I need your help with my chichuahua Chica she is about 5 months old and I;m having trouble potty training her.. Sometimes she uses the pee pads but the pooping thing is driving me crazy...
Any advice I could use it!!!!!
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Mistake #1: letting her do her business inside to begin with.
When I first bring a puppy home, I crate-train it. When I'm gone, the dog stays in it's crate; and dogs won't potty where they sleep. As soon as you get her out of the crate, you take her straight outside.
When you're home and the dog is not in her crate, keep a close eye on her and immediately take her outside when you see signs that she's about to "go". They especially need to be watched right after eating, and while playing vigorously.
I will tell you, I had a chihuahua once, and she was the hardest dog to totally house-break I ever had.
Thank goodness my current dog was house-broke when we got her from the shelter; she sleeps beside my bed at night, has the run of most of the house, and has not had a single accident of any kind in the house. (well, she puked on a throw-rug once, but that can't be helped. LOL)
Hey Mosie, dogs won't go where they sleep eh? Well that was true for my first dog, but my 8 month old Jack Russell /Toy Fox terrier mix pup Maggie, will still do it, over night if she's in the crate too long. I even sectioned off half the crate and that doesn't matter. She is simply eating too much or just can't hold it long enough. I've cut back her food intake and take her outside as late as 11pm most of the time.
I was always told that when they go inside, rub their face in it, but I simply won't do that. They go in the house because they didn't get outside in time and some dogs just don't know how to tell you they have to go, they shouldn't be punished...not as puppies.
Get rid of the pee pads now because she will think she can go on any surface that feels like them. Just take her outside 10 minutes after she eats and don't let her in until she's gone and done her business LOL!
I have never let my dogs go in the house on paper. They need to go out right away. I crated by dog for awhile and took my dog out about every 30 min. I praised a lot and within 2 weeks all of my dogs that I have had had been housebroken.
I also have a chihuahua and he is almost 5 years old , his name is bullet and he is paper trained, people dont realize it, but if you live near traffic, or many people, they will steal your little baby in a heart beat! We started out putting bullets pee pee pads in several places in the house, then slowly, we moved it to the bathroom, so he goes where we go...... Praise Chica like crazy when she uses her paper, and Treats, always give her treats when she does a big job! When she poops somewhere she shouldnt, take the poop -with a paper towel of course- and put it on her paper -first show her where she pooped and tell her NO NO firmly- they understand little at that age- and then put it on her paper and tell her poo poo here chica and after a little bit pick her up and love her.... after she is trained, buy her adult pee pee pads and they are soooo much cheaper and they work just as well. hope I helped a little :-) Kristie
I also have a chihuahua and he is almost 5 years old , his name is bullet and he is paper trained, people dont realize it, but if you live near traffic, or many people, they will steal your little baby in a heart beat! We started out putting bullets pee pee pads in several places in the house, then slowly, we moved it to the bathroom, so he goes where we go...... Praise Chica like crazy when she uses her paper, and Treats, always give her treats when she does a big job! When she poops somewhere she shouldnt, take the poop -with a paper towel of course- and put it on her paper -first show her where she pooped and tell her NO NO firmly- they understand little at that age- and then put it on her paper and tell her poo poo here chica and after a little bit pick her up and love her.... after she is trained, buy her adult pee pee pads and they are soooo much cheaper and they work just as well. hope I helped a little :-) Kristie
LOL no advice here. I hate paper training in house. My new one is mostly trained. I have to train myself to notice him. He tells me, I just sometimes do not hear him.
I got a puppy for my Birthday, when I trained him I had no expierience, so i asked a friend who has expirience. This has worked pretty good so far, sometimes he has an accident, but not for a month now. We did not use any paper, I was told they can be confused by it. When we first got him, we were advised to Crate train, I thought it was cruel, but I feel differently now. But anyway, first he was having several accidents a day. We took him out every hour and when he goes to the bathroom we tell him he is a good boy. You can also use rewards for it. It just takes patience and consitancy, we use the crate when we arenot home, he never goes the bathroom in it. We also put gates up in the doorways to the rooms where he had accidents. He has done very well with this, the only time he has accidents, is when I am out and one of the kids forgets to take him out. he has recently started to come tome when he want s to go out. I think once you learn your dog, you know what he/she needs.He has not pooped in the house since the second week we got him, we take him out about 10-20 minutes after he eats. It is a lot of work, that is why it is good to crate train, it also keeps him safe when we are out.The one thing I cant break him of so far, is chewing things. He is a lab, and they are known for it!!
I have always used newspaper. First, large areas of the kitchen floor that I decrease the size of the paper every two or three days. Then when I get to one sheet of paper I start taking the Pup outside in the morning and after every meal. I take the used paper with me so the pup can sniff it and hopefully get the idea that this is the place to go. Eventually I take the paper away all together. Keep an eye on the pup for signs that he/she has to go and act on those signs by taking the Pup outside. There should always be a lot of praise when the Pup does "a good thing". Any area of the house where the Pup has had an accident must be cleaned with hot soapy water, dried, and lysolled. You must get rid of the smells so the Pup doesn't find it and go in that area again. My Regards, Bill.
