10. Real case --- Negative reinforcement not effective in a male Jack Russell Terrier
Date of interview: Nov 20, 2006.
Owners: A mother and two sons 11 and 12 years old.
Dog: 7-month-old Male Jack Russell Terrier.
Residence: HDB apartment.
Toilet: Newspapers in the kitchen and common toilet area.
Purchased: 3 months old. Crate with pee pan. Accidents in the kitchen, living area (mainly in one place) and other rooms.
Method: Negative reinforcement: Spanking his backside with a rolled-up newspaper. Carry him to pee on newspapers in the kitchen but usually he has peed on the way.
Time to be successfully crate-bathroom-trained: Not successful in paper-training.
Feeding: 3 times per day, usually after eating.
The 2 boys were responsible pet owners. They cleared the stools.
"Does the dog pee when he greets the boys home from school?" I asked.
Mum said no. She just needed to call the dog "Pickle," and the dog would wet the floor.
"Maybe, he is worried about being spanked and urinated submissively?" I said. "Everytime you spank him, he wets his "pants" --- the floor, I mean.
Your tone may be too commanding." The owner had not heard of submissive urination.
The boys said, "Yes, sometimes."
This is a case of submissive urination. What can be done to instill self confidence in this dog? It is hard to do so and success takes a long time.
SOLUTIONS.
1. Confine 2 weeks in the kitchen and common bathroom area.
2. Put newspapers with urine scent on the floor tiles of the common bathroom.
3. The present system of making him eat and sleep in the crate (see diagram) may not be suitable as he is grown up and has little space to keep himself clean. It may be better to remove the crate and focus on paper-training.
4. Neutralise all floors with white vinegar:water 1:2. This includes his towel bed. He should be sleeping in the kitchen.
5. No loud tone of voice.
6. No spanking.
7. The two boys ignore him when they come home from school.
Will this work? Submissive Urination has been difficult to treat. It is hard to say as the dog is now mature, being 7 months old.
Owners: A mother and two sons 11 and 12 years old.
Dog: 7-month-old Male Jack Russell Terrier.
Residence: HDB apartment.
Toilet: Newspapers in the kitchen and common toilet area.
Purchased: 3 months old. Crate with pee pan. Accidents in the kitchen, living area (mainly in one place) and other rooms.
Method: Negative reinforcement: Spanking his backside with a rolled-up newspaper. Carry him to pee on newspapers in the kitchen but usually he has peed on the way.
Time to be successfully crate-bathroom-trained: Not successful in paper-training.
Feeding: 3 times per day, usually after eating.
The 2 boys were responsible pet owners. They cleared the stools.
"Does the dog pee when he greets the boys home from school?" I asked.
Mum said no. She just needed to call the dog "Pickle," and the dog would wet the floor.
"Maybe, he is worried about being spanked and urinated submissively?" I said. "Everytime you spank him, he wets his "pants" --- the floor, I mean.
Your tone may be too commanding." The owner had not heard of submissive urination.
The boys said, "Yes, sometimes."
This is a case of submissive urination. What can be done to instill self confidence in this dog? It is hard to do so and success takes a long time.
SOLUTIONS.
1. Confine 2 weeks in the kitchen and common bathroom area.
2. Put newspapers with urine scent on the floor tiles of the common bathroom.
3. The present system of making him eat and sleep in the crate (see diagram) may not be suitable as he is grown up and has little space to keep himself clean. It may be better to remove the crate and focus on paper-training.
4. Neutralise all floors with white vinegar:water 1:2. This includes his towel bed. He should be sleeping in the kitchen.
5. No loud tone of voice.
6. No spanking.
7. The two boys ignore him when they come home from school.
Will this work? Submissive Urination has been difficult to treat. It is hard to say as the dog is now mature, being 7 months old.
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