How do I stop my Chihuahua from peeping in the house?

Question

He goes outside great, but when I try to do the pad thing he won't use them , Then we I have to be out for a bit I find Pee and poop on the floor close to the door. I can't be with him 24 hrs a day , Please help

Answer 1

A puppy is like a baby. He will relieve himself anywhere, anytime. Because a newly adopted adult dog is unfamiliar with your home, he may not understand where he should "go"! Housetraining, or teaching your dog to go outside to relieve himself, is an important lesson your dog must learn.
It is up to you, the new parent, to housetrain your new puppy or dog with patience, love and understanding.
CRATE TRAINING
In the wild, wolves live in a den or cave. It is important the entire wolf pack keep this area clean. The same idea works with your family pet. Your dog’s crate is his home, his bedroom. It is likely that your dog will not like to soil his bed. Therefore, he will wait until he is let out to do his business.
HOUSETRAINING WITH YOUR CRATE
On average, puppies can hold their bladders one hour for every month they have been alive, plus one hour. For example, if you have a three month old puppy, he can wait 3 + 1 = 4 hours. If you work longer than this, the best solution is to have someone (a neighbour, a relative, a dog walker) come in at an appropriate time to let your dog out.

100 PER CENT SUPERVISION
Supervision is the key to housetraining! While you are at home, your dog must be supervised. Whether you are watching television, making dinner, on the phone or on the computer, your puppy must be watched. While it sounds like an impossible task, it isn’t. Keeping the crate in a social part of the house makes it easier. Using a house lead – a small, thin lead with a little clip on it – also helps immensely. Outside, you put a lead on your dog so you can control him. If the lead is removed after returning home, control is lost. For example, when watching television, have the lead tied to a couch leg. Your dog can have his blanket and toys with him. He’ll feel safe and comfortable. The majority of accidents happen when your pup wanders off and you haven’t noticed. You don’t want him to sneak off into the kitchen and find a puddle a short time later. If your pup is kept from wandering, the possibility of an accident is diminished because he will not eliminate where he is sitting. 100 per cent supervision means ensuring your dog is playing with you, in his crate, outside or on his house lead.

SCHEDULING
In the morning, take your dog outside. He should urinate and possibly have a bowel movement. Spend about five to seven minutes with him and then bring him in. Do not play with him yet. Feed him breakfast, either in the crate or with the lead, and supervise it. If your pup did not have a bowel movement earlier, take him back outside about 15 minutes after he has eaten. Use the lead to keep your pup moving along while outside. Otherwise, he may start sniffing, stopping and playing to avoid the job at hand. You can say “hurry up” and your dog will begin to associate these words with the task at hand. Praise him excessively when he has eliminated. Bring him back in the house and place him in his crate if you are going to work. Continue to supervise him with the crate or the lead if you are home. When returning after being out, go directly to the crate, let him out, praise him and put him back in. Feed him his meal, take him outside 15 minutes after he has eaten, praise him after he eliminates, and bring him back in. Continue to follow the same steps consistently.

While you are home, you should take your pup outside on a regular basis. Even if your pup is in a crate or on a house lead, he still needs the opportunity to eliminate. Also, be careful what you wish for! A pup who barks to go outside may be cute and clever now. However, you must try not to fall into the habit of leaping up every time your dog wants in or out. It is a very submissive gesture on your part. Have your pup wait a moment or two.

Setting up a schedule is also a good idea. If your pup is under four months of age, take him out for five minutes every hour on the hour. If your pup is over four months old, take him out every second hour on the hour. The schedule will help you remember when to take him out. Go out for five minutes only. It provides the opportunity to eliminate even if your pup may not need to go. Take your dog out after active play and also after napping. If an accident occurs, you may have forgotten to take him out .

FEEDING TIME
Having a puppy drink a lot of water and then placing him in his crate is much more unkind than letting him be a bit thirsty for an hour or two. Adult dogs should have access to drinking water at all times. However, this is not the case for untrained pups. Most parents will not allow their children to drink a big glass of water before going to bed. Avoid setting your pup up for failure. Restrict his water intake to three or four drinks daily and make sure you remove the water dish about three hours before bedtime. This will help your dog sleep more comfortably.

If it is a hot evening, supply your pup with a few ice cubes. They will enter your dog’s system at a slower pace. When feeding your pup, provide a high-quality food that is a good source of protein. The food must be concentrated so your puppy’s body doesn’t require much of it. If you feed less, your puppy eliminates less. Food is directly related to how well puppies do in their housetraining.

EXERCISE
It is important that your pup gets a lot of exercise, especially while crate training. You can play fetch, chase or hide and seek in your home. You can call ‘come’ at the same time to provide further training. Anyway you do it, your pup needs to be able to run and play.

