By Jo
I agree with Batwing. Kep the dog and find your guy a new girlfriend. If you did get married,and had children I feel you'll get very little help or support. which we all need. I would be very leary of anyone who didn't like pets. Think long and hard girl.
Try putting a doggie wrap for incontinency on Chico and see if this helps cut down on the problem. Will not cure it, but keeps you from having to clean messes everywhere when it's contained and remove it when you take him outdoors to potty.
I have a 2 1/2 year old Chihuahua and I have tried for all these years to house train him. He goes through the house hiking his leg on everything and pooping everywhere. I work nights and I am there during the day. He stays in the basement most of the time because I have a big problem with pet poop and pee.
I just don't know what to do about this. I feel bad that he has to stay cooped up in the basement all the time, but I don't have any other solution. So if some one could please help it would be a life saver.
Amanda from Cumming, GA
You might be able to make your own doggie diapers and save a lot of money. (01/22/2008)
By MCW
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By leshia27
Set realistic times for walking the dog until they go. You might like working a 10 hour shift and driving home, but could you stay for 11+ hours without going to the bathroom everyday? You may need to use your lunch break to go home and walk the dog depending on how long the shift is.
It sounds like your dog isn't getting enough exercise either. Small dogs need the same exercise that large ones do. They do not get enough exercise "running around" your house or apt. You must "really walk" the dog even if you're tired from working all night. It will help "move things along" and do wonders for the dog's mental health as well as help get them housebroken.
Since you're starting fresh; you also need to thoroughly scour your home from top to bottom since your dog has been using it as a toilet for over 2 years. It may seem clean to you; but to the dog it smells like his usual toilet.
Because your dog has trained you to use your home as a free-for-all toilet; it will take rock solid consistency to properly retrain him, but the dog is probably desperately craving the attention and exercise involved in that training. (01/28/2008)
By D
Freedom in the basement is not teaching him anything, but I would not crate him too long either. After meals, after waking, after playing, every 30 minutes or less ask him to go potty. You can also use a clicker for stubborn learners. When he is on the newspaper or pad and he pees, click the behavior while he is doing it. Immediately give him a piece of hot dog. Say, "Good dog, going potty." Do this as much as you can the first day. Clickers are the fastest way to train stubborn dogs.
Good luck and try to get him neutered if needed. Stay calm during mistakes and you will be on your way to a better behaved dog. Let us know how the clicking goes. (12/26/2008)
By Racer
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Outside, she wants to do nothing, but eat rocks, mulch, bugs, everything, but use the bathroom. She wanted to eat the litter, but was scared to walk in the box. And the puppy pads are hit or miss. Sometimes she uses them and others she just wants to tear them up.
I'm at the point I just want to get rid of her, but then I think is there any hope for her. She doesn't even sniff when she does have to go she just drops where ever she is. She is ruining my brand new house! Any suggestions? Oh yes, we are not home, but about 4 hours a day.
By clh06
By Deeli
By K9cats
By carol101
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I crate him, I use puppy pads, I reward his good behavior, I have tried almost everything. He pees in the morning before I wake up and I have to have my carpets shampooed every other week because I find pee, and I can't reprimand him at that point.
What should I do? It's causing serious problems in my relationship because my fiance is "fed up" with his bad behavior.
Please help.
By SebastianBaby from Grand Island, NY
By takelababy
Make sure he's getting fed and watered the same times every day. If you give a small dog water, you know he's going to pee like ten minutes later so be prepared to take him out shortly after his meal.
Consider crate training your dog at night so he doesn't have that chance to go pee while you're still asleep. Or at least confining him to a smaller room without a carpeted floor. Be sure to take him out before bed every night too so that there's less chance of him going while you're asleep. I hope that is helpful to you. I know how frustrating house training a pet can be. (01/26/2011)
I agree that he should be crated at night and if possible have your fiance accompany you outside and have him be the one to give the dog a treat once he does his business. Have you ever given any thought that the dog is jealous of any time you spend with your fiance. Does your fiance like dogs, dislike little dogs? Dogs are really keen on picking up on humans emotions.
He is small enough to be litter trained and they do make doggy litter boxes, but once again you need to do the work. Are you spending less time with him over your fiance? There's no going to bed and waking up the next morning with a perfectly housebroken dog. My dogs go out first thing when I get up, then one hour for their breakfast and what they don't eat gets put away. We now have a huge yard and the dogs let me know when they have to go.
Did you have the dog first or the fiance? It seems sort of odd that with you he does everything he's suppose to do, but with your fiance he doesn't. How does the dog act around him? Does he hide from your fiance? There is a belt thing you can buy that will go under his stomach and keep his penis touching his stomach, that will stop him from urinating.
Also a little dog, needs just enough room to stand up and turn around in it's crate. If you have him in a really large crate you're giving him room to have an accident. You might want to get him checked by your vet as well. Our Rosie who is definitely housebroken started peeing on the floor in front of me and that was so unlike her. Turned out she had a bladder infection and with the right medication within a couple of days she was back to her normal self.
Also a word to the wise, if your fiance doesn't like dogs, he's not going to change after you all get married. If all else fails, find him a new home and adopt an older dog that is already housebroken and one that you and your fiance choose together. So the dog will belong to both of you. Schedules and timing is very, very important, do you really have the time to care for him properly? Can you go home for lunch and walk him? I did that for years.
Something just isn't right and I wish you well. (01/27/2011)
By CaroleeRose
By Batwing
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