Nowadays, more and more families are raising dogs, bringing a lot of joy to people's lives. However, during the process of raising dogs, pet owners are often troubled by the problem of their dogs' urination and defecation, not knowing how to handle and train it. Some dog owners even come up with the idea of training puppies to use cat litter. So how to train puppies to use cat litter, and is it effective? Let's learn about it below.

1. Puppy-specific litter box

How to train puppies to use cat litter? Generally speaking, when a puppy is newly raised, due to unfamiliarity with the new environment, it will definitely have the habit of pooping everywhere at first. So some friends want to train the puppy to use cat litter for the sake of convenience and ease. In fact, this approach is wrong. After all, cat litter is meant for cats and is not suitable for puppies. Instead of training puppies to use cat litter, it is better to prepare a puppy-specific litter box and then train it how to urinate and defecate at designated spots. This is the correct approach.

2. Guide to urinate and defecate in the litter box

When raising puppies daily, pay attention to their behavior. If you find the puppy constantly circling and sniffing the floor, it means the puppy is starting to look for a place to urinate or defecate. Once you notice this behavior, you should immediately take the puppy to the dedicated litter box position and guide it to urinate or defecate there. As long as you guide it a few times when it is young, it will remember this place and develop the habit of using the litter box.

3. Avoid overly harsh reprimands

Sometimes, when you find the puppy urinating or defecating everywhere, you should not scold it too harshly or even punish it physically. Although reprimanding is necessary, verbal warnings are enough to help them remember. Being too harsh may cause psychological shadows for the puppy. Every time you find the puppy urinating or defecating in the wrong place, just take it to the dedicated litter box and warn it in front of it, which can achieve a good training effect.

The above is the answer to how to train puppies to use cat litter. After reading, I believe everyone will find that cat litter is ultimately for cats and not suitable for puppies. It is still necessary to purchase a dedicated litter box and guide the puppy to urinate and defecate correctly, which can solve the problem of the puppy urinating and defecating everywhere.