Dr Sing's Guide to Toilet Training Your Puppy - City pups
Breeders, pet shop operators, trainers, domestic workers, young adults and children, shelter personnel, first-time puppy owners to gain practical knowledge of how to toilet train a new puppy. Know the previous housing condi tion.
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Crate, paper and outdoors. Paper or outdoors. Crate, Room, Outdoors and full-time. Breeders, pet shop operators, trainers, shelter personnel to help clients with housetraining.
1.2 Why the book needs to be written for Singaporeans. Time-pressed first-time puppy owners, high turnover of pet shop staff unable to advise in detail, new breeders, no-time-to-read-book younger puppy owners, myths from friends, Internet information and books. Puppy re-homed. Responsible pet ownership. Housebreaking, Housetraining, Potty Training, Toilet Training. Verbal cue, clicks, praise, treats, visual markers
1.3 How other Singapore puppy owners toilet train their puppies? Dr Sing's 2004 - 2005 interviews of over 300 Singapore puppy owners, pet shop operators and breeders.
2. TOILET TRAINING - INDOORS
2.1 Crate - Playpen, Playpen + door, Wire Crate (foldable), Wire Crate + pee pan, Plastic
2.1.1 Plastic Carriers for big breeds. Rust and aluminum, stainless steel materials.
2.1.1 What is Crate (cage) Training? Different meanings. Large Cage, Kennel. Cruel to cage up the puppy? Every 15 minutes. Repeat. N-1, N+1, Less than 4 hours for adult dogs. Less than 8 hours.
2.2 Small Room - Kitchen, Bathroom, Living Room, Bedroom, Balcony, Study Room, Family Room, Utility Room.
2.3 Paper - Newspapers, Shredding is main complaint. Peeing outside the boundary of the newspapers (soiled, wants feet clean, replace regularly, spray urine smell in centre of papers, dislike commercial spray). Gradually increase area and/or put papers in outside crate area. Urine smell.
2.3.1 Puppy Training Pads.
2.4 Others - Grass Sections. (http://www.patiopark.com/) to get puppy used to grass elimination later, Rugs, Wood shavings, Tissue papers.
2.5 Pee Pan - Plastic, Aluminum, Plantar Box, Car accessory.
2.5 Pee pan with grille top.
2.5.1 Plastic tarp on balcony + papers or non-slip bathroom floor mats
2.6 Leash Training - Person, Furniture, Balcony, Outdoor Car Porch, Pee pan with newspapers near bathroom for HDB kitchen area. Chewing leash (Huskies). Entangled. So, commercial ones.
2.7 Combination methods.
2.8 Puppy training aid (pungent liquid).
2.9 Urine neutralisers.
3. TOILET TRAINING - OUTDOORS
3.1 Grass, Car porch, Air well, Carrier Bag for small breeds.
4. TOILET TRAINING - INDOORS & OUTDOORS
4.1 19th floor chocolate Labrador Retriever success story.
4.2 Weekend oversleep - inconsistent outdoor toilet training schedule.
4.1 FIRST 2 DAYS IMPORTANT. Whining, barking, messing whole apartment, nipping
5. OWNER WORKS ALL DAY. . Messy puppy when owner comes home. Shredding papers. Chewing furniture.
6. OWNER/DOMESTIC HELP STAYS AT HOME.Crate Training possible. Verbal cue "Pee here", clicker, food treat quickly.
7. TWO OR MORE PUPPIES/DOGS.
7.1 Pups do not like to share toilet area.
7.2 Two pups out-pooping and out-peeing each other in the bathroom.
8. POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT.
8.1 Praise. Food treats & Praise.
8.2 Noise - Can,
8.3 Noise - Clicker & Treats.
9. NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT.
Puppies are not acting out of revenge or spite. Punishment does not teah the puppy what she should not do.
9.1 Hiding under bed to escape being beaten.
9.2 The puppy knows he has misbehaved.
9.3 Roll of newspapers to whack the puppy's backside.
9.4 Water pistol.
10. ACCIDENTS. Shriek, pick puppy up or take him by the collar to the papers.
10.1 Urine Detector. Ultraviolet light - source of odour. Remove/treat
10.2 Premium Scat Mat - electric shock
10.3 Bitter anti-chewing spray.
10.4 Diapers for not housebroken puppies? (Estrus, incontinence, excitation).
10.5 Gates
10.6 Puppy Doors for going out.
ADVICES TO breeders, home-breeders, shelters, pet shop operators, trainers, pet owners and domestic workers.
