--- In [email protected], "Heather Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >
First I'd like to say thank you for the advice. I had a dog before where she was trained the same way. And it worked great. But I got tired of the smell from her pooing on the pad. We live in a apt. I didn't want to deal with that again,so the puppy is gooing outside .she has had no accidents (during the day). When i think its time for her to go,I take her outside and she goes. At night,my big problem is I can't wake up to take her out so she pottys by the door. She is used to going outside,and obviously unable to hold it in through-out my sleep. She has been sleeping with me on the floor by the front door. I didn't try putting her in a crate becuase Im worried she'l pee or poop in it just the same,..since she cant hold it in,and I cant wake up. I need to get myself up somehow,get a better alarm,set my cellphone to ff more times,or SOMETHING regardless of wether she is in s crate or not,becuase I do not want her using weewee pads. I'd rather get up and take her outside for a year untill she can go all night without going out. Its worth it to me. I just need to wake up ! :) Christine Oh if chihua ...I'm back...She jumped off my lap. I took that as a cue to go potty so we went outside,and she went! during daylight hours (4whole days we've had her)NOT ONE SINGLE accident! Anyway If a full grown chi cannot hold it in overnight I will consider using weewee pads(at night only).Same goes for if I am unsuccessful at nighttime pottytraining. Someone please tell me they can hold it in overnight *eventualy*.. thanks again... Christine > First off Congratulations on your new baby. What's her name? I too just > recently got my first Chihuahua. She is 9 weeks old is blue spotted on > white, and her name is Zoey. Second, is your puppy sleeping in a crate or > anything or just allowed out? Dogs generally won't go potty somewhere they > see as their 'den'. I would recommend getting your little puppy a crate to > sleep in. This is the best quickest way to potty train them if you want > them to go potty outside. My little puppy is getting potty pad/litter box > trained as is doing quite well. She is only allowed out if someone is > directly supervising her or playing with her, if we can't watch her she is > put in her pen. I have made an exercise pen 'her area' It has her bed, > food, toys on one end and a potty pad/litter box on the other. That way if > we can't watch her she's not going potty wherever she feels the need, but > somewhere that is appropriate. At night she is in a large wire crate with > her bed on one end and potty pad on the other in my bedroom. She is doing > excellen with this. From what I have been told and what I've heard, it > usually takes up to 6-8months before a Chihuahua is considered reliably > housetrained. At 7 weeks they do not have full control of their bowels or > bladder so will generally just go wherever they are whether it be during > play or something else. Here is some excellent advice that was sent on > another Chi group I am on. Probably the BEST advice I have ever seen about > potty training puppies. Good luck! I just found out/put my name on a > waiting list for a Show Quality Long Hair Female Chihuahua....so I will be > adding another Chi to my family in the near future! > > Okay, this will be a serious answer to the housebreaking questions raised. > I > Do dog training for several rescue groups. The #1 reason dogs are dumped, in > > My opinion, is because they have not been properly housebroken and their > Owners are tired of dealing with it. Most of the dogs I get in my home have > no > Concept of what housebreaking is or what is expected of them. > > First, here is my definition of a dog that is housebroken: A dog that will > Either (a) use an inside method to eliminate (whether it is papers, pee pads > > Or a doggie litter box) or (B) will indicate to its owner that it wants to > use > The outside to eliminate. I know some people will say, my dog is housebroken > > But sometimes has accidents in the house. If your dog is eliminating > Inappropriately at any time, it is not housebroken. > > Sometimes, a dog -- especially stubborn breeds like chis and jack Russell > Terriers -- will engage in what I call "spiteful elimination". I have one > Here that does that. If she gets annoyed at someone -- for example, she > tried > To steal my lunch and I scolded her -- she will look for a shoe or some > other > Personal property and either urinate or defecate on it. That is a different > Story and that is a behavior problem. That type of problem requires a > Different