How to teach the puppy to use the underpads

If we decide to adopt a puppy that is a few months old, we must be aware that he will not be able to control his toilet training. In other words, it is certain that you end up relieving yourself indoors .

The puppy urinates indoors

At birth, puppies need their mother to help them evacuate, stimulating the genital area with her tongue. When they begin to move and walk alone, they also manage to relieve themselves without assistance. But, like human babies, they are not physiologically mature enough to control their bowel movements.

This implies that, during their first months of life, they will not be able to last long. Therefore, they do not urinate at home to annoy us, but it is completely impossible for them to control it. Of course, they should never be punished for it. Not only is it useless, but it greatly damages the bond that you must establish with us.

You also have to take into account that until you finish your vaccination schedule you cannot go anywhere. Thus, while it grows enough to stop urinating at home, we can direct it to evacuate in a certain place that we mark. In this way, we do not have to clean all over the house and we are starting their basic education.

The right place to urinate

We can prepare a delimited area in the home for the puppy and pitbull Kennel to go there when it feels like urinating or defecating. It has to be always available so that you can access it both day and night. It is useless if we prepare it in the yard if, for example, the door is going to be closed at night.

On the other hand, it must be close enough to where the dog spends the most time, but, at the same time, away from its bed and from its feeder and drinker. For example, one option is to put each item at one end of the kitchen. Of course, it will depend on the distribution and the space we have at home.

The idea is that at first the dog moves in a couple of rooms and does not have so much space that it does not reach the soaker. We say the kitchen by the type of floor. As in the bathroom or on the terrace, it is more likely that we have a surface that is easy to disinfect, not porous or absorbent. And it won’t spoil if there are leaks.

Train to pee in the soaker

Whether we choose a soaker, the traditional newspaper, or a toilet tray, the steps to teach the puppy to evacuate in them will be the same. To begin with, we can look at when the little one urinates. Usually, it will be in the morning, after taking a good nap or after eating or drinking.

Therefore, we can go ahead and put the puppy in the chosen site at those times. If you urinate or defecate, we will congratulate you effusively, just when you finish, with an edible treat that you especially like, with caresses and words of affection. We can also dip a paper in urine that you have made elsewhere and put it in the correct one.

Dogs usually look for a place that smells like pee to urinate, so it is another way to encourage the puppy to the chosen site since it will be able to follow the scent trail. On the other hand, it is normal that it is not always correct or that it takes a few days to understand it. You never scold him, just clean without saying anything, and compliment and reward him when he uses the soaker.

Tips for the soaker

To maximize success when our puppy uses the pad at home, we can start by choosing a large one or having several, delimiting a large area. In this way, it is easier to get it right, which means more rewards and, consequently, more encouragement to repeat the behavior we want.

In other words, you will learn faster. Gradually we can use a smaller soaker or remove units from the area so that we have a smaller site. Of course, it must be borne in mind that some puppies can break the pad as a game. You don’t scold him. Give him toys and more physical activity.