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Monday, August 22, 2005

15. The Jack Russell needs not hop into the Aluminium Pee Tray

Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore


"How do you toilet-train this cuddly Jack Russell?" I asked this family with small pre-teen children. Jack Russells are dynamos, hyperacitve puppies and sometimes hard to toilet-train.

"He just walk into the aluminium tray to eat and drink on one side and passes motion on the newspapers on another area."

I know about this configuration. The Aluminium tray ia around 3 feet long x 3 feet wide x 3 inches high. It is sold by only one pet shop in Singapore, a most successful one. It effectively prevents the 4 pieces of fences from collapsing onto an active puppy and most important of all, it prevents urine from soiling the tiled or marble floor. An excellent innovation.

The problem is how to apply the whole set up to paper-train the puppy? This family did a good job. The 4 pieces of fences with the water bottle attached to the side were lifted up and put aside.

The tray is accessible for the puppy. Instead of making it jump into the tray, the owner cuts a gap at the corner, around 5 inches long so that the puppy can walk straight in.




"The Jack Russell cannot be let out more than 30 minutes," the daughter said. They have to watch him for signs of circling and sniffing. And not to wander too far from the toilet area. Some owners complain that the puppy pees a lot. One complains that the male puppy 4 months old pees in 2 instalments. At the age of 3 - 4 months, the puppy pees a lot. Probably the dry puppy feed may make it drink more. Or it is active and drinks much more. Therefore, it pees more.

A picture of the aluminium tray is shown below.



It was a success story for the family and the pet shop operator. It showed that his innovative idea worked but this is one example I have had encountered on the successful application of his invention. No other pet shop in Singapore ever copied his idea though. They just sell what is available - crate and 4 fences.

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