Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Question about housetraining

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Basically, u r dealing with a baby.....they do not have the ability to understand the english language and only respond to ur tone of voice or 1 word commands, just like a baby. They strive to please us :-) susantn1962 wrote: I thought I had hit the jackpot when I got my 7 wk old Chi, Nina. I had her going to potty in a litter box with wee wee pads...both tee teeing and poo pooing... by the time she was 9 wks old all by herself. Then a couple of days ago she started poo pooing on the carpet next to the wall behind an end table. She still goes to tee tee in the litter pan, and I give her a treat anytime she does so. I did this when she was poo pooing in the pan, too. I decided to set a litter pan with wee wee pad where she had been going on the carpet to see if she'd go in it, and the little snot poo pooed beside it! I'm starting to think like some of the rest of you....it's an attention getter. Like Nina needs any more attention. She already spends 90% of her day time hours in someone's lap...lol I had read somewhere that scolding Chis doesn't really help, and to make sure when they do the right thing to highly praise them. Do any of you have any input on that? Since Nina is just going on ten weeks old, I want to train her the best way possible, and I don't want to do anything that would be detrimental to her mentally. OMG.....you'd think I was dealing with a child the way I'm talking....lol Oh well, my husband referred to her as a rotten puppy earlier today, and I told him real quick she was a baby.....lol --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, 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/ __._,_.___ " 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 __,_._,___