Gloria - Thank you for your kind welcome and wise advice. Emiliano is super cute...LOVE his patriotic bow tie! I am from South Carolina and own a geriatric poodle, Lily and of course, the baby Chi Trooper. I look forward to listening and sharing on this forum.
Lisa --- In [email protected], twopenns@... wrote: > > Welcome to you and to Trooper. I am going to comment on some of your > concerns. The chewing, yes puppies chew, some are more mouthy than others and > take longer to go through the stage but as a rule they do outgrow it. Be > sure to give him lots of toys he can chew on and even pieces of a bully stick. > If you want to limit the areas of the house where Trooper can go, I > suggest that you get an x pen, you can put him in it when you can not keep an > eye on him and it will eliminate the wondering all over the house and even > chewing on objects that he shouldn't chew on. The pen will become a safe > area for him and a comfortable place to be, you can put his bed in it and let > him sleep there at night. Now, for potty training. Your puppy will need > to potty often, You can watch him carefully and learn his body language of > when he has to go. In addition to those times, you should always put him > outside after he eats, after a nap, and when he first gets up in the > morning. I trained my little guy at 8 weeks to use a litter box, lined with > newspaper. To get him started, I sopped up a little of his urine onto the > newspaper, the next time he had to go, he walked to the box, sniffed it and used > it. Soon, he also pooped in it. The box is great to have when the > weather is bad or when you're going to be gone for a few hours. Good luck with > your little guy. Would love to see some photos. I am Gloria and I live in > central Texas with my 2 yr old long coat, named Emiliano. > > Gloria > > > In a message dated 7/2/2011 9:58:47 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > lisaluck71@... writes: > > > > > Hi Everyone, My family and I are the owners (or are being owned) by a 10 > week old Chihuahua named Trooper. We are first time Chi owners but not first > time dog owners, we have had Maltese, Shih Tzu, and Poodles. Trooper is > super smart - we've owned him only two weeks and he already knows "Sit", > "Outside", "No", and "Drop It." He is way smarter than either of my poodles at > that age. Trooper is SO great with my 11year old son. They play together all > the time and LOVE it! Trooper waits for my son to wake up in the morning > so they can get some play time in. Trooper has never growled or bit (puppy > play nips yes, but not angry biting) not even when he's tired and my son > picks him up. Trooper has shown no possessive tendencies or aggression. He > hasn't even barked yet. He loves his crate which we make nice and comfy for > him. He's very affectionate and boy is HE CUTE!!! My favorite thing is when > me and Trooper are sitting in th e Lay Z Boy and he is curled up on my chest > with his head tucked near my neck. He's so snuggly:) > > But, I've noticed that, despite him being really smart, he is pretty > willful. For instance, he KNOWS not to go down the hall in to my son's bedroom > since it's off limits, but he will sneak in there when we aren't looking. I > know he's only 10 weeks old, but he KNOWS no going in the bedrooms. Same > with messing with our older poodle...he keeps pestering her despite her and > our protests. > > He also CHEWS everything in sight. I've never seen a dog chew like that. > I'm concerned he's going to hurt himself. I keep an eye on him constantly, > and when I'm not watching him, I put him in the crate. Is this just a puppy > stage or am I going to have to deal with this for the next 15 years? > > Also, is there a "trick" to housebreaking a chi? He is so smart but the > potty training issue has been a bit of a bear. > > I appreciate any help you guys can offer me!!! > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
