Tips For House Training Your New Shih Tzu Puppy

House training a Shih Tzu puppy is one of the first, andIt is important to be sure that the toilet area does not
one of the most important things, that any new Shihresemble anything in the home, such as carpet or
Tzu puppy owner must do. It is easy to get frustratedhardwood floor. Once the Shih Tzu puppy is used to
if you do not understand the basics of this importanteliminating on a particular surface, such as grass or
process, so we have put together a few tips to makeblacktop, he will want to eliminate on that time of
the process of house training your Shih Tzu puppy asurface.
little easier.Always provide lots of praise when the Shih Tzu
It is vital to establish good toilet and hygiene habits inpuppy does its business in the established toilet area.
the Shih Tzu puppy when he is young, since theThe Shih Tzu puppy needs to learn to associate
patterns that are established in those first few monthseliminating in the established area with positive things
can last a lifetime. When you consider that houselike treats, toys and praise from you.
training issues are the number one reason why dogsIt is important to keep a set schedule when feeding
are surrendered to animal shelters, it is easy to seethe Shih Tzu puppy, and to provide ready access to
why house training is so extremely important.fresh, clean drinking water at all times. Providing a
In most cases, a Shih Tzu puppy will not be completelyconsistent schedule for feeding will help you learn to
house trained until he or she is six months of age. Thatanticipate your puppy's toilet needs.
is because Shih Tzu puppies younger than six monthsUsing a crate can help the Shih Tzu puppy to develop
often lack the bowel and bladder control that theymuch needed self control. Shih Tzu are naturally very
need in order to be reliably left alone in the home allclean animals, and they will try their best not to soil their
day.bed area.
Shih Tzu puppies younger than six months should beAnd finally, it is vital to employ patience during the
confined to a single, small Shih Tzu puppy proofedhouse training process. House training can take as long
room any time the owner is not available to superviseas several months, but it is much easier to house train
the animal. The entire floor of the room should beright the first time than to retrain a problem Shih Tzu.
covered in newspaper or other similarly absorbent andHouse training the Shih Tzu puppy - what to avoid Do
cheap material. At first the Shih Tzu puppy will gonot punish or reprimand the Shih Tzu puppy if it makes
everywhere and anywhere in the room. As the Shiha mistake. The Shih Tzu puppy will not understand the
Tzu puppy gets older and begins to display betterreason for the punishment, and he may become
bladder and bowel control, the amount of paper usednervous and agitated. This could set the training back
is slowly reduced, until the puppy goes only on theeven further. Do not give the Shih Tzu puppy constant
established "toilet" papers. This toilet area will form theaccess to food. Keep the Shih Tzu puppy to a set
basis of later house training.feeding schedule instead of leaving food out all the
House training the Shih Tzu puppy - what to do:time.
Provide the Shih Tzu puppy with constant, unrestrictedThe Shih Tzu puppy should not be given the run of the
access to the toilet area that has been established.house until he has been thoroughly house trained.
Take the Shih Tzu puppy to the toilet area every 45House training a new Shih Tzu puppy is not always
minutes when you are at home.easy, but it is important to persevere. By exercising
When you are away from home, or when you cannotpatience, and rewarding your Shih Tzu with lavish
supervise the Shih Tzu puppy, it is important to confinepraise every time he does the right thing, you will have
the Shih Tzu puppy to a small area that has beenyour Shih Tzu puppy house trained in no time at all.
puppy proofed and covered with newspaper.