120. Tethered Silkie not toilet-trained

The Silkie of 4 months, neutered recently, was tethered to the kitchen sink pipe but could not be paper-trained and is not putting on weight. Why?



There was no problem with the weight. The puppy was not thin. The tether method was not successful in this case for the following reasons:

DISTRACTION
Too much distraction from the family members wanting to play with him. He wanted to play and is let free in the apartment. So he does not know why his toilet location should be.

NO FIXED ROUTINE
The puppy was fed various brands of food as he is picky. When he stops eating a brand for a day or two, the owner buys another brand. Then he stops eating again and is offered another type.

PROPOSAL
Buy a crate with wire flooring and pee pan below and confine the puppy for 2-4 weeks. Feed regularly 3x/day and take away the food after 20 minutes. I doubt this puppy can be paper-trained so easily. Will follow up.