222. A Miniature Schnauzer's daily sticky discharge.

Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore

This Miniature Schnauzer would never lift leg to urine mark the apartment but would do so when taken downstairs. Would wake up the owner at 6 a.m.

At month 6, he with-held his urine when brought downstairs as he was pee-tray and wire flooring trained. After knowing what to do, he preferred the outdoor toilet.

As a male dog, he lifted his leg to urine mark outside only.

The problem was that after meals, he would self-stimulated, passing a sticky discharge on the floor. I advised neutering.

When he was 3 months old, he just had one vaccination and was sold. He suffered from gastroenteritis, with faecael parvoviral antigen positive. 4 days of hospitalisation and over $1,000 spent, he recovered. The lady owner and the family are very happy with him. He is a quiet dog but seems to be hypersexed. He would mount children's legs.



"Toys of all sizes including pillows are ignored unlike other male dogs that mount toys," the lady relative told me. "After meals, he would lick his 'bird'. The floor has a sticky discharge every day."

So, I advised neutering. The owner was worried about anaesthesiatic risks. The dog recovered.

"Licence fees would be lower for neutered male dogs now," the owner said.
I remembered to give him a neuter certificate as none was required for male dogs in the past. With this surgery certificate, he could get the discounted dog licence fee.