157. Loud scolding and threatening with a banana squeak chew toy frightens the mini-Maltese

Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore




Negative reinforcement using a banana chew toy to "beat" the mini-Maltese when he poops outside the newspapers is one way of toilet training. "The only problem is that the Maltese runs away to hide when scolded and shown the banana!" the owner laughed.

Other than that the Maltese was paper-trained in 30 days. However, at night, he pees on the living area floor. Most likely explanation is that the owner did not neutralise effectively the ammonia smell of puppy urine.

This mini-Maltese was independent. Slept alone in the living area. On a bed. The owner loved him a lot. At the surgery, he was not too keen on chewing the banana toy when presented although at home, he played with it.