80. The Siberian Husky peed after being reprimanded?
Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore
Do puppies take revenge after being scolded for misbehaviour? Barking, jumping onto people or the sofa were unacceptable behaviours. The young owners of this 4-month-old wolf gray male Siberian Husky noted that after being scolded or lightly spanked with a rolled up newspaper for misbehaviour, the Husky would pee on the floor on purpose. This happened one to two times a day. Sometimes the owners thought it was due to excitement.
"Does the Husky pee on the same spot in the apartment?" I asked. The puppy was confined to the living area and the adjoining kitchen and had been with the owner for the past 4 weeks. He always had the freedom to move around since the day of purchase.
"No," the young lady who e-mailed to me the lovely picture of her puppy at home in the playpen shook her head. "I intend to use vinegar:water mixture 1:1 to deordourise the soiled floor tiles and then clean with Dettol."
The owners had the puppy for over 4 weeks. If he peed 1-2 times per day on the floor tiles in the living and kitchen area, I would say that the whole area had urine smell and cleaning up with floor cleaning solutions might not be effective.
So, is this a case of revenge of the wolf gray puppy or not? It seemed to occur after a reprimand. Most of the time, the Husky would go to pee on the newspapers inside a crate (see picture).
"I have got a pee tray," the owner said. "No time to use it yet." A pee tray prevents the urine from soiling the floor tiles and causing the apartment to be smelly. Newspapers are put on the pee tray and the paper-trained puppy would use the pee tray.
There was something missing in this case. Did the Husky pee on purpose or not? He passes stools 2-3 times a day on the papers and there was no complaint.
Yet, there was something missing in the management of this case. What is the missing piece of jig saw puzzle?
I looked at the picture. The Husky had grown bigger and the playpen looked small at 3 feet x 3 feet or 9 sq. ft. It should be 18 sq. ft but that would occupy too much space. There might not be sufficient space for him to pee comfortably.
"Do you change the soiled newspapers frequently?" I asked the young lady. The couple was busy working and so I wondered whether a family member at home would have the time or knew the fact that puppies are naturally clean. If the papers are soiled, the Husky would have no choice but to pee on the floor tiles. Some puppies just would not pee on a soiled paper even if it was just one pee. So, he peed outside. At 4 months old, he could control his bladder around 3 hourly. There would be the times he would pee outside the papers on the floor tiles to avoid dirtying himself.
The owners thought that the family member seldom changed the newspapers. This could be the missing piece in the jig saw puzzle.
So, the solution might be to change the papers whenever they are soiled. Put the second sheet of the soiled newspapers in two other areas in the living and dining areas. Continue to neutralise the strong urine smell on the floor tiles of the kitchen and living area.
As for the playpen, the fences could be taken away as it is too small for the Husky. The pee tray could be used.
The male puppy is growing up fast. As he matures after 6 months of age, he will lift up his leg to pee on the walls or the sofa set. This natural male behaviour would cause the apartment to smell of urine again. A solution by some owners who do not wish to neuter their male dogs is to put a plastic board against the wall so that urine will not soil the wall. However, the Husky is a big breed and will have a larger amount of urine.
Perhaps, the better solution is to toilet train him outdoors. This means another training schedule. But time is always short for the working couple.
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.
Do puppies take revenge after being scolded for misbehaviour? Barking, jumping onto people or the sofa were unacceptable behaviours. The young owners of this 4-month-old wolf gray male Siberian Husky noted that after being scolded or lightly spanked with a rolled up newspaper for misbehaviour, the Husky would pee on the floor on purpose. This happened one to two times a day. Sometimes the owners thought it was due to excitement.
"Does the Husky pee on the same spot in the apartment?" I asked. The puppy was confined to the living area and the adjoining kitchen and had been with the owner for the past 4 weeks. He always had the freedom to move around since the day of purchase.
"No," the young lady who e-mailed to me the lovely picture of her puppy at home in the playpen shook her head. "I intend to use vinegar:water mixture 1:1 to deordourise the soiled floor tiles and then clean with Dettol."
The owners had the puppy for over 4 weeks. If he peed 1-2 times per day on the floor tiles in the living and kitchen area, I would say that the whole area had urine smell and cleaning up with floor cleaning solutions might not be effective.
So, is this a case of revenge of the wolf gray puppy or not? It seemed to occur after a reprimand. Most of the time, the Husky would go to pee on the newspapers inside a crate (see picture).
"I have got a pee tray," the owner said. "No time to use it yet." A pee tray prevents the urine from soiling the floor tiles and causing the apartment to be smelly. Newspapers are put on the pee tray and the paper-trained puppy would use the pee tray.
There was something missing in this case. Did the Husky pee on purpose or not? He passes stools 2-3 times a day on the papers and there was no complaint.
Yet, there was something missing in the management of this case. What is the missing piece of jig saw puzzle?
I looked at the picture. The Husky had grown bigger and the playpen looked small at 3 feet x 3 feet or 9 sq. ft. It should be 18 sq. ft but that would occupy too much space. There might not be sufficient space for him to pee comfortably.
"Do you change the soiled newspapers frequently?" I asked the young lady. The couple was busy working and so I wondered whether a family member at home would have the time or knew the fact that puppies are naturally clean. If the papers are soiled, the Husky would have no choice but to pee on the floor tiles. Some puppies just would not pee on a soiled paper even if it was just one pee. So, he peed outside. At 4 months old, he could control his bladder around 3 hourly. There would be the times he would pee outside the papers on the floor tiles to avoid dirtying himself.
The owners thought that the family member seldom changed the newspapers. This could be the missing piece in the jig saw puzzle.
So, the solution might be to change the papers whenever they are soiled. Put the second sheet of the soiled newspapers in two other areas in the living and dining areas. Continue to neutralise the strong urine smell on the floor tiles of the kitchen and living area.
As for the playpen, the fences could be taken away as it is too small for the Husky. The pee tray could be used.
The male puppy is growing up fast. As he matures after 6 months of age, he will lift up his leg to pee on the walls or the sofa set. This natural male behaviour would cause the apartment to smell of urine again. A solution by some owners who do not wish to neuter their male dogs is to put a plastic board against the wall so that urine will not soil the wall. However, the Husky is a big breed and will have a larger amount of urine.
Perhaps, the better solution is to toilet train him outdoors. This means another training schedule. But time is always short for the working couple.
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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