183. The Cavalier King Charles puppy prefers to poop far away from eating area

Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore



Many first-time owners are not aware of the instinct of almost all puppies to pee and poop away from their eating and sleeping area as they are clean creatures.

If the owner locats the water bottle or feed bowl at incorrect positions, the puppy will have little space for the toilet. For example, in the picture, the water bowl is located in the correct position. If located to the extreme right, the puppy has limited toilet area as he also eats in that area.

Most Singaporean puppy owners are advised by sellers to remove the feed bowl within 10 minutes. Or feed outside the playpen area twice or thrice a day. Seldom is there advice to stop drinking after 8 p.m. Taking away the water helps the puppy to control his bladder overnight, but it is troublesome if you use a water bottle.

If the owner does not change soiled papers immediately, some puppies whine or bark. Others have no choice but to be soiled and require bathing every day. Shredding of newspapers is a common complaint. Chew toys may or may not help as the puppy is home alone for 8 hours in some cases where couples work.