my 6 month old chihuahua will not potty on any thing but the floor?

Question

i have tried every thing litter box, paper, puppy pads, etc.
can any one tell me how to train this puppy??

Answer 1

My Chihuahuas are a year old now and they took a while to potty train. But they do best with going outside. I take them out at least 6-10 times a day. And I don't leave them to roam the house when I'm gone they stay in their crates and that helps because they won't go in there. Using puppy pads pretty much tells them that it is ok for them to potty on the floor. You should try taking them out more and finding out what there schedule is and stick to it.

Hope this helps! Good luck!

Answer 2

I'm sorry to say so, but your dog potties on the floor because you allow it. You haven't taught him any other alternatives.

Dogs require consistency and structure. You can't lay a pad on the floor and expect the dog will know that that is his toilet. I'm not saying that's all you've done, but you need to be explicitly clear with your actions that this is what you expect from the dog, every time, every day.

You will need to establish a routine with the dog where you take him to the pad / paper / litter box often. For his age, I would think starting with every 30 minutes or so would do. I know it sounds tedious, but what you are doing is establishing that this should become routine for him and that this is your expectation. If, when you place him in the spot, he potties, praise, praise, praise with tons of love or a little treat. If he doesn't go, don't punish, but come back again in 30 minutes and keep trying.

If he potties elsewhere in between trips, bring him directly back to the paper / pad / litter box and make him stay for a few minutes. Clean the mess with an enzymatic cleaner that removes not only the stain, but the scent, or marking, left behind when animals potty. This will prevent him from returning to the same spot over and over again. Nature's Miracle, among others, is an excellent enzymatic cleaner.

Your puppy will respond more quickly than you think to this conditioning if you are consistent and firm. It's a lot of work in the beginning, but you'll be grateful when he finally gets the point.

Good luck!

Answer 3

When I got my chihuahua I started off with a large dog crate and divided it into sections: bed, puppy paper, and eating area. If she was out of the bed then she was in one of the two other areas. She would not poop in her eating area or bed, so that meant she used the paper. I only took her out of the crate when I was playing with her and could keep a close eye on her. If I caught her starting to go on the floor I would immediately put her back in the crate on the puppy paper and say "potty on the paper". She is now (3) years old. During the day she is confined to the kitchen and she always uses the puppy paper located nearby in the laundry room. ( If she is free to roam the house all on her own for a long period of time she is more likely to "forget" about the paper.) In the evening she has the freedom to roam all over the house, but I try to stay on the alert to avoid mishaps. For the most part she is about 1 step behind me at all times, so I know where she is and what she is doing.

Answer 4

first of all you don't need puppy pads or litter boxes take that puppy outside to an area you want her/him to eliminate do this after playing, eating, sleeping, if you catch her/him eliminating on the floor make a loud noise and she/he will stop midstream and you pick that pup up and bring them outside to finish and then tell them good puppy, you have to be consisent with puppy and if puppy goes in the house don't yell or punish because you are at fault because you are suppose to be managing the puppy.

Answer 5

put it in a crate, when you take it out take it straight to the yard every time,after it eats,take it out,after play time take it out