18. Toilet-training the barking Cocker Spaniel outdoors
Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore
What the new lady owner wanted was to toilet-train the new Cocker Spaniel outdoors and to control its barking on day 3 after purchase.
Toilet training outdoors. The pet shop operator had advised against exposing the new puppy to other dogs as she had only one vaccination. Now, she is having her second vaccination at the surgery.
Is it possible to toilet-train on the grass patch of the condo? Yes, provided the puppy will not be exposed to the other dogs and there are many in this large condo most popular with Caucasians. Every evening, domestic workers bring the dogs downstairs for exercise. Is there a patch of grass not frequented by the dogs, I asked her. She shook her head.
In that case, it would be wise to quarantine the new puppy at home till the 3rd vaccination.
What's the best method of house-breaking in the condo? Basically, paper-training. Since the 10-week-old puppy did not eliminate inside her plastic crate overnight, that meant she could control her bladder and bowels overnight. At 3 months old, the period of withholding is around 2 hours but she could control over 4 hours. Therefore, crate training is best for this puppy. She considered the crate her den and would not want to soil it if possible.
Crate training.
Every hour, on the hour, bring the puppy out of the crate onto a restricted area (e.g. bathroom with 100% papers on the floor or a grass patch downstairs). Say "pee here," and praise or reward the puppy. Observe her behaviour. Gradually increase to 1-2 hours depending on her elimination behaviour.
How about barking? The puppy started to whine on day 1 and 2. At day 3, she barked when kept in the bathroom at night. What to do to prevent nuisance barking?
Too much attention had been given to the puppy after purchase. Most new puppy owners spend lots of time with the new puppy on day 1 and then expect them to sleep alone. Most puppies whine to protest.
The two pre-teen children played with her after school. She followed the lady owner at home most of the time. Therefore, she got used to human company. Shutting her in the bathroom isolated her from the social life. Dogs are social animals. Decrease play time to 30 min per session during crate training. Don't pay attention to her otherwise.
Will be interesting if this case can be followed up.
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READERS e-mail to me your problems or solutions. Your queries may be included in the book to help all puppy owners all over the world. E-mail to judy@toapayohvets.com
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Advertisers and sponsors for this book and another book HOW YOUR PUPPY CAN LIVE LONGER?, please e-mail to judy@toapayohvets.com for more info or tel: +65 9668-6468.
What the new lady owner wanted was to toilet-train the new Cocker Spaniel outdoors and to control its barking on day 3 after purchase.
Toilet training outdoors. The pet shop operator had advised against exposing the new puppy to other dogs as she had only one vaccination. Now, she is having her second vaccination at the surgery.
Is it possible to toilet-train on the grass patch of the condo? Yes, provided the puppy will not be exposed to the other dogs and there are many in this large condo most popular with Caucasians. Every evening, domestic workers bring the dogs downstairs for exercise. Is there a patch of grass not frequented by the dogs, I asked her. She shook her head.
In that case, it would be wise to quarantine the new puppy at home till the 3rd vaccination.
What's the best method of house-breaking in the condo? Basically, paper-training. Since the 10-week-old puppy did not eliminate inside her plastic crate overnight, that meant she could control her bladder and bowels overnight. At 3 months old, the period of withholding is around 2 hours but she could control over 4 hours. Therefore, crate training is best for this puppy. She considered the crate her den and would not want to soil it if possible.
Crate training.
Every hour, on the hour, bring the puppy out of the crate onto a restricted area (e.g. bathroom with 100% papers on the floor or a grass patch downstairs). Say "pee here," and praise or reward the puppy. Observe her behaviour. Gradually increase to 1-2 hours depending on her elimination behaviour.
How about barking? The puppy started to whine on day 1 and 2. At day 3, she barked when kept in the bathroom at night. What to do to prevent nuisance barking?
Too much attention had been given to the puppy after purchase. Most new puppy owners spend lots of time with the new puppy on day 1 and then expect them to sleep alone. Most puppies whine to protest.
The two pre-teen children played with her after school. She followed the lady owner at home most of the time. Therefore, she got used to human company. Shutting her in the bathroom isolated her from the social life. Dogs are social animals. Decrease play time to 30 min per session during crate training. Don't pay attention to her otherwise.
Will be interesting if this case can be followed up.
SHARING YOUR INSIGHTS:
READERS e-mail to me your problems or solutions. Your queries may be included in the book to help all puppy owners all over the world. E-mail to judy@toapayohvets.com
SPONSORS NEEDED:
Advertisers and sponsors for this book and another book HOW YOUR PUPPY CAN LIVE LONGER?, please e-mail to judy@toapayohvets.com for more info or tel: +65 9668-6468.
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