I was surfing the net searching
for solution to train my puppy and
I found your blog.
I have a terripoo puppy which is
now 5 months old. When he was
young, around 2months old, we used
to buy the pee pan for him but he
will not stop biting the wee wee
pad. Therefore, we tried to lock
him in the crane when all of us
went out to work but it creates
another nightmare by non stop
barking. This has caused
inconvenience to my neighbours and
some of them had complained about
it. Due to this, my mom has
decided to let him out from his
crane and he is allowed to walk
around in the house even none of
us are home.
When he is out and no supervision,
he will bite our furniture and
also pee pee anywhere he likes. My
mom and I used vinegar to clean
but still, useless. Can you please
advise what should we do?
Best regards,
Name of owner
E-MAIL FROM DR SING DATED JUN
22, 2011
I am Dr Sing from
www.toapayohvets.com. Thank you
for your email.
It is difficult to advise on what
you should do as each puppy or dog
has a unique personality. Below
are my general guidelines.
1. Confine the puppy to a room
e.g. kitchen instead of a crate
when he is home alone. A baby gate
is placed at the door entrance so
that the dog will not feel
isolated. Confinement to a small
area (crate, room, leashed area)
is the basic factor to success of
all puppy training programmes for
most puppies.
He will bark at the beginning and
possibly neighbours will complain.
Give him chew toys that contain
food inside (ask pet shops). Such
chew toys with his favourite food
occupy his time to try and get the
food out. This may or may not work
with your dog.
2. Develop a Routine. Morning and
evening exercise outdoors daily
for more than 15 minutes after
meals and pooping in the
designated confinement room. Do
not interact with him while he is
eating. After exercise, put him in
the room as part of the routine.
3. Somebody must be the "boss" in
the family. Firm voice of "No
barking" and rewards for
performance of no barking (go out,
treats). Read your dog obedience
books to know what I mean.
4. Neuter him at 6 months of age.
5. Supervise him when he is let
out to roam free in the apartment
and use the firm voice to train
him as mentioned in paragraph 3
for barking, chewing,
indiscriminate peeing and pooping.
6. I have heard of cases of
success (barking and obedience
training) when the puppy is
boarded at a trainer's place for
two weeks or more. Consult a good
dog trainer.
I hope the above tips will help.
Best wishes.
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