toilet training, house training puppies

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Sunday, December 25, 2005

219. The Yorkshire Terrier poops many times in a circle.

Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore

I am Dr Sing from Toa Payoh Vets. Thank you for picture of Yorkshire Terrier taken on Dec 3, 2005.

On Dec 24, 2005, the lady owner said that the the puppy likes to poop a bit at a time in a circle when he is let out of the crate. He also pees everywhere. So, the room becomes messy. As she is working, she has little time to toilet train him.

6 months of age. The male hormones make toilet training more difficult as the puppy now is an "adolescent." He wants to do his own things. He wants to be the "leader" of the pack. It is much harder to toilet-train him compared to when he was 2 or 3 months old as the hormones make him less obedient.



WHAT'S THE SOLUTION?

Time must be spent to toilet train him when he is taken out. He was in the pet shop from 3 - 6 months of age. He needed to be re-trained when let out of the crate as he has been trained to eliminate inside the cage.

Solution 1. When the owner is at home, put him in a very small area covered with newspapers. When he shows signs (turning, sniffing, squatting), say "Pee now". When he pees and poops, praise him. Give him a food treat. Then let him out to play. If he does not eliminate, put him back in the crate for 15 minutes.This takes a lot of hard work and time.

Solution 2. Just bring him downstairs every 3 hours after work. Before dinner and after dinner and before sleeping. Always stick to the same time to go down. This may be a easier solution. Use a piece of newspapers for the puppy to poop on. Always remove the stools from the grass.
Although male dogs mark their territory by spraying urine every where on the floor or the walls, this Yorkshire Terrier seems to be marking territory by using stools as well as urine. This is his male instinct. Neutering him may stop this anti-social behaviour.

Dogs around 6 months of age pee and poop usually 2 times a day.

Surgery.
Neuter him to prevent him developing his territory marking behaviour now. This is anti-social behaviour. However, this may sound cruel to the lady owner.

I have attached picture as requested. Please download the attached picture of her puppy into a floppy disk. Nowadays, the studio will print it out a photo for her. Wish all a Happy Christmas. Many thanks for providing information. It helps a lot in my Singapore puppy toilet training research project.

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