Hey Christina! I have the same problem as you.. I leave Mercedes in her designated room, and when I get home, you can tell she's used her pad.. Throughout the night, she'll go back to the room to pee on her pad, but she won't poop on it. It's baffeling. I catch her alot, and bring her to her puppy pads, and she looks at me funny, and doesn't go.. I keep putting her back, hoping she realizes that that's where she's supposed to go... After reading this thread I think it may be an attention thing.
--- In [email protected], Marie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, you don't have to crate her. You could put her in an expen. Or tie her > to your waist so she's where you are and you know when she's going so you > can stop her. They don't necessarily automatically use pee pads - even if > they have the 'smell' to entice them to go. You need to train her to go on > it, the same as you train her to go to a 'certain spot' outside. And that's > going to be hard if you don't either catch her going and move her there OR > keep her enclosed somewhere where she doesn't have much choice but to use OR > keep her crated except when you remove her and put her on the pad - if she > uses it, she gets some freedom (under your watchful eye). > > There are some who always eventually go where they're not supposed to, even > though they're trained. I've heard that enough times on the list. But if you > have the time and guts to put into it, you have a better chance. IMO > > Marie > > > On 11/8/06, Christina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Well, Ava isn't doing so well with the housetraining after all. (Ava is > > my longhair, 2 yr old Chi, adopted 1 month ago). > > I was wondering if anyone had any advice for us. > > Here's the situation: > > I feed her in the morning before work - 8:15am- then take her potty. She > > goes. > > I come home on my lunchbreak (no accidents) at 11:45 am- take her potty. > > She goes. > > I get home from work about 5:30 (no accidents) - take her potty. She goes. > > > > THEN the trouble begins. When I'm home, when my back is turned, when I'm > > in the other room - she will go on the floor. She's so quick I've only > > caught her in the act maybe two times total. > > So, I tried getting puppy pads and putting those in her favorite spot on > > the carpet. She will go RIGHT BESIDE the puppy pad. Then I catch her chewing > > and playing with the puppy pad (so much for those working! ha!) > > > > I haven't crated her because this is such a weird thing... she doesn't > > have a problem when I'm gone... it's when I'm home. She's such a wonderful > > dog! This is the only thing I'm having problems with. > > > > The only thing I can think of is that she needs to have a set routine... > > maybe the reason she goes outside during the day is because it's such a set > > schedule... she knows when the potty break will be. But at night when I'm > > home there's not a specific set time that I take her out. > > Do you think it might be helpful to set a timer while I'm at home and take > > her outside like clockwork? That's the only thing I can think of. > > > > Thank You for any/all suggestions that you have!!! > > ~Christina > > & Ava > > > > > " 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/
