170. The one-year-old Yorkshire Terrier is a role model.
Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore
"A cleanliness freak," the lady owner surprised me with her description of her 18-week-old Yorkshire Terrier who came for the 3rd vaccination*. "He wakes me up to change the soiled newspapers, around 2 times after midnight."
Puppies want clean toilet areas too. Some will bark at night to get the soiled papers changed if they are confined to a playpen. Others have to pee on the tiled floors and get spanking.
"How's his toilet-training?" I asked.
"50% paper-trained," she replied. This 1.4 kg Yorksire was fed only dry food and drank a lot of water. No home-cooked or canned food. Water was available 24 hours per day. Food was given 3 times a day, 9am, 1pm and 6pm. The food was left on the bowl but the Yorkshire Terrier would not eat all day long. He was sharing the food with the adult Yorkshire, both of whom ate from each other's bowls. They were at the office most of the time.
"But what happened on the first week?" I was interested.
The Yorkshire used the newspapers on the pee tray, imitating the 1-year-old Yorkshire being looked after by the owner.
"What happened when the adult Yorkshire left? Not so good news. The pee tray with newspapers was shifted from the bedroom to the bathroom. He was 50% paper-trained.
As for running away to hide after misbehaving, this puppy was smart. He would hide under a double bed so that the mistress could not catch him or under shelvings. Sprinted much faster than two-legged people.
As I write, I wonder whether he peed on floor tiles because the papers in the pee tray was soiled or whether the floor tiles were attracting him with previous ammonia smell of urine. I did not have time to discuss further with this lady who definitely loved this good-looking Yorkshire.
With the adult Yorkshire using the papers on the pee tray, this young puppy will be able to paper-trained. Presently he is 50% trained. Neutralising the floor tiles with anti-ammonia floor wash may be important too. Close supervision and training will help in paper-training him, if the owner has time. If not,the adult Yorkshire will be the teacher.
*Imported from Australia. 2 vaccinations given in Singapore although he had 2 vaccinations in Australia.
"A cleanliness freak," the lady owner surprised me with her description of her 18-week-old Yorkshire Terrier who came for the 3rd vaccination*. "He wakes me up to change the soiled newspapers, around 2 times after midnight."
Puppies want clean toilet areas too. Some will bark at night to get the soiled papers changed if they are confined to a playpen. Others have to pee on the tiled floors and get spanking.
"How's his toilet-training?" I asked.
"50% paper-trained," she replied. This 1.4 kg Yorksire was fed only dry food and drank a lot of water. No home-cooked or canned food. Water was available 24 hours per day. Food was given 3 times a day, 9am, 1pm and 6pm. The food was left on the bowl but the Yorkshire Terrier would not eat all day long. He was sharing the food with the adult Yorkshire, both of whom ate from each other's bowls. They were at the office most of the time.
"But what happened on the first week?" I was interested.
The Yorkshire used the newspapers on the pee tray, imitating the 1-year-old Yorkshire being looked after by the owner.
"What happened when the adult Yorkshire left? Not so good news. The pee tray with newspapers was shifted from the bedroom to the bathroom. He was 50% paper-trained.
As for running away to hide after misbehaving, this puppy was smart. He would hide under a double bed so that the mistress could not catch him or under shelvings. Sprinted much faster than two-legged people.
As I write, I wonder whether he peed on floor tiles because the papers in the pee tray was soiled or whether the floor tiles were attracting him with previous ammonia smell of urine. I did not have time to discuss further with this lady who definitely loved this good-looking Yorkshire.
With the adult Yorkshire using the papers on the pee tray, this young puppy will be able to paper-trained. Presently he is 50% trained. Neutralising the floor tiles with anti-ammonia floor wash may be important too. Close supervision and training will help in paper-training him, if the owner has time. If not,the adult Yorkshire will be the teacher.
*Imported from Australia. 2 vaccinations given in Singapore although he had 2 vaccinations in Australia.
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