How to Housebreak and Potty Train your German Shepherd Puppy

How long do you keep them on this schedule of keeping them in the crate and bringing them outside to let them do their business as well as play with them?
Once they have learned where to go potty then do u continue to put them in the crate?

My Dutch Shepherd was going to the door on day 4. She’s 3 years old now and this training was an absolute lifesaver. The other big help was 100% supervision for the first 4 months and limited access to the household as trust develops. Those 3 things make having a puppy only positive!

Do you don’t let them play around in the house at all the first 5 days of crate training. Or stay strict the first 4-5 days.

Just got a new German Shepherd puppy and am trying the crate training. I’ve successfully house trained them in the past. Getting there.

Thank you so much sir!

what the fuck is wrong with this guy....he sounds like a gay?

Does this apply to Apartments or would It Better In A bigger environment?

Doing this with my 6 week puppy

The technique worked on my now 4 year old Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Found the crate training technique about 4.5 years ago while reading about training new puppies. Try it, you will be highly satisfied if you are consistent.

I just got my German Shepard at 8 months. She’s fearful of everything outside and she refuses to potty outside

What if me and my family aren’t usually home in the week days

I had my 10 week old for two weeks now, we crate trained him and he is happily sleeping at night for 7-8 hours, but we don’t crate during the day. I am so tired watching him constantly during the day to catch him before he squats and pees/poos.
Since my puppy is now used to running around the house, is it too late now to go back to this method?

Hi how old is the preferred age to start this training or any training. I've got my first sable gsd his got his 1st vaccination a week ago. He poops and urine every time

We have trained 4 GSD puppies with this technique. most are 95% trained in one day. The other benefit is it crate trains them at the same time. When ever we have litters I always recommend this video specifically and GSM channel as general training education to new owners.

Help if I misunderstood please.

In the morning: you take them out for teetee, bring them in, play, feed in kennel for 10 minutes, take food away, wait 15-20 minutes then take them out again? So take them out twice in the morning?

I’m gonna try this cause I’m going crazy trying to potty train this pup. I’m wondering if I leave the crate in the main living area with us, other pets, etc?

I have a litter of GSD and they have their own pen but I am keeping one. Should I let him stay with his bro/sis until they all get picked up or should I bring him in the home now and start training him.
I just feel bad leaving one alone in the pen.

I just gotta say, me and my fiance just got our 8 week old gsp and following this video, we have had no accidents and our boy now goes directly to the door to let us know he has to go to the bathroom in only a few days. On day four now so hopefully we keep it up lol

OK say you did it the hard way and you have a 5 month old German Shepherd puppy still having accidents and not letting us know she needs to go out....would you still follow this plan? 🫠

I used your method in the past but it was about 10 years ago and it worked very well then. I'm getting a GSD puppy in a few weeks and really appreciate your refresher course. Excellent presentation. Thank you!

We bought the course about a month ago and have been watching it together. It's awesome! We are actually on our way to pick our puppy up now. 😊 This is our 2nd GSD and how I wish I'd bought the program for our first. Thank you for all you do to help us take care of these amazing dogs. God bless!

How many hours a day should you leave them in the kennel and how often should you take them out?

Thank you! This helps so much! 🎉

This video is awesome. Gives me assurance that I can train my German shepherd puppy coming in December. Thank you for the info

Quick Question. I understand making the room in the crate just enough for the puppy to lay down...and you mention feeding them 3x a day and after about 15 minutes, any uneaten food is removed, and about 15 minutes after eating take them out for a bowel movement. What about water? It seems putting a water bowl in the crate only guarantees a wet blanket. Any suggestions?

My puppy is just over 7 weeks. We brought him home two days ago. Im sticking to the technique, but I feel terribly because he just cries and screams and howls. He will calm down and doze off for 10 minutes or so then wakes up screaming again. Is this normal? I know its only day two, but it has me worried he is too young to train this way yet. Should i keep continuing with the training? How long is too long to leave them crying?

What do I do when my gsd puppy won’t stop crying. She will literally cry and wine for hours and it keeps my family up all night

We had our pup for 10 days (he is 13 weeks), he has come down with giardia and has some bad diarrhea. We did not do your crate technique but want to start it. He knows when he wants to go out ,but we have to read his behavior as to know when he goes outside. He only has an accident when the kids are on puppy watch. How hard will it be to get him to be fully potty trained. Also, we are going to train him to ring bells that hang from the door knob..

What size crate do you suggest for German shepherd puppy? This one will likely be a bigger one

I'm living here in the Philippines, and I got a 4 month old GSD and I'm in the process of potty training him, he was kept in a large cage and was allowed to potty in his cage, so he still does it! I'm trying to get him used to using potty pads and slowly get him to go outside once he gets use to me.

What happens if the puppy doesn’t get tired out. I have a 4 month old working line gsd and she’ll play forever and when she gets in the crate she gets so riled up it seems she’ll hurt herself.

Hi GSM, for how many months should the crate be used all day, where the puppy is going out and coming in the crate? 4 to 6 months?

I just got my first German shepherd today and I will do this and let you know how long it takes me to have him house broken and potty trained

Very similar to how ive been training my german shepard pup. He hasnt went in the house since the first couple days he arrived. He usually wines if he has to go, and i pick him up and set him down where i want him to go. It works well. Im going to continue doing this for a couple more weeks just to be safe.

I didn’t get my German shepherd until she was 4 1/2 months old and she was a farm dog born and raised outside. I’m struggling a month later to house break her. Any suggestions?

She’s too big for me to carry outside. I take her from the crate straight outside every time.

Hello I have a German shepherd that I well be welcoming into my family next week, he’ll be 6 weeks old I work 7-3 on most days 40 hours a week. What can I do to potty train my puppy effectively. I can come home one my breaks but that’s it. Do you think I can still train my puppy. Please help me I’m trying to research everything I can so I can be the best pet mom. Thank you for your video it was really informative.

Thank you very much for the information

Do you suggest making the crate a comfortable place? Do you recommend putting toys and a bed in the crate for this as well? We just got an 8 week old puppy and he is freaking out for hours in the crate but he’s just in there by himself without any beds or toys

Do you wake your pup up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom? Or do you let them sleep through the night?

Years ago I got a 10 week old baby and in two weeks he was potty trained. I took him out immediately in the AM and every few hours. He would wake me up later and out he went. Easy! And yes I agree with you. Very good advice!

This is great information. Can i ask, what do we do once she is house trained? Do we still follow a schedule of having her in the crate? Or will she just go to the crate by herself and we give her more freedom in the house?

Please listen to this man. Got my first dog (7 week old GSD) a week ago. Noticed a change in the whining in crate Day 2 and no accidents yet. THIS WORKS

Thank you for this video, we have an 8.5 week old GS puppy and hes going well! Crate training has been the hardest part because he cries then tries to bite the bars! Weve been trying to redirected his bitting to a stimulating toy or treat. But yes that part is scary! Do you lnow if yhat cage biting is common / lasts for a long time?

When do you take out your puppy out of the crate for good? Do you give them a trial run and see how they do? If the go to/po, do you put them directly back into their crate? Or do you take them to the designated area you want them to use for about 20 minutes and then back in the crate or directly back in to their crate?

Can you use one crate for two siblings puppies for potty training?

Amazing Teaching, I am getting my puppy in 7 weeks, and I will be using this training. So I have to go on a trip after 3 weeks of getting the puppy, what should I do? I have to interrupt the training for a week,

This is housebreaking 101.
Dogs are smart.
Humans….not so much.

We are certainly going to try this! Thank you for your suggestions! Once we get them used to this technique, do we leave them in the crates all the time or is this just to train them?