why don u make sure ur dog is not around the car when someone is driving?? ....
omg !!! .....
This is HUMAN ERROR !!!

I'm sorry to hear about that. It's a cruel end to your Shih Tzu but I guess everyone's here would certainly learn something from your mishap. Yes, dogs are intelligent animals and at times they can be as dumb when it comes to our everyday danger.

He's a shih tzu. But how do i train him NOT to play with floor mats?? I rolled up some newspapers already and tied with rubber bans. I put aside. Thot when i saw him playing with newspapers, I'll slap it hard on the floor or slap his leg with newspaper. It's convenient for me to train him to go to toilet to do his bizniz coz i'm sharing the bathroom with someone else at home. Overall, he is a very cute and nice dog. He doens't really bark and he sits still for me to finish bathing and blowing dry him. His only problem is playing with his so-called "toilet" . I wanna vomit blood liao.

I'm sorry to hear that. Hope your shih tzu RIP.

So sorry to hear that. Accidents do happen.

May your dog RIP. Don't worry you'll meet your dog at the Rainbow bridge.

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.

There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.

There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

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chill dude.....
he/her will be in heaven....
hope u didnt scold ur gf too much ... or she will be too sad...

I am sad to hear that and I sympathize with you. I know accidents can happen and a momentary lapse in my watch of my dog means it can happen to her as well. It's a strange feeling as I am also angry at you and do not know if I should be angry at you more or your GF's brother.

I will definitely take this as a reminder to keep a constant watch of my dog always. I hope you all will do the same too.


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Have you taught your pup to learn the term "NO" ? Applying "NO" during the restriction process proves to be useful. As a clear reminder, a scare or two using loud sound (like smack the floor using newspaper) would be much like enforcing it.

Note : Be sure that when you say "NO", say it in a strict voice and look at the dog in the eye while upholding a stern look. Remember not to smile even if the dog looks back at you with it's puppy's eyes and beg for sympathy.

thanks, i didnt know theres a way to teach dog about NO. my dog is kind of blur, he kept biting me and my clothes even though i keep saying NO NO

I did. My shih tzu now knows what is "NO", "SIT", "STAY", and "GOOD BOY". I'm now teaching him to "COME", "GO", and "UP" (stand). I dun wanna confuse him btwn stand and stay..hehe. When I say NO, he will stop and look at me. When i scold him loud, I looked directly into his eyes and i can see that he's sked and he tries looking somehwere else instead of looking into my eyes.

BUT the problem is he bites and play with the floor mat and newsapper when NO ONE IS AT HOME ar ... So, i can neva catch him in the action .. how to solve this ?

He is overall a very good and cute doggie. When I bath him, he jz sits quietly on the chair and let me bath him as well as blow dry him. His only problem is with biting the newspaper and floor mat. I got put some toys in this playpen for him to wud play de .

A puppy would always want to get into some trouble wan.... but you see, he will learn as he gets older. What toys do you give him to play? If he likes to play with floor mat, which I am guessing is cloth, why not you give him his very own cloth toy. My dog since she was a puppy would chew clothes and towels.... then I fed up, bought her an IKEA soft toy that has no plastic bits. Wah, from that day onwards she has not taken the clothes... but sometimes she chew towels to get attention.

Associate the floor mat with "NO" and some newspaper scaring.... hit the floor really loud. You see, you take the newspaper to smack the legs, the dog would think you are playing with him since when dogs play, they sign each other by patting their paws onto the floor or other dogs... well, this is what I see with my dogs lah. I use newspaper to beat on the floor or on my leg really loudly and scold the dog, later ignore the fella as a punishment... well, it works for me.

Also, make it known that playing with his toys means there will be a reward. When he plays with his toys, make happy tones to your dog, say "GOOD BOY" and give a treat. So in his puppymind, if he plays with his toys he will get something good.

Yea .. I bought him a ball, greenies (medium size), nylon bone (medium size), and edible white colour bone (small size) as well as a soft toy. He got play with them -mostly with his ball, which I paly with him as well and on his own; and he loves to bite the greenies and soft toy.

Today I just bought another type of floor mat from Giant, which is thicker and heavier. DA previous type which i bought from Tesco is very light and thin only. Heavier one - maybe he'll not be able to lift them up:P. And now I use one corner of the playpen to add weight to one corner of the floor mat - dunno how to say also .. hehe.