The crating thing that has already mentioned is how to make it happen. Crate the dog at night and after it urinates/deficates in the house. Chiuahuas are also very prone to the "Their sooo cute, let's treat them like people" syndrome. You must also give it exersise, but don't do too much of the picking up, letting sit on your lap for now; the dog needs you to treat it (during the formative time) like a dog. This means you are in control and you don't treat it like a baby (this is what creates mental chiuahuas). when it gets about 10-11 months you can start training it obediance. Walk it everyday. You will be rewarded with a secure, healthy companion!
BTW... no whistling at the wetsuit... my wife reads these things too! Dave K http://journals.aol.com/krisndave83/DeadInvestigations
With our wee ones , we always have to remember what goes in, must come out. :-) So as soon as she is finished eating and drinking, take her outside to her place to go potty. Tell her to go. When she (finally) does, praise her a lot. Do not be in a hurry to clean up the poop area. Leave it there for a week or so, so there are lots of little piles, so she will know this is the Poop Place. Do not allow her unrestricted use of water of food when she is potty training , otherwise she will dribble all day long.
Have been a dog owner all my life. After my last weimaraner, I gave up. He's been gone for 1 year and 1/2 and I just know have corrected all of the damage he did to our floors.
Those pee pads NEVER worked for me. Everyone says crate training works, but my weimy was so bull headed he would injure himself and/or get out of the cage.
Chris http://inanethoughtsandinsaneramblings.blogspot.com/
If she is still having trouble going outside to a regular place, and if you want her to use a specific place in the house, you might want to get the pee pads or newspaper or whatever you are using to protect the floor, and rub just a little of the poop on that place. When she returns to that place, wherever you put the paper with the odor, she will go there again and again. Of course, you won't want to leave any poop on the paper, and you will have to clean it up every time she does it. But even the slightest mark, they can smell it. They have very sensitive noses. The slightest odor they can pick up on. Then eventually, you could bring the paper with the poop odor on it outside, and she'll understand that she is to go outside. Gradually, the paper becomes smaller and smaller as you tear pieces of it away, until there is nothing left between little tender butt and the the grass, and by then she will know what to do and when to do it. A regular schedule and a regular location are the keys. Also, saying the same words to her when you want her to go. I always say, "Hurry up... let's go" when I'm ready for them to get down to business as we walk through the woods. When the dogs hear me say those words, they know it's time for them to do it, and they will circle and squat. Then we walk home. Bea
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Mistake #1: letting her do her business inside to begin with.
When I first bring a puppy home, I crate-train it. When I'm gone, the dog stays in it's crate; and dogs won't potty where they sleep. As soon as you get her out of the crate, you take her straight outside.
When you're home and the dog is not in her crate, keep a close eye on her and immediately take her outside when you see signs that she's about to "go". They especially need to be watched right after eating, and while playing vigorously.
I will tell you, I had a chihuahua once, and she was the hardest dog to totally house-break I ever had.
Thank goodness my current dog was house-broke when we got her from the shelter; she sleeps beside my bed at night, has the run of most of the house, and has not had a single accident of any kind in the house. (well, she puked on a throw-rug once, but that can't be helped. LOL)
Hey Mosie, dogs won't go where they sleep eh? Well that was true for my first dog, but my 8 month old Jack Russell /Toy Fox terrier mix pup Maggie, will still do it, over night if she's in the crate too long. I even sectioned off half the crate and that doesn't matter. She is simply eating too much or just can't hold it long enough. I've cut back her food intake and take her outside as late as 11pm most of the time.
I was always told that when they go inside, rub their face in it, but I simply won't do that. They go in the house because they didn't get outside in time and some dogs just don't know how to tell you they have to go, they shouldn't be punished...not as puppies.
Get rid of the pee pads now because she will think she can go on any surface that feels like them. Just take her outside 10 minutes after she eats and don't let her in until she's gone and done her business LOL!
~V~
wish I could help Donna - Patience and Time and praise when she goes outside....not much help but I wish you well and hope she learns soon......Ally
I agree with Mosie!
Becky
I have never let my dogs go in the house on paper. They need to go out right away. I crated by dog for awhile and took my dog out about every 30 min. I praised a lot and within 2 weeks all of my dogs that I have had had been housebroken.
I also have a chihuahua and he is almost 5 years old , his name is bullet and he is paper trained, people dont realize it, but if you live near traffic, or many people, they will steal your little baby in a heart beat! We started out putting bullets pee pee pads in several places in the house, then slowly, we moved it to the bathroom, so he goes where we go...... Praise Chica like crazy when she uses her paper, and Treats, always give her treats when she does a big job!
