My 5-month puppy is backsliding on potty training. What to do?

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Hi! I have a five month old puppy. He was getting the hang of potty training but now seems to be be back tracking? Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated! Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | unneutered | 5 months and 6 days old | 40 lbs

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Potty training puppies can definitely be frustrating! It's completely normal to have some back-sliding here and there along the way - when this happens, just go back to basics for a week or two, to remind him of what's expected. This means going out more often, making sure to reward every time for pottying outside, and close supervision at all times in the house. Once he's gone a full two weeks with no accidents, you can begin to relax the rules a bit and give him more freedom. We do have a great article on the PetCoach website with more details about housetraining puppies, so you may want to read through it also in case it has some tips you may have missed: https://www.petcoach.co/article/7-rules-for-effective-housetraining/0

My 5-month puppy is backsliding on potty training. What to do?

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