TOILET TRAINING
TOILET TRAINING
Mummys boys on Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:20 pm
Your puppy may have been using paper to toilet on while in the nest and then put outside when he wakes, after he has just eaten or been playing for a while. Once you have brought him home you will need to continue his training. Remember he is now in a new house and will have to learn where your back door is!
Follow the same pattern of taking puppy outside after waking, eating, playing or if he just hasn't been outside for an hour or so. If he stops what he’s doing or sniffs the ground, this is often a sign he needs to go out and you must be quick to get him outside, at this age he needs to ‘go’ as soon as he thinks about it so accidents will happen!
Don’t expect him to be clean in the house at night right away, not all puppies are able to hold it all in over night. You might need to get up in the night at first to let him out, try to do this before he makes a noise or he will learn this is an excellent way of calling you to him whenever he wants! House training takes time and consistent training, take him to the same spot in the garden, you could even buy a ‘pee post’ to encourage him to one spot in the garden.
Do not rub his nose in a mistake, just clean it up and wash the area with a solution of biological washing powder and then wipe over the area with white vinegar. This will remove all the smells that could attract him back to the same spot.
If you catch him in the act of toileting you can tell him NO, try clapping your hands as a distraction and take him outside to finish off, when he does, don't forget to praise him.
You can even train a dog to defecate on command, you might want to use a different word for this or the same as the 'wee' command.
Newspapers and training pads - some people find them useful but you will have to teach your puppy to use them and then teach him to use the garden. Some pups could find it confusing about whether it is OK to 'go' inside the house or not.
Follow the same pattern of taking puppy outside after waking, eating, playing or if he just hasn't been outside for an hour or so. If he stops what he’s doing or sniffs the ground, this is often a sign he needs to go out and you must be quick to get him outside, at this age he needs to ‘go’ as soon as he thinks about it so accidents will happen!
Don’t expect him to be clean in the house at night right away, not all puppies are able to hold it all in over night. You might need to get up in the night at first to let him out, try to do this before he makes a noise or he will learn this is an excellent way of calling you to him whenever he wants! House training takes time and consistent training, take him to the same spot in the garden, you could even buy a ‘pee post’ to encourage him to one spot in the garden.
Do not rub his nose in a mistake, just clean it up and wash the area with a solution of biological washing powder and then wipe over the area with white vinegar. This will remove all the smells that could attract him back to the same spot.
If you catch him in the act of toileting you can tell him NO, try clapping your hands as a distraction and take him outside to finish off, when he does, don't forget to praise him.
You can even train a dog to defecate on command, you might want to use a different word for this or the same as the 'wee' command.
Newspapers and training pads - some people find them useful but you will have to teach your puppy to use them and then teach him to use the garden. Some pups could find it confusing about whether it is OK to 'go' inside the house or not.
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