Sample housetraining schedule

Here is a sample schedule for house training; you can change the times to better accommodate your daily schedule.

This schedule has you taking your puppy out a minimum of every hour and a half to start.

This will help you figure out your puppy’s personal potty schedule, start you both off with good habits, and start your housebreaking adventure off with success. As your puppy matures and he has house training success, you can extend the time between potty breaks.

If there are any backslides in house training, go back to a shorter schedule.

7 am —-> Wake up, immediate potty break

7:15 am —-> free time in the kitchen or similar area (supervised)

7:45 am —-> Breakfast, immediate potty break after breakfast

8:00 am —-> Rest/quiet play/enrichment time in a crate or playpen

9:30 am —-> potty break

9:45 am —-> Rest/quiet play/enrichment time in a crate or playpen

11:30 am —-> potty break

11:45 am —-> Rest/quiet play/enrichment time in a crate or playpen

12:15 pm —-> lunch, immediate potty break after lunch

12:30 pm —-> (optional) short play and training session. Keep it upbeat and fun!

12:45 —-> Potty break

1:00 pm —-> free time in the kitchen or similar area (supervised)

1:30 pm —-> Potty break

1:45 pm —-> Rest/quiet play/enrichment time in a crate or playpen

3:15 pm —-> Potty break

3:30 pm —-> Rest/quiet play/enrichment time in a crate or playpen

5:00 pm —-> potty break

5:15 pm —-> free time in the kitchen or similar area (supervised)

5:45 pm —-> Potty break

6:00 pm —-> Rest/quiet play/enrichment time in a crate or playpen

7:30 pm —-> Potty break

7:45 pm —-> Supper, immediate potty break following supper, pick up water for the night

8:00 pm —-> free time in the kitchen or similar area (supervised)

8:30 pm —-> Potty break

8:45 pm —-> Rest/quiet play/enrichment time in a crate or playpen

9:15 pm —-> Potty break

9:30 pm —-> Bedtime