Winter 2020 Faulkner Lifestyle

pet care
FROM YOUR VETERINARIAN
THE THE SECRET
to potty SECRET training
your puppy
to housetraining
your puppy
There are a lot of myths out there about There properly a lot housetraining of myths your out fur there baby. about Here is the properly real secret housetraining
to making sure
that your puppy is eliminating (peeing and pooping) appropriately — and both you and your pup are happy in the end.
your fur baby. Here’s the real secret to making sure that
your puppy’s eliminating (peeing and pooping) properly—
Here’s the good news: Your dog’s Frequent outings
Punishment is a no-no
wired to make potty training and Puppies both can’t you typically and hold your their pup bladders are happy Never strike in the your puppy end. or rub her nose
possible. But it’s up to you to set her for extended periods, so make accommodations
in an accident. She can’t sort out her fear
Here’s the good news: Your dog’s Frequent outings
Punishment is a no-no
up for success. Wild canines bed down
wired to make
for
housetraining
her to get outside
Puppies
regularly
can’t
as
typically
of
hold
your
their
handling
Never
from
strike
what
your puppy
you’re
or
trying
rub her
in a den together with their mom. When possible. often But as you it’s up can. to you Whenever to set she bladders eliminates for extended to periods, convey, so so she’ll nose in just an accident. learn to She fear can’t you sort
they’re really small, their mom cleans up her outside up for success. (it might Wild help canines to take make her to accommodations the when for her you to seem out upset. her fear If of your see handling her start from
after them, but as they grow, cleaning up bed
same
down
place
in a den
every
together
time
with
until she
get outside
associates
regularly
to
as
posture
often as
for
what
elimination,
you’re trying
quickly
to convey,
scoop
so
their mom. When they’re really you can. Whenever she eliminates she’ll just learn to fear you when
after six to eight kids can become daunting!
small,
that
their
spot
mom
with
cleans
peeing
up after
and pooping),
outside (it might help
her
to take
up, place her
you
on
seem
the
upset.
spot
If you
you
see
prefer
her
Because of this, nature has provided. As them, reward but as her they with grow, praise cleaning and up treats. her to the same place and every reward time her start when to posture she finishes for elimination, there.
a puppy’s brain matures, she starts to after six to eight kids can become until she associates that spot with quickly scoop her up, place her on
instinctively resist soiling the den. Humans daunting! A predictable Because of this, outcome nature peeing and pooping), Accidents reward her will the happen spot you prefer and reward her
has
can take advantage of this tendency and Your provided. puppy’s As a puppy’s elimination brain can with be praise predictable—as
long as you help:
cleaner to keep your puppy from going
and treats. Clean up mishaps when with she finishes an enzyme there.
matures, she starts to instinctively
use it as a tool to teach a puppy when and resist soiling the den. Humans can A predictable outcome Accidents will happen
where to eliminate. Can I tell if my puppy
take
•
advantage
Don’t leave
of this
food
tendency
out for around-theclock
it as snacking.
a tool to teach a puppy predictable—as long puppy as you help: to warn cleaner you to of keep an impending
your puppy from
Your puppy’s elimination
back
can
to
be
that spot.
Clean
Don’t
up mishaps
depend
with an
on
enzyme
the
has worms?
and use
A place to call home
when • Practice and where mealtimes to eliminate. and make • Don’t sure leave you’ll food out incident—just for aroundthe-clock
going take back her to out that every spot. Don’t two
Simulate a “den” experience for your be available for a walk about 10 to 15
snacking.
hours or so. Eventually,
depend on the
she’ll
puppy
learn
to warn
to
you
A place to call home
• Practice mealtimes and make of an impending incident—just
puppy with a crate or safe zone. Keep in
Simulate
minutes
a “den”
later.
experience
A full
for
stomach
sure
can
you’ll
trigger
be available
let
for
you
a walk
know when
take her
she
out every
needs
two
to
hours
go.
or so.
mind that it should be small enough to your the puppy bowel with to a crate empty, or safe and you about can reinforce 10 to 15 minutes Hang later. in A there. full Eventually, Remember, she’ll the learn idea to let of you
trigger her brain to recognize that it’s her zone. this Keep tendency in mind that with should rewards and stomach praise. can trigger selective the bowel to elimination know when is natural she needs to go. your
den, but obviously not so small that it’s be • small Make enough sure to you trigger can her be counted empty, on and too. you can dog. reinforce If you’re this being Hang in consistent there. Remember, and the still idea
brain to recognize that it’s her tendency with rewards and praise. of selective elimination is natural to
uncomfortable. Make it a happy place Don’t leave your puppy alone in the crate can’t seem to housetrain your puppy, ask
den, but obviously not so small • Make sure you can be counted on your dog. If you’re being consistent
with special toys and treats. Whenever that it’s for uncomfortable. longer than she Make can it a “hold too. it.” Don’t Every leave your your puppy veterinary alone and team. still can’t They seem can to housetrain make
you cannot be there to supervise, she happy time place she’s with forced special toys soil and the crate, in the crate she’s for longer sure than there she can are no your medical puppy, ask causes your veterinary for the
should be safe in her happy place. treats. sending Whenever her you brain cannot the be wrong “hold message. it.” Every time problem she’s forced and offer team. more They can tips. make sure there are
there to supervise, she should be
safe in her happy place.
to soil the crate, she’s sending her
brain the wrong message.
no medical causes for the problem
and offer more tips.
SIBASHOUSE/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
Source: Kathryn Primm, DVM
DR. THOMAS CABANTAC
2725 COLLEGE AVE • CONWAY • 501-329-2940
TUCKERCREEKVET.COM
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