Maltese housebreaking schedule

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Things you need for successful Housetraining:

1-   A Carrier.
Use a plastic, dark carrier rather than an open, metal one. This is where
the puppy will eat and drink.

2-   An Exercise Pen.
Get a pen that is 36 inches x 36 inches . The
height of the panels shouldn't make it uncomfortable for you to bend
into. A 24" height is ideal for Toy dogs.              The ex-pen is a safe
zone for puppies to be in when they cannot be supervised.

You will use a piece long enough to line the entire are within the
ex-pen. Smaller pieces will be used on top of the main piece for the
puppy to relieve themselves on.

The idea behind crate training is that you are implementing some
structure into the puppy's life. You are teaching the puppy where and
when it should eat and where and when it should go to the bathroom.
A puppy should not be allowed free run of the house until it has been
on a training schedule for at least 2 weeks.
You cannot expect too much from a puppy when you first bring it into
your home. Age and history will play a major role in how the puppy or
adult take to the schedule and how long it will take for them to
comprehend what you are trying to enforce. What you put into the
training of your puppy is what you're going to get out of it. If your
puppy makes a mistake, its not their fault. It's your fault. Training your
puppy isn't going to be easy. It requires patience, consistency and
determination on the part of the Owner. Getting your puppy trained
when its young and reinforcing this training method will make your
dog a welcome addition to your family and home.

7:00 am                Wake up. Go On Pish Pad
7:15-8:00 am        Free Period in Kitchen
8:00 am                Food & Water in Carrier
8:30 am                Go on Pish Pad
8:45 am                Free Period in Kitchen
9:30 am                Confine to Carrier
12:30 pm                Food & Water in Carrier
12:45 pm                Go on Pish Pad
1:00 pm                Free Period in Kitchen
1:45 pm                Confine to Carrier
6:00 pm                Food & Water in Carrier
6:30 pm                Go on Pish Pad
6:45 pm                Free Period in Kitchen
7:30 pm                Confine to Carrier
11:00 pm                Go on Pish Pad
Confine overnight in Carrier

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~House Training Method & Schedule~

Maltese do not want to eliminate where they rest.
Being creatures of habit, dogs will return to their "usual spot" whenever it is
convenient.
Maltese can be trained to react to a conditioned stimulus in a certain way. (they
can be taught to eliminate when you say a word over and over).
A behavior is likely to be repeated if it is positively reinforced. You should therefore
be using food treats and praise to reinforce elimination at the proper time, in the
proper place
Keep your Maltese puppy up on a "consistent" housebreaking schedule. Feed at the
"SAME" time ever day.
Designate one area outside as a "potty" area.
Take your Maltese out every 2 hours to the "potty" area, whether it has eaten or not.
The Maltese is very healthy breed. Generally, they live well into their teens and can
be expected to be as playful and mischievous as when they were pups. Maltese are
spirited, intelligent, sensitive and responsive dogs, which makes them easy to train.

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Housetraining Your Maltese Puppy

A job that you must take on soon is to teach your puppy to go to the bathroom in the right place.
You will have to create the opportunities for your puppy to go and then praise her and give her
treats. If you do this repeatedly enough, it will become a habit. If you have a young puppy it may
take her several months to become housebroken and until that happens, set up an area in the
house where your puppy will stay when she is alone

To help your puppy, set up a regular schedule for sleeping and eating, followed by a stroll
outside, as follows:

• Always first thing in the morning

• Always immediately after eating a meal

• Always after she wakes up from a nap.

Set the frequency of the outings at first with a timer or a clock set at 30 minutes, and take your
puppy out each time the bell rings. As she gets older, you can decrease the frequency of the
outings. You only need to stay outside with her for a few minutes.

You will observe certain movements that show that she is about to go to the bathroom - learn to
read her body language. Often Maltese puppies will start circling or sniffing around, or holding
their tail a certain way if you see your puppy doing what she does before she goes, get her
outside FAST! When she finally goes where you want, give her lots of praise and special food
treats!

Praise - do not scold

Puppies have accidents and you should make sure that she is kept in an area where accidents
don't cause lasting damage, such as a kitchen with a hard surface floor where clean ups are easy
and complete.

Don't show anger if your puppy has an accident inside, but give her lots of praise and treats when
she goes outside. This positive reinforcement will soon help her to understand which behavior
works to her advantage.

NEVER yell at your dog, push her nose in her messes, or swat her if she has an accident. She
needs time to learn. Remember that human babies don't learn to use the toilet until they are 2
years old or sometimes older. If you get angry, she may just learn not to do it in your presence
and to a puppy this may mean that this is exactly the remedy not to do it in your presence. They
may cower and appear to be "sorry" when you yell, but they are just reacting to your yelling, not
to what they did ten minutes or an hour ago.

NEVER leave your Maltese puppy unattended with full run of the house or in a non puppy-proofed
room. When you can't watch her, put your puppy in a puppy-safe dog run in a shady spot outside,
with water and toys within her reach.

In the evening, clean the puppy's water and food bowls, and take her outside to relieve herself
just before bedtime. DO NOT let her roam free during the night. She should stay either in her
room or crate through the night, but not longer than the 6-7 hours during which they usually sleep.

ALWAYS make sure to clean up the areas in the house where your dog has already messed. Your
dog will mess again if she can smell the areas. Use an enzyme-based detergent (like those sold
in pet stores to clean up pet messes). Detergents that contain ammonia or vinegar react with
urine and will make it smell more.

Going on Command

Use a phrase or a couple of words ("GO Pish Pad ", for example) consistently to get your dog to
go to the bathroom at the time and place you want. Some dogs take longer than others to
understand. Use it just like you use any verbal command like " SIT ," and then if she does, give
her lots of praise and treats. Never repeat a command two or three times in a row - your dog
should know that a command is said once, and that she is expected to follow immediately. Use a
happy tone of voice, never an angry yell. Also, if you catch the puppy in the act of "getting busy"
in the correct spot, you can say "GET BUSY!! GOOD PUPPY! GET BUSY! GOOD, GOOD!!" so
they associate that phrase with what they are doing.

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