403. Problem behaviour - note taking to solve problem
Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore
Few Singaporeans take notes. But documenting a behaviour problem is easier if you take notes to find out the possible causes of the problem.
1. When does the puppy pee and poop?
2. How long does he pee and poop?
3. Where does he pee and poop?
4. Who is present when he eliminates?
5. What solutions have you tried?
E.g.
1. barking at 1 am and 4 am. The new puppy may want you to change the soiled newspapers. You may think he wants attention.
2. Peeing outside the edge of the newspapers. You have not changed the soiled papers. The puppy wants to be clean. So, no choice but to pee and poop outside the edges of the paper. Increase paper area or put more papers in another place if you work 12 hours a day.
3. Scratching the crate. The puppy may want to rush out to go to the bathroom as he wants the crate to be clean. You expect him to pee inside the crate. However, given a choice, he may want to make this crate his den (privacy, clean).
4. You lock the doors. So he cannot access the newspapers. Pee onto the bedroom floor. You do not neutralise the smell. So you blame him for being vindictive.
5. Not pooping on the newspapers but on floor tiles. Some puppies do not poop on newspapers soiled with urine.
6. Distractions during and after feeding. The puppy poops a bit but gets distracted by you as you play with him before going to the office. He poops some more later.
7. Supper and tea time. Too many feedings. Poops more frequently than 2 -4 times for the new puppy.
8. "Knows he has misbehaved, so run away when I come home". The puppy sees your angry face when you go home after 12 hours at the office. He knows you are going to spank him for newspapers shredding and dirtying himself. So, he runs away. You think he knows he has misbehaved. He is avoiding the pain of punishment. Just change the papers without shouting and the puppy will not be afraid of you.
Few Singaporeans take notes. But documenting a behaviour problem is easier if you take notes to find out the possible causes of the problem.
1. When does the puppy pee and poop?
2. How long does he pee and poop?
3. Where does he pee and poop?
4. Who is present when he eliminates?
5. What solutions have you tried?
E.g.
1. barking at 1 am and 4 am. The new puppy may want you to change the soiled newspapers. You may think he wants attention.
2. Peeing outside the edge of the newspapers. You have not changed the soiled papers. The puppy wants to be clean. So, no choice but to pee and poop outside the edges of the paper. Increase paper area or put more papers in another place if you work 12 hours a day.
3. Scratching the crate. The puppy may want to rush out to go to the bathroom as he wants the crate to be clean. You expect him to pee inside the crate. However, given a choice, he may want to make this crate his den (privacy, clean).
4. You lock the doors. So he cannot access the newspapers. Pee onto the bedroom floor. You do not neutralise the smell. So you blame him for being vindictive.
5. Not pooping on the newspapers but on floor tiles. Some puppies do not poop on newspapers soiled with urine.
6. Distractions during and after feeding. The puppy poops a bit but gets distracted by you as you play with him before going to the office. He poops some more later.
7. Supper and tea time. Too many feedings. Poops more frequently than 2 -4 times for the new puppy.
8. "Knows he has misbehaved, so run away when I come home". The puppy sees your angry face when you go home after 12 hours at the office. He knows you are going to spank him for newspapers shredding and dirtying himself. So, he runs away. You think he knows he has misbehaved. He is avoiding the pain of punishment. Just change the papers without shouting and the puppy will not be afraid of you.
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