Puppy Training

Question: Am i doing okay with my maltese puppy (training and taking care of)?

(Posted by: kennedy on 2010-07-05 19:35:00)

She is almost 12 weeks old. so far ive only had her for a little while. i feed her in the morning (1/ 2 cup of wellness puppy dry food), then for lunch i feed her the same, for dinner i feed her (1/ 2 cup wellness dry puppy food and a bit of wellness canned puppy food). i am trying to train her to not go poop or pee in the house. we have a second nature dog litter in the kitchen by her food. every time she eats we put her in there.. she has pooped a few times in there on her own. we purposely got her in the summer so we have the entire summer to spend with her and train her... i take her outside on walks a few times a day, and she plays in the backyard a lot. she poops outside anywhere. every time she poops in the litter we give her a treat. we dont scold when she poops on the carpet or floor. we only bought a litter because were we live the winters are long and bad and she cant go outside all the time to poop so she can poop there in the winter all the time. am i doing ok? im really trying hard.. i love her so much, this is my first dog and i really want to know that everything is top notch for her. i did a lot of research before i got her... but im still no expert. please no mean comments. thanks.

Posted by: Conner on 2010-07-05, 19:54:45

Sounds like your doing a perfect job I bet she's happy! --Best of luck--

Posted by: *julie*-->away<-- on 2010-07-05, 20:14:19

Sounds like you're doing an amazing job for a first time owner! you're feeding the dog good food,sounds like you are teaching her right. Just make sure to socialize her Good luck!

Posted by: Me on 2010-07-05, 20:27:25

When owning a dog, you DO want to scold them when they don't do something right. BUT, you want to reward them and tell them they are a good dog when they do the thing right. I would scold they puppy when she poops/ pees on the carpet and floor. Make sure though that you aren't harsh. "No, bad dog. " You want to talk in a firm but no-harsh voice. If she goes in the litter sometimes, THAT'S GREAT! That means that you're doing something right. Don't worry about her pooping everywhere in the backyard, that's normal.