When she poops somewhere she shouldnt, take the poop -with a paper towel of course- and put it on her paper -first show her where she pooped and tell her NO NO firmly- they understand little at that age- and then put it on her paper and tell her poo poo here chica and after a little bit pick her up and love her....
after she is trained, buy her adult pee pee pads and they are soooo much cheaper and they work just as well. hope I helped a little :-) Kristie
I also have a chihuahua and he is almost 5 years old , his name is bullet and he is paper trained, people dont realize it, but if you live near traffic, or many people, they will steal your little baby in a heart beat! We started out putting bullets pee pee pads in several places in the house, then slowly, we moved it to the bathroom, so he goes where we go...... Praise Chica like crazy when she uses her paper, and Treats, always give her treats when she does a big job!
When she poops somewhere she shouldnt, take the poop -with a paper towel of course- and put it on her paper -first show her where she pooped and tell her NO NO firmly- they understand little at that age- and then put it on her paper and tell her poo poo here chica and after a little bit pick her up and love her....
after she is trained, buy her adult pee pee pads and they are soooo much cheaper and they work just as well. hope I helped a little :-) Kristie
LOL no advice here. I hate paper training in house. My new one is mostly trained. I have to train myself to notice him. He tells me, I just sometimes do not hear him.
I got a puppy for my Birthday, when I trained him I had no expierience, so i asked a friend who has expirience. This has worked pretty good so far, sometimes he has an accident, but not for a month now. We did not use any paper, I was told they can be confused by it. When we first got him, we were advised to Crate train, I thought it was cruel, but I feel differently now. But anyway, first he was having several accidents a day. We took him out every hour and when he goes to the bathroom we tell him he is a good boy. You can also use rewards for it. It just takes patience and consitancy, we use the crate when we arenot home, he never goes the bathroom in it. We also put gates up in the doorways to the rooms where he had accidents. He has done very well with this, the only time he has accidents, is when I am out and one of the kids forgets to take him out. he has recently started to come tome when he want s to go out. I think once you learn your dog, you know what he/she needs.He has not pooped in the house since the second week we got him, we take him out about 10-20 minutes after he eats. It is a lot of work, that is why it is good to crate train, it also keeps him safe when we are out.The one thing I cant break him of so far, is chewing things. He is a lab, and they are known for it!!
I have always used newspaper. First, large areas of the kitchen floor that I decrease the size of the paper every two or three days. Then when I get to one sheet of paper I start taking the Pup outside in the morning and after every meal. I take the used paper with me so the pup can sniff it and hopefully get the idea that this is the place to go. Eventually I take the paper away all together. Keep an eye on the pup for signs that he/she has to go and act on those signs by taking the Pup outside. There should always be a lot of praise when the Pup does "a good thing". Any area of the house where the Pup has had an accident must be cleaned with hot soapy water, dried, and lysolled. You must get rid of the smells so the Pup doesn't find it and go in that area again. My Regards, Bill.
The crating thing that has already mentioned is how to make it happen. Crate the dog at night and after it urinates/deficates in the house. Chiuahuas are also very prone to the "Their sooo cute, let's treat them like people" syndrome. You must also give it exersise, but don't do too much of the picking up, letting sit on your lap for now; the dog needs you to treat it (during the formative time) like a dog. This means you are in control and you don't treat it like a baby (this is what creates mental chiuahuas). when it gets about 10-11 months you can start training it obediance. Walk it everyday. You will be rewarded with a secure, healthy companion!
BTW... no whistling at the wetsuit... my wife reads these things too! Dave K
http://journals.aol.com/krisndave83/DeadInvestigations
With our wee ones , we always have to remember what goes in, must come out. :-) So as soon as she is finished eating and drinking, take her outside to her place to go potty. Tell her to go. When she (finally) does, praise her a lot. Do not be in a hurry to clean up the poop area. Leave it there for a week or so, so there are lots of little piles, so she will know this is the Poop Place. Do not allow her unrestricted use of water of food when she is potty training , otherwise she will dribble all day long.
Be patient. She is still a baby.
love, Kas
Have been a dog owner all my life. After my last weimaraner, I gave up. He's been gone for 1 year and 1/2 and I just know have corrected all of the damage he did to our floors.
Those pee pads NEVER worked for me. Everyone says crate training works, but my weimy was so bull headed he would injure himself and/or get out of the cage.
Chris
http://inanethoughtsandinsaneramblings.blogspot.com/
If she is still having trouble going outside to a regular place, and if you want her to use a specific place in the house, you might want to get the pee pads or newspaper or whatever you are using to protect the floor, and rub just a little of the poop on that place. When she returns to that place, wherever you put the paper with the odor, she will go there again and again. Of course, you won't want to leave any poop on the paper, and you will have to clean it up every time she does it. But even the slightest mark, they can smell it. They have very sensitive noses. The slightest odor they can pick up on. Then eventually, you could bring the paper with the poop odor on it outside, and she'll understand that she is to go outside. Gradually, the paper becomes smaller and smaller as you tear pieces of it away, until there is nothing left between little tender butt and the the grass, and by then she will know what to do and when to do it. A regular schedule and a regular location are the keys. Also, saying the same words to her when you want her to go. I always say, "Hurry up... let's go" when I'm ready for them to get down to business as we walk through the woods. When the dogs hear me say those words, they know it's time for them to do it, and they will circle and squat. Then we walk home. Bea
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