Page 16 - Martin Downs Bulletin - September '23

Page 16, Martin Downs

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Puppy ‘Potty’ Training Tips This rigid routine should be continued for several months will be well worth it to have a fully house trained pup!

before he or she is officially “potty” trained. Just remember Established in 1981, Palm City Animal Medical Center
that even the most diligent owner should expect accidents is dedicated to providing the best possible care for your
and should not get upset. If you happen to catch your pup pets. With focuses on compassionate care in surgery,
in the act, just startle him or her to make them stop and take physical therapy and rehabilitation, preventative medicine,
them out right away to allow your pup to finish and then offer extensive diagnostics, and emergency service, Palm City
a treat. If you punish your pup you could cause them to be Animal Medical Center combines exceptional medical
scared. This can lead to him or her sneaking off to go potty care with a caring philosophy for pets and their owners.
Like infants and toddlers, young puppies require an in the house where you cannot see them instead. For more information, call (772) 283-0920, visit www.
extensive amount of time, planning and energy – usually much Having a puppy is fun but is a serious commitment. The potty palmcityanimalmedicalcenter.com or find us on Facebook
more than one predicts. Potty training a puppy, one of the most training process requires, above all, patience and consistency. It at www.facebook.com/PalmCityAnimalClinic.
trying tasks, can be difficult. You can make this process easier
by understanding your puppy and the tricks that will help you Treasure Coast Outdoors
train him or her.
First, you should get a crate for your puppy. A crate is a
place where your dog can feel safe and secure. It’s important Railroad Trestle Will Require This means that pontoon boats, large vessels, and
that they have their own space in which they can go when everything in between are going to be going both ways
they need to be alone – it is their den. The crate should be big Anglers To Plan Ahead and all trying to get through within that 15-minute time
enough for them to stand up and lie down in comfortably, but period. It could be entertaining at times. Hopefully “boat
small enough so that they don’t have room to pee or poop on By Jim Weix rage” will not become as common as road rage.
the floor of the crate. If you’re using a plastic crate, make sure The mutton snapper bite As I mentioned, the mutton snapper bite is good. The biggest
it has ventilation holes so that your puppy doesn’t get too hot is good, but if you are west issue is getting them to the boat before a shark or goliath grouper
or too cold inside of it. Do not use the wire cages because they of the railroad trestle, you gets it. We have a serious overpopulation of both, with no serious
will feel exposed. When the pup wakes up, take him directly will need to plan your trip, plans to correct the problem.
outside and stand there, do not distract him or her. You can unless you can fit below a I have also discovered, as have others, that these apex
use the cue word “potty” just once so he or she associates the closed trestle. Here is the predators are quick learners. They have figured out that a stopped
word with the action. Once he has gone to the bathroom, both planned schedule at this boat can mean free lunch. Once an angler stops, or anchors, they
pee and poop, reward him or her with a treat. If he or she has point: may discover that these predators begin to check them out.
not done both pee and poop then put him or her back in the Monday Through Friday Some anglers have told me that they often wait before trying
crate and try again in 15 minutes. Once he or she has done both 8:55 through 9:10 a.m. to fish. If the predators don’t see any activity from the boat above
then you can feed and have a play session. Keep your eyes on Saturday And Sunday them, they may move on.
your pup at all times. Watch for signs of sniffing the ground, 8:55 through 9:10 a.m. Another solution is using a heavy line so that you can get
wandering off away from the play area. If these signs are 9:55 through 10:10 a.m. the fish to the boat quickly. I got two muttons into the boat and
noticed, then take outside immediately. If less than 12 weeks 10:55 through 11:10 a.m. I could see the goliath groupers rising up from below to try and
of age, take him or her outside every 30 minutes until he or 12:55 through 1:10 p.m. grab them. Then they got smart and just sat under the boat, so I
she begins going potty outside consistently. Then extend the 4:55 through 5:10 p.m. moved.
time to one hour, then two hours and so on until no accidents From 10:01 p.m. until 5:59 a.m. daily, the drawbridge Editor’s note: Jim Weix is an avid hunter, angler,
occur. Always take him or her out about 15 to 20 minutes after will remain in the fully open-to-navigation position. conservationist, as well as an outdoor writer. Jim is included in
eating or drinking, wakes up from a nap or has been playing Boaters should also take into consideration that they the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s Hall of Fame for helping
hard and then slows down. Also have your pup go in the crate may run into some serious boat congestion at times. Along restore thousands of acres of wetlands. Jim is a broker associate
for naps throughout the day and go through the same process with numerous boats of all types waiting for the trestle to with The Keyes Company. He can be reached at (772) 341-2941
as in the morning each time he or she is taken out. open, the opening below the trestle is only 50 feet wide. or by email: jimweix@jimweix.com.

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