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My puppy is 6 months old. How do I teach it to potty outside?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pomeranian | Male | unneutered | 6 months and 5 days old | 5 lbs

when puppies learn to pi outside? i try to teach them, but not succesfully until now....they are almost 6 months . could you tell me a good method for this? is a ploblem there are two pupies ? the are pomeranian puppies

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Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

Published on February 16th, 2018

Your pups are very cute! To teach them to potty outside, you will need to take them out frequently and reward them with treats for doing their business outside on the grass. Inside, they should be supervised at all times to prevent accidents, or confined to a crate or a room with a hard floor when you're not able to watch them. Housetraining takes patience and consistency. Here is an article with some additional information about housetraining puppies that you may find helpful: https://www.petcoach.co/article/7-rules-for-effective-housetraining/0

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