{"id":15295,"date":"2023-06-09T04:55:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T11:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=15295"},"modified":"2024-08-08T08:44:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T15:44:13","slug":"buyer-house-training-a-puppy-in-5-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-house-training-a-puppy-in-5-days\/","title":{"rendered":"House Training a Puppy in 5 Days Is Possible: Here\u2019s How to Do It"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a house-proud homeowner<\/a> who just bought a puppy \u2026 you really need to get this animal trained \u2014 fast! Left untrained, your precious bundle of fur will soil carpets and scratch and chew up doors and woodwork, all of which you will have to pay to replace.<\/p>\n

Thinking ahead, evidence of puppy damage<\/a> could make it hard to sell<\/a> in a few years. According to agent Kimberly Wirtz<\/a>, when she\u2019s taking prospective buyers through houses and they find \u201ca house that\u2019s been kind of chewed up or the back doors have been scratched up from the dogs wanting to get outside \u2014 that can be looked past if someone really likes the house.\u201d But it is a drawback, and one that could hurt your odds of selling for top dollar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Here\u2019s your guide to house-training a puppy in five days.<\/p>\n

The principles of house training in five days<\/h2>\n

Before we get started, it\u2019s important to know the principles that underlie house-training a puppy quickly. When you follow this plan, you\u2019re using a dog\u2019s natural instincts to train them to go to the bathroom in the backyard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dogs view their bed, or where they are born, as their \u201cnest.\u201d It\u2019s their safe space, and they\u2019ll return to it if they\u2019re stressed or scared. When they\u2019re born, their mother teaches them that soiling their bed is unacceptable by removing them if they mess. They quickly learn that it\u2019s unacceptable to soil the nest.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re house training a puppy in five days, you\u2019re drawing on those instincts and expanding their understanding of the \u201cnest\u201d to the entire house.<\/p>\n

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Step 1: Prepare<\/h2>\n

House-training your puppy in five days requires keeping a close eye on your new puppy, so take all five days off work. The key to this process working in five days is to make sure you are watching the puppy constantly and consistently; you won\u2019t be able to do it well if you\u2019re not giving it your full attention. You\u2019ll need to be mostly available to your puppy, so don\u2019t plan on binge-watching the latest Netflix show.<\/p>\n

Get your supplies before beginning. The most important one is either a cardboard box or a small kennel the size of your puppy. High walls are important \u2014 your puppy shouldn\u2019t be able to escape from the box. In either container, your puppy should also not be able to escape from any mess they make.<\/p>\n

You will also want something to reward your puppy for good behavior \u2014 in other words, relieving themselves outside<\/a>. Rewarding your pup with a whole biscuit every time is going to get expensive and make them fat; get some little training treats<\/a> to offer them.<\/p>\n

In summary, for the first step:<\/p>\n