Hi Peggy! Valken was with daddy while I was in the shower..so it's definitely daddy's fault!.lol That poop was a real surprise to me! I had no idea the little booger had any business to do! This morning...after he peed,and wouldn't do anything else..letting him off the pad was a test to see if he really did have to go..guess I found out! I had been just sort of keeping some food in his bowl all the time (within limits)but now I'm giving him food in the morning and then early evening so we're more scheduled and I can figure out what his body is doing. When i got back in from the barn around4:40ish I took him out of the crate. he peed and refused to poop. We went back to the crate 5 times! I was sure he had to poop because he kept sniffing the rugs. Finally...after close to an hour of this I decided to feed him because I was sure he'd have to poop after that. After about 15 minutes he did. I put him on the pad and he pooped and then manically tried to eat it..a couple of times. he only got half of it.LOL. He only does it when he poops on the pad. He doesn't seem to have any problem leaving the poop on the rugs.LOL. Maybe his mom did too good a job at keeping their area clean.
So. I'm gonna print this out. The first part for a chuckle and the 2nd part for my marching orders. I can use the xpen to block off an area surrounding the pad if I need to so i don't have to stand there forever if he decides he's gonna be xtra stubborn. Stay tuned for the next super duper exciting update!!! hope you and the girls have a fab evening. Megan and the "squirt." --- In [email protected], Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> wrote: > > Hi Megan! > So why wasn't Valken in the crate while you were in the shower? Better yet, > why didn't you make sure he did his business before you went in the shower > and decided to let him be free? And why didn't you wait longer this morning > for him to go on the pad, and when he didn't go, why didn't you put him back > in the crate, and then try again in 10 minutes? Bad mommy!!! LOL! > > You have to figure out how many times a day, and when, you know that he has > to pee and how many times a day does he have to poop. How many times per day > are you feeding him?? What times do you feed him?? You have to figure out, > does he usually poop before you feed him, or after you feed him. Each dog is > different. Does he usually poop just before going to bed at night?..... > then the odds are he will poop after he eats breakfast the following morning > Once you have that all figured out then use the pad training accordingly > > My Princess won't eat her evening meal unless she pees and poops first. > Solution.....She goes out first, then I feed her. Four hours later she is > ready to pee again. Princess only wants to eat once a day, with treats after > she does her business, and she only poops once a day. Gigi always has to do > both 15 minutes after she eats. She eats and poops twice per day..... > Solution she goes on the pad after she eats. > > Scenario: > Up at 7am.....Put the leash on and he goes on the pad...wait 10-15 minutes, > if nothing or just a pee and not a poop, he's a good boy, but put the leash > back on and walk to the crate for, wait 5 minutes....then walk back on the > pad. If he still doesn't poop......then back in the crate, only this time > feed him in the crate. (you should be feeding inside the crate all the time, > except for snacks). Wait 5 minutes after he finishes eating.....then back on > the pad and I can guarantee you that he will poop, if not....walk him back > to the crate and wait another 5-10 minutes and then back on the pad and keep > doing that until he poops. > > Lets say he did poop: > Now he is free and you shouldn't have to watch him because he did his > business. So lets say he is free for 1 hour, bear in mind he ate and > probably drank, plus the running around.....time for the pad again for a > quick pee. If he doesn't pee.......back in the crate and try the pad again > in 10 minutes. If he still doesn't pee........back in the crate and try > again in another 10 minutes. You keep doing that until he pees. If it takes > another hour for him to finally pee, then you know that his holding time is > 2 hours after he eats and drinks, which means that he can have 2 hours of > free time and shouldn't have to be watched. > > If you find that walking him back and forth is too much, then block off the > area where you are keeping the pad. You should only have the pad in one > permanent place during the training period. If you block off that area, only > make it big enough for the pad and a little space for him to sit or lie down > in, but no bigger then that. This way if he is stubborn and wants to take > 1/2 an hour to finally go while in there, you can do what ever you want in > the meantime. If he doesn't go in 1/2 an hour then put him back in the > crate and then try the pad again 15 minutes later. > > The whole idea is for him to associate that when he goes on the pad he is > rewarded not only with a treat, and praising, but he is also free to play. > When he doesn't go when he is suppose to, then he stays in the crate. > > As far as him wanting to eat his poop, a lot of dogs, especially puppies do > that. Gigi did that constantly when I first rescued her and occasionally > still does it, and she is 7 years old, but she came from living in a cage as > a back yard breeder dog, and because those type of dogs don't have their > cages cleaned regularly, the dog naturally wants to keep it cleaned, > especially when they have puppies, so that's the only way to get rid of it. > Another reason is that those type of dogs are on a cheap lousy diet and > their body is missing something in nutrients so they feel eating tootsie > rolls will solve it, or they are just plain not fed enough. unfortunately, > puppies learn a lot from their mommies and they mimic the mommies behavior. > That's the hardest type of behavior to break, because the puppies go through > an imprinting stage, and what is imprinted in their brain is almost > impossible to remove. So even if your puppy was kept clean and well fed, if > he saw his mother doing that, then he learned the behavior. > > Their are some things that you can try to do. Teach him the command ' > leave-it'' It is an invaluable command, because lets say you are walking him > and he goes to eat something on the street, once you yell out ''leave-it'' > he will back off and not touch it. > > Start with him sitting in front of you and have some treats in your hand. > Put a treat on the floor in front of him and say Leave-It! and quickly push > him back from it. Then point to it and say ''Okay" and let him have it. > Repeat several times. If he doesn't get it during the first session, then > try it again the following day and again that night. Most dogs learn it in > 3-4 sessions. You are really teaching him 2 commands at a time...leave-it > and okay. Now your ready to use that command when ever you catch him trying > to eat anything that isn't good for him or touching anything that you don't > want him to touch. > > They also have food treats that contain something that prevents the dog from > eating their poop. I tried a brand on Gigi and it didn't do any thing. > Others have said that it works, so I guess it all depends on the dog. Gigi > stops dead in her tracks when I catch her and say 'leave-it' so that works > for us. > > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Megan > Date: 1/31/2012 11:15:52 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Housebreaking - Morning update - day2 > > > Well - Valken kicked my butt yesterday and last night but I think we're off > to a better start today. > Didn't need to potty last night before bedtime (of course, he'd pooped on > the rug while I was in the shower about 20 minutes before - Ted was really > happy about that!). > REALLY had to go this morning. I put him on the pad and said potty. he peed. > we waited-nothing. so I let him go off the pad and caught him a minute later > trying to poop on the kitchen floor. Told him "NO!" and got him to the pad, > told him to potty and he did. He immediately and frantically tried to eat > the poop. I had to fold the pad over it and keep him away from it to stop > him. He was really concerned about that poop staying there. Thoughts? > Suggestions? > Compared to yesterday this is a great start. Not sure why he thinks pads are > for peeing and the rest of the house is for pooping.LOL > ------------------------------------ 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! 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