POTTY TRAINING

POTTY TRAINING 

KBD starts potty training when our puppies are 3 weeks old. Our potty trays consist of potty pads, pine pellets, and alfalfa pellets. Puppies are 90% potty trained using these trays by Go Home Day. We include a small bag of pine and alfalfa pellets in our KBD Go Home Bags so that our puppy families can sprinkle the familiar pellet smell outside where they want their puppy to potty. This helps create a smooth transition from our home to your home. 

CRATE TRAINING

KBD starts crate training when puppies are 4 weeks old to set them up for success. Crate training is essential for potty training and creating a safe place for your puppy to stay when you leave the house. We start crate training with open doors and slowly transition to closed door training. Our puppies stay in their crates for 2 hours at a time by 8 weeks old. We send home a recommended potty training schedule in our "KBD Puppy Handbook" that centers around that 2 hour time frame. 

EXTENDED TRAINING SESSION

This video showcases Charlotte from our "Royal Family" litter in our extended puppy training sessions. Charlotte stayed with us for an additional week before she headed to her new home. She learned "sit", "down", "up", and "shake". She learned 4 basic commands in our 5-10 minute training sessions at just 8 1/2 weeks old! At KBD we utilize every second with our puppies to raise little ones that are confident and truly empowered! Way to go Charlotte!