265. E-mail No. 3. Follow up on Case 254.

Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore


E-MAIL REPLY FEB 6, 2006

It will take time for her to go the the guest toilet automatically depending on the motivation for the puppy.

Did you give her "treats" as rewards when she pees on the pee tray? Praise and treats usually work very well. Some owners told me that the puppy waits and barks to get the treats on success.



<...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Dr Sing,

thanks for your help!!! my silkie had already know to
pee in her pee tray. i took one week's leave to
monitor her, and reschedule her ( confine her in the
guest toilet longer and give her a specific timing to
come out to play). she is now more obedient too, and
stop jumping around like before. This morning when i
point to her pee tray and say "pee pee" she
immmediately pee on the tray and i let her out to
play. But she still wont go back to guest toilet to
pee unless i bring her.

Cheers
...



Dr Sing wrote:

> Some puppies sleep on "bed" and the pee tray is now
> a bed for her.
> She does not pee on the pee tray, if I am not
> mistaken. Is this correct?
>
>
> ...


> Dr Sing.
>
> Yes, she only pee around 5-6 times a day. I think I
> will re-schedule the puppy's routine. Once succeed,
> i
> will let you know, but why is she sleeping on the
> pee
> tray since dog don't like soil their bed? Is there
> any
> way to prevent her from sleeping in the tray?
>
> Thank you so much.


>
> Dr Sing wrote:
>
> > Thanks for e-mail.
> >
> > The puppy is toilet trained outdoors twice a day
> > during week days. So, she is used to this routine.
> > When you go to work, she pees on the bathroom
> floor.
> > When you are home in the evening, she has already
> > eliminated outdoors. A 5-month-old puppy can
> > generally not need to pee for around 4 hours. Is
> > that what your puppy is doing?
> >
> >
> > To make her pee on the pee tray is difficult.
> > However, neutralise all urine smell in the
> bathroom
> > as advised in earlier e-mail. Confine her to a
> small
> > bathroom area of 3 feet x 3 feet with the pee pan
> +
> > soiled urine newspapers when you want to train her
> > to pee on the pee tray. No coming out of the
> > bathroom for the first 2 weeks (too late for you?)
> >
> > If the puppy is out, you need to monitor for
> signs,
> > say "pee pee" when you put the puppy on the pee
> > tray, praise for performance. All these take a lot
> > of time in the evenings.
> >
> > As for the weekend routine, the puppy's toilet
> > training schedule is upset. For the first 2-4
> weeks,
> > new puppy owners should have confined the puppy to
> > the small area to toilet-train. No outing to the
> > parks. A fixed schedule of feeding and exercise 7
> > days a week for at least 2 weeks is a key to
> > success. Withhold water after dinner.
> >
> > Let me know if you succeed in pee tray training,
> let
> > me know. Indoor and outdoor toilet training may be
> > too much for your puppy as you do not give her a
> > fixed timing, especially during weekends! So,
> > expect 4 - 8 weeks to succeed!
> >
> > > >
> >
> > ... wrote:
> > Hi Dr Sing,
> >
> > Thank you very much for the quick reply. My puppy
> > was > > vaccinated by you when she is still in the pet
> shop.
> >
> > My puppy's daily schedule: (Weekday)
> > wake up – 7.00am
> > 1st feeding – 7.30am
> > go downstair - 7.50 am
> > playing - 8.30 - 9.00 (play a while at home)
> > sleeping - after i leave for work, most of the
> time
> > she sleep. ( i on classical music for her whole
> day
> > so
> > that she won't feel bored)
> > 2nd feeding - 7.30pm
> > go downstair - 8.00pm
> > training (sit, come, stop...) - 9.00pm (at home)
> > Play until 12pm then sleep
> >
> > My puppy's daily schedule: (Weekend)
> > wake up - 10am
> > 1st feeding - 10.30 am
> > During Weekend, we will bring her out longer to
> > nearby
> > park. and basically she will have free roam for
> the
> > whole day when at home. She will sleep underneath
> > sofa
> > and then wake up to play again, there is no
> specific
> > time of playing and sleeping.
> > 2nd feeding - 8.30pm
> > Sleeping - 1.00am
> >
> > Thank you very much again for the help and wishing
> > you
> > a happy chinese new year...
> > gong xi fa cai
> >
> > Cheers
> > ...
> >
> >
Dr Sing wrote:> >
> > > 1. Some puppies take a much longer time to
> toilet
> > > train because the owners are not free. Some take
> 2
> > > months.
> > >
> > > 2. Three weeks of part-time toilet training is
> not
> > > sufficient. I presume you work the whole day, so
> > you
> > > did not have much time to toilet train her.
> > >
> > > 3. As each case differs, I can only speculate
> > that,
> > > in your case, you confused the puppy by putting
> > her
> > > into a guest bathroom with lots of urine smell.
> > >
> > > 3.1 The guest bathroom is a big space from the
> > > puppy's point of view. She would have found a
> > place
> > > to pee and poop by herself in the first 7 days
> (in
> > > most cases) if you had not introduced a pee tray
> > > with urine smells.
> > >
> > > 3.2 But you want her to pee in the pee tray as
> you
> > > had sprayed the housebreaking
> > > urine spray. The bathroom is full of urine
> smell.
> > > So, the puppy got no particular toilet area.
> > >
> > > Try the following:
> > >
> > > Neutralise the urine smell in the toilet floor
> and
> > > toilet bowl with vinegar:water 1:2 thoroughly
> and
> > > daily.
> > > Make the pee pan the only place with urine
> smell.
> > I
> > > presume you put newspapers onto the pee pan?
> > >
> > > 4. After accidents, many puppies do not
> understand
> > > why you put her onto the pee tray. Lots of
> > > repeitition and hard work to make her
> understand.
> > >
> > > Watch for signs of turning, squatting and
> sniffing
> > > and bring her to the pee tray. This is easier
> said
> > > than done.
> > >
> > > 4.1 Neutralise the urine smell in the accident
> > areas
> > > too. Watch for signs of wanting to pee, carry
> the
> > > puppy to the pee pan. Say "pee pee". If she does
> > > that, praise a lot and/or give a treat. Repeat
> > many
> > > times. For your case, 3 weeks of part-time
> toilet
> > > training is not enough.
> > >
> > > 5. Distractions. When you are there, the puppy
> > wants
> > > to socialise with you. So she controls her
> > bladder.
> > > Especially if you have had brought her outdoors
> to
> > > pee and poop.
> > >
> > > 6. Let me have a schedule of the puppy's daily
> > > activity, e.g. time to wake up, go downstairs,.. SEE CASE NO. 254 FOR MORE INFO.