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STEP 5
Unscrew the small cap and push the reservoir back into the compartment of the Poo-Pee-Do until it can’t go any
further. Now the drain is placed perfectly above the reservoir. The small cap can be stored in the compartment
next to the reservoir.
STEP 6
Clean the grid and the collection tray underneath. Do not use a toilet cleaner or caustic substances for this, but just
a disinfectant. Rinse the collection tray well with water. The water and detergent are collected in the reservoir. The
steps can be wiped with a damp cloth.
STEP 7
Dry the grid and empty the reservoir again in your own toilet. Then slide the reservoir back into the compartment
of the Poo-Pee-Do. Make sure you remove the small cap, so that the reservoir is open again at the top.
It can be even easier!
If you have rinsed the Poo-Pee-Do every day with the 500ml bottle of water, the reservoir will contain 3.5 litres
after 7 days. You can clean your dog toilet with less than 2.5 litres of detergent and rinse water. If you pay some
attention to these quantities, you can perform steps 5 and 6 before step 3. This way you only have to empty the
reservoir once.
Training methods to teach your dog how to use the Poo-Pee-Do
The general rule is to always praise your dog profusely if it is doing well. Even if your dog has been doing well for
years, it is nice to keep rewarding good behaviour.
Practising how to use the steps is the first step
Make sure you practise getting up and down the steps during the first few days. Climbing the steps is the hardest
part. You can lure the dog with a treat, but he will hesitate. Not every dog will immediately dare to use the steps.
The other way around is easier: going down the steps. You put the dog on the Poo-Pee-Do and let it get used to it.
Next, you can encourage him to step off with a treat as well. Here, too, it is important to praise your dog profusely.
An additional help is to put a cloth (a towel or a vetbed) on the steps.
Never let your dog sleep, play or make a nest on the Poo-Pee-Do.
When you have a puppy
Dogs are naturally clean animals that do not soil their own nests. From the start, your dog will have learned to
relieve itself as far as possible from his nest, usually on a piece of newspaper or paper towel. At first this was done
close to the nest since there was no other place to go to. As the puppies got older, the paper was put further away
and the puppies learned to relieve themselves on the paper.
When your puppy comes to live with you, you can therefore also use paper to make clear where you want him to
go. This is usually not possible by putting the paper directly on the Poo-Pee-Do. You will have to do this step by
step. There are also tools such as sprays or oils that can be used to indicate where your puppy should urinate.
At first you leave the puppy little choice again: you restrict his space and he can only relieve itself at the place
where there is paper. You put the paper far enough away from his sleeping, eating and watering area. Place the
Poo-Pee-Do nearby. You can be inspired by the setup in illustration 2. Later, when your dog associates the Poo-Pee-
Do with “going to the toilet”, you can place the Poo-Pee-Do in the definitive place.
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