Timetable Example for 2-6 month old puppy for Stay at Home families.

• 7:00 am – Wake up. Go potty outside, if they don’t go right awau, they probably don’t have too.

• 7:10-7:30 am – Free time in an enclosed area, like a sectioned off kitchen or playpen

• 7:30 am – Food and water – if they don’t eat it all, pull it up, try again at lunch 

• 8:00 am – Go potty outside, if they don’t go within 10 mins, put them back in the crate, try again every 10 mins until they do and before any free time

• 8:15 am – Free time in enclosure

• 8:45 am – Crate Time

• 10:00 am – Go potty outside, free play inside enclosure or supervised outside, play ball, burn off some puppy energy 

• 10:45 am – Crate Time

• 12:00 pm – Food and water, if they don’t eat, pull up food after 15-20 mins, try again at dinner

• 12:30 pm – Go potty outside, free play in the yard or enclosure

• 1:15 pm – Crate Time

• 3:15 pm – Go potty outside, free play in the yard or enclosure

• 3:45 pm – Crate Time 

• 5:00 pm – Food and water, pull up leftover food after 15 mins

• 5:30 pm – Go outside, if they don’t go potty after 10 mins, back to the crate, try again in 10-15 mins

• 6:15 pm – Crate Time

• 8:00 pm – Last Water for the night, leave down until they go outside at 8:15 pm

• 8:15 pm – Go potty outside, if they don’t go potty within 10 mins, back to the crate, try agin in 10 mins

• 8:30 pm – Free time in enclosure, playtime with owner, training games, try to wear them out

• 9:00 pm –Crate Time, until 11 pm OR your bedtime

• 11:00 pm – Go potty outside, if they don’t go within 10 mins, try again in 10 mins before they go back to the crate for the night.

• 11:15 pm – Crate for the night*

* Puppy may still wake up in the middle of the night to go potty the first two nights while their bodies adjusting to the new schedule. If they go both pee and poop by 10-11pm and their last meal was at 5pm, then they should be able to make it through the night by the 3rd or 4th night. No problem.

🕛 FIRST COUPLE DAYS: Write down how long it takes for your puppy to actually go potty and then adjust your schedule accordingly. Maybe they go potty 40 mins after they eat/drink instead of 20. Every puppy is different. Gotta figure yours out.

Potty Training Schedule #2 – Works Full-time

PUPPY CRATE AND X-PEN SETUP FOR FAMILIES WHO WORK

If you work full-time, it’s ideal to either hire a dog walker or have a friend/neighbor come let your puppy out for a midday potty break/playtime. Eight hours is a lot for puppies under 4 months old. If you can’t find someone, then using the crate & x-pen setup would be best..  Read my page on: Dog Crates and Puppy X-Pen Setups

Crate Training Timetable for 2-6 month old puppy, eating 3x a day Owner Works Full-time 

• 7:00 am – Wake up. Go potty outside 

• 7:10-7:30 am – Free time 

• 7:30 am – Breakfast

• 8:00 am – Go potty outside. Crate Time – Leave stuffed animal & bully stick, a little bit of water or ice cubes [but not food]

• Noon to 1pm – Have a friend/neighbor/dog walker come to let your puppy out for a midday break

• 6:00 pm – Owner comes home. Puppy goes outside

• 6:15-6:30 pm – Free time in enclosure, training session, wear them out

• 6:30 pm – Dinner, pull up leftovers after 15-20 mins, regardless if finished

• 7:00 pm – Go potty outside, if they don’t go after 10 mins, back to crate, try again every 10 mins

• 7:30 pm – Crate Time

• 9:00 pm – Food and water, pull up leftover food and water, they’ll eventually learn to eat on time

• 9:30 pm – Go Potty, if they don’t go within 10 mins, Put them back in the crate, try again every 10 mins, should go once before free time or bed

• 9:40 pm – Free time in enclosure/ kitchen

• 10:00 pm – Potty Outside – If your bedtime is closer to 10 pm, take them outside at 10 pm and then put them to bed at 10:10-10-30 pm

• 11:00 pm – Go outside, if they don’t go, put them back in the crate, try again every 10 mins, if they’ve gone potty at least once after dinner and they’re not going again, just put them to bed 

• 11:10  – Crate for the night.*

* Puppy may still wake up in the middle of the night to go potty for the first 2 nights, while their body is still adjusting to the new schedule. If they went both pee and poop by 11pm and their last meal was at 9pm, then they should be able to make it through the night by the 3rd or 4th night.