Expanding his area is a good idea. We bought a 8 sided gate. We run that across our kitchen because the doorway is too wide for a baby gate. Sheila
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of noellebachand Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 11:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: hlpe running out of ideas Hi Stef, Thanks....i know i would never leave him for the long and that was my reasoning with not crating him during the day when i got him you know. I have looked into dog walkers, however it can get pricey. May i will just try to expand his area....i hope he will grow out of it! Thanks for the tips!!! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com, Stefanie Brannan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Noelle. Maybe you could try just plain newspaper instead of the wee pads. My Chi, Cricket doesn't chew her wee pads, so I guess I am lucky in that aspect. Maybe Eddie would be less likely to tear up paper than wee pads. As far as stepping in the poop, I don't think there is much you can do about it since you aren't home to clean it up before he steps in it. Maybe he will grow out of stepping in his poop as he gets older. Or, maybe you could expand his space so he has more room. For instance, put a baby gate up in the kitchen so he has the whole kitchen. And put the wee pads or paper on one side and his toys, bed and food/water dishes on the other. I guess this would depend on the size/shape of your kitchen, but that is what I would try. I, personally, wouldn't crate him for a full work day unless you hire a pet sitter to come during the day while you're gone. You should never crate a dog for more than 4 hours at a time. > > Stef > > noellebachand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eddie is about 5 months now and is doing well on his wee wee pads. i > work full time during the day so when i got him i decided not to crate > him. i got him a nice kennel and put his wee wee pads in, blanket, > bone. He is fine when he is in it, but he will poop and then walk in it > and get it all over the palce or shred them to pieces. i just dont > understand. I am tired of cleaning it and i cant yell at him because i > have no idea what time of the day it happened and plus he is sooo cute > when i get home from work. Should i start crating him??? What is my > next step? I have tried the litter box with litter, litter box with > wee wee pads. i have even taped them to the ground. He doesnt care he > goes and then walks in it and i have to clean it when i get home. We > say he likes to do the cha cha. Any tips would be so great. thanks > Noelle > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Don't pick lemons. > See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. >
