This is probably the skill that every dog ​​owner wants to master as soon as possible - the dog goes to the toilet on its own. No one wants to turn their home into a big den for dogs. The life of shoveling poop with no end in sight will also make the pet-raising life no fun. So when you first come into contact with your little guy, you should have this awareness: I want to teach it to use the toilet!

【Understanding is the first step - mastering dog habits】

If you want to quickly and effectively teach a dog something you want it to do, you must first understand the dog's habits. Knowing when it is going to eliminate is very important when it comes to toilet training your dog.

Generally speaking, puppies will excrete 30 minutes after eating, or 15 minutes after drinking water. The owner can control the time and frequency of the dog's excretion by controlling the feeding time for the dog. Never treat the dog The food is piled there for the dog to eat at will. Not only is it not conducive for the dog to develop good eating habits, but the piled dog food is also prone to spoilage. Dogs will also defecate after waking up, which is also a good time for the owner to train it to use the toilet. In addition, if you find that your dog is sniffing everywhere on the ground, or spinning in circles, you should be very alert. This is a signal that the dog is about to excrete.

The number of excretions per day for adult dogs is relatively fixed. Under normal circumstances, they usually defecate 2-3 times and urinate 5-8 times (excluding the behavior of marking territory with urine). However, the number of urinations and urinations for puppies is uncertain, so the owner must have Be patient enough to watch the puppy's excretion behavior, and guide them correctly in the designated place. You can start excretion training when the dog is 1 month old.

【Several ways to develop good excretion habits in dogs】

1. Cage method

As mentioned in the previous article on the use of cages, using cages can easily train dogs to eliminate excretion. Now I will introduce you to the specific steps.

After the dog becomes dependent on the cage and uses the cage as his own private dog space, training to eliminate becomes a minor problem. Because dogs generally do not use their dens as toilets to excrete inside. Whenever the dog eats and drinks water, you put it in the cage and wait for its upcoming excretion. After about 20 minutes, if you see the dog sniffing around or spinning around, the owner will take the dog out, take it to the place where you want it to excrete as soon as possible, and say "Shush" and "Hurry up" to it. Wait for a quick command (dogs are very understanding of human nature, and over time they will understand that this command is urging them to urinate). Generally, after waiting for 15 minutes, the dog will be able to obey the command.Complete the excretion smoothly, and insist on taking it to the same place for excretion every day. The dog will know that it is its exclusive toilet in about a week.

The role of the cage here is to help the owner accurately grasp every excretion of the dog, because the time of excretion is the best time for training. Take advantage of dogs’ habit of not excreting in the place where they sleep, cultivate their ability to hold back urine and feces, and reduce the occurrence of random peeing and peeing.

2. Newspaper Law

The newspaper method is a very common method for training dogs to urinate at fixed points. It takes advantage of the dog's habit of excreting on objects that smell of its urine.

At the beginning, the dog didn’t know that the newspaper was for excretion, so he used the newspaper to absorb its poop, and then put the one with the poop on top of many newspapers. Don’t throw it away yet, and wait until next time. When the dog is sniffing everywhere, pick it up in time and put it on the newspaper. It will smell the dried newspaper. The owner should keep watch next to it. If it runs out, catch it and put it away. on newspaper. Usually after a few days, the dog knows that it needs to be solved in the newspaper.

Next, you need to slowly reduce the size of the newspaper, from the size of two newspapers to the size of one newspaper, and then to the size of half a newspaper. And you can slowly change the position of the newspaper and slowly move the newspaper to the place where you want the dog to excrete. During this process, remember not to move too far each time, otherwise the dog will not remember where to excrete.

3. Outdoor excretion

When the dog grows to 3 months old and the vaccination is completed, the owner can try to take the dog outdoors. Many owners will also choose to let the dog relieve itself outdoors. So how to train a dog to eliminate outdoors?

After the dog has eaten, the owner can take the dog for a walk outdoors. Note that the dog must wear a leash at this time. The dog will feel the urge to defecate after about 20 minutes of walking. The owner needs to take the dog to a quiet corner so that it will not disturb both pedestrians and dogs. When the dog is excreting, the owner should not stare at the dog and watch it excrete, because the dog will also feel uncomfortable. The owner can give the dog a command to excrete to strengthen the dog's conditioned reflex.

If the dog refuses to defecate outdoors at first, the owner can carry newspapers and paper towels that were previously stained with the smell of dog urine, spread them in the area where the dog wants to defecate, and wait patiently to help the dog go smoothly. Complete bowel movement. When dogs defecate outdoors, owners should also try to choose a fixed location, and at the same time pay attention to cleaning up their own dog's excrement, so that the fat and water do not flow to other people's fields. It is better to collect the dog's golden tower by themselves.

【Notes on dog elimination training】

1. Dog elimination training is a basic training that can be carried out when the dog is 1 month old. However, owners should not overestimate the IQ of a 1-month-old dog, so this is likely to be A long game. During the training process, the owner needs to be patient enough and never use violence to teach the dog when it does something wrong.

2. Pay attention to controlling the amount of food and water your dog takes in every day. Under normal circumstances, as much as it eats will be excreted. The number and amount of excretion can be controlled by the owner.

3. A dog’s muscles cannot control excretion like an adult dog until it is five or six months old. If you can also reduce the number of times your puppy accidentally pees, he will soon be mature enough to control himself. So don’t make a fuss if your dog occasionally doesn’t do what you ask, because it’s possible that it really can’t hold it in.

4. It is best to use a fixed password as an instruction to urge the dog to excrete. When giving the instruction, say it to the dog in a short and firm tone to strengthen the dog’s conditioned reflex when excreting.

PS: Going to the toilet is the first and most important step in regulating the dog’s behavior at home. Since the training period is relatively early (the dog is about one month old), the owner can easily establish his own authority and lay the foundation for future training. Good foundation. So all dog owners, please don’t neglect it~ A month of hard work will bring a happy dog’s life.