A dog in the apartment

2015-07-24 (last modified: 2021-04-11)

by Volodumur Gyzhyi

Another talk about puppies. It happens that the puppy to vaccinate, up to six months does not walk and begins to think that the apartment is a place where it can ease itself. After some time, the owner begins to wonder why his dog walks half a day on the street but eases itself in the apartment. In order to accustom the dog to cleanliness, observe only two conditions: 1. Make it clear to the dog where it should do its natural functions. 2. Make it clear that they can do it in a certain place and time. A dog should be taught propriety from an early age, and when it learns them, depending on anatomical and physiological characteristics, right behavior of the owner and, of course, on the ability to learn. Taking into account all these factors, you can wean your pet from harmful habit for 6 or even 18 months. The term is long, but the love and affection for the four-legged friend is worth much more. If you train a puppy, be aware that it cannot endure for a long time, it will not do this and it is contraindicated. The desire to get rid of excess in the bladder or intestines after a while becomes the most important and most necessary, in other words, the dominant need. This excludes the need for all the other until it is satisfied. Do not punish a little dog in this case, as it is useless, you just need to look for an opportunity and as often as possible to walk with your puppy outside. As a rule, the puppy has the desire to ease itself after games, sleep or feeding, and once you see the dog begins to sniff hardly the floor or spin then and there - immediately take it out. Make sure the puppy did physical needs on the lawn. Agree, it is not nice to see dog's feces on the sidewalk. Being accustomed to this, an adult dog will still do it on the lawn, but not on the asphalt. The more you admonish the desire of the puppy, the faster it learns the science that it is strictly prohibited to defecate in the apartment. Unfortunately, not everyone has the opportunity to walk with the puppy often, what to do in such a case? There are three outputs in this case: 1. Not acceptable for the most of the owners - to live in a smelly apartment. 2. Ask friends or neighbors to walk with the puppy. 3. Teach your puppy to ease itself in a specially prepared place in the same apartment. The first two ways are clear and there is no need to comment them, but let us talk about the third one. By the way, some dog owners of small breeds because of their susceptibility to temperature regime walk them only in warm weather or even just in the summer. That makes them to do a special tray for their pets. Only this tray should be with high sides than the tray for cats and certainly more spacious. Dog handlers from Germany recommend to use grass with sod as a filler, which brings it closer to natural conditions. In extremis, and even more if it is a temporary phenomenon, you can use old newspapers or cloth. To accustom the puppy to the tray is not difficult. In that case, if you notice that your pet is going to do specific things, and it is not difficult to identify, take it in your arms or gently push it the tray, and you may have to overcome the resistance, but the main thing do not allow the puppy to escape from the designated areas until it eases itself. The dog will not always hit the spot, but do not worry, because the puppy needs time to learn. The puppy learns quickly where to go to the toilet, if you apply a little rigor. Let us suppose, it eased itself where it is forbidden, in this case it is necessary to punish it; if it got where it should ease itself, you should praise it and give something tasty. Never punish your puppy if it has "sinned" and walks satisfied from the "crime scene"; firstly, it will help a little, and secondly, you train a dog to do such things secretly and quickly to retreat. Also, there are dog suffering from a disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, in this case, you never punish it. The best option would be if you notice a restless dog's behavior, you give it an opportunity to defecate in the street. It is enough to do it a few times and restless puppy will call you to walk on the fresh air it he needs it. If you did everything correctly, then the puppy of 6-8 months old is enough to walk 3-4 times a day. When the dog is one year old, the number of walks can be reduced to 2-3.