Potty Training Your Pomeranian Puppy
Three words.....Patience, Patience, Patience=
House training your Pomeranian puppy requires much patience and
perseverance in the first weeks. If you have purchased your puppy from a
reputable breeder your task will be so much easier. Puppies born and reared=
in
dirty conditions will be very hard to house train if not impossible to
completely house train. Most reputable breeders will have already commenced
training your new baby to house training. Though this process will most lik=
ely
take several weeks your puppy most likely will not be house broke when you =
take
him home but he should be on his way.
My new Pomeranian puppies leave the birthing box at around 4 w=
eeks
when they are separated from their mother. Pretty much by that time, they a=
re
using one side of the box to sleep in, the other as a potty. They are then
moved to an expandable fence play yard. I keep food, water and a comfortable
bed on one end, the other end has a Pee Pad. There are many brands and you can =
get
these at Wal-Mart, TSC, or your pet supply store. You can use newspapers, b=
ut
they are so messy and the black ink gets on your babies. When I bring them out of the pen to
play, I always put a Pee Pad on the floor, and they look for it when they n=
eed
to go potty. When you take one of my babies home, I would suggest you put a=
Pee
Pad by the door you are going to use to take them outdoors. That way it is =
easy
to catch them before they actually potty and get them out the door. You sho=
uld
set up a similar secured or fenced area in your home where you can leave the
puppy when you aren't home, or when you are busy with other chores.
The number one mistake people make is giving their new puppy unsupervised access to your home. The b=
iggest
mistake anyone can make is to bring your new Pomeranian home and let him run
around your home for a few days going potty anywhere and then deciding to s=
tart
potty training. Your home will smell like the puppies potty place everywhere
and your task will be a lot harder and slower to achieve. You wouldn't let a
year old baby have free rein of the house with out a diaper, or run around =
with
a pair of scissors would you? So why would you let your puppy have free rei=
n of
the house with out supervision? It is no different. Your puppy will potty and chew on =
things,
just as a baby would potty and cut things if he was left unsupervised.
If you notice your puppy doing circles or putting his nose the=
floor
and making circles, this is a sign that they are going to go potty. All dog=
s do
this by nature so if you pay close attention you will catch them before the=
y go
potty. The trick at this point is to pick up the puppy and carry him out to
where you want him to go potty. They have very small bladder=
s and will not make it out side on if you just walk them. Always
carry them out when it is time for them to do their business.
As soon as =
the
puppy wakes up you should take him outside to the area you want puppy to us=
e as
a potty area. You also need to take puppy to this area after meals and rewa=
rd
puppy when he or she has done the right thing with heaps of cuddles and tell
him how clever and good he or she is. This takes a =
lot
of patience and you must be consistent, but doing
this right in the first few weeks will pay off in the long run. Accidents do
and will happen. When they do remember who's job it is to keep the puppy
supervised and
PATIENCE,
PATIENCE, PATIENCE!
Do not smack your baby or attempt to rub his nose in it.<=
/b>. Dogs do not understand this. You may grab you puppy by the
scruff of the neck, shake GENTLY and tell him NO in a very stern voice, then
immediately take him out to where you'd like him to go potty. This is how m=
ommy
dog tells her young she is not happy. It is much more effective that spanki=
ng.
Dogs do not spank, they do not understand why we are doing that. Dogs are n=
ot human;
they are dogs, so you have to try to speak their language.
Clean up any accident immediately and ensure there is no lingering smells or
puppy will use this area again and again. Make sure you use a urine
neutralizer, not a cover up. You can find several brands in your supermarket
cleaning isle, or at your pet supply store.