I have a 13 month old Shih Tzu, ever since I got him I have put him in a large dog crate thats like a little apartment for him, it has his water, food bowl, bed, toys, and also a PIDDLE PAD aka WEE WEE PAD. Now I have been looking all around online and I see many different opinions of these pads that they are bad and what not but as of now I am currently not working and I want to teach him that if no one is home to let him out its ok to pee/poop on the piddle pad and he still has his area to play eat and sleep. Is this considered “BAD”? I keep him clean and he does exercise and I do let him out to be free with me around the house but when I do start working again I want him to be ok and be comfortable in his crate for about 8 hours while I work and then after work and before work walk him and spend time with him!
Is the piddle pad that bad?
Do all dogs HAVE to pee and poop outside?
Is it okay to have a doggie apartment or should a shih tzu have alot more room?
I would deff appreciate any responses to my question, thank you for reading and I am open to many suggestions! Thanks!
Personally, I would say that the big crate idea isn't all as good as you think. I am sure it's not atleast 2 m x 2 m long and wide.
I think you should find a room in the house, that you least use, and isn't that important. Then, put all the stuff in the room, so your pup has more space to run around in or sleep, etc.
I understand that you need to keep him somewhere will you're gone, that's okay, but, does he sleep with you? If not, I recommend that you put his bed in your bedroom when you are sleeping, or if you are okay with it, you can even let him sleep on your bed, but someone owners don't like that.
When you are home, you should atleast let your pup out 3 hours a day supervised.
The puppy pad is okay, some owners think it's encouraging your dog to make a mess in the house. That's incorrect, it is encouraging the pup to poop/pee on the pad, not anywhere else.
No, not all dogs have to pee/poop outside. Some owners that don't have a lot of time to spend with their pup, like you, put puppy pads where they want the puppy to pee/poop.
It is OK, but, If I had a Shih Tzu, I would give it a whole room, since 8 hours is a lot of time. Like mentioned above.
Whenever your pup makes a mess anywhere not wanted, clean it up, and spray it with perfume, bitter apple, or fragrance. This is NOT cruel to the dog, it is teaching it NOT to make a mess there anymore, and it discourages him from doing it there again. Though, NEVER spray his bed, toys, food, or puppy pad. This also works on chewing problems.
If you would like to house break your dog again, this article should be very helpful: http://www.wikihow.com/House-Train-Your-Dog
Hope it Helps!
no that should be okay but those pads are find my dog was potty trained on one of those but a dog could use them to just og on all the time you wouldnt have to put it outside but my dog is an outside dog so he pees outside oviously but ya it should be okay as long as your dog doesnt get seperation anxiety
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I think the pads are a terrible idea. It teaches the dog that it’s OK to pee or poop in the house, which most people hate. You should crate train (you can read up on the method online, I’m sure). Dogs don’t HAVE to relieve themselves outside, but who wants their animals to consider the entire house their own personal bathroom? Crates are OK to keep dogs in while you are not at home or sleeping, but the dog shouldn’t stay in there all the time.
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yes thats awful training. The crate is far too big and should never have food or drink in with them. crate training is bases on creating a dogs personal space that they would nt want to wet or soil, have a look at this
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Im sure dogs dont HAVE to pee/poo outside. The “piddle pad” is definatly okay for your dogs use. But it IS important that it gets the proper amount of fresh air and exercise.
Hmmmmm…. 8 hourse seems like a pretty long time to leave a dog inside a tiny cage. Do u have any neighbors or close family that would watch it or visit for like 10 minutes while ur gone? I advise not to leave it in the kennal for 8 hours. Try taking it to one of those doggy day cares.
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Personally, I would say that the big crate idea isn't all as good as you think. I am sure it's not atleast 2 m x 2 m long and wide.
I think you should find a room in the house, that you least use, and isn't that important. Then, put all the stuff in the room, so your pup has more space to run around in or sleep, etc.
I understand that you need to keep him somewhere will you're gone, that's okay, but, does he sleep with you? If not, I recommend that you put his bed in your bedroom when you are sleeping, or if you are okay with it, you can even let him sleep on your bed, but someone owners don't like that.
When you are home, you should atleast let your pup out 3 hours a day supervised.
The puppy pad is okay, some owners think it's encouraging your dog to make a mess in the house. That's incorrect, it is encouraging the pup to poop/pee on the pad, not anywhere else.
No, not all dogs have to pee/poop outside. Some owners that don't have a lot of time to spend with their pup, like you, put puppy pads where they want the puppy to pee/poop.
It is OK, but, If I had a Shih Tzu, I would give it a whole room, since 8 hours is a lot of time. Like mentioned above.
Whenever your pup makes a mess anywhere not wanted, clean it up, and spray it with perfume, bitter apple, or fragrance. This is NOT cruel to the dog, it is teaching it NOT to make a mess there anymore, and it discourages him from doing it there again. Though, NEVER spray his bed, toys, food, or puppy pad. This also works on chewing problems.
If you would like to house break your dog again, this article should be very helpful: http://www.wikihow.com/House-Train-Your-Dog
Hope it Helps!
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Maybe it’s best to put the piddle pad in the bathroom to teach him/her to poop/pee in there.And the crate as a sleep/nap/do whatever she wants loft type of thing.
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JerseyGuy, I wish I had a a shih tzu.
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