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48 Your Dog May 2019

ABOUT STEVE
One of the most
high-proi le dog
trainers in the UK,
Steve Mann runs the
Institute of Modern
Dog Trainers (www.
imdt.uk.com) and
presents courses on
canine training and
behaviour all over the
world. Steve’s new
book ‘Easy Peasy
Puppy Squeezy’ is out
now and available
from all good book
shops.

Be consistent, be disciplined,


and be positive — that’s the key to successful


toilet training, says trainer Steve Mann.


So, now you know
the reasons, let’s
look at the tools
needed to tackle the
problem:
● A wee/poo diary.
● A puppy pen.
● A keen eye
for puppy body
language.
● Commitment.
● Correct enzymatic
cleaning products.
● Patience and a few
good, deep breaths
(other than when
you’re cleaning up
number twos)!

It takes time for
a pup to develop
full bladder control.

Toilet


training


MY


PUPPY!


problem


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othing illustrates how much
we love our puppies like
the commitment we show
when toilet training. Imagine
giving any other visitor to your
house the benei t of the doubt
when you spot a little ‘mistake’ on
the carpet!
There are many reasons why
a puppy may toilet indoors;
maybe they haven’t learned the
best place to wee and poo
yet; maybe it’s just physically
impossible for them to hold
on as full bladder control
may take up to 20 weeks to
develop; or maybe the indoor
toileting isn’t purely a case
of needing ‘to go’, but simply
a symptom of pure excitement
when visitors come to the house.

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Take your pup out after any excitement,
such as visitors calling or play sessions.

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