Ask The Experts About Train New Puppy Dog
Mark asks…
Can you train a puppy to use cat litter or do you use dog litter?
I am getting a new puppy and it will be a small breed and we have a little space. I want to train it in the litter box and we already have cats. I know that there is a special dog litter, but can you train a dog to use the litter too?
admin answers:
I have dogs that are litter trained. They do not use the same type of box as a cat would. The dogs would eat the cats litter
and it will get all over the house. I tried dog litter, it’s big comressed pieces of foam. They eat that to.
What we did was buy a condo box at the pet store. It’s a litter
box for dogs. I put newspaper in the bottom and a puppy pad. I went to home depot and bought a grate to put on top of it, the kind that are used in ceilings. I cut the crate to fit
the box perfectly. I put two layers of the grate in the condo box. Now the point of the puppy pads is to attrack the dog
to pee there. The grates which my husband thought of was
a great idea, because when the dog pees he won’t get it
on his paws. When the dog uses the box, make sure you
praise him big time, and give it a treat. That way you will
be rewarding good behaviour. My dogs have been trained
for years and it’s so much better than taking them outside
especially on bad days.
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Richard asks…
Older Dog Bit New Puppy?
We have an older male lab that is 6 years old and not neutered. We recently brought home a new 8-week-old female lab and introduced them. The female is very high energy and the male seemed to tolerate her the first day. The male is a trained hunting dog, and my boyfriend threw a stick for him to retrieve. When he was returning with the stick, the female jumped at his face attempting to play. Well, the male bit her right on the nose, puncturing her skin in two spots and requiring a trip to the vet. The male was corrected and the bleeding puppy was carried away.
We are now afraid to leave them alone. The male has always been possessive of his toys, but in general very friendly to other dogs and people. At this point, we remove all toys from the room when they are both present, hoping it will resolve the issue. Has anyone else dealt with this situation? I understand the male needed to establish dominance, but he seemed to take it too far with a 9 lb puppy.
Is there still hope?
admin answers:
I have three dogs, two older males that grew up as only-dogs, and a 2 year old female. Both of the males grew up possessive of their toys (only towards other dogs, never people). Through constant vigilance and corrections, all three now know the rules:
-you may not take a toy from a dog who is chewing on/playing with it (or taking a break from chewing on it)
-if you get up and leave a toy (even to go get water), the toy is fair game
-growling or baring teeth to another dog gets you yelled at and/or the kennel, plus you lose the toy
By always (ALWAYS) enforcing these rules, my dogs get along great, which was especially surprising for the old boxer who never lived with another dog until he was eight or nine.
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