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How To Litter Box Train Your Puppy Get a port-a-crib (pack-n-play). Get a litter box that is small enough for the playpen but big enough for your puppy to turn around in and also short enough for her to get in and out of herself. Put a puppy potty pad in the litter box or 100% RECYCLED PAPER PELLETS. (I LIKE "GOOD MEWS" AT WINCO IT IS ABOUT $7.19 FOR A 30 POUND YELLOW BAG) Put the litter box in one end her blanket food and water in the other. She will automatically use the litter box. Praise her when she uses it. Keep your praises short and sweet and no treats for "going". They really do not remember using the restroom 5 seconds after they are done so treats don't help. Within a week or 2 you will be able to graduate her to a larger area. Usually like a bathroom or laundry room. When they have had no accidents for a week you can expand their area by 1 room. .. Give her the laundry room and the kitchen. After she finds her way around those 2 rooms and goes 1 week with no accidents you can expand it by one more room, until finally she has the entire house. It is fool proof and works. Also make sure to get heavy food and water dishes because there is nothing sadder than to come home to a soaking wet cold puppy that has made a mess in her playpen. You can keep her as a litter trained dog or you can teach her to go outside once she is older. I would put the playpen in front of the TV to watch something happy and positive, not scary, Disney channel is great for entertainment and leave her with lots of puppy safe toys, like the Kong toy with peanut butter smeared in it, squeaky toys & soft cuddly toys. |
| Suggestions Shipping, adjusting to a new home, also too much handling can cause your new puppy to become overtired and to stress out. You should not allow your puppy to run and play for periods longer than 1 hour at a time. Your puppy needs quiet time to rest and eat. A playpen works well for this purpose. Dry food and water should be available AT ALL TIMES. Puppies eat a small amount at a time and need to replenish this frequently to prevent hypoglycemia. Do not just assume your puppy is eating. The best way to make sure is to put a small handful of dry food on or close to pups bed several times a day and if this disappears you know your puppy is eating something. You can also soften some dry food with warm puppy formula to entice your puppy to eat until it is adjusted. PUPPIES MUST EAT. If you feel your puppy is not eating enough, you can get Pedigree canned puppy food with lamb & rice. This should encourage your puppy to eat. ALWAYS keep white karo syrup on hand for emergency situations with blood sugar. Give your puppy 1 inch of nutri cal morning and night for the first couple of months to help maintain sugar levels through the night. It can also be given mid day if you feel your puppy is acting tired or sluggish. You can also mix 1 cap of white karo syrup in your puppy's bowl of water for the first week or two to provide extra sugar while your puppy is adjusting. Hypoglycemia Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) can occur without warning when a puppy goes to a new home, misses a meal, becomes chilled, overtired or exhausted from too much handling or playing. Tiny breed puppies are more likely to develop hypoglycemia because they have less ability to store and mobilize glucose. Puppies need frequent meals to prevent hypoglycemic crises. The signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia include depression, lethargy, glassy eyes, weakness, unsteady walk, seizures, nervousness, tremors. In severe cases the puppy may become unconscious or comatose which can lead to death if not treated immediately. If your puppy shows any of the above signs, give a small amount of white karo syrup (½ teaspoon) a syringe is the easiest way, Just squeeze it into the puppies mouth. If puppy is unconscious, rub white karo syrup on gums. Warm puppy on heating pad. Puppy should respond within 5 to 10 minutes. If puppy responds, follow up with some canned or softened puppy food or puppy formula(also easiest to use a syringe) You should take puppy to your vet so that he can make sure sugar level is normal if this occurs. Your puppy should adjust and become a happy new member of your family with a little common sense and lots of love and patience. |
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