Q&A for How to House Train Your Dog Quickly

Try keeping your dog on a leash near you at all times. Pay attention to when your dog shows signs that it needs to go so you can take it outside.

Absolutely! 8 weeks is the ideal to start training, although he's a little young to get the hang of things so be prepared for 'accidents.' Just be sure to be encouraging when he does toilet outside, so he realizes this is a good thing (rather than telling him off for going indoors).

A 7-week-old puppy is very young, and likely to be going to the toilet as and when the urge takes him. Most puppies only start to understand toilet training from 8 weeks. In the meantime, spread paper over the entirety of the balcony, and praise him when he uses the paper. As he gets older and is regularly visiting the balcony, gradually decrease the area covered with paper. Be sure to praise him when he chooses paper over the floor.

Move the pads outside and gradually take them away as he gets used to peeing out there.

Let him poop outside and pick up after him with a disposable bag; take him on longer walks away from the apartment property if this is an issue. You can also use disposable potty pads for inside the apartment.

You should probably start off training them individually, because they can be sensitive about potting and marking their territory in front of each other. Eventually you can continue training them together.

When they use the bathroom outside, praise them. When they go inside, clean it up really well and take them outside.

I don't believe so, but you should start training a puppy when it's 12-16 weeks old. If you live somewhere very cold, I recommend buying a puppy coat to keep him or her warm. If your dog has a thick coat, I don't think it's a problem.

Try pee pad training. The next time your puppy goes to do his business, don't scold him or give him a punishment of any kind. Before he goes potty, look for some signs (a raised leg for example) and quickly move him to the pad. If it's too late and he goes potty, just clean it up and be more alert next time. Put a pee pad where he went. Dogs tend to go to the same places they already went potty. When he goes potty on the pad reward/praise him.

Most professional trainers have found Dutch is the best language to use to train dogs. Say, "Flikker!" in a strong, firm voice when your dog barks, followed by a yank on the collar.

It is fine. One small correction isn't a big deal, in the long run, so don't feel bad. As for the pooping and peeing, when he does it again, you can clap your hands, or say no/gasp. Immediately take him outside and if he goes outside, reward him big time. Then consider when the last time you took him out was, and maybe you should have done it sooner! It's ok, but keep an eye on him!

Probably not, he just is going to the bathroom in a place he hasn't gone in yet. Restrict the dog to a crate, or only allow the dog to "roam" a few rooms. Take him out more often and put him on a schedule, this will help you predict when he needs to go.