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Potty training a 5-month-old puppy while at work with other dogs?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 5 months and 3 days old | 15 lbs

How do i potty train my 5 month old dog when im not home during the day time and we have other puppies that are not potty trained?

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Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

Veterinarian

Published on February 10th, 2020

The best way to potty train a puppy is with a crate: https://www.petcoach.co/article/how-to-crate-train-your-puppy-or-older-dog/ At this age, Sophie should be able to hold her urine comfortable for 6 hours. If you must be gone longer than that, I recommend to try to have someone available to let her out to relieve herself. This will speed up house breaking. I hope this helps.

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