In some cases, there is a need to teach the puppy to the toilet of the house. For example, if it's a dwarf dog, a puppy without vaccinations that can not be taken out to the street, or if you are away from home for a long time and do not have the opportunity to often walk your pet. To home not to find a lot of puddles in the wrong places, it is better to learn how to accustom the puppy to the toilet in the apartment.
How quickly and correctly to teach the puppy to the toilet?
For maximum success in training the puppy to the tray, first of all, it is necessary to properly equip the "dog toilet". Do not buy a cat's dog tray, as training will be successful with a special tray for puppies and dogs.
Today there are two types of such dog trays - with a grate and a moisture absorbing diaper. A toilet with a grill is a plastic pallet, on top of which there is a large grill with a plastic pillar. The construction of the toilet with the diaper is such that the pallet is equipped with a pressure frame, and a diaper is placed between it and the tray, which must be periodically changed.
No less important in the matter of how to accustom the Chihuahua puppy or other breed to the toilet of the house, it is right to choose the place where the toilet tray will stand. Usually dogs, wishing to go to the toilet, run towards the balcony or entrance door. So it is optimal to arrange a toilet in the hallway or on the glassed balcony.
The first time that the puppy is accustomed to the tray and not looking for it throughout the apartment, you need to place it in the enclosure, that is, in a limited space in which a tray will always be present. Then, even during your absence, you can hope that the puppy will go to the toilet correctly. As you grow up, the tray can be gradually shifted to the side of the permanent place.
Concerned with how to teach a puppy to go to the toilet, you need to remember that at this age they need it quite often: after sleep, after eating and playing, in between games. In a word, approximately every 2-3 hours. If there is an opportunity to follow the baby, you should periodically invite him to go to the tray. If not - the option with the aviary is still relevant.
Some recommendations on how to teach puppies to the tray
If the apartment or house has a large area, there may be several trays. For example, one in the hallway, one in the kitchen and one in the room where the puppy spends a lot of time. As you grow older, you will gradually remove them, leaving only one.
Begin to teach the puppy to the tray can be from birth, but the final result you will achieve about 3-4 months old. First, the mother is engaged in training, showing an example to the offspring. Over time, you will learn how to understand when a puppy wants to go to the toilet - he will start worrying about finding a place, sniffing objects on the floor, the floor itself.
At this point, you should pick it up and move it to the tray. So that he does not run away ahead of time, gently hold him. And when he does it, praise him and treat him to something delicious. If the puppy "went" in the wrong place, scold him, so that he understood that he did not do well.
You can get a puddle with a napkin and take it to the tray. So next time the puppy will find a place for a toilet by the smell. As punishment, you can also close it in the pen, and when it comes down in the right place, praise and release it.
When the dog grows up, he will begin to lift the leg during the "toilet". Someone it happens to 4-month age, someone later - months at 7-8. Some dogs, especially small breeds, do not raise their legs at all, which is quite normal. If, nevertheless, your pet does this while writing, you need a tray with a bar. Take care that during puberty the dog does not stop walking in the tray, otherwise you will not get rid of the habit of marking the apartment.