107. MalteseXPoodle not recognising that the towel is his bed

Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore

Each puppy is different in treating the towel commonly used for a bed in puppies kept in crates. Some puppies sleep on it. I presume this was a rough towel. An old worn out T-shirt might be more attractive as it is smoother.



Use vinegar:Water 1:1 to neutralise all urine smell on the wire floor, except on those areas the puppy goes to pee. In this case, he seems to prefer sleeping in 2 corners (cleaner, appeals to a puppy's basic instinct to be as clean as possible). Clean up the 2 corners well. The towel is probably full of urine smells.

Ripping the towels and in this case, shredding newspapers occasionaly are common complaints. The puppy has nothing to do. Ripping the towel is his way of entertaining himself. There are some suggestions by puppy book authors to tie the towel at one end so that the puppy can pull it as much as he wants to amuse himself and to relieve his itchy gums.