There are many factors that determine how long it takes to effectively and completely house train a puppy or even an adult dog. While this is a question a lot like how long does it take grass to grow in the most honest answer is that it depends on a lot of factors, here's a list of some of the more important factors to consider when trying to determine the length of time it will take to housetrain your dog.

First thing is that it takes time to effectively housetrain a puppy. Generally, you can expect to spend the next 6-12 weeks working to get your pet completely and reliably housebroken. The use of crate training methods are the best by far for this task and product the fastest results.

I first realized that many of these factors can be broken into either one of two areas.

The first of the areas are things that you can't do much about. Here's a short list of these types of things to think about.

1. Age of Your Puppy.
You cannot expect a puppy to be completely housebroken when they don't have a completely developed sense of control. Puppies younger than about 10 to 12 weeks can begin house training they need an extra dose of patience and attention.

this is a weimaraner by the way. You may have seen this breed of dog dressed up in clothes and photographed in human situations

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2. Breed.
Some breeds are more stubborn and just more difficult to housetrain. This is especially true of many adolescent dogs. This doesn't mean they can't be trained only that you will need to make more of a consistent effort to be successful. By the way, because this is so close to the picture, I thought it best to say that the Weimaraner breed is NOT one of those more difficult to house train.

3. Learned Bad Behaviors.
Many pet shop animals, and those from backyard breeders are kept in small cages that encourage peeing and pooping in the cage itself. This behavior makes it more difficult to properly train your pet can only relieve themselves outside

The SECOND area are things that can you have direct control over right now.

1. You Need to Be Consistent.
As an owner, recognize that consistency will make house training go much faster.

2. Limit Accidents.
Any accidents your pet has in the home can act as markers that may encourage your puppy to go in that same area.

3. Watch Your Puppy Carefully for Signs.
Puppies will often sniff around in out of the way corners and other areas when looking for a place to go. They also will "test squat" sometimes also. Look for the signs your pup shows and take them out immediately. Your goal is NO accidents.

4. Immediately and Completely Clean up Any Accidents While KEEPING YOUR MOUTH SHUT!
It does absolutely no good to scold your puppy for an accident that you allowed to happen. A puppy can find a place to go, squat and urinate in about 5 seconds. YOU are supposed to watch them when they're out of the crate…remember?

While Housetraining Puppies isn't as hard or seemingly impossible like herding cats, it does take some time, persistence and effort on your part.

All dogs are capable of being trained or re-trained if only because their desire is to please the alpha dog of the pack, which should be you. It may take more time to un-learn bad behaviors picked up elsewhere but it can be done.

As you can see however, how long it takes to complete the house breaking and have your dog know where to go will depend a lot on how serious you are about the training.

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