241. Beagle watched like a hawk: paper-trained in 7 days.

Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore



"The puppy is paper-trained in 7 days?" I repeated my question. Such success stories are rare. What was the secret as the Beagle was kept in a crate in the pet shop and had no paper-training.

The Beagle was just purchased from a pet shop as a present for a 8-year-old Caucasian girl who has a younger sister.

"What did you do on the first day after purchase?" I asked. "Did the puppy pee and poop everywhere in the house?"

"On the first day, we let the Beagle out because she jumped and howled inside the playpen. She eliminated all over the house."

This is a common experience of first-time puppy owners. So what did the mother do to paper-train a puppy in 7 days?

"Whenever, she has accidents, we would say, 'No, Girl' and put her onto the newspapers."

I did not think it was that simple and asked more questions.

"We also watch her like a hawk. My husband, 2 children and the domestic worker. Everytime we see her sniffing or circling, we carry her to the papers. Lavish praises when she did her business."

This monitoring and teaching the puppy was the secret of success for paper-training in 7 days. Lots of work and time but worth all the trouble. The puppy slept in the kitchen and had newspapers there as well.