We brought our puppy home today - should
I let her toilet in the garden, or is it too risky infection-wise?
Our breeder said to disinfect our garden yesterday with special anti-parvo disinfectant (which we’ve done). She had started some toilet training with the puppies already, and said to take puppy straight to the garden to pee when we got home. This went well, and puppy has been to the loo there multiple times this pm. The puppy obviously also had a good sniff around in the bushes and undergrowth etc.
But I just messaged our trainer as requested, to let him know how today had gone, and he has just replied that unless our vet has agreed in advance (we don’t see vet until after the weekend) that she should only be toileting inside on pads.
Our breeder said not to use pads, as puppy will eat the plastic. And indeed every time I’ve put a pad down, puppy has started eating it! Trainer says not to worry about this.
Whose guidance should I follow?