When does a dog or a puppy need to eliminate?

Several things can cause dogs or puppies to need to eliminate. Knowing what make dogs or puppies want to eliminate is critical when potty training especially. Until a dog or puppy is potty trained, watching what cause the urge to eliminate or urinate in a dog or puppy is helpful.

Some of the examples that cause dogs or puppies to eliminate are outlined below:

• Dogs or puppies usually need to eliminate after meals (whether the meals are big or small). Sometimes, dogs and puppies even want to eliminate after a snack or even a treat.
• After drinking water, dogs and puppies usually want to urinate.
• After an exercise or play time, dogs and puppies may want to eliminate. Sometimes, they do even while playing or exercising.
• Sometimes, dogs and puppies need to eliminate first thing in the morning whether they just woke up or not. In many cases, they also want to eliminate when they just woke up. 
• Dogs and puppies tend to want to eliminate when the environment has changed. For example, whenever they are removed from their safe area or an area they are lying down.  A change in environment surprisingly triggers dogs and puppies' need to eliminate.
• The last example is whenever they act as if they need to eliminate.