approach and involves dog obedience. > > Things you should realize when housebreaking as dog: > > > 1. If you don't catch them in the act of making, do not scold them. They > have > No idea what you are yelling about. Dogs have a very short term memory span. > I > Believe I read somewhere that if you don't catch it within the first 15 or > 20 > Seconds, the dog doesn't know what is going on. So, if you come home and > There is feces or urine someplace you don't want it, and you start yelling > or > Scolding dog, the dog thinks you are mad at it but has no idea WHY you are > Mad. After a while, the dog will not come when you call it because of this. > (this is also one of the main reasons that dogs have difficulty responding > to > Their owners in obedience classes. They have learned to fear them and view > Their owner's behavior as unpredictable. Once you lose your dog's trust in > You, it takes a lot of work to get it back) > > > Think of it from the dog's point of view. He doesn't realize that what he > did > Was wrong because you were not there to catch him and tell him. All he knows > Is the person he loves and adores is home. He rushes to greet you. His tail > is > Wagging, he is excited that "HIS" human is here! You are back! How do you > Respond to this joyful greeting of love and adoration??? You yell and scold. > > Wow, he thinks, what's their problem? This happens 2 or 3 times and he > begins > To fear you as the psychotic yelling machine that comes home every day. > > > 2. If you catch the dog eliminating inappropriately, do not yell again. > This > Will only scare him and he will eliminate even more. Just say in a calm, but > > Firm voice: no, not there. Scoop up the dog and place him where you want him > > To go. Even if he only dribbles the last few drops of urine from his bladder > > Because the rest of it has already been deposited on your rug, PRAISE HIM. > Be > Very effusive "what a good doggie. What a very good boy". > > > Do not rub his nose in it. Do not keep pointing to the spot yelling. This > only > Reinforces the psychotic owner image in the dog's mind. > > > 3. If there is a spot where you dog makes all the time, make sure it is > Thoroughly cleaned up and the odors removed or the dog will continue to use > It. Animals are drawn to the smell. The best method I have ever found was > not > In a commercial product, but plain old white vinegar. Dilute 2 to 1 in > water, > Saturate the rug area with the vinegar/water solution. Let it sit for a > minute > Or two. Wipe up the excess. Then sprinkle baking soda generously over the > Spot. It should be a thin layer over the wet vinegar/water spot. Let it sit > For 24 to 36 hours. The baking soda will turn a yellow/brown color (that is > The urine from the under padding being absorbed by the baking soda) and it > Will become hard. When it is hard, just vacuum it up. > > If it is on a hard floor or laminate floor, check with the manufacturer. I > Have Mannington floors in my home. I specifically purchased the industrial > > Strength laminate floors from them because of all the housebreaking I do. > > These floors can take the vinegar/water mix on them for a minute or two > without ruining the finish. I have had my floors 3 years and they still look > > > > like new. Most flooring companies have a website that you can check for > cleaning instructions and tolerance levels of cleaners. > > > 4. No liquids after 7 pm. Just like when you are potty training children. > You > have to realize that a puppy chi has the bladder the size of a large pea or > small lima bean. It cannot hold much. A lot of times puppies will drink to > satisfy things other than thirst. That is why I would recommend buying > unflavored pedialyte (children or baby aisle of store) and freezing in an > ice > cube tray (I use the really small cube tray, the teeny tiny ones). After 7 > pm pop two or three of those cubes in a bowl and just put enough water in > the bottom of the dish to cover it. This will aid in the melting of the > cubes. > > > If the dog is thirsty, he will lick and suck on the cubes. The electrolytes > in > > the pedialyte will satisfy his thirst and he won't become dehydrated, but he > > > > won't be able to consume enough fluid to overflow his bladder. > > > > > 5. Watch the dog. If you see him sniffing or circling, place him in an area > which is appropriate to eliminate. Watch the dog. If he is drinking a lot > at > one time, realize that within the next 10-15 minutes he will have to urinate > > Watch the dog. If he is chowing down on food, realize that within the next > 20- > 25 minutes he will have to defecate. Watching