How do you potty train a maltipoo puppy?

Potty training will go best when the crate training method is used.  This means that you will use a crate (small wire crate, or plastic pet taxi) to confine your maltipoo puppy whenever you are not able to watch him for short periods of time.  The puppy will need to be taken out to go potty every 45 min. to an hour.  Take your maltipoo puppy through the same door to the same spot in the yard each time.  If you wish to litter, paper or potty pad train your maltipoo puppy, take him to his litter, paper or potty pad every hour.  Maltipoo puppies will by instinct wish to keep their eating and sleeping area (their den) clean and will hold their potty as long as they can.  By using the crate, the puppy's instinct will be working for you, and he will be pottying when and where you want him to.  

If you are going to be playing and interacting with your maltipoo puppy, he would be free to be out of his crate as long as you like.  He will start to circle and sniff and look for a place to potty when he has to go.  When you are watching him, you can quickly take him to his potty spot.  By watching closely, you will soon learn your maltipoo puppy's individual body language.  Minimize your pup's chances of making a mistake by predicting when he will need to relieve himself.  The critical times to watch are: as soon as he awakens, as soon as he finishes a meal, first thing in the morning, after a play session, and of course, as soon as you take him out of his crate.  Do NOT let your maltipoo puppy run loose when your eyes are not on him....even for a couple minutes.  Each time your maltipoo puppy has an accident, he is being trained to potty in that spot.  Each  time the maltipoo puppy goes in the right spot, he is being trained to relieve himself there.  Consistent training will bring consistent results.  

During the times you will be gone longer than your maltipoo puppy can hold it, I recommend placing your puppy in an exercise pen.  Put the puppy's pet taxi/crate inside the exercise pen with the door open, or off.  Cover the floor inside the exercise pen with newspapers and leave water and food available for your maltipoo puppy.  He will get accustomed to pottying on the newspaper when you are gone (he has no other choice as the whole area will be covered), and will become paper trained during the times you are not at home.  After a couple weeks, gradually reduce the amount of the pen that is covered with newspaper.  The puppy will be used to pottying on the paper, and will continue to potty on the newspaper, even when you reduce the amount of the pen that is covered to only one or two sheets of paper.  When you are home, continue with the routine of crating your maltipoo puppy, and taking him out to potty every hour.