We have a 10 week old puppy that is just about housebroken due to constant watching him. Is it possible to train him to come to us and let us know he needs to go outside?

At 10 weeks old it’s not likely to be an option. That’s like expecting a baby that doesn’t walk yet to be potty trained. Until pups are 12 weeks old they have limited control and most dogs aren’t reliably housetrained until they are MUCH older. That depends on the dog and vigilance and skill of the trainer. I don’t trust any of my young dogs for months which is maybe why I have very reliably housetrained dogs. I control them and their eliminating SO MUCH as young dogs they don’t realize its’ even an option to go to the bathroom in the house.



What you are doing at 10 weeks is creating good habits; it’s not really possible for a 10 week old puppy to be truly housebroken. You guys have obviously been very observant and gotten him out a lot.



Until you have him eliminating on cue, it would be very hard to shape the behavior of coming to you and asking to go out. Maybe with marker training you can accomplish this but not for a while.



If you don’t want to watch him 24/7 then use a crate when you want to relax.



Cindy