Begin housebreaking your French bulldog as soon as you bring it home.
According to the American Kennel Club, the French bulldog, or Frenchie, is "prized for their affectionate natures and even dispositions,...generally active and alert, but not unduly boisterous." Training a Frenchie can be a challenge unless you find a way to make the sessions seem like a game for your dog. Dogs of this breed can be people pleasers, but may also be hard-headed and stubborn. Potty training a French bulldog may take a few weeks to months, but puppies can be expected to have the occasional accident until they are 6 to 8 months old.
Instructions
1. Confine your French bulldog to a crate during the times you are unable to directly supervise him.
2. Develop a daily "potty routine" that includes leashing your French bulldog as soon as you wake up in the morning and telling your dog, "let's go potty," to begin familiarizing it with the phrase so it will associate it with relieving itself.
3. Take your dog directly outdoors to the area in your yard you would like it to use as the bathroom. French bulldogs are rompers, so your dog may be easily distracted and want to play. Redirect your dog by telling it "it's time to go potty."
4. Praise your dog by saying "good dog!" excitedly once it relieves itself in the yard. If your dog doesn't go potty, take it back inside and put it in the crate. Try the potty routine again every 10 minutes until your dog goes potty outside.
5. Repeat the potty routine after each of your dog's meals, before you leave the house, when you return home, first thing in the morning, and last thing before you go to bed at night.
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