Oh God Please Help!!?

Question

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how should i potty train my chihuahua?

Answer 1

you should potty train him to go outside...... ohh thats what you meant - well these tips might help:

1. Teach a specific word : Each time you want your new puppy to
poop or urinate, try to repeat the same word over. You can use
whatever words you want, like "go poop" "go potty". By repeating
the same words each time, it will become another command for your
puppy, and she will be able to do it when you mention the
command.


2. Take her to the same spot every time. If you have had other
dogs, or talked with other dog owners, you know that when a dog
go pee on one spot on the carpet, they go back exactly at the
same place over and over. Why? Because they recognize the smell,
and it tells them to go back there. Now, knowing this, you need
to do two things : take your dog outside for its pee/poop, and
take her exactly at the same place each day. Your puppy will
recognize her smell and know she has do pee there.



Second, if your puppy pees somewhere inside, by accident, make sure you
clean the floor or the carpet thoroughly so the smell really goes
away. At first I used windex to clean a pee spot but it did not
work. My puppy kept going back. A friend of mine gave me a bottle
of pet odor remover and it is the only stuff that worked well in
my house. This is where you see its true that a dog sense of
smell is so much more developed then ours!


3. Confine your puppy for the night. Usually, your puppy will not
pee in its own bed, so it is better to confine her in a box or a
crate, with not a lot of space around her dog bed. Make sure you
take your puppy out first thing in the morning though, and not at
10am! Your puppy might not be able to hold all night, but she
will learn quickly that she has to do it outside.


4. Watch your dog a lot : you can't really expect your puppy to
knock on the door when he wants to go outside to pee. The best
thing of course is to have a dog door so your puppy can go
outside herself, but if this option is not possible, try to
observe what your puppy does before he pees, and take him outside
as soon as you see the sign. You can also teach your puppy to ask
for the door, but that might take some time.


5. Take your puppy out right after a nap or before you play with
her. Your puppy needs to pee or poop in those situations.


6. Just like you would do with your kids (and yourself
probably!), stop giving water to your puppy a few hours before
sleep time. This is a great way to avoid night pee, but cannot be
applied if it is very hot in your area and your dog might get
dehydrated. If it is the case, leave water all night round.


7. If your puppy poop or pee in the right spot, tell her! Use
your happy voice, your puppy will know she did it right and will
want to do it right the next time.

Answer 2

I have recently been roommates with two people who have Chihuahuas and in both cases the dogs weren't house broken. I really don't think the breed is too bright.

I trained my puppy (not a Chichuahua) within 3 days. I kept him in a kennel at night and when I wasn't home. When I was home I walked him every 15 to 30 minutes. I said "potty" anytime he urinated or defecated outside and praised him. You could use any catch phrase that you like.

He did expect me to walk him immediately anytime I got up, which I learned to do after a few accidents. I guess he ended up training me. :) Eventually he associated using the bathroom with outside. When I say "potty" he knows to use the bathroom. I didn't even have to use treats to train him.

Answer 3

It is simple, usually just letting him out more often and taking a walk with him will work. It will take a little while, but they respond to the walk more and usually will do most anything for that walk.
Another method, if you have another dog just let them out together. I have been lucky as I always have more than one dog, and usually the new one is so eager he will follow the one I already have. Then there is another method that I had to use with an older small dog, they have doggie diapers at the pet store. I would put them on her for a while and take them off to let her out. Most dogs don't want to be in their urine, so it worked in about 2 or 3 weeks. Last some people believe that if you stick their nose in it and give a small spanking it will work. It only makes the dog more nervous and scared; this will usually cause them to wet on themselves more often. Finally sometimes when a dog comes into a new environment they will wet for awhile and after they relax it will stop.

Answer 4

Good luck with that, Chihuahua's are extremely hard to potty train since they pee when they are excited, scared, etc... I would try crate training, that is what I did with my pup. Then as she got older I would ask her, "you have to go potty?" and now she runs to the door when I ask her that and she has to go. She still has "accidents" and she is going to be 2 years in January, so GOOD LUCK.

Answer 5

1. Teach a specific word : Each time you want your new puppy to
poop or urinate, try to repeat the same word over. You can use
whatever words you want, like "go poop" "go potty". By repeating
the same words each time, it will become another command for your
puppy, and she will be able to do it when you mention the
command.


2. Take her to the same spot every time. If you have had other
dogs, or talked with other dog owners, you know that when a dog
go pee on one spot on the carpet, they go back exactly at the
same place over and over. Why? Because they recognize the smell,
and it tells them to go back there. Now, knowing this, you need
to do two things : take your dog outside for its pee/poop, and
take her exactly at the same place each day. Your puppy will
recognize her smell and know she has do pee there.



Second, if your puppy pees somewhere inside, by accident,

make sure you clean the floor or the carpet thoroughly so the

smell really goes away. At first I used windex to clean a pee

spot but it did not work. My puppy kept going back. A friend

of mine gave me a bottle of pet odor remover and it is the

only stuff that worked well in my house. This is where you see

its true that a dog sense of smell is so much more developed

than ours!


3. Confine your puppy for the night. Usually, your puppy will not
pee in its own bed, so it is better to confine her in a box or a
crate, with not a lot of space around her dog bed. Make sure you
take your puppy out first thing in the morning though, and not at
10am! Your puppy might not be able to hold all night, but she
will learn quickly that she has to do it outside.

4. Watch your dog a lot : you can't really expect your puppy to
knock on the door when he wants to go outside to pee. The best
thing of course is to have a dog door so your puppy can go
outside herself, but if this option is not possible, try to
observe what your puppy does before he pees, and take him outside
as soon as you see the sign. You can also teach your puppy to ask
for the door, but that might take some time.


5. Take your puppy out right after a nap or before you play with
her. Your puppy needs to pee or poop in those situations.


6. Just like you would do with your kids (and yourself
probably!), stop giving water to your puppy a few hours before
sleep time. This is a great way to avoid night pee, but cannot be
applied if it is very hot in your area and your dog might get
dehydrated. If it is the case, leave water all night round.


7. If your puppy poops or pees in the right spot, tell her! Use
your happy voice, your puppy will know she did it right and will
want to do it right the next time.

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Answer 6

same as you would any other dog.
Take him/her out regularly, and often..
upon waking (at anytime for them, until they learn) - before/after meals - before/after car rides - before going to bed..etc.
You may have to stay out there with them until they finally do go, praise and pet them once they do go, and bring them inside. Save the play time outside for after they learn to potty outdoors. Yes, give them some play time now, but while in the 'training' moments.
Do NOT begin potty training on paper!

Answer 7

Animals are smart. Just say no and scare him a bit when he pees in the house. But if he pees outside, give him a treat.

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Answer 8

Get a real dog that can be potty trained.

Answer 9

Spank him or scold him every time he goes pee somewhere in the house then bring him outside and show him a spot where u want him to pee at and yell at him and say you go potty here not in the house and have a doggy door installed and teach how to go in and out. Good luck!

Answer 10

Take your pup outside every hour and put straight onto the grass, he will soon get the idea that when he needs to go he is to go outside.