Potty-on-Demand

Purpose:

Train the doodle to potty when you request.

Use:

If you know that you will be going to the vet and need to get a urine sample.

If you plan on taking a trip, going to the store and there will not be a good place to potty the doodle.

If you just don’t want to wait for the dog to decide when to potty.

When To Train:

This training can start from day one when you get a puppy. But it can also be taught to any dog at any age.

How To Train:

Training Stage
When the doodle goes out to potty as soon as they start - use a specific phrase… i.e., “Good Boy goes potty!!” or “Hurry up!” using a happy voice. Say it over and over until the doodle completes going potty. After the potty is complete you can treat it you want.  Do this the every time the pup goes potty during the housebreaking phase.

Transition Stage
Once your dog has a good understanding of going potty outside, then you can change WHEN you stay the phrase. Start to say the phrase/word just as you notice the pup start to prepare to potty, and then be quiet during the potty and then praise/treat the puppy after the potty.

Accountability Stage
Final stage is to just say the phrase when you need the pup to potty.

Some tips. At any point the dog fails to potty when you request during the accountability stage, then go back to the last step and reinforce for a week or so. Then try to potty on request again. Also, don’t rush this – reinforcing and applying the word to the activity will be much more successful if you stay in the training stage and you know that they are understand.

Last Thoughts
This training is basically giving something the doodle already does a name. This isn’t trick teaching where they are taught how to do something – these things are just things they normally do! You can give names to an action such as Dry Off (shaking water off after they have been wet), Sneeze! Dig! Run! Stand there like a cow! (Okay that is what Guy does, so I gave it a name) …