House training a puppy for the first time can be a immensely frustrating task. Like babies puppy have no idea where or how they are suppose to go unless they are taught. Unlike babies bad behaviors left uncorrected can continue throughout adulthood.
Generally it takes several weeks to house train a pup and bizarrely some of the smaller breeds are known to be incredible stubborn when trying to drill a new behavior into them.
Puppy less than half a year old tend to have trouble controlling their bladder for more than a couple of hours at a time. If you are unable to supervise a Puppy at these kind of regular intervals, it may not be the right time in life to take on a commitment like this. If in the first month the puppy is allowed to get into bad behaviors, you may find that you will never be able to fully re-teach them.
Some things you can do are:
While your puppy is eliminating, try use some common word that the puppy can associate with going to the loo. This way you can encourage them to do it just by using these phrases. Remember the tone of voice used is just as important as the actual words.
Reward the puppy once he has eliminated correctly. If you fuss them and play with them after good behavior it will just reinforce these. With the opposite is true, make sure the puppy understand you are cross when they eliminate in the wrong place.
When the puppy has soiled in the wrong place. Take the rag you have used to tidy up and store them in the place you want the puppy go in future, this will help them identify the appropriate spot.
Good Luck.