12. Cocker steps onto poo in Aluminium pee pan

English Cocker Spaniel puppy bought from the pet shop.
Aluminium pee pan enclosed by 4 panels of fences.

lst night - Playpen + Aluminium Pee Pan. Steps all over poo. Poop 4 times overnight. Need to bathe the puppy.

2nd night - Put puppy in bigger area in the kitchen. Newspapers on Pee Pan. Still poos outside the Pee Pan.

3rd night - Pee Pan in living area. Monitor puppy for signs. Erratic behaviour. Sometimes go to the Pee Pan to pee, but not all the time.



SOLUTIONS:

1. Too large an area of freedom - kitchen and living room now.

2. Confine to Kitchen.

3. Newspapers placed in and outside the Pee Pan as the puppy dislike eliminating in soiled newspapers in the Pee Pan. The owner has no time to change immediately the soiled newspapers.

If soiled newspapers are changed promptly, more likely to successfully paper-train the puppy in a shorter period of time.

4. Commercial urine spray onto newspapers to attract puppy to pee onto the spot. Owner uses bleach floor cleaner. This may work too.

5. Neutralise urine smell on kitchen floor with white vinegar:water 1:3