Things You'll Need
- Crate
- Leash
- Halter or collar
Instructions
Purchase a crate for your cairn terrier. It should be large enough for the cairn to stand up and turn around in, but small enough that he won't be tempted to relieve himself while inside it.
Place the crate in an area where your cairn terrier can like feel part of the family's activities--and where you can keep an eye on him.
Watch your cairn terrier for signs that he needs to use the bathroom. Signs include whining, circling and sniffing at the floor.
Clip the leash on your cairn's collar or halter. Take him outside to his designated bathroom spot.
Praise him for using his bathroom spot if he goes. If he doesn't use the bathroom, return him to his crate. Dogs instinctively avoid soiling their "dens," so this will prevent him from relieving himself when he returns indoors.