A puppy that is 8 weeks old needs to be taken out at least every two hours to pee and to poop (including at night.. set your alarm!). This means at night too. They also need to be taken out when they wake up, after they eat, during play and any time it has been awhile since they have gone. This is a baby and babies cannot 'hold it.'
The rule of thumb is that for every month of age, the puppy can 'hold it' for an hour. 8 weeks is two months old, so two hours tops..
You need to get a crate and the puppy should be in the crate at night. He will probably cry.. let him.. only let him out when he is quiet. Feed him his meals in the crate and shut the door. The crate can only be big enough for him to stand up and turn around. Too much room and he will use it as a bathroom and you need to be vigilant about getting him outside.
So, buy a crate and use it. It can be in your bedroom if you want. As he grows you will need to increase the size of the crate.
It is also important for your puppy to spend some alone time and learn how to handle this.
It takes anywhere from 8 months to a year to have a dog reliably house trained. There are "sticky" notes on this forum that discuss potty/bathroom training at length. I think one is "Enough with the Potty Threads" or something like that.
The rule of thumb is that for every month of age, the puppy can 'hold it' for an hour. 8 weeks is two months old, so two hours tops..
You need to get a crate and the puppy should be in the crate at night. He will probably cry.. let him.. only let him out when he is quiet. Feed him his meals in the crate and shut the door. The crate can only be big enough for him to stand up and turn around. Too much room and he will use it as a bathroom and you need to be vigilant about getting him outside.
So, buy a crate and use it. It can be in your bedroom if you want. As he grows you will need to increase the size of the crate.
It is also important for your puppy to spend some alone time and learn how to handle this.
It takes anywhere from 8 months to a year to have a dog reliably house trained. There are "sticky" notes on this forum that discuss potty/bathroom training at length. I think one is "Enough with the Potty Threads" or something like that.
