It has to analyse what the stretch receptors in the bowel or bladder are saying. It has to decide where is the most appropriate place to do its deed, and then how it’s going to get there.
It may have to let you know that it needs to go outside, hope that you are listening, and that you will open the door. Perhaps it has to negotiate a high flight of steps, which for a small pup, is like climbing Mount Everest and it may have to overcome its dislike of weather conditions that may make the garden unattractive. And what if it has a stomach upset that causes diarrhoea?
There can be many barriers making it difficult for a pup to develop the correct habits and which may thus persuade the pet to take the easy route and deposit nature’s call in the house.
If you are a parent, how long did it take you to toilet-train your children? It probably took months before the nappies were discarded. Most dogs and cats can be toilet-trained as pups or kittens in a week or two. That just goes to show how clever they really are!
The program I use for my clients is one I term ‘Wee Time’. Try it and you will find your pup is housetrained in no time. The process is broken into sequential steps on the next page.
Contents of next page
1. Step One: – Select a toilet spot in the garden
2. Step Two: – Predicting the Need
3. Step Three: – Catch and reward the desired behaviour
4. Step Four: – Why you should avoid punishing the house-soiling