Lhasa Apso Training

Lhasa Apso House Training

Bringing your new Lhasa Apso puppy home and turning him loose is not a wise decision. The enormity of the place would be too much for him to handle.

Instead, offer the puppy clearly defined areas where he can play, sleep, eat and live. A room of the house where the family gathers is the most obvious choice. Puppies are social animals and need to feel a part of the pack. Whithin that room, there should be a smaller area that the puppy can call his own. The size of the area or create is very important. The designated area should be lined with clean bedding and a toy. Water must always be available, in a non-spill container.

Your Lhasa Apso puppy should be taken to his relief area each time he is released from his designated area, after meals, after a play session and whene he first awakens in the morning (at age 10 weeks, this can mean 5 a.m.). The puppy will indicate that he is "ready to go" by circling or sniffing busily.

Keep trips to his releif area short. Stay no more than five or six minutes and then return to the house. If he goes during that time, praise him and take him indoors immediately. If he does not, but he has an accident when you go back indoors, pick him immediately, say "No! No!" and return to the relief area. Never hit a puppy or put his face in urine or excrement when he has had an accident.

Once indoors, put the puppy in his crate until you have had time to clean up his accident. Then release him to the family area. Each time you put a puppy in his own area, use the same comand. Soon he will run to his crate or special area when he hears you say those words.

Never line your pup's sleeping area with newspaper. Puppy litters are usually raised on newspaper and, once in your home, the puppy will immediately associate newspaper with voiding. Never put newspaper on any floor while house-training, as this will only confuse the puppy. If you are paper-training him, use paper in his designated-relief area only. Finally, restrict water intake after evening meals. Offer a few licks at a time-never let your young puppy gulp water after meals.