help! i am very interested in them but...toilet problems..euuww
2006-09-07 02:54:35 · 12 answers · asked by nadinenadz123 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
depends on the dog itself,i have never had much luck with housebreaking shot haired toy breed dogs during cold wether only that i live where it gets really cold in the winter and they dont like to go out into cold wet conditions,but crate training is a really great method of housebreaking and it seems to work with them
2006-09-07 03:04:28 · answer #1 · answered by onyxpryzm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine was really easy - basically within a couple days she had it down pat. Now, at 13 years old, she has never had an accident since puppyhood. And there have been days when she was alone at home for 12 hours - she can hold it for a long time!
We did get our chihuahua from a very reputable breeder before the whole "chihuahua trend" started... nowadays all kinds of questionable breeders are popping chi's out left right and center. That might be part of the problem that some people have - poor breeding.
2006-09-07 03:11:54 · answer #2 · answered by ontario ashley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a six month old chihuahua and he was very easy to housebreak. I got him on Friday night and I took him outside several times a days over the weekend -he caught on within a few days and he rarely has an accident. During the day while I am at work I leave a puppy pad out for him to use because it would be unreasonable and cruel of me to think that he should hold it all day.
2006-09-07 06:43:34 · answer #3 · answered by rissybabe2210 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the training, how consistant you are with training the dog. One thing, I have never trained any dog to go indoors. Mine are always trained to go outdoors. Dogs respond better to positive reinforcement rather than punishment. That holds true for any type of training, house. obedience, tricks. The first thing to remember about house training a puppy is there ability to hold themselves is limited. a rule of thumb is they can hold "it" usually 1 hour for each month of age. 2 months old = 2 hours, 3 months old = 3 hours, etc. when your puppy wakes up (morning, nap, whatever) the pup has to go, right then! take the pup out. when the pup eats or drinks, it has to go, take the pup out. after exercise (play), take the pup out. when the pup does it's thing outside praise it. a lot. tell the pup how good, how smart it is. you have to pay attention to the pups "looking for it's spot" behavior. when you see that behavior indoors, whisk the pup out. if you catch the pup in the act, simply tell it "NO!" and whisk it outside. if you find a puddle or pile after the fact, clean it up with an enzyme cleaner (pet food store) get a newspaper and hit.... yourself in the head and say "i should have been paying more attention" daytime training they get pretty fast. night time training is easier if you crate train the pup. also remember the one hour/one month rule. you will have to get up through the night to take the pup out. good luck
2006-09-07 03:40:50 · answer #4 · answered by Stick to Pet Rocks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are!! They are very stubborn dogs... The best beat is to go to a pet store and have them help you train it... Like Petsmart.
Another thing about Chihuahuas... you have to leave a puppy pad down and if you keep that pad down for over a couple hours your place will stink bad!!!
2006-09-07 04:31:51 · answer #5 · answered by MsLysa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chihuahuas have smaller bladders and cant wait to go very long, so they need access all the time. Mine are trained to go on paper indoors. The way we did it was put him in a baby pen and put the paper in there too. Once he goes in there put the "mess" on the paper and everytime after that put him on the paper. Once he gets used to seeing the "mess" on the paper He should go. Thats how ours worked, then we just moved it to the bathroom and showed it to him a couple times and he successfully goes there now! BUT be careful as to if you use white paper. They get used to going on white and white carpet/rugs or paper etc and if they see they will go on! Hope i helped! good luck with your chi pal! , oh and if he/she goes outside in the colder months put a sweater on him because they get cold extremely easily!
2006-09-07 03:20:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never had trouble with mine, i got her on a saturday, and by wednesday i had her going outside. Of course she had the occasional accident for a while (most puppies will) but now she's great. I wouldn't let her out of her crate to cuddle with me in the morning until she pottied outside, that was all it took, she was so anxious for cuddles.
2006-09-07 12:41:57 · answer #7 · answered by Rachel D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try taking him out every half hour till him is broken and then you might not have this problem.but remember to do this everyday like clock work.
this will train him to go out side,and if you haft to leave the house for A little while,take him out first and then put paper down for him to go on and put up baby gates in your kitchen and his water and food and the papers to.
this also will teach him that while your gone he has to pee on the papers.
maybe this will help you best.
2006-09-07 04:47:39 · answer #8 · answered by DENISE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like most dogs they are more tricky..
simple answer - get an adult insead.. one that is already house trained
NEVER NEVER get from a pet store - you will pay too much for a low quality pup and becuase if their situation they are more difficult to house train and more prone to eating their own poop
2006-09-07 03:10:31 · answer #9 · answered by CF_ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are hard to housebreak.
2006-09-07 03:35:40 · answer #10 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