283. Location of toilet important
Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore
1. Puppy's preferences:
A puppy-friendly toilet area.
Consider the litter (newspapers, pads, litter, soil, carpet), type of crate, locoation of the crate, number of crates, maintenance of the crate and papers and idiosyncratic preferences of individual puppies.
2. Characteristics Of A Puppy-Friendly Toilet Area.
Toilet Area
2.1 Most puppies prefer an area that feels soft. Carpets, grass.
2.2 Depth of toilet area. Newspapers usually not deep enough to soak up urine. So, puppy pees or poops outside the papers' edges.
2.3 Use scented papers or training pads. Some puppies dislike the commercial toilet training sprays. Too pungent. Some are all right. Use puppy's own urine (soak newspapers onto urine).
3. Type of Crate/Playpen/Room
3.1 Use a crate that can accommodate the cat well. "Crate training" - small crates.
Large brees need bigger crates or playpens. Puppies, elderly or ill animals may need one with lower sides for easier access. Or put up a ramp.
3.2 3-sided wall. Puppies like this as it can monitor its surroundings while in a vulnerable position.
3.3 Preferably one crate per puppy.
3.4 A covered crate may be too small to allow larger breed or growing up puppy to move around comfortably. Or offensive odour.
3.5 Survey of 300 new puppy owners show that puppies prefer unsoiled newspapers or clean areas to pee.
4. Location
4.1 Locate the crate so that it is easily accessible and provides both privacy.
Puppies usually like corners or 3-sided walls/barriers to prevent being attacked by children or other pet dogs. Do not locate the crate so that the puppy's view is blocked, allowing a person or animal to "ambush" it.
4.2 Avoid locating the crate near appliances whose noise may startle the cat (washer, dryer.) But this may not be possible.
4.3 Do not place multiple crates/pee pans right next to one another. This may make all crates/pee pans inaccessible to other puppies if one puppy is using one of the crates.
4.4 Try to position the crate there is more than one exit route from it. This prevents a cat from being trapped in the box by another pet.
5. Cleanliness
5.1 Faeces and urine should be removed frequently, as many as 4-8 times during toilet training.
5.2 The litter (newspapers, pads) should be changed often. Frequency will depend on the number of crates, the type of litter and the number of puppies.
5.3 There should be no dried urine or stool on the crate. No odor present from the box. If there is, the crate needs washing. Use a mild, unscented cleaning product.
5.4 Newspapers/pads may make maintenance easier. Clamp the papers or stick the pads to the floor with a clip. Prevents paper shredding and to trapping puppy's paws inside the folds.
5.5 If you will not be able to keep up a consistent cleaning schedule, consider a crate with a pee pan below. Urine and pooop will be collected in the pee pan. Check for diarrhea or blood in the urine or feces, which are signs of internal disease.
6. Encourage the Puppy To Use the Toilet
6.1 Restrict roaming of the whole apartment for the first 2 weeks.
6.2 Use smells that will motivate the puppy t to approach and investigate the toilet area.
6.3 Watch for signs of impending elimination. Sniffing, turning, squatting, whining.
6.4 Discourage elimination on other unapproved area.
6.4.1 Besides restriction of movement, puppy-proof the house. Carpets and rugs are favourite spots (soft to the feet).
6.4.2 Obstruction of area using objects furniture, clutter up the area.
6.4.3 Noise-making aluminium foil or some object (electric shock) in front of the curtain drapes or near the TV. Puppies avoid such area.Double-sided sticky tape to tape on plastic foils.
6.4.4 If the objects can’t be removed or made less attractive, put the puppy in restricted area when you are not around or leashed.
7. Conclusions
When there are elimination problems, first check whether the puppy needs a a veterinary medical check up. Diseases or illnes can influence the behaviour.
The majority of puppy elimination problems involve toilet location and type of papers, being given access to big areas, not neutralising the puppy urine. Poop smell may not be eliminated by floor cleaners.
Meeting the puppy’s behavioral needs for elimination requires more than just setting out a toilet crate. Puppy owners benefit from specific instructions on what puppies prefer. Preventing elimination problems is much easier than changing undesirable habits once they have developed. E.g. stool eating. Use crates.
