Puppytale

[Garydh]

I am starting my Blog called Puppytale. One reason I love animals, two, I just got a new puppy, three, I am looking for other people that may have inovative ways of house training. I live in a high rise apartment so right now especially until I get his shots, I am limited to taking him outdoors to poop. So Paper training right now. But it is hit and miss (ha ha), literally.  Any good suggestions on paper training out there?

[Garydh]

I am starting my Blog called Puppytale. One reason I love animals, two, I just got a new puppy, three, I am looking for other people that may have inovative ways of house training. I live in a high rise apartment so right now especially until I get his shots, I am limited to taking him outdoors to poop. So Paper training right now. But it is hit and miss (ha ha), literally.  Any good suggestions on paper training out there?

Hopfully I am doing this right but here is a picture of our little puppy

[handllucas]

I saw an excellent way on Animal Planets "It's me or the dog".

Use a large gated area in the house. Cover the entire floor with puppy pads.

Slowly start removing pads - about 1 a week to uncover floor.

The dog SHOULD start only using the pads and not the floor.

Eventually you should be down to 1 puppy pad.

For an apartment they highly recommend keeping a pad somewhere in the house because the dog does not have access to outside at will.

Putting down a puppy pad outside when you take the dog out will help with going outside.

Hope this helps

[Garydh]

I saw an excellent way on Animal Planets "It's me or the dog".

Use a large gated area in the house. Cover the entire floor with puppy pads.

Slowly start removing pads - about 1 a week to uncover floor.

The dog SHOULD start only using the pads and not the floor.

Eventually you should be down to 1 puppy pad.

For an apartment they highly recommend keeping a pad somewhere in the house because the dog does not have access to outside at will.

Putting down a puppy pad outside when you take the dog out will help with going outside.

Hope this helps

Sounds great thank you. Mind if I use your comments in my blog?

[kords21]

Cute pup. Dogs are a lot of fun, but can be a lot of work. Make sure the pup gets lots of exercise. Good luck!

[Garydh]

Cute pup. Dogs are a lot of fun, but can be a lot of work. Make sure the pup gets lots of exercise. Good luck!

Oh he is getting plenty of exercise, and yes so am I too!,  Damn, at least he does nap more than me LOL, gives me a break

[gemini0314]

Just make sure to let it out every few hours and it should learn that is where it goes and not the apt.  I was really lucky and got an 8 week old german shepperd that was already potty trained. We have no idea how but he is close to a year old now and had never gone in the house. Also listen if it cries thats usually a good indicator.