41. The tea-cup Shih Tzu was paper-trained in 4 days
Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore
"She is very intelligent," the man said. "On the first day of purchase, I saw her sniffing to pass urine and put her on the newspapers. By the 4th day, she knows that the 2 pieces of newspapers in her playpen is her toilet."
Though 3 months old, this Shih Tzu is as small as an adult chihuahua. Big bulging eyes are her asset and her weak points. The owner was looking for such a small "miniature" Shih Tzu and they are very rare. Her bulging eyes are prone to injury if not well cared for. She did have a healing eye corneal ulcer.
"She ought to wear an Elizabeth collar to stop her from scratching," I said. "But the smallest one for the adult cat is too big for her." The owner would trim to adjust the collar for her. The Elizabeth collar is shown in the picture.
"So, how did you paper-train her?" I asked. 4 days in successfully paper-training is possible but not common if the puppy had not been paper-trained before. I knew this puppy was kept in a wire-floored cage with a pee tray below as I had given her the first vaccination.
The set up was the most ideal for toilet-training but it costs more. A playpen confines the puppy to a small area. Inside the playpen, the owner puts 2 pieces of newspapers on the top half. On the left lower corner, the carrier crate is much loved by this puppy as a safe haven. A den. "The crate door is always left open so that the puppy can go in when she feels cold," the owner said. "There is a soft towel inside."
Another towel is placed outside the crate. I was surprised that the puppy did not pee on it and chose the newspapers. On the right fence, a water bottle is attached. The puppy was fed 2x per day as recommended by the breeder.
"She is very thin," I said. Her full coat hid her low weight gain. "You may need to feed 3X/day." In toilet-training, the owner did the right thing. He permitted the puppy to eat within 10 minutes and took away the feed bowl. After eating, the puppy will normally pass stools. Apparently there is the "gastro-colic" reflex I read somewhere in a medical book. In this reflex, after eating, the stomach feels full and there is an urge to empty the bowels in most people.
If food is left the whole day, the puppy eats a little at a time and the gastro-colic reflex will not work since the stomach is never full. Most owners say the puppy will pass stools within 1 hour of eating all the food.
The carrier crate is her den as well as for transport to the veterinarian. It is best not to carry puppies on hands as they may fall and many taxi-drivers suffer the need to clean up after a puppy vomits in their taxis. Some puppies have car motion sickness and vomits when travelling in a car.
It was good to know that the puppy was paper-trained so early. At least the bonding of the puppy-owner is much closer as a clean companion is always a pleasure to the puppy owner.
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.
"She is very intelligent," the man said. "On the first day of purchase, I saw her sniffing to pass urine and put her on the newspapers. By the 4th day, she knows that the 2 pieces of newspapers in her playpen is her toilet."
Though 3 months old, this Shih Tzu is as small as an adult chihuahua. Big bulging eyes are her asset and her weak points. The owner was looking for such a small "miniature" Shih Tzu and they are very rare. Her bulging eyes are prone to injury if not well cared for. She did have a healing eye corneal ulcer.
"She ought to wear an Elizabeth collar to stop her from scratching," I said. "But the smallest one for the adult cat is too big for her." The owner would trim to adjust the collar for her. The Elizabeth collar is shown in the picture.
"So, how did you paper-train her?" I asked. 4 days in successfully paper-training is possible but not common if the puppy had not been paper-trained before. I knew this puppy was kept in a wire-floored cage with a pee tray below as I had given her the first vaccination.
The set up was the most ideal for toilet-training but it costs more. A playpen confines the puppy to a small area. Inside the playpen, the owner puts 2 pieces of newspapers on the top half. On the left lower corner, the carrier crate is much loved by this puppy as a safe haven. A den. "The crate door is always left open so that the puppy can go in when she feels cold," the owner said. "There is a soft towel inside."
Another towel is placed outside the crate. I was surprised that the puppy did not pee on it and chose the newspapers. On the right fence, a water bottle is attached. The puppy was fed 2x per day as recommended by the breeder.
"She is very thin," I said. Her full coat hid her low weight gain. "You may need to feed 3X/day." In toilet-training, the owner did the right thing. He permitted the puppy to eat within 10 minutes and took away the feed bowl. After eating, the puppy will normally pass stools. Apparently there is the "gastro-colic" reflex I read somewhere in a medical book. In this reflex, after eating, the stomach feels full and there is an urge to empty the bowels in most people.
If food is left the whole day, the puppy eats a little at a time and the gastro-colic reflex will not work since the stomach is never full. Most owners say the puppy will pass stools within 1 hour of eating all the food.
The carrier crate is her den as well as for transport to the veterinarian. It is best not to carry puppies on hands as they may fall and many taxi-drivers suffer the need to clean up after a puppy vomits in their taxis. Some puppies have car motion sickness and vomits when travelling in a car.
It was good to know that the puppy was paper-trained so early. At least the bonding of the puppy-owner is much closer as a clean companion is always a pleasure to the puppy owner.
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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