To train him to use the pee pads, you just have to confine him to a small area.
I am using a dog exercise pen in my kitchen for my Chi. You keep the dog in
there when you can't watch him. Put a bed, toys and water/food bowl on one end
of the pen and the pee pads on the other. He should go to the pads to potty.
When you are home, make sure you watch him so he doesn't have any accidents.
When he looks like he has to go, take him immediately to the pee pads and
praise him when he goes. Eventually, you can move the pads to another area
away from the confined area. What I did was blot the urine from one pad onto
the other to put the scent on there. Then I set it up in a corner of the
living room where I was. When my puppy, Cricket was out of her play pen, she
learned to go on the pad in the corner. This seems to have worked well so far.
I have had her for a week now, she is 5 months old and has had one accident
all week. That was on the first day, too!
I would get some cleaner, such as Nature's Miracle to clean the spots where
he has already gone potty. Nature's Miracle takes the odor out so the dog
cannot smell it anymore. Unfortunately, if you haven't been using an enzymatic
cleaner like this, the odor may remain in the spots he has already messed in.
He may keep going back to these areas to pee again because he can still smell
the urine. If that is the case, it may be hard to pee pad train him. It's
worth a try, though. The most important thing in the beginning is confining
him to a small area so he doesn't have the chance to go all over the house.
Also, is he neutered? If he is not neutered, he may be marking and that is a
totally different issue than a housetraining issue.
Stef
jmm_9800 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
hello, i have a one year old male chihuahua and i have tried to train
him to use the bathroom outside. This has kind of worked, he knows how
to scratch at the door to be let outside but this only works if someone
is home. If no one is home he cant hold it long enough so he ends up
having accidents during the day while im at work or away. This is
ruining the carpet or any furniture he's peeing on. Also he cant sleep
through the night without having to be let outside to pee. I've decided
that i want to litter train him or use puppy pee pads so there will be
no accidents during the day. but im not sure how to go about training
him to do this?? please help
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