He's not really fully paper trained yet. He noes how to go to the tray to pee poo when he's in his playpen. But when i let him roam in my room, he doesn't seem to know where to go when he wanna pee poo. Usually, I just opened up two pieces of playpen and let him roam out himself. Then he jz simply pee or poo in my room. Sometimes he knows how to get back to the tray to pee poo but sometimes he doesn't know . Why is this happening??

And then he always go lay inside the tray to play his stuffs. Should I discourage him to play in the tray and let him know that is strictly a place for pee poo?? Or it's alright for him to lay inside the tray ?

Hmmm... I didn't follow up on your previous postings... how old is your pup?

Toilet training takes time. For me the best toilet for dogs is grass hahah... can't go wrong with grass. My dog, I got her as a 5 month old puppy and it was a bit of trouble toilet training. I did newspaper training but it did not work well with her so I made her do it on grass and now she knows grass is toilet for her.

Generally puppies got slightly weak bladders... they got trouble controlling it so that is why simply pee and poo. Do not worry... for now he is still learning where is his toilet. For me, I like to place it at an area he can see and has easy access to.

Do not feed your dog too much Greenies... later got stomach or intestine complications.

Also, if you cannot find ways for your pup to leave the mat alone, do get a doggy repellant spray... works very well. I even use it on gerbils and hamsters if they chew on their cages. It is herbal but taste bitter to dogs and cats.

You want him to associate the tray as a toilet but if he plays in the tray, it would confuse him and make toilet training longer. The tray, always leave a piece of newspaper that has some dried pee. Your dog needs to have the pee smell at its toilet area so it would know it is the toilet area. Just a bit would do. If he plays or places his toys inside the tray, do not scold him for he would think if he goes into the tray he would get a dislike from you and be scared of the tray. Just take him away from his tray. Soon he would learn. Training a puppy takes time. Now the pup is without a doggy mom so he cannot understand things by himself. He got no role model.... a human owner can teach a dog but is very slow since we do not know how to talk dog and dogs do not know how to talk human, so now you have to show your pup in tone of voice and body language.

He just turned 3 months old yesterday. I'm living in condo - so, kenot grass train him . Must use paper train lor . I put the tray at one corner of his playpen and he noes the whereabout. At times when i put him out, he rushed back to the tray to pee poo. But at times, he jz cincai pee poo nia. Two days ago, i saw him running back to the tray at fast speed and he pooped there. So, I gave him some treat and praised him. Then i used toilet paper to pick up the poo and flush in the toilet. Jz few seconds only de. When i got back to my room, I stepped into his urine at the doorstep there, jz right next to his tray (about few inches away). Why is he like that?? He noes whr to poop and yet he cincai pee. It's just about 2 steps away from his tray where he peed.

And then hor, why is it that all ur doggies poo at certain time whereas my shih tzu does not do that? He doesn't poo right after meals. Sometimes, he poos 1 hour after meal; sometimes 2 or 3 hours; sometimes even up to 4-6 hours. Why he got no timing one when he poo ??

Ahaha... he still young lah. He will continue to do small mistakes like that wan. Don't worry. just keep on training him with praises and treats, sure in another months time he will do less of the pee at other places. Poo is easier to control than pee...

Well, some dogs need to go out after meals to get rid of the poo inside their body from the last mealtime... if he poo 1 hour later means he poo after digest... hahaha... each dog is different lah. So you cannot make him do it on your time, you must learn his timing. All dog books say you must do according to your puppy's timing. So study it and treat it that way hehehe.

patience syrian...last time how old only you stop peeing in the bed at night im sure you knew not to pee in bed but you still did

(T_T) This just brought tears to my eyes. I... lost my first pet dog almost 10 years ago, and it still hurts me now, everytime I think of her. I miss my dog...

Today i went out whole day - he didn't bite the floor mats and newspaper wor . It's a miracle . I think probably it's becoz of the playpen's weight forcing down at the floor mats .. kakakakaka...

I bought him a shirt from Petaling Street. He looks like a bee wearing it - very CUTE . Only RM 15 wor ..

Good! Hope he keeps it up and be good boy for you heheheh...

Wah, is it petsmore? How come I never see RM15 shirt?

Petaling street have ? Erm... I saw one in Pet's Safari that resembles the chinese "qua" but the price is around RM60 to RM70. I think we may bite the bullet and get one for him just for CNY but if there are any cheaper versions out there, please inform or PM me yah !

You go check garage sales and see loh. I think got a few people selling doggy clothes.