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How long should you wait outside for your puppy to pee at night?
Brycen Gusikowski
2025-10-29 18:25:51
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Take your puppy out first thing in the morning for a toilet break and encourage them to poo and wee outside. Take your puppy out every 2-3 hours during the day. Give your puppy a toilet break shortly after each meal, as they’ll need a poo not long after eating. It’s a good idea to take them outside when they’ve just woken up, too. Puppy play can also make them need the loo, especially if they get really excited. Take them outside straight afterwards or give them a break halfway through a play session. You may need to give them opportunities to toilet during the night too, but the majority of dogs will learn very quickly. Take your puppy out every hour and reward and praise the dog for toileting outside. Never punish them for soiling in the house but increase the frequency of trips outside if they are still having accidents in the house.
Enrico Gaylord
2025-10-17 20:41:44
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Take them out during the night, but only for the first few months. It’s important to understand that young puppies will need to use the toilet at least once during the night. So, for the initial few weeks, make sure you set an alarm during the night to let your puppy use the bathroom (usually around 6 hours after their last potty break). If your puppy doesn’t have an accident during those hours for a few weeks, start to increase the time between their last toilet break before bed and you taking them out at night. Delaying their potty break by 15 minutes every night will teach them to wait a little longer to do their business, eventually turning it into a morning routine. Once your puppy is three or four months old, they will most likely be able to go the full night (7 to 8 hours) without a toilet break. If your puppy keeps having accidents at night, give them more frequent toilet breaks. Setting more regular alarms to take them out more frequently during the night can work wonders, especially during those first few weeks while they start to develop a routine.
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Antonetta Skiles
2025-10-17 18:49:30
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Give your puppy 15 minutes to do his business. If nothing happens, put him in his crate for another 15 minutes before trying again. If it’s first thing in the morning, he will need to do both #1 and #2—so if he only urinates, return him to his crate for 15 minutes and try again. You may need to repeat this process many times throughout the day, so be patient! Don’t try to cut corners by waiting any longer for something to happen. If you hang around outside too long, your puppy will think you’re just there to enjoy the great outdoors together. He needs to understand that when you go to his designated toilet area he has a very important job to do and needs to get to it! You take him outside immediately after every meal, after drinking, after active play, after training, after napping, whenever he gets stressed or excited, and right before bed.