You can do this by visiting their office locator at https://secure.ssa.gov/ICON/main.jsp. Type in your local zip code and then click “Locate.” The address of the Social Security Office closest to you will pop up, as well as their hours. Most offices will be open Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm and closed on the weekends, but it’s important to read the hours for your local office just to make sure. You may not be able to get an appointment for several weeks (or even months). If you’re dealing with an urgent matter, definitely check to see if an appointment time is available, but be prepared to go right into the office.  To schedule an appointment, you’ll need to call the SSA’s main phone number. You could schedule an appointment to apply for a replacement Social Security number card. Social Security offices are always busy, and it’s likely that you’ll have to wait for a long time to be helped. Plan ahead and either get there right when they open or make sure you arrive several hours before the office is scheduled to close.  Check the office’s hours to make sure you’re arriving at the right time. You can go right to the office if you need to handle matters such as filing for benefits or appealing a disability decision.

Summary: Locate a Social Security Administration office nearby. Schedule an appointment to visit the office, if possible. Visit the office whenever possible if you don't make an appointment.


Set up a puppy room in which the dog will sleep and eat, rather than letting it roam all over the house. Letting it roam your whole home will make potty training more difficult, as you will have a harder time keeping track of what it is doing. Take the puppy straight out to the spot that you intend it to use as a toilet. Pop it down on the spot and if the dog happens to 'go,' give it heaps of praise. The idea is for the dog to associate going to the bathroom in that spot with getting heaps of praise. This makes it worthwhile for the dog to save up its bodily functions in return for adoration. Of course potty training doesn't happen instantaneously and you need to stick at it. Training requires the puppy to learn where it is meant to go, and where it shouldn't go. To teach the later means constant vigilance. Watch it indoors like a hawk and when the dog shows the earliest signs of wanting to toilet, such as sniffing with great concentration or sidling up to objects, then pick it up and take it outside to the toilet spot. Then when the dog goes in the right place, lavish it with praise. An adult dog that has never been potty trained should be able to hold it for several hours once trained. However, to increase your success rate, take an 8 week old puppy outside every 20-30 minutes. If you can't be with the puppy in between toilet stops, then pop it in its crate rather than letting it go to the bathroom in the house. Also, puppies tend to toilet about 20 minutes after eating, so put him outside after each meal, and likewise immediately after eating. If the dog or puppy does have an accident indoors, be sure to thoroughly clean it up. There should be no lingering odor left behind once you have cleaned it. A lingering odor could draw it back to use the same spot once again.
Summary: Start toilet training your goldendoodle as soon as you bring it home. Don't get discouraged and be vigilant. Take the dog out frequently. Clean up accidents thoroughly.