223. Switching old Pom to go to the outdoor toilet.

Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore

Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 17:12:51 -0800 (PST)
Toilet-training an old Pomeranian


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Can you be so kind as to advise me on the following:

My pom is 8 years old. Newspaper trained. How to toilet train her to do her stuff in the outdoors?

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I presume the Pom is taken outdoors twice a day after meals or before meals. For the first few times, he would not pee or poop outdoors because he has never done it.

2. Take a piece of the soiled newspapers (first or 2nd layer with Pom's urine smell) and put on top of the grass patch.

3. Do not distract the Pom. Possibly, put her on a leash.

4. If the dog eliminates, praise him and then give a food treat within 3 seconds. Play with him.

5. For the first few times, the Pom will wait to go back indoors. Slowly replace the newspapers with grass patch. But with patience, your Pom will go to the grass.

6. When he does, place a piece of newspapers under his backside when he poops. Put it inside a plastic bag or wrap it and throw it in the bin. Keep the grass environment clean.