1. Puppy's preferences:
A puppy-friendly toilet area.
Consider the litter (newspapers, pads, litter, soil, carpet), type of crate, locoation of the crate, number of crates, maintenance of the crate and papers and idiosyncratic preferences of individual puppies.
2. Characteristics Of A Puppy-Friendly Toilet Area.
Toilet Area
2.1 Most puppies prefer an area that feels soft. Carpets, grass.
2.2 Depth of toilet area. Newspapers usually not deep enough to soak up urine. So, puppy pees or poops outside the papers' edges.
2.3 Use scented papers or training pads. Some puppies dislike the commercial toilet training sprays. Too pungent. Some are all right. Use puppy's own urine (soak newspapers onto urine).
3. Type of Crate/Playpen/Room
3.1 Use a crate that can accommodate the cat well. "Crate training" - small crates.
Large brees need bigger crates or playpens. Puppies, elderly or ill animals may need one with lower sides for easier access. Or put up a ramp.
3.2 3-sided wall. Puppies like this as it can monitor its surroundings while in a vulnerable position.
3.3 Preferably one crate per puppy.
3.4 A covered crate may be too small to allow larger breed or growing up puppy to move around comfortably. Or offensive odour.
3.5 Survey of 300 new puppy owners show that puppies prefer unsoiled newspapers or clean areas to pee.
4. Location
4.1 Locate the crate so that it is easily accessible and provides both privacy.
Puppies usually like corners or 3-sided walls/barriers to prevent being attacked by children or other pet dogs. Do not locate the crate so that the puppy's view is blocked, allowing a person or animal to "ambush" it.
4.2 Avoid locating the crate near appliances whose noise may startle the cat (washer, dryer.) But this may not be possible.
4.3 Do not place multiple crates/pee pans right next to one another. This may make all crates/pee pans inaccessible to other puppies if one puppy is using one of the crates.
4.4 Try to position the crate there is more than one exit route from it. This prevents a cat from being trapped in the box by another pet.
5. Cleanliness
5.1 Faeces and urine should be removed frequently, as many as 4-8 times during toilet training.
5.2 The litter (newspapers, pads) should be changed often. Frequency will depend on the number of crates, the type of litter and the number of puppies.
5.3 There should be no dried urine or stool on the crate. No odor present from the box. If there is, the crate needs washing. Use a mild, unscented cleaning product.
5.4 Newspapers/pads may make maintenance easier. Clamp the papers or stick the pads to the floor with a clip. Prevents paper shredding and to trapping puppy's paws inside the folds.
5.5 If you will not be able to keep up a consistent cleaning schedule, consider a crate with a pee pan below. Urine and pooop will be collected in the pee pan. Check for diarrhea or blood in the urine or feces, which are signs of internal disease.
6. Encourage the Puppy To Use the Toilet
6.1 Restrict roaming of the whole apartment for the first 2 weeks.
6.2 Use smells that will motivate the puppy t to approach and investigate the toilet area.
6.3 Watch for signs of impending elimination. Sniffing, turning, squatting, whining.
6.4 Discourage elimination on other unapproved area.
6.4.1 Besides restriction of movement, puppy-proof the house. Carpets and rugs are favourite spots (soft to the feet).
6.4.2 Obstruction of area using objects furniture, clutter up the area.
6.4.3 Noise-making aluminium foil or some object (electric shock) in front of the curtain drapes or near the TV. Puppies avoid such area.Double-sided sticky tape to tape on plastic foils.
6.4.4 If the objects can’t be removed or made less attractive, put the puppy in restricted area when you are not around or leashed.
7. Conclusions
When there are elimination problems, first check whether the puppy needs a a veterinary medical check up. Diseases or illnes can influence the behaviour.
The majority of puppy elimination problems involve toilet location and type of papers, being given access to big areas, not neutralising the puppy urine. Poop smell may not be eliminated by floor cleaners.
Meeting the puppy’s behavioral needs for elimination requires more than just setting out a toilet crate. Puppy owners benefit from specific instructions on what puppies prefer. Preventing elimination problems is much easier than changing undesirable habits once they have developed. E.g. stool eating. Use crates.
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