Learn Body Language - I just bought a 8 week old yellow Labrador-Retriver puppy. How can I potty train him?

I just bought a 8 week old yellow Labrador-Retriver puppy. How can I potty train him?

I bought the training pad. But I am still not sure how to make him understand the purpose of it? I can figure out by his body language when he is about to do his number 2 business. So I take him out to the yard. It's almost the same pattern ( 30 to 45 munites after he eats) so its kinda working out, but as for the Number # 1---- he drinks so much and so frequently. He pees almost every time after drinking. How can I solve this situation???

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8 weeks, he is a baby. You should try to limit his roaming area in your home and put down newspapers. Get into a dog obedience group and ask questions, talk to people. You will learn so much. Give him time and keep taking him outside. Condition him with praise when he potties outside.
first try pampers and then if you can get the doggie to do it in the potty u will be rolling in $$$$$ as far as the peeing what goes in must come out, its just a part of nature.
Try not letting him drink so much water and stay on him about going OUT the key word is OUT ! Its going to take about two months before you wont have to watch him .I've trained several ,and have a Yellow Lab ,Black Lab ,Great Dane ,and a Jack Russel!!! Good Luck!
You must take your pup out as often as possible.A pup will need to wee as soon as they wake up and after every playtime.You will get a few accidents while your pup is learning whats expected of him.If you catch him beginning to wee in the house say NO firmly and lift him straight away and put him outside,it doesn't matter if hes finished weeing hes got to learn that its outside he must wee and not inside.Do not rub his nose in his urine,the amount of answers i have seen advising of this method is unbelievable,a dogs nose is very sensitive.You want your pup to grow up loving his owner and not afraid of his owner.Your pup will soon learn what is expected of him,so in the meantime Happy house training and good luck:)
8 weeks is a good age to train them because if you do when there 1 then he'll be so used to going in the house he will never want to.he will not go outside and when you put him back in then he'll go.so what you have to do iseverytime he gets a drink of water or you think its be long enough since his last pee then take him outside....wait for a couple of minutes.if he still dosen't go then watch him in the hous emake sure hes not just going to go inside.if he goes then take his nose and put it by the pee or poo then say "NO!!BAD BOY!"do that everytime and he'll know not to go there.When he goes outside then say "good boy" and give him a treat.do this untill your dog is like mine........he paws the glass door when he wants to go out lol
Frequent visits outside, about every 1/2 hour, the training pads are usually for small dogs, he will grow to big to fast, and just mess up the pads and have accidents off them instead of hitting the mark. Labs usually train fast just be consistent, I just dog sat a 9 wk lab and she got it down pat to go by the door when she has to go out, she even had pneumonia and as sick as she was made it to the door, they are great loving pets. PS she is now 4 months and a perky big puppy fully trained.
I would limit his water intake. Not to wear he is going thirsty, but just where water is not made available 24/7 till he learns how to work his bladder. This will help both of you. While you are trying to learn his body language your little baby puppy is trying to learn himself!! Have lots of patience with him, and don't swat him. This is the time for understanding. If one method does not work, try another. Labs are very very smart, and he will be potty trained in no time. He wants to make you happy, so when he does go outside, give him lots and lots of praise!! The two of you will be best of buds!!
The easiest and fastest way to train a puppy is the one that is the most work for you, but I've done it with numerous dogs for a lot of years and it works. Keep the puppy in the same room you're in so you can keep an eye on him. Take him out after a nap, after hard playing, a long drink, or if he hasn't been out in a while. You need to go out with him, tell him "go Pee" and the split second he pees, you give him lots and lots of praise and come right back in. That way he learns to differentiate between play time outside and potty time. When he makes a mistake, just quietly clean it up unless you catch him in the act, then tell him no firmly and take him out. If he finishes outside, lots of praise. Dogs learn really quickly through positive reinforcement versus corrections for making a mistake. You're also building a relationship of trust with your people which will help in all future training. Good luck and be patient - he's just a baby with no control right now.
with a spray!! it will help!!!