I have decided to put something up about house training as I receive so many emails regarding toilet training or should I say toilet training gone wrong! House training your Pomeranian puppy requires much patience and perseverance in the first weeks. If you have purchased your puppy from a reputable registered breeder your task will be so much easier. Puppies born and reared in dirty condtions will be very hard to house train if not impossible to completely house train.Most registered breeders will have already commenced training your new baby to potty on newspapers or a litter tray

Number one rule is to restrict puppy's unsupervised access to your home. The biggest mistake anyone can make is to bring your new Pomeranian baby home, let baby run around your home for a few days going to potty anywhere and then deciding to start potty training. Your home will smell like puppies potty place everywhere and your task will be a lot harder and slower to achieve. The Pomeranian puppy is kept in a playpen with clean newspaper down, food, water and a comfortable bed at the other end of the playpen. The Pomeranian puppy sleeps in this area and when I have to go out I leave the baby Pomeranian confined to the playpen.

As soon as puppy wakes up I take him or her outside to the area I want puppy to use as a potty area.I also take puppy to this area after meals and reward puppy when he or she has done the right thing with heaps of cuddles and tell puppy how clever and good he or she is. This takes a lot of patience and you must persevere, but doing this right in the first few weeks will pay in the long term. Accidents do and will happen.

DO NOT SMACK BABY OR ATTEMPT TO RUB HIS NOSE IN HIS ACCIDENT.
Immediately take puppy to the potty area. Clean up the accident immediately and ensure there is no lingering smells or puppy will use this area again and again. If your puppy has been using a rug or newspaper you can place either item in the place outside you want baby to use as the potty area. The smell will help the puppy associate this area with going to the toilet.

Another helpful item to use when potty training your new baby. Is the Pee Wee [not sure on the name, depends on the brand]. These are avilable from a lot of pet shops and already smell to the puppy like urine. Place one of these where you want puppy to use as the potty place and the smell from the pads will encourage the puppy to use the pad.

White vinegar is an excellent cleaner to use and is safe on most carpets.

Litter training of your baby Pomeranian
This is the easiest to start at around 3 weeks of age. I place a very low tray of kitty litter at the entrance to the baby's bed. The first thing the pom baby steps onto when getting out of the bed is the kitty litter tray. As baby gets older I move the litter tray further away. Good Luck and remember you need heaps of perseverance and patience with your baby Pomeranian.