Yes, they do eventually get controle over their bladder....but like human infants, it takes time for the body to mature.
Now, as for an alarm.....I may have a suggestion. Try a internet search for equipment for the Deaf. As a Deaf person, I have an alarm that is connected to a lamp in which I have a 300 watt (yes..3 hundred!) bulb. If the light doesn't wake me, the heat usually does lol. (I am told there is also sound when it goes off). In addition, I have a vibrating alarm under my pillow. It vibrates the whole bed!! lol. I am a very heavy sleeper! One of these may work for you! Good luck, Marsha --- 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! 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