okay guys we are going to talk about those potty trays but first we have to do our deep cleaning
today we just had a litter of puppies go home this past saturday and we have to take apart
their nursery we have to clean it all we have to mop and get everything ready and just keep
it all clean and sanitary then we're going to play with shelley's puppies i've got three activities
i want to set up for them so they can overcome some fear we have some unstable surfaces some
height adjustments that they're going to work towards they're going to start playing with
bella and they're going to learn to go through a tunnel so then we're going to circle back and
go back to those potty trays one more time the pieces putting it together and how to use it
okay while the puppies are playing we are going to just
get in here and deep clean their area so a lot of people have been asking about these trays
how to get them to potty train so i'm just going to talk about that some while i am cleaning
so this is from them overnight so you can tell this group has done an exceptionally well job at
learning to potty train they're only five weeks old and they're already gaining the concept of
not to poop or pee where they're sleeping so they're really learning those boundaries already
so when we have our puppies come out here around five weeks old we actually have four of these
trays that go in and surround them so basically puppies wake up they get stimulated they walk a
little bit they potty and then they continue on their journey like what they're going to eat or
if they were just getting up to use the bathroom and so you really want to just surround them with
these trays right off the bat so that way they can start to learn that these are where they go
and then as they get better and better at it then you can start moving the trays
farther away from them and then after you see that one tray isn't getting used a lot usually it's the
closest to their to their sleeping area then you can remove that tray out so these we clean
probably every i mean we clean them every day twice a day but the grates we clean off any extra
but we don't deep clean these because you still want them to be able to smell um the the leftover
so that way they just naturally come back to it it's kind of like an adult dog if you've ever
had a puppy or an adult dog that you're house training in the house if they have an accident
and you don't clean up that accident well they are going to go back to that spot and do it again
so we're actually using that to our advantage for training the puppies initially
so after they get really good then we get it down to just two trays in here
and then that just and they're in the corner they're pushed away so that way
they have a lot of area to play in and to eat and then it's completely separate
okay so we're gonna get them a new mat because they are ready for one when we are starting
their potty training we do these every day and then as they get better at potty training
and we don't have as many accidents then we progressed about every other day
but they can definitely get it pretty dirty in the beginning so we've been using these mats for
probably four years now and they have held up really well so not only are they waterproof but
they're really easy to wash so if you have a puppy play area that you're setting up for your new dog
it might be something that you'd like to check out and you can see that in our description below
and they have different sizes and just all sorts of things for different circles and squares and
rectangles all different kinds of shapes so now that these guys have had enough play time we're
going to get them settled get them some food they are transitioning right now to soft kibble
so put some water in there put some regular kibble and then for those who have the nice
teeth they can just eat that right off the top and then those that don't will find the soft kibble
at the bottom and then we're going to give them some new toys to play with
so they can have some new experiences and while they're resting we're going to deep clean the
area that the puppies just left from so we're going to take it apart and really scrub it down
so
okay we just finished our last piece of our puppy uh playpen and now we're going to go
inside and take a look at the potty tray and put it together and show you how that all works
so our puppy training has come a long way when we first started breeding we were using newspaper
on the ground then we transitioned to horse litter pellets in a tray
but those just made the puppies dusty and it just was a big mess and so then my awesome husband
created this system for us and it has worked very very well so we have our tray
and then you have a potty pad and we have really enjoyed these out pet care ones they've been the
most absorbent and the most helpful so we changed them out two to three times
a day depending on how large the litter is and they've just done really well containing odors
so put one of these on here make sure that it's flat and then we have the tray topper
which is a shelving unit and so if you go to our shop which will link the description below
it comes in a shelf and there's four of them so you're just gonna take those and you're gonna
use this part and then you're going to dispose dispose of like the poles that you would connect
them to to actually make the shelf so we put all those pieces together and then you make a puppy
training potty training area so one funny story is you want to make sure that this pad is flat
because if it's not if it's sticking up some like through this part or it's not perfectly flat
those puppies will grab it they'll take it and they'll shred it
so we have one happen every couple of i'd say every couple of litters that i don't
make it perfectly smooth and then you come in there and you got a big mess so i hope this
helps some of you create your setup for your breeding or if you're using it for your puppy
all right guys so we're done with our cleaning and we have these activities set up for the puppies
so these guys are five weeks old and they are shelley's puppies they are learning how to
work on height differences they're working on unstable surfaces
and they're working on going through the tunnel to kind of just show them that it's okay to go
from dark to light and to go to somewhere that they might not be able to see the end so we're
just going to kind of go through each one and tell you about what the purpose of it is
so the first activity is a tunnel and this is a really great opportunity for puppies
to know that they can go through something that's unexpected and then get surprise cuddles at the
end so we actually have a tunnel that we can make smaller we can make this about half the size of
it and it makes like a semicircle and that's what we start out with with these puppies and then once
they've mastered that then we open it up to the full length and just keep encouraging them to come
in and come out and then at the end we give them lots of praise and a lot of attention and cuddles
the next one is doing an uneven surface so we have chosen to do a kiddie pool upside down and they
love climbing on this thing but it is unsteady and it gives with them so the more of them that are on
there the more it sinks down the more they have a little bit of a challenge coming up and down
but it's good for them to know that not every surface that they walk on is going to be super
steady they might have to go up a ramp sometime to go into a car they might have to walk on grass or
a hill that's uneven or even after it rains things are mushy and we want our dogs to be able to be
acclimated to all sorts of surfaces so that's why this uneven surface is a good thing to practice on
lastly working on height differences this is kind of the precursor to going up and down stairs
is a shorter surface like this this is a kuluru and at first you'll see them climb up
and they don't know how to get down but with some coaxing they will eventually jump down
and then they'll get um see look at her so then they'll get super easy and they'll get very
acclimated to going up and down and then they'll feel really good about going up and down the steps
another thing that this cooler route does is it gives a place for them to hide
like if they're playing with bella or another mom dog they can have that place to um
to go retreat to and that's really important for this age group so that way they can feel comfort
and they can feel safe and secure that they can kind of run and hide and then come back
out when they feel ready enough to come play so another really good aspect of the cool reel
we hope you enjoyed this video and found it helpful especially for those
who are wanting to know all about those potty tray questions and we look forward to making our
next video on our evening routine and focusing on these two week old puppies with isla doing early
in neurological stimulation and answering some questions about their nursery have a good night