Re: [Chihuahuas] Oh Dear...

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I trained Minnie by putting her in her crate and repeating "go potty, and u can get out", as soon as she went potty I opened the door and I gave her a doggie treat.  Now, the crate door is open all the time , except when she's eating, to keep my Lacie from getting her food and vise versa, and now she goes in and out to go potty, or to take a nap when I am busy. All other sleeping is done on my lap or in bed with me  :-) I still give her doggie treats everytime she goes in to go potty. I know this sounds un-believeable but, she has only pottyed on the floor 8 time since I got her Dec 26,06, so I am very happy with my method of crate training, kinda like a reverse crate training.  I am blessed, that I can be home with her, but when I run to town and it's too hot or cold to take her with me, I can put her in her crate and she has a safe, dry place she can go potty. With the grate over the pee pad, she is always dry footed :-)  I also have a bird water bottle, that she licks, hanging on the side of her crate. I'm never gone long enough for her to get hungry, or at least fed.....LOL.....she's hungry all the time....LOL. Of course she acts like I have been gone for days....LOL. My only problem with Minnie is that when she hasn't seen someone for a while....like more than 24 hrs....lol.....she gets so excited, she wiggles her butt so fast, she flings little drops of pee all over the person that picks her up. I have over come this by putting her diaper on her when I take her to see people, but it would be nice to not have to do that, Any one have experience with this? Marie wrote: Housetraining your ...dog requires patience, humor, understanding, compassion and time. There's nothing dogs love more than pleasing their owners by doing the right thing. http://www.brandypup.com/Dogs/pottytraining.html http://www.msu.edu/~silvar/housebreak.htm http://www.thepetprofessor.com/articles/article.aspx?id=2039   These may focus more on training to go outside, but the information can just as well be applied to going inside on a pad or whatever. Your best bet, from everything I've read, is confinement. Mind you, this doesn't have to be in a crate. It can just be in a fenced off (or xpen) area - room for the bed, for food and water, and for the pad - only that amount of space. And since you have two - maybe one is better than the other - but how will you ever know? Maybe a separate area for each? I don't know. Maybe someone will comment on this. You don't mention ages or sexes. Age shouldn't matter except perhaps in length of time it will take them to learn. Sex might be a different thing if one or both are male.Also, once you are home, if they're not trained - you still cannot let them have free run of the house. It only takes a second for them to go - and everytime they go in the wrong place, maybe the longer it takes to 'untrain' them.  You need to keep them constantly in sight or put up until they're trained.   From what I've read.   Marie   On 10/17/06, char_bronte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Okay folks, so I have a problem. A disgusting problem, so maybe one of you can offer some advice. I have 2 Chihuahua's and I let them have free roam of my apartment while I'm at work. I'm usually gone from 9- 5, and I feel guilty locking them in the kitchen all day. The problem is-they urinate all over the carpet. I've put towels out for them to go on, but it's hit and miss. Any suggestions? Thanks- " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings:    Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to:    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join    (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email:    mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]    mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:    [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/477 - Release Date: 10/16/2006 __._,_.___ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " SPONSORED LINKS Chihuahua Chihuahua puppies for sale Chihuahua charm Chihuahua gift Chihuahua housebreaking 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 __,_._,___