Toilet training - outline

1. Common practices - let loose in apartment



2. Singapore Practices -
2.1 paper 100% in small crate room.
2.2 Puppy training aids + Newspapers
2.3 Puppy training pads
2.4 Puppy crate with door and pee pan.
2.5 Pee pan.
2.6 Play pen.
2.7 Play pen + Aluminium tray.
2.8 Pee pan + grille top.
2.9 Cushion + bed.

3. Communications, lack of

3.1 Basic information from puppy seller.
3.2 Different floor surfaces and environments - unable to train.
3.3 Whining and barking on first night.
3.4 Young children or aged parents, neighbours as distractions
3.5 Inconsistent training commands.
3.6 Barking to go to toilet at 3 am.
3.7 Sleeping with the puppy.
3.8 negative reinforcement, shouting, beating.

4. Best time to train - 2-4 months old.


4. Common behaviours
4.1 Nipping at back of legs, hands. Jack Russells.
4.2 Barking back
4.3 Whining
4.4 Food guarding.
4.5 Mounting
4.6 Eating stools
4.7 Drinking urine.
4.7 Flatus
4.8 Swollen stomach

5. Support network or resources in Singapore
5.1 No accredited list
5.2 Word of mouth or internet. Not able to handle the numerous cases.
5.3 Puppy seller's sources