Shiba Inu Forum:
Getting my first shiba

Have been researching this breed for months and now finally getting a male pup. Could use advice on housebreaking and training. Also where to find additional info. Thanks Amanda

A TRICK TO HOUSE BREAKING WHEN YOU GO OUT PUT NEWSPAPER DOWN AND KEEP THE DOG ON THIS ROOM EVERY TIME YOU LEAVE THEN TAKE UP THE PAPERSIF THE DOG NEEDS THE POTTY IT WILL GO TO THAT SPOT AND HOPEFULY BARK TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT HE/SHE NEEDS AFTER ABOUT 1 WEEK YOU WILL SEE A PATTERN OF TIMES THAT YOUR SHIBA WIIL NEED THE GRASS THEN YOU WILL START TO LET HIM/HER OUT AT THIS TIME EVERY DAY FOR US IT IS 7:00 AM, NOON, 3:00 PM, 9:00 PM BUT DIFFERENT DOGS DIFFRENT PROBLAM GOOD LUCK

I was very lucky with my puppy. I picked him up from the breeder on the day he was 8 wks. By 10 weeks he had very few "accidents". By 12 weeks he was completely housetrained. That said, I am lucky enough to be home or have someone home with him all of the time. The first two weeks, everytime he even looked like he might have to go I took him out. I carried him from the crate to outside every morning. I fed him and took him right outside and I made sure he did not go more than an hour at any time without going outside.