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How long did it take to potty train your French Bulldog, Or dog?

And what was the most effective method? We have had our puppy only A week and He is Now 12 weeks old. And Im just hoping he will soon tell me when he needs to go out! We are currently using the bell method we take his paw and ring it every time before we go out. He has rang it twice on his own so Im hoping something is clicking in that fat head of his! Thanks for your help!

I have never owned a French Bulldog, but I do own a bully breed. I own a 3 year old male American Pit Bull Terrier that my husband and I bought when he was about 8 weeks old. Our APBT was very easy to housebreak. Out of all of the dogs I have owned (Labs, various mixed breeds, etc), our APBT has been the easiest to train and has learned the fastest.

To housebreak Brooklyn we just took him out every couple hours and right after he ate or drank a significant amount of water. We would closely monitor when and how much he ate and drank. We fed him twice a day and we fed him a set amount of food at each meal (we still do that to this day). And would give him a certain amount of time to finish each meal before taking his bowl up, that way he didn’t just eat randomly throughout the day (we also still do that). Also, at night, about a hour before bed, we would make sure he drank plenty of water and then take the water bowl up for the night. We got a crate that we would put him in at night, if we had to go somewhere or if we were too busy at the moment to be able to watch him very closely. We would let him out every time before he went in his crate and as soon as we took him out of his crate.

Now, to go into some more detail, when we would let him out every couple hours, we would tell him “let’s go outside” or “let’s go potty” and then take him straight outside. When we were outside we would tell him to “go potty” and once he went we would praise him and then take him back inside. Because of that, now he knows exactly what “let’s go outside” and “go potty” means. During the day, when he was out and around the house with us, we kept a very close eye on him. We paid close attention to when he drank some water, that way we could take him out after, etc. And we would watch for signs that he needed to go out. For example, if he started to sniff around a lot, circle around in one spot, etc, we knew he most likely needed to go out and would take him out before he had an accident. If Brooklyn did have an accident in the house, we would clap once loudly to startle him while he was in the act, then we would say “no” in a stern, but not mean voice, and take him straight outside to finish. While outside, just like with his regular potty breaks, we would tell him to “go potty”, praise him when he was done and then take him back inside. Another thing that we did that I personally feel is very important is we never ever punished him for an accident in the house, we corrected him. Also, we only corrected him if we caught him in the act. To correct him after the fact does nothing but confuse him. And last but not least, we would clean up any accidents extremely well with cleaner that was made especially for puppy/dog accidents. That way he wouldn’t smell that spot and be tempted to go there again.

So, that is basically what we did to housebreak our dog, and it worked very well for us. We only had a few accidents in the beginning, and he was basically 100% house broken within a week. Anyway, I hope this helps you out some. Good luck with your pup and enjoy being a dog owner! : )

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