381. Follow up - Miniature Pinscher & Chihuahua
Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore
Follow up on August 19, 2006 (Saturday)
It is almost one year. The female black Miniature Pinscher and the Chihuahua came in for the booster vaccination. There was a brown Miniature Pinscher belonging to a friend much interested in following the black Miniature Pinscher smelling her all the time.
"The female has been bleeding for one week," the owner said.
"She is into her fertile receptive period and may become pregnant," I could see that the black Miniature Pinscher had a very shiny black coat.
"I would like to neuter the male after he becomes a father," the friend said. "He keeps grabbing my 7-year-old daughter's legs.
"The humping behaviour is natural for male dogs," I said. The owner knew that neutering will stop this anti-social behaviour.
A good salesman would have booked an appointment or followed up on the neutering. Maybe I should do it. During my undergraduate studies, there was no "sales" lectures. That was in 1969 - 1974 in Glagow University. I don't know whether present undergarduates will be get more business lectures.
It did not seem right to do sales talk at this time.
"Did your daughter win prizes in the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) drawing competition for primary school children? I had seen some beautiful drawings of the Singapore subway some months ago, displayed by the MRT corporation.
"Only a consolation prize," the mother lamented. "I don't know whether her drawing would be in the stamps."
Mothers all over the world want their children to be the best in whatever they do. Fathers too. But the Asian and probably Chinese culture seldom praises for achievements less than extra ordinary.
"A consolation prize is not that easy to get," I said. "It is a nation-wide competition." The daughter has grown up and would become very artistic if properly sent to arts school and given lots of encouragement and practice. Daily practice, entering competitions are what make champions. Would the mother spend so much time on this aspect? Would she earn a decent living as an artist in Singapore? Unlikely if she was not the best.
Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore
This article was written: Sep 9, 2005
"Barricade the new puppy in the backyard," the owner of a pretty daughter drew a floor plan when I asked how she paper-trained a new puppy when she has an older one for over a year. "Shut the sliding door to the kitchen."
The backyard was rectangular. At one end, there is the washing machine cum dryer. 2 dog's beds were placed side by side across the width of the backyard in front of the washing machine.
The other end of the backyard - put newspapers to cover 80% of the floor. Around 20% is taken up by the 2 dog beds and washing machine cum dryer.
Take the urine-stained newspapers of the new puppy and put them on the floor. It took 3 weeks before the Miniature Pinscher became paper-trained.
Now, the puppy is 4 months old. He learnt paper-training from the older dog. However, the owner mentioned, "Still pees on the floor tiles 1-2 x per day."
So, was paper-training 100% successful? The owner was satisfied. In this case, the floor tiles must have the strong urine smell or the puppy was distracted. A commercial urine odour removal or vinegar:water 1:3 sprayed onto the floor tiles and wiped off may neutralise the strong attractive smell and resolve her problem.
The secret of success is a restricted zone. In this case, the lady owner was experienced with keeping dogs. I was thinking that pet shop operators would go out of business if she did not buy any playpens for the new puppies. She did have dog beds with cushions. Some business for the pet shop operators I hope.
This owner's toilet-training procedures somehow reminded of Singapore's Restricted Zones for motorists. Under the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) Scheme, certain areas are defined as Restricted Zones (RZ). Motorists pay a toll electronically everytime they drive into the RZ. The purpose was to prevent traffic jams. Now, there are more ERP toll gates to tax the motorists going home from the central business districts as well. In the central business districts near the Cathay cinemas, a new ERP toll gate has been built just within a 30 seconds' drive from another one at the Istana (Presidential Palace).
Fortunately, no bureaucrats have thought of a restricted zone and ERP toll gates for new puppies to prevent them from peeing elsewhere in the residence.
SHARING YOUR INSIGHTS:
READERS e-mail to me your problems or solutions. Your queries may be included in the book to help all puppy owners all over the world. E-mail to judy@toapayohvets.com
Follow up on August 19, 2006 (Saturday)
It is almost one year. The female black Miniature Pinscher and the Chihuahua came in for the booster vaccination. There was a brown Miniature Pinscher belonging to a friend much interested in following the black Miniature Pinscher smelling her all the time.
"The female has been bleeding for one week," the owner said.
"She is into her fertile receptive period and may become pregnant," I could see that the black Miniature Pinscher had a very shiny black coat.
"I would like to neuter the male after he becomes a father," the friend said. "He keeps grabbing my 7-year-old daughter's legs.
"The humping behaviour is natural for male dogs," I said. The owner knew that neutering will stop this anti-social behaviour.
A good salesman would have booked an appointment or followed up on the neutering. Maybe I should do it. During my undergraduate studies, there was no "sales" lectures. That was in 1969 - 1974 in Glagow University. I don't know whether present undergarduates will be get more business lectures.
It did not seem right to do sales talk at this time.
"Did your daughter win prizes in the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) drawing competition for primary school children? I had seen some beautiful drawings of the Singapore subway some months ago, displayed by the MRT corporation.
"Only a consolation prize," the mother lamented. "I don't know whether her drawing would be in the stamps."
Mothers all over the world want their children to be the best in whatever they do. Fathers too. But the Asian and probably Chinese culture seldom praises for achievements less than extra ordinary.
"A consolation prize is not that easy to get," I said. "It is a nation-wide competition." The daughter has grown up and would become very artistic if properly sent to arts school and given lots of encouragement and practice. Daily practice, entering competitions are what make champions. Would the mother spend so much time on this aspect? Would she earn a decent living as an artist in Singapore? Unlikely if she was not the best.
Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore
This article was written: Sep 9, 2005
"Barricade the new puppy in the backyard," the owner of a pretty daughter drew a floor plan when I asked how she paper-trained a new puppy when she has an older one for over a year. "Shut the sliding door to the kitchen."
The backyard was rectangular. At one end, there is the washing machine cum dryer. 2 dog's beds were placed side by side across the width of the backyard in front of the washing machine.
The other end of the backyard - put newspapers to cover 80% of the floor. Around 20% is taken up by the 2 dog beds and washing machine cum dryer.
Take the urine-stained newspapers of the new puppy and put them on the floor. It took 3 weeks before the Miniature Pinscher became paper-trained.
Now, the puppy is 4 months old. He learnt paper-training from the older dog. However, the owner mentioned, "Still pees on the floor tiles 1-2 x per day."
So, was paper-training 100% successful? The owner was satisfied. In this case, the floor tiles must have the strong urine smell or the puppy was distracted. A commercial urine odour removal or vinegar:water 1:3 sprayed onto the floor tiles and wiped off may neutralise the strong attractive smell and resolve her problem.
The secret of success is a restricted zone. In this case, the lady owner was experienced with keeping dogs. I was thinking that pet shop operators would go out of business if she did not buy any playpens for the new puppies. She did have dog beds with cushions. Some business for the pet shop operators I hope.
This owner's toilet-training procedures somehow reminded of Singapore's Restricted Zones for motorists. Under the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) Scheme, certain areas are defined as Restricted Zones (RZ). Motorists pay a toll electronically everytime they drive into the RZ. The purpose was to prevent traffic jams. Now, there are more ERP toll gates to tax the motorists going home from the central business districts as well. In the central business districts near the Cathay cinemas, a new ERP toll gate has been built just within a 30 seconds' drive from another one at the Istana (Presidential Palace).
Fortunately, no bureaucrats have thought of a restricted zone and ERP toll gates for new puppies to prevent them from peeing elsewhere in the residence.
SHARING YOUR INSIGHTS:
READERS e-mail to me your problems or solutions. Your queries may be included in the book to help all puppy owners all over the world. E-mail to judy@toapayohvets.com
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