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How do we housetrain Coton de Tulear puppy if we live in an apartment. building?

by Nadeepa
(Canada)

I really like your site, we just got our puppy yesterday. This is the first time I've had a dog and I live on the 10th floor of a condo building. Is it possible to train our puppy to wait to go outside?

Most books I've read seem to infer that I'd be living in a house so that I can take pup outside every 30 minutes. Does it make more sense to train it to go in a litter box?

I have to admit I am a bit overwhelmed by the training because I really do want our puppy to be good.

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Mar 09, 2011
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Litter training
by: Anonymous

You may find it interesting to read this post about someone who is successfully training their Coton to use a litter box.

http://www.coton-de-tulear-care.com/our-little-coton-de-tulear-polly.html

Mar 09, 2011
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Cotons - hard to train to use litter box?
by: Anonymous

Hi there! I am thinking about getting a coton poodle mix. My only doubt is because I heard cotons are hard to housebreak. I am hoping it would not be that hard, since one of the parents is a toy poodle. We also have a cat that uses litter box, and since cotonpoo is a small dog, I consider train him to use a litter box. I should probably separate their litter boxes, but haven't figured it out yet how to organize.

Aug 24, 2010
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gus the wonder dog
by: judi

i too was overwhelmed when i got 'gus', the best little dog i could have wished for, we just love him. i think it just takes longer than we realize, about 2 months for your dog to really get it. i did the doggy pads, different sprays, watching him like a hawk, taking him out constantly,etc. then the vet told me to take him out on a leash and stay with him(no longer than 10 to 15 min) and to give him a treat the minute he went and to only use that treat for potty training, use it for nothing else. it worked, gus soon learned to go to door and wait,now he is almost 2 and trained really well but now we have a new problem that just started 2 or 3 months ago. if we go away and are gone very long, maybe 3 hrs. gus will not use dog door and has been going in living room, i don't know how to solve this, has anyone else experienced this problem? also, he is very sad when we leave him and we try not to but this new problem is driving us crazy, not to the point of ever giving him up, cotons have the cutest personalities i have ever seen, he has been just a total joy to us. hang in there, it will be worth it. .

Aug 10, 2010
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Puppy training an apartment dwelling Coton de Tulear
by: Gale

Being overwhelmed with a new puppy is totally normal. Living in an apartment can have some challenges and you may want to start out with newspaper training or use pee pads until the puppy gets a little older and doesn't have to go so often.

Read this suggestion from one of our visitors, Iris, who had success training her dog Tuffy using pee pads when they lived in an apartment.

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