Have you had your dog checked by a vet? Many times when a dog is suffering
from bladder infections or stones, they will urinate frequently and where ever
they can.
Becky & the girls
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On Nov 27, 2012, at 6:08 PM, "skyforme1970" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a nearly 2 year old spayed female chihuahua mix. She is only about 5
> lbs and very sweet. She came toddling up our driveway one rainy afternoon
> when she was only about 3 months old. No one claimed her so we took her in
> knowing nothing about chihuahuas. From what I heard from the neighbors, she
> was a litter mate escapee and the people who had her never let her or the
> other pups in the house, so they all stayed outside in the backyard.
>
> No matter what I do, I cannot seem to house train her. We had to lock her in
> her kennel at night so she would not tear the house up as we slept. As a
> result, she had gotten used to peeing and sometimes pooping in her bed since
> (I assume) she could not hold it all night. This is without fail every single
> day. She will pee anywhere she sleeps (her round cloth bed, her kennel bed
> and the kid's beanbags). She also has no issue with peeing on tile or rugs or
> carpet RIGHT in front of us all while innocently looking us in the eye. It's
> like she has NO concept whatsoever that this displeases us greatly even tho
> she has been scolded for it more times than I can count.
>
> It does not matter if we take her outside for potty right before bed or
> withhold food and water after 3 pm. She has no problem letting us know when
> her water or food bowl has gone dry or to alert us for her other wants and
> needs. Just the potty thing. I kept thinking she'd grow out of it, but she
> has not at nearly 2 years old. (born in Feb 2011)
>
> As a result, since she is so tiny (and smart, I think) I got the bright idea
> to try and litter box train her. I've tried using kitty litter, then a pee
> pad, then even cutting iceplant from outside and putting it into the box for
> her to pee on since that is what she usually does on it when we take her out
> for a potty break.
>
> I call the litter box her "pottybox" thinking it was best to give it a name
> she might identify it with. She has used it a grand total of twice in the
> last 6 weeks of trying to train her. When she has an accident, I take the
> soiled towels and put them in her pottybox so she knows/smells/sees what it
> is there for. I also tell her "go potty" like I do when she is outside.
>
> Recently we moved her to the laundry room at night and use a baby gate so she
> can still see out into the house. I now leave her kennel bed open so she has
> free access to the pottybox, but she still prefers to sleep in her own waste.
>
> She has no issue with jumping into the potty box, and will do so just by us
> telling her to, but she will just sit down and look at me like "what do you
> want me to do?"
>
> She is ruining our house and I've never been closer to giving up after two
> years of this constant messing with no end in sight. I cannot keep her
> outside as we live in rural area and she would not last an hour out there so
> a house dog she must be.
>
> I am not a quitter, especially when it comes to animals, but this (and her
> constant "glee peeing" even when seeing the SAME people over and over but
> that is another story) is turning in to a real deal breaker. I have never had
> such a high maintenance, and frankly such a PITA dog in my life, but we love
> her very much.
>
> I'm sure this has come up a million times, but if anyone has some suggestions
> that might help, I'd appreciate it. We are very low on money so buying yet
> more "training aids" is not possible right now. Plus, I feel that I have
> spent enough on all this and she has what she needs, except the message I am
> trying to get across to her. Breaks my heart to think of giving her up, but
> if we can't resolve this, I will have to re-home her to someone who
> understands the breed better than I do. Thanks for any help you can give us
> for this sweet little girl.
>
>
