Golden retriever training tips on dog house training or potty training

A dog with even just the beginnings of training is a stickler for routine and order. If dogs can choose (and they sometimes demonstrate that they want to!), they will want to do things in more or less the same pattern and schedule, whether it is waking, playing, eating, etc.
Tendencies and habits, both the good and bad, that are learned by the dog can change into lifelong habits, and it is best to start things out in the right footing. Therefore, if you won't allow your full grown goldie to chew on the leg of the patio furniture, then there is no reason to allow (and it must never be allowed to!) the puppy to learn the habit of doing so.

Working on good habits can also be applied to the house breaking process. Goldens are smart dogs too, and they learn house rules quickly. Keep the pup's movements to a set area, like the family area or a cordon-off portion of the kitchen, until it is trained enough to handle having more room to roam while living its potty manners. As always, if you are going to be out for a few hours, put the dog in its crate so that it learns to be comfortable in its own private space.

Potty training needs to start when the puppy gets home. And just because the puppy is a small dog is no reason to delay house training. Diligence during the dog's first two to three weeks is sure to pay off many times over the dog's life. The ease of housetraining the dog does vary from breed to breed, but on the average, training is bound to be a relatively easy.

From a practical point of view, the golden retriever training tips boil down to the following: when your dog wakes from a nap, bring it outside. Observe it well and praise at the exact moment the dog poos or pees. When it is done, give it a pat and bring it back inside. When you catch the dog in the midway through an accident, then let out a loud (but not belligerent) "No!" then pick the dog up, attach its leash on, then lead it to its potty area. The case is very different when all that you see is signs of an accident, with the dog just a few meters away. No amount of scolding or ranting will lead to anything here, so just clean up quietly and that is it.