Hi there
It is quite a gray area when it comes to dealing with puppies and the 5-minute rule. It is important that puppies learn where to go to the toilet, but it is also vital that they realize that they can't get what they want when they are excited. For a compromise, it would be probably best to take your puppy out to the toilet as soon as you get home, but do this without greeting it first. Only once it has peed in the right place do you shower it with attention and praise. By doing this, hopefully you can address both issues at once. If this is not really feasible, then you could wait until the toilet training was sorted out before advancing to the 5-minute rule, as house training should not take more than a few weeks to complete normally, and so this will leave you plenty of time to carry on with the rest of the training.
I hope this helps and all the best with your new puppy!
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