Answer 2

Hmnnn..

If I were you I wont use pad thing! Let him do his business outside in the grass etc. Take him out after he wakes up, play and nap. Wait or take small walk 5- 10 mins outside and take him to the same area everyday. If he doesnt peep/poop, bring him inside and wait 10-15 mins. Then take him out again.
Dont let him play once outside because he will think you want to play with him instead of doing his potty. After he is done, rewards him immediately with treats and take him inside!
If you want to go out and leave him alone to work etc, confine him in the small area in the yard, shade or crate traning him inside! Just give his toys, water and just enough space for him to move a little and sleep. Dog normally wont pee/poop where there are water, food and play area. How old is your dog? If you have a puppy, you have to take him quite often because his bladder is small and cant hold it longer than an adult.

Answer 3

I agree with Chetco about the yelling and spanking. The trick is to stay calm and ignore accidents in the home, clean them without fuss using Simple Solution. (will add links) Try not to give them any attention for 5 mins after an accident in the home. You should also look at crate training and positive reinforcement. They wont want to mess their crate, but remember if they are in the crate they never are there for punishment or to be told off in it. Take the dog out more often and reward her for when she goes outdoors. Lots of praise. Clicker training is very useful (especially since its been going on for a while) You can click her when she is 'going' outdoors but dont think putting the dog in the garden will do, you will need to be there to reward her so she realises that its the correct thing to do. ADD; Remember to take her out right after play, feeding, if you see her circling or sniffing the floor, on waking, after drinking. The link below will allow you to see my answer to that question on succesful crate training (and seperation)and provide links explaining clicker training. The answer looks long but actually short and simple in practice.

Answer 4

We have a part chihuahua part peikense . He was tiny when we got him but we got a small wire cage and put a small litter box in it for him because he has just too small to wait the 8 hrs while we worked. As he got bigger he could wait longer and eventually we took it out. He litter trained just like a cat.

Answer 5

Make a little fenced in area in your house and cover it with like plastic wrap or something and when you're gone put him in it.Then when you come back you can just crumple up the plastic wrap throw it away and no mess! But try to tightly wrap the stuff on the floor, do something so he won't shred it up. Hope that helps!

Answer 6

You need to put him in a crate...I know that sounds mean, but my dog loves it! She just sleeps! We put a towel then the puppy wee wee pads over it! So if she pees it's not a big deal! :) Hope this helps you!

Answer 7

Chihuahua's are the hardest dogs to housebreak. You can ask a vet but most will recommend training from an expert. Have you tried rubbing the dogs nose in it? I know it is nasty but believe me they get the nastiest part of it. :(

Answer 8

I'm sorry but it will take time. Chihuahua's are known to be the hardest dog to train. But try this, cause this is how I trained my dog. Buy a pet carrier and put him in it when you are gone. Dog will not go to the bathroom in the same place they sleep, unless it's an emergency. When you wake up in the morning, take him outside to go to the bathroom, but put him in the carrier when you start to leave for work or school. When you come home, pick him up out of the carrier and take him straight outside. Don't take him out and let him run around the house, he'll have to go to the bathroom from being stuck in the carrier all day and he'll go to the bathroom. For the rest of the day, watch her closely. Chihuahuas are clingy, they follow you around all the time.(I'm sure you've realized that by now...lol) If he/she starts to act like she wants to hide from you, she wants to go to the bathroom. Chihuahuas don't like to be watched and known when they go to the bathroom. Mine used to watch me and when i turned my back she would disappear cause she was going go hide and go to the bathroom. At night take her out before you go to the bed and put her in box to sleep. Eventually with time, she'll learn she needs to go outside. After a while, she'll start to go to door when she wants to go out. I usually take mine out 3 to 4 times a day. But for the spots on your carpet, clean it with pet carpet cleaner. Vaccum the spot and spray some women's douche on it with a spray bottle. I know using douche sounds crazy, but the vinegar in the douche takes the smell of urine out of the carpet. It works!
Also, the dog doesn't need to stay in the carrier more than 8 hours, the dog needs to exercise. Take him on a walk when you get home, so he can stretch after being in the carrier for so long.

Answer 9

You need to kennel train him, I chose not to do that to train my 3 month old chihuahua, I use the pads but he does have accidents, that is part of the training. Kennel trained dogs are housebroken faster.

Answer 10

I was totally against crate training until I adopted a beagle.He is very scary and too unsure of his environment.So I went to get him a really nice crate and he trained fast, because dogs usually never go in their crates and they feel really safe in them.( oh by the way never use a crate as punishment ).

Answer 11

Outside! Or put him in a kennel inside. Eventually he will learn not to use the bathroom inside. Check with your vet too.