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Puppy Pads to Outside – Making the Transition
Your puppy has learned to use his puppy pads consistently, and the pads have helped teach him to use the bathroom in one specific place. Now, you are ready to teach your puppy to go in another specific place â?? outside. What is the best way to make the transition?
Many of the same techniques used to teach the puppy to use the wee pad indoors also apply to teaching him to go outside. Being consistent throughout the training and praising desirable behaviors are very important for training your puppy to eliminate outdoors. If you sometimes enforce the rules and other times do not, your actions will only serve to confuse the puppy and make training more frustrating for yourself.
To start the transition, move the puppy pad by the door, and be sure your puppy Continue reading
No More Spills- Ensure Your Puppy Pads Have Enough Absorbency
Many new puppy owners invest in wee wee puppy pads to use during puppy housebreaking and puppy crate training. These absorbent pads allow puppies an indoor place to wee, and protect carpets and furniture. However, if the puppy pads are not absorbent enough to hold all the urine, an even bigger mess can occur when the pads are picked up for disposal.
It is important to note that just because a puppy is tiny does not mean it can’t hold a whole lot of fluid in its bladder. A human adult can generally hold approximately two cups of fluid in the bladder before needing to use the restroom. The bladders of large adult canines, like Great Danes and Mastiffs, can likely compete with adult human bladders in total fluid volume capacity. However, puppies do not have full size, fully developed bladders and bladder muscles yet. This means that they can hold less fluid by volume in the bladder before needing to void, and the as yet Continue reading
Puppy shots are essential for ensuring the proper growth and development of your puppy. Most puppies receive their first round of shots between their first five to eight weeks of life. This is the time that the maternal antibodies in their bodies begin to wear off. Puppy