Puppy Help!!!!?

Question

I have a teacup Chichuahua. i have had her for a 1 week and 4 days, i need some information on how to house break her cause taking her outside to do her business and she just pees and then she'll come back to the house and she poops and sometimes pees in the house. so we put her nose in it, pop her butt and put her in the kennel. WE CAN WE DO!!!!!

Answer 1

Make sure you take her out more often and give her lots of praise when she does her business outside. It'll take a while for it to register in her mind that outside is where you do your pottying, but she will catch on. She is still young so you have to be patient with her. Also, never put her in her kennel after a scolding because that is what she will associate the kennel with and then when you want her to go in there for other reasons (night time or you're leaving the house) she will be reluctant to go into it. You want your dog to look towards the kennel as a good place to be.

Answer 2

Hiya :)

Number 1: There is no such thing as a 'Tea cup' unless you're referring to what you drink tea out of....you have a glorified 'Runt', but I'm sure you love her.

Number 2: Rubbing a dogs nose in its' accident is not only disgusting it actually only teaches the dog fear.

Number 