449. Grate or grating is one way to toilet train.

Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore

Almost all pet shop owners and Singapore do not know what a grate is. Some called it a pee pan with top wire flooring.

It has been used successfully in toilet training big dogs like the Golden Retriever and the Sheltie that have had been reared on crates with wire flooring.

1. From reports by the owners, you will need to put the grate inside the playpen.
2. You need to clear the stools immediately or the dog will pee on the outside of the grate as it does not want to soil its paws.
3. Some puppies will bark to tell the owner to clear the stools. If ignored, the puppy just pee outside the grate. You need to clean up.
4. Urine will flow down onto the pee pan and this seems to be ok for the puppies.
5. Giving food treat and praises do help to train the puppy faster.
6. Spraying urine onto the pee tray or use a soiled newspapers may help.

The reason for success is that the puppy feels the wire flooring with its paws. It has been used to this flooring when reared in the breeder's farm and in the pet shop.