30. Start Young
Start Young. What does it mean? Is it Good Grammatical English?
A child of 6-8 years old loves to read when encouraged to read at a young age. However, most Singapore parents do not know how to cultivate a child's love for reading. This is the same situation for a young puppy 8-12 weeks old. The puppy can be easily taught toilet training, but many first-time Singapore owners don't know how to do it.
Yesterday, I had a father with two 10-12-year-old daughters bringing in a Miniature Schnauzer. A very small compact puppy. A Taiwanese-originated Schnauzer is much smaller than the Australian one.
"So, how is toilet training after one week at the new home?" I asked.
"The puppy pees and poops every where. I spank him and put his nose to smell his poop. I take him to the newspaper and tell him to poo on it. He still does it. So, I use a cane now."
"Is caning effective?" I asked. In rare cases, an owner had told me it was effective. "Spare the rod and spoil the child", one owner said to me.
The daughters laughed: "No."
I advised all 3 to read any puppy toilet training books. Dog trainer Mark was called to teach them the basic.
Mark said: "Punishment has shown not to be effective. The puppy just becomes frightened of you.
"Observe his elimination routine. When they pee or poo. Watch for signs of circling, squatting or sniffing. Put the puppy onto the newspapers when you see the signs. Then give a food treat of interest to the puppy and praise. Later, no more food treats."
"You make it sound so simple," I said to Mark. "The puppy is kept in a playpen."
"Most puppies will not dirty their sleeping area," Mark said. In this situation, there is more to Mark's advices. The puppy must be confined to the playpen for the first 2 weeks. When taken out, he must be closely monitored and not given more than a big room to exercise.
Most likely, the owners distract the puppy by playing with him after meals and not spending full-time on toilet training him. They don't know how to do it.
Start young. Spend full-time with the puppy or child. Get the timing for pee and poop correct by watching for elimination signs.
The theory is easy. In practice, it is hard if the puppy gets distracted, beaten up, made to smell stools after the act.
Start young. But know what to do with the young one.
A child of 6-8 years old loves to read when encouraged to read at a young age. However, most Singapore parents do not know how to cultivate a child's love for reading. This is the same situation for a young puppy 8-12 weeks old. The puppy can be easily taught toilet training, but many first-time Singapore owners don't know how to do it.
Yesterday, I had a father with two 10-12-year-old daughters bringing in a Miniature Schnauzer. A very small compact puppy. A Taiwanese-originated Schnauzer is much smaller than the Australian one.
"So, how is toilet training after one week at the new home?" I asked.
"The puppy pees and poops every where. I spank him and put his nose to smell his poop. I take him to the newspaper and tell him to poo on it. He still does it. So, I use a cane now."
"Is caning effective?" I asked. In rare cases, an owner had told me it was effective. "Spare the rod and spoil the child", one owner said to me.
The daughters laughed: "No."
I advised all 3 to read any puppy toilet training books. Dog trainer Mark was called to teach them the basic.
Mark said: "Punishment has shown not to be effective. The puppy just becomes frightened of you.
"Observe his elimination routine. When they pee or poo. Watch for signs of circling, squatting or sniffing. Put the puppy onto the newspapers when you see the signs. Then give a food treat of interest to the puppy and praise. Later, no more food treats."
"You make it sound so simple," I said to Mark. "The puppy is kept in a playpen."
"Most puppies will not dirty their sleeping area," Mark said. In this situation, there is more to Mark's advices. The puppy must be confined to the playpen for the first 2 weeks. When taken out, he must be closely monitored and not given more than a big room to exercise.
Most likely, the owners distract the puppy by playing with him after meals and not spending full-time on toilet training him. They don't know how to do it.
Start young. Spend full-time with the puppy or child. Get the timing for pee and poop correct by watching for elimination signs.
The theory is easy. In practice, it is hard if the puppy gets distracted, beaten up, made to smell stools after the act.
Start young. But know what to do with the young one.
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