11. NO TWO PUPPIES ARE ALIKE - Temperament (sound, nervous or dominant), Acute Hearing, Acute Smell, Clean den/nest, eating, sleeping area. Instinct for puppies crated past 12 weeks old. Pack leader. Consistency of family members. Aged parents sabotage training.
11. FEEDING SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY. Premium dog food - well-formed stools. Cheap type - peanut-butter stools. 2 times per day in most breeds except chihuahuas, mini-Maltese, Yorkshires. Feed bowl 15 minutes, take away. Some could not eat. Home-cooked food (people food) fed. Refused to eat dog food. Table begging. Sabotage by grannies. No food after 5 p.m. Last outing before midnight? No supper at 10 p.m.
11.1 Feeding & Exercise Schedule.
12. COMMON BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS
Dog-human bond broken. Sent to animal shelters due to behavioural problems.
Housetraining, shredding newspapers, eating stools, drinking urine, excessive barking, inappropriate chewing, puppy nipping, separation anxiety, submissive urination, excitation urination, aggression, food aggression, bleeding "monthly".
OCD - paw licking, body scratching.
13. FIRST NIGHT. FIRST 7 DAYS MOST IMPORTANT - What to expect and what to do when you bring the puppy home? Radio, Near activity area. Crate in bedroom. Puppy backside wipes. Past midnight whining or crate door scratching. Wait up at 3 a.m. to change soiled papers.
14. BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS. Submissive urination, Eating stools, Drinking urine, Biting hands, Chewing bed, Barking, Howling. Feeding schedule for chihuahuas & small breeds. Water restriction. Is water bottle drinking cruel to puppies?
14. HEALTH PROBLEMS.
14.1 Post-purchase veterinary examination.
14.2 Coughing, Diarrhoea, Blood in the stools, Vomiting and Diarrhoea, Skin diseases.
14.3 Vaccination, socialisation & puppy training classes. 2 weeks' protection after 3rd vaccination. 2 vaccination if >3-month-old dogs.
14.4 Deworming schedule.
14.5 Eye & leg injuries due to toilet training.
15. SECRETS TO SUCCESS
15.1 Is the puppy ready for toilet training? Know the signs.
15.2 Take leave, Sleep near puppy, Patience, Consistency, Perseverance, Hard work, Full-time training,
15.3 Accidents - stress, new house, other dogs, urine smells in grout.
15.4 No two puppies are alike in temperament.
15.5 Some Success/Failure stories from Dr Sing's research of over 200 cases.
15.6 Singapore's culture and canine laws.
15.7 Best time to toilet-train a puppy. Impressionable age.
16. HOW THIS BOOK IS PRODUCED.
16.1 Dr Sing's clients' methods. See http://puppytoilettraining.blogspot.com
16.2 Dr Sing digital pictures. The pet shop girls had a good laugh.
16.3 Help from the National Library Board Singapore's librarians.
16.4 Help from the pet shop operators, dog breeders and others in Singapore.
16.5 Thanks to sponsors and advertisers
17. Checklist when buying a puppy.
Food, Treats, Bowls, Feeders, Water Bottles, Chew Toys, Leashes, Crates, Beds, Flea, Tick and Wormer Medicines. Veterinary inspection. 24-hour-return guarantee. Pedigree or not?
Healthcare - Calming (pheromones separation anxiety, thunderstorm), Dental Care, Ear Care, Eye Care, First Aid, Vitamins and Supplements, Fleas and Ticks.
TOILET TRAINING AN ADOPTED PUPPY OR DOG. Much easier but strong willed. Leg urine marking for males.
PUPPY SMELL
PUPPY LAWS. A California law to protect puppies. 8 weeks. Smuggling from Mexico. Emotional and financial laws. Protection of puppies. Breeders exempted by vet.
