Re: [Chihuahuas] new member - new to chihuahuas

[marsha]

Hello and welcome to the group! I am Marsha in KY and I am owned by 5 chis. My chis are all trained to go outside to potty and since they have a confined area, they go out whether they like it or not and I get to stay where it is warm, lol. (there is a roof over the potty area) I have only in the last year or so heard of anyone litter training a dog. I have never personally known anyone to do this, just people I have met online, so I don't know much about it. Marsha   ----- Original Message ----- From: ttclfour ttclfour To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 11:00 AM Subject: [Chihuahuas] new member - new to chihuahuas Hello to the group.  My family has just rescued a 1 1/2 year old chihuahua from a shelter.  He has been in 4 homes in his short life and has been through quite a bit.  Anyway, so far the transition process is going well.  I have a 4 year old, male (n) standard poodle and the two of them seem to be hitting it off so far.  The little guy was in the shelter for 7 months and was having a hard time being placed in a home because he was pottying in the house all the time.  We decided to housebreak rather than pan (litter) train.  So far, he has had no mistakes in the house.  I work from home (grooming shop) and have the time to watch him and let him out very frequently.  Just a question, do most of you housebreak or pan train?  I have heard that most pan/litter train because when it's cold or wet they don't like to go out.  I'm hoping that with real dilligence and hard work, we can get him trained well enough by the time the snow flies, that he won't break training come winter.  I have a cousin that has a miniature pincher (close to the same size as Bentley) that is beautifully housebroken as long as he gets his booties & jacket on in the winter. any feedback would be welcomed. Tami Tami Dowler Dirty Dog Pet Grooming http://dirtydogpetgrooming.tripod.com/ All new Yahoo! Mail - Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane. __._,_.___ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " SPONSORED LINKS Dog breed gift Chihuahua dog clothes Chihuahua dog clothing Chihuahua dog Chihuahua Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___