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Toilet
Training
Important don't focus your effort on teaching
your dog not to go toilet in the house, teach your dog go to the
toilet outside.
Do you see the difference, one is trying to convince the dog to NOT
do something, the other is training the dog to want to do something.
Pick out a good spot outside, preferably a small lawn area. Take
your dog on a leash to this same spot every time.
The smell of the urine from its previous efforts will encourage it
to go again. Ever notice that they sniff for a good spot?
Well, guess what smell they are hoping to find! Do not clean up old
poop at this spot  until the dog is completely toilet trained.
Always praise the dog enthusiastically when it actually does it
(outdoors).
Completely clean up any toilet accidents in the house. The smell of
urine in the carpet will encourage it to go there again, so you must
remove the smell entirely, and remember that a dog's sense of smell
is about a hundred times better than yours!!
At night, place the dog in a tightly enclosed area with room enough
only for a pillow or dog bed. A dog will not pee or poop in their
own bed if they can possibly hold it. Take advantage of this
and limit their night-time sleep area so that there is nowhere to go
without soiling their own bed.
The easiest way to do this is to place the dog in a small kennel or
animal carrier. The size of the container is critical, it must only
be large enough for the dog to turn around in, if you pick too large
of a container, this strategy will not work.
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