18. FURTHER RESEARCH FOR 2ND EDITION - Request to students and dog owners all over the world to e-mail to judy@sinpets.com their success stories in 500 words for the 2nd edition of this book.
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Crate, paper and outdoors. Paper or outdoors. Crate, Room, Outdoors and full-time. Breeders, pet shop operators, trainers, shelter personnel to help clients with housetraining.
1.2 Why the book needs to be written for Singaporeans. Time-pressed first-time puppy owners, high turnover of pet shop staff unable to advise in detail, new breeders, no-time-to-read-book younger puppy owners, myths from friends, Internet information and books. Puppy re-homed. Responsible pet ownership. Housebreaking, Housetraining, Potty Training, Toilet Training. Verbal cue, clicks, praise, treats, visual markers
1.3 How other Singapore puppy owners toilet train their puppies? Dr Sing's 2004 - 2005 interviews of over 300 Singapore puppy owners, pet shop operators and breeders.
2. TOILET TRAINING - INDOORS
2.1 Crate - Playpen, Playpen + door, Wire Crate (foldable), Wire Crate + pee pan, Plastic
2.1.1 Plastic Carriers for big breeds. Rust and aluminum, stainless steel materials.
2.1.1 What is Crate (cage) Training? Different meanings. Large Cage, Kennel. Cruel to cage up the puppy? Every 15 minutes. Repeat. N-1, N+1, Less than 4 hours for adult dogs. Less than 8 hours.
2.2 Small Room - Kitchen, Bathroom, Living Room, Bedroom, Balcony, Study Room, Family Room, Utility Room.
2.3 Paper - Newspapers, Shredding is main complaint. Peeing outside the boundary of the newspapers (soiled, wants feet clean, replace regularly, spray urine smell in centre of papers, dislike commercial spray). Gradually increase area and/or put papers in outside crate area. Urine smell.
2.3.1 Puppy Training Pads.
2.4 Others - Grass Sections. (http://www.patiopark.com/) to get puppy used to grass elimination later, Rugs, Wood shavings, Tissue papers.
2.5 Pee Pan - Plastic, Aluminum, Plantar Box, Car accessory.
2.5 Pee pan with grille top.
2.5.1 Plastic tarp on balcony + papers or non-slip bathroom floor mats
2.6 Leash Training - Person, Furniture, Balcony, Outdoor Car Porch, Pee pan with newspapers near bathroom for HDB kitchen area. Chewing leash (Huskies). Entangled. So, commercial ones.
2.7 Combination methods.
2.8 Puppy training aid (pungent liquid).
2.9 Urine neutralisers.
3. TOILET TRAINING - OUTDOORS
3.1 Grass, Car porch, Air well, Carrier Bag for small breeds.
4. TOILET TRAINING - INDOORS & OUTDOORS
4.1 19th floor chocolate Labrador Retriever success story.
4.2 Weekend oversleep - inconsistent outdoor toilet training schedule.
4.1 FIRST 2 DAYS IMPORTANT. Whining, barking, messing whole apartment, nipping
5. OWNER WORKS ALL DAY. . Messy puppy when owner comes home. Shredding papers. Chewing furniture.
6. OWNER/DOMESTIC HELP STAYS AT HOME.Crate Training possible. Verbal cue "Pee here", clicker, food treat quickly.
7. TWO OR MORE PUPPIES/DOGS.
7.1 Pups do not like to share toilet area.
7.2 Two pups out-pooping and out-peeing each other in the bathroom.
8. POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT.
8.1 Praise. Food treats & Praise.
8.2 Noise - Can,
8.3 Noise - Clicker & Treats.
9. NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT.
Puppies are not acting out of revenge or spite. Punishment does not teah the puppy what she should not do.
9.1 Hiding under bed to escape being beaten.
9.2 The puppy knows he has misbehaved.
9.3 Roll of newspapers to whack the puppy's backside.
9.4 Water pistol.
10. ACCIDENTS. Shriek, pick puppy up or take him by the collar to the papers.
10.1 Urine Detector. Ultraviolet light - source of odour. Remove/treat
10.2 Premium Scat Mat - electric shock
10.3 Bitter anti-chewing spray.
10.4 Diapers for not housebroken puppies? (Estrus, incontinence, excitation).
10.5 Gates
10.6 Puppy Doors for going out.
ADVICES TO breeders, home-breeders, shelters, pet shop operators, trainers, pet owners and domestic workers.
