Training a Shiba Inu to use the toilet should begin between the time it is successfully weaned and 6 months old. If parents do not guide the dog to develop the habit of going to the toilet, then its behavior of excreting at will when it grows up will definitely be intolerable and unbearable for you. So how do you train a Shiba Inu to go to the toilet? What methods and techniques can parents use for reference?

The first step in training a Shiba Inu to go to the toilet is to choose a fixed place at home as a excretion point, and then prepare a toilet. This toilet can be a simple toilet made of newspapers and diapers, or it can be a dog-specific toilet purchased from a pet store.

The second step in training the Shiba Inu to go to the toilet is to first understand the Shiba Inu's excretion habits, and then provide timely guidance when it is necessary to excrete to strengthen the Shiba Inu's understanding of the toilet and toilet behavior. To put it simply, the Shiba Inu needs new excretion after getting up every morning, 30 minutes after eating, and 15 minutes after drinking water. At this time, they will exaggerately smell the ground, looking for a suitable excretion point. This is when parents can guide the dog to a fixed toilet and then encourage it to urinate there.

The third step in training the Shiba Inu to go to the toilet. When the Shiba Inu defecates obediently in the toilet, parents should reward and praise it. For example, petting, food, and praise are all acceptable. On the contrary, if the Shiba Inu excretes at will, the parents should stop it in time, criticize and educate, and then guide the dog to perform correct excretion behavior.

It is not a simple matter to let the Shiba Inu go to the toilet in a fixed place and develop a habit, but it is not too difficult. How to make Shiba Inu learn to go to the toilet in the shortest possible time requires the owner to invest more time in training Shiba Inu. The editor believes that through hard work and persistent training by parents, the Shiba Inu's toilet behavior will quickly form a conditioned reflex, reducing the owners' problems and worries.