Coaching Call | April 26, 2022
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Catch up on the April 26, 2022 Puppy College Coaching Call to find out what you missed!
Topics include:
00:04:00 Clarifying the uses and purposes of ExPen vs Crate
00:09:00 Pup potties in the house the moment he’s back inside after a potty break
- 10 Minutes, on-leash for potty breaks outside
- if successful = off leash time outside or inside
- if not successful = pup goes back into expen or crate, with another potty break opportunity @ 15 minutes later
- Repeat, repeat, repeat
00:15:30 Pup has accidents in crate during the night
- “When in doubt, take them out!!”
00:18:00 Timing of meals and water intake before overnights
00:22:00 Accidents in the crate
- Pups do NOT want to eat where they potty; Feed meals inside crate, structured crate training session involve treats in crate
- Always clean “accidents” with Enzymatic cleaner
00:26:00 When potty training takes a backslide
- ALWAYS suspect a UTI!
00:28:00 How to introduce puppy to new grandchild
00:35:00 Pup continues to steal toilet paper off the roll
- Interruption, closing door, squirt bottle not working
- We always want to try least intrusive options first!
- Snappy Trainer
00:42:00 Nine m.o. suddenly has an issue with the dremel
- Make sure sanding drum isn’t dull & needs changing
- Make sure all preliminary steps up to actually dremeling are ok
- Try different positioning to allow more control of dog’s mobility
00:56:00 How to teach dog’s to “ask” to go potty
- Don’t try to teach this until pup has had zero accidents in the house for at least 2 weeks
- Remember sphincter control doesn’t develop until @ 6 months
- Until then, its human responsibility to time and offer potty breaks
00:01:03 Why we don’t recommend “bells” on doors
00:01:07 Mouthing/Biting
- Taglines (its ok if pup bites on it or carries it around)
- Tagline isn’t interchangeable with leash! (We use them differently & for different things)
- Timing and sequence of Tagline corrections
