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Puppy Potty-Training Schedule Generator

Tell us your puppy's age and daily rhythm, and we'll build a potty schedule that matches how long they can actually hold it.

  • Built around your puppy’s age and your day
  • Works for pad training, outdoor training or both
  • Print it and stick it on the fridge
A puppy and a grown dog sitting together on a Pogi’s training pad
1How old is your puppy?
2How big will they get?
3Where will they go?
4Your day

Meals per day

How this schedule works

One hour per month of age

As a rule of thumb, a puppy can hold it about one hour for every month of age, up to around eight hours. While they’re awake, the schedule plans trips well inside that limit, so they rarely get the chance to have an accident.

Waking, eating and playing are triggers

Puppies usually need to go first thing in the morning and 15 to 30 minutes after a meal, so every one of those gets a trip. Add one after naps and play sessions too.

Nights get easier

Most puppies need a trip in the night until around four months old, and an 8-week-old may need two. Keep night trips quiet and boring, then straight back to bed.