Hi Mike,
I have a chi that I adopted at about 15 months and he refuses to have anything
to do with
the wee pads. I think that the older they are the more resistent they become.
Have you
taken him to the vet? Maybe there's something medically wrong that is causing
this? I
would also suggest contacting a trainer...I would ask them how they propose to
solve the
problem and see what they say.
WHen you take him out of the crate do you carry him to the appropriate place to
go? Do
you say good pottie while he's peeing/pooping and give him a treat when he
finishes and
say good boy, good pottie? If you tell us what you have tried (beyond crating
and keeping
him on hard surfaces we might be able to offer additional help.
I would also suggest going to a bookstore and looking through some books about
dogs
and there might be some addtional advice that helps.--- In
[email protected], "Anne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hey, Mike.
>
> If you've been yelling at or otherwise punishing Rico for peeing on the rug,
> this is why he doesn't want to go in front of you. Negative reinforcement
> works very poorly on chihuahuas.
>
> There's a file in the Files section of this group's homepage called
> "housebreaking.txt" that you might have a look at. It's my pee pad training
> technique. It worked effortlessly with my two. You may have more problems
> with Rico since he has habits, like waiting you out, to unlearn. For the
> time being, while you're working with him still, I would keep him confined
> to uncarpeted rooms, NOT a kennel, and make going into the carpeted rooms a
> reward for when he's just gone on a pee pad.
>
> Remember, you want to positively reinforce ANY desirable behavior. If he
> even stands on the pee pad, sniffs the pee pad, praise and reward.
> Especially if you've previously yelled at him for peeing, you're going to
> have to rebuild positive associations between urinating in the *right* place
> and your approval.
>
> If he does have an accident, dab a little on the middle of the pee pad and
> lay that pee pad out for him to use. This will help remind him that the pee
> pad is the right place to go.
>
> Anne
>
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