11. NO TWO PUPPIES ARE ALIKE - Temperament (sound, nervous or dominant), Acute Hearing, Acute Smell, Clean den/nest, eating, sleeping area. Instinct for puppies crated past 12 weeks old. Pack leader. Consistency of family members. Aged parents sabotage training.
11. FEEDING SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY. Premium dog food - well-formed stools. Cheap type - peanut-butter stools. 2 times per day in most breeds except chihuahuas, mini-Maltese, Yorkshires. Feed bowl 15 minutes, take away. Some could not eat. Home-cooked food (people food) fed. Refused to eat dog food. Table begging. Sabotage by grannies. No food after 5 p.m. Last outing before midnight? No supper at 10 p.m.
11.1 Feeding & Exercise Schedule.
12. COMMON BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS
Dog-human bond broken. Sent to animal shelters due to behavioural problems.
Housetraining, shredding newspapers, eating stools, drinking urine, excessive barking, inappropriate chewing, puppy nipping, separation anxiety, submissive urination, excitation urination, aggression, food aggression, bleeding "monthly".
OCD - paw licking, body scratching.
13. FIRST NIGHT. FIRST 7 DAYS MOST IMPORTANT - What to expect and what to do when you bring the puppy home? Radio, Near activity area. Crate in bedroom. Puppy backside wipes. Past midnight whining or crate door scratching. Wait up at 3 a.m. to change soiled papers.
14. BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS. Submissive urination, Eating stools, Drinking urine, Biting hands, Chewing bed, Barking, Howling. Feeding schedule for chihuahuas & small breeds. Water restriction. Is water bottle drinking cruel to puppies?
14. HEALTH PROBLEMS.
14.1 Post-purchase veterinary examination.
14.2 Coughing, Diarrhoea, Blood in the stools, Vomiting and Diarrhoea, Skin diseases.
14.3 Vaccination, socialisation & puppy training classes. 2 weeks' protection after 3rd vaccination. 2 vaccination if >3-month-old dogs.
14.4 Deworming schedule.
14.5 Eye & leg injuries due to toilet training.
15. SECRETS TO SUCCESS
15.1 Is the puppy ready for toilet training? Know the signs.
15.2 Take leave, Sleep near puppy, Patience, Consistency, Perseverance, Hard work, Full-time training,
15.3 Accidents - stress, new house, other dogs, urine smells in grout.
15.4 No two puppies are alike in temperament.
15.5 Some Success/Failure stories from Dr Sing's research of over 200 cases.
15.6 Singapore's culture and canine laws.
15.7 Best time to toilet-train a puppy. Impressionable age.
16. HOW THIS BOOK IS PRODUCED.
16.1 Dr Sing's clients' methods. See http://puppytoilettraining.blogspot.com
16.2 Dr Sing digital pictures. The pet shop girls had a good laugh.
16.3 Help from the National Library Board Singapore's librarians.
16.4 Help from the pet shop operators, dog breeders and others in Singapore.
16.5 Thanks to sponsors and advertisers
17. Checklist when buying a puppy.
Food, Treats, Bowls, Feeders, Water Bottles, Chew Toys, Leashes, Crates, Beds, Flea, Tick and Wormer Medicines. Veterinary inspection. 24-hour-return guarantee. Pedigree or not?
Healthcare - Calming (pheromones separation anxiety, thunderstorm), Dental Care, Ear Care, Eye Care, First Aid, Vitamins and Supplements, Fleas and Ticks.
TOILET TRAINING AN ADOPTED PUPPY OR DOG. Much easier but strong willed. Leg urine marking for males.
PUPPY SMELL
PUPPY LAWS. A California law to protect puppies. 8 weeks. Smuggling from Mexico. Emotional and financial laws. Protection of puppies. Breeders exempted by vet.
18. FURTHER RESEARCH FOR 2ND EDITION - Request to students and dog owners all over the world to e-mail to judy@sinpets.com their success stories in 500 words for the 2nd edition of this book.
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