15. What about house training my new puppy?

This is not hard, but requires consistency. Your pup will come trained to a litter box and sometimes a dog door. I feel that litter box training is the best thing yet for puppies and their new owners. First, it is cleaner. There is much less smell and mess than is typical with newspaper and buyers often tell me that puppies love to rip the puppy pads to shreds! The litter box is also perfect for the apartment pup. The problem most buyers have with pups is that they expect too much too soon. Pups shouldn't even begin potty training until they are over 4 months. To be successful you should have a containment area set aside just for the pup, and once over 4 months you can start taking them out to the back yard and working on outside training. The information pamphlet covers in detail how to carry on with this so you will get through the puppy stage with as few accidents as possible.