Dogs have two natural instincts that you can use to your advantage when potty training them. One is that they prefer not to pee or poop where they sleep. They will move to another area if given the chance. Two is that they will pee or poop where there is already the residual smell of a previous pee or poop.
When potty training a dog there are basically two options to use - Indoors or outdoors.
Indoor training:
To train your dog to go indoors, you will need to set u...