Thank You so much Anne. I really apperciate the advice.
--- In [email protected], "Anne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Unfortunately, you're just going to have to let time calm Paco down. He's > excited and young and full of energy -- be glad, it means he's healthy! You > may have to limit, or at least continue to supervise, contact between Paco > ahd your lhasa until they safely work out the pecking order. In ordinary > situations I would say leave them be, the lhasa will establish his dominance > and the pup will figure out his boundaries, but chi puppies are so tiny and > fragile at this young age, you really can't afford hostility. > > Re potty training. If you'll look in the Files section of the group's home > page, there's a .txt file I put up called housebreaking.txt. You might > check that out. If I were you, I would keep Paco either (a) on my lap, (b) > in my arms, or (c) confined to a small, *non-carpeted* area, such as a > bathroom, unless he's just recently gone potty. > > Don't scoop him up while he's going potty. You're sending him a confused > message -- he thinks you're upset because he's going potty, not because of > *where* he's going. Hence the cringing. He just doesn't understand what > he's doing wrong. You need to set him up for success -- basically, keep him > limited so that he really can only go on the pee pad (or paper), then praise > him all over the place when he does so. > > Carpet is a hindrance to potty training because once he's gone on it, > there's a scent to follow back to it. So as I said, I'd fix up a bathroom > with a baby gate across the door, with his cushy bed area, food and water, > and then carpet the rest of it with pee pads, gradually decreasing the > number of pads as he learns. > > I prefer pee pads to newspaper because (1) urine can't soak thru to the > floor, and (2) the pads are treated with a scent that encourages the puppy > to potty on them. You can get pads in quantity very cheaply via eBay. > > Anne > " 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/
