Are Singers easy to housetrain?
Singers are about average at learning to eliminate outside or on a designated indoor area. Under three months of age they have little voluntary control over their bladders, but even at 6 weeks of age they will go through a dog door to have bowel movements. If the owner is alert, consistent and keeps the puppy on a routine for feeding and exercise, most Singer puppies are fairly well house trained in about four weeks. Having a dog door out to a Singer-proof secured area greatly facilitates housetraining. Intact adult Singers, especially males, will “forget” their training during breeding season and mark indoors. They will also tend to want to mark new places (such as friends homes and motel rooms) and should be supervised until they have become familiar with the area.
