new little guy you are in for an education on the vigils of puppy potty training. Fortunately, our level of education has increased our ability deal effectively with this issue. We have to understand that we are in for several weeks or months of chronic supervision and a new type of challenge in our life.

While many of us realize that puppy potty training is going to take some work, after a week or two it is common to be a little over the novelty of it all. Losing your patience or becoming angry about it can lead to more problems than it solves. All you really need is consistent behaviors so that your new pup can learn some new behaviors of his own. No puppy understands immediately what the big deal is. It's your job to teach him.

If you have a relatively large home, or many rooms that are not well occupied, it's best to keep your little one generally confined. This helps to prevent sneaking off to go in a lesser used portion of the house. He isn't going to want to go in those rooms that are part of his general living space. A simple puppy gate can help keep him in the same room with you.