the dog and learning his body > language is important. > > > 6. This is one thing I cannot stress enough: Praise. An effusive emotional > positive praise response after every act of appropriate elimination -- > whether > it is just sniffing the pad and not making or using the pad, or going up to > you or the door to be let out -- is essential. The dog learns that when he > does this type of action, he gets what he values most: Your undivided > attention in a positive manner. That is what housebreaking is. We are re- > programming the dog's natural instincts of eliminating where he wants to. We > > are training him to act in a manner which fits into human lifestyle. What is > > his motive to do this? You. You and your love, and your praise and your > positive attitude which makes him feel like he is the king (or queen) of > your > world. > > > 7. There is no such thing as a dog being too old to be housebroken. I have > done puppy mill rescue and geriatric dog rescue since 1989. NONE of these > dogs > have been housebroken. The average age of these dogs coming into my home is > 7 > or 8 years old. EVERY dog leaves my house: housebroken and on leash > obedience > trained. You must be consistent; you must be patient; and you must put your > ego on the back burner. And EVERYONE in the household must participate in > this > training, not just one person. > > > 8. A Chihuahua or any toy breed for that manner takes a long time to > housebreak when young. I have found the average age for being fully > housebroken to be about 9-12 months old. Some do learn earlier, some learn > later. But this is the average age based on my years of experience. > Personally, I was shocked when I started working with toy breeds because the > > > larger dogs "get it" a lot faster. But, most Chihuahuas take a lot longer to > > learn the housebreaking "rules". > > > This is partly because of their size, their bladders are small, and it takes > a > long time to gain full control of the bladder. Bladder muscle control is a > slow and steady process. Patience is necessary. Another reason is because > > they are a stubborn breed and it sometimes becomes a battle of the wills. > > After all, it is much easier for the dog to pee in the corner of a room > where > the puppy is playing (and not interrupt his play sequence) then it is to go > to > > the appropriate area. Consistency and Patience are a must when training toy > > breeds. > > > > > > > Chrisc B of New Joisey > Tabukitti's Animal House > > Heather Thompson > Visit My Dogs on Dogster: Zoey : Jakob : Chloe > Visit my Website: Setareh Westies Next litter due Feb 2006 > Follow my girl Chloes Pregnancy from Day 1: Doggie Moms To Be Forum > -------Original Message------- > > From: Katherine > Date: 12/29/05 06:09:21 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Chihuahuas] new to group ,questions on housebraking > > Hello. My name is Christine . Our family Just got a new chihuahua > for the first time on the 26th. She is very lively. For the first > two days we had no accidents during the day. I have taken her > outside everytime. Ive been sleeping with her on the floor by the > front door at night,so when she wakes up to poty,I can take her > outside also. Well,aperantly last night I didn't wake up with her. > She pooped by the front door,and also in our bedroom. I geuss when > she was done with her buissness she curled back up in my > arms,because this morning it was as if she never left me. > IS there a better way for me to wake up,to take her outside? I think > I should set an alarm to go off every couple hours or something. Wil > l she need to potty every night for the rest of her life due to > being so small,or will she outgrow it like other dogs do? > I do NOT like having poop inside my home. BUt I may consider using a > weewee pad for at night only,because it looks like we might have to > do that. Im afraid if shes taught to use one at night tho,she will > want to use it during the day. She is 7weeks and I have not let any > accidents accur during the day since we've had her. My plan is for > her to eventualy go to the front door to tell us when she has to go. > Thanks so much! Christine > > > > > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! > Join today! " > > > > SPONSORED LINKS Breed charm dog italian Dog breed gift Dog breed t shirt > Dog breed charm Dog breed shirts Chihuahua > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > Visit your group "Chihuahuas" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/MJOolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! 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