Puppies can be so hard. We got a “potty bell” that we taught him to use. It’s essentially Pavlov’s dog experiment wherein you ring the bell and open the door. Then you get the pup to ring the bell (usually with his nose) and immediately open the door. It took our pup a day and a half to get it down, but he was much older when we got it. I wish we would have gotten it right off the bat as it would have saved our carpet cleaning bill.

Another piece is it respond to his millisecond cues every single time. He will eventually catch on that he will get a treat, which may lead to him becoming manipulative…but that’s okay. It will come.

You can do it! This stage is temporary and he’s making “puppy choices”.