212. Switch from playpen to crate for working couples
Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore
"How to stop the American Cocker Spaniel puppy from stepping on its stools and become smelly?" the young couple asked. They had just purchased the puppy from a pet shop in Novena shopping mall and wanted a post-purchae veterinary examination. A very clean puppy imported from Australia in the sense that it did not have skin disease.
The previous case of a Shih Tzu puppy had a thousand red rashes and pimples on its belly and lower chest. Continual itchiness. Hair falling off from the edges of its ears. Hind paws red with licking. This was a puppy that did not seek veterinary attention. The owner assumed scratching was normal. It came for a vaccination booster.
So, it was nice to see such a clean puppy. No smell because the young lady owner had bathed it.
But how to keep it clean daily? In the first week inside the playpen with newspapers covering the floor, most owners will complain that the puppy steps on its own stools and urine.
How to resolve this problem? Since the couple is busy working, the best form of housing for this puppy will be the crate with door, wire flooring and pee tray below.
I advised going back to the pet shop to switch to the crate. In this way, the puppy can manage to keep itself clean as the pee and poop (sometimes) fall into the gaps between the wire flooring and onto the pee tray below.
I also advised reading this web blog to get more ideas on toilet training at www.toapayohvets.com and email to judy@toapayohvets.com if they have questions.
It just takes too much time to explain and each situation and puppy is different when it comes to toilet training. Basically, the owner must have time to train. If not, the crate set up is the most ideal for the home-alone puppy.
American Cocker Spaniel
Female, Born Sep 3, 2005. Imported from Australia.
Veterinary Examination: Dec 20, 2005. Passed. Pet quality.
Vaccinated twice in Australia.
Needs 2 vaccinations in Singapore.
"How to stop the American Cocker Spaniel puppy from stepping on its stools and become smelly?" the young couple asked. They had just purchased the puppy from a pet shop in Novena shopping mall and wanted a post-purchae veterinary examination. A very clean puppy imported from Australia in the sense that it did not have skin disease.
The previous case of a Shih Tzu puppy had a thousand red rashes and pimples on its belly and lower chest. Continual itchiness. Hair falling off from the edges of its ears. Hind paws red with licking. This was a puppy that did not seek veterinary attention. The owner assumed scratching was normal. It came for a vaccination booster.
So, it was nice to see such a clean puppy. No smell because the young lady owner had bathed it.
But how to keep it clean daily? In the first week inside the playpen with newspapers covering the floor, most owners will complain that the puppy steps on its own stools and urine.
How to resolve this problem? Since the couple is busy working, the best form of housing for this puppy will be the crate with door, wire flooring and pee tray below.
I advised going back to the pet shop to switch to the crate. In this way, the puppy can manage to keep itself clean as the pee and poop (sometimes) fall into the gaps between the wire flooring and onto the pee tray below.
I also advised reading this web blog to get more ideas on toilet training at www.toapayohvets.com and email to judy@toapayohvets.com if they have questions.
It just takes too much time to explain and each situation and puppy is different when it comes to toilet training. Basically, the owner must have time to train. If not, the crate set up is the most ideal for the home-alone puppy.
American Cocker Spaniel
Female, Born Sep 3, 2005. Imported from Australia.
Veterinary Examination: Dec 20, 2005. Passed. Pet quality.
Vaccinated twice in Australia.
Needs 2 vaccinations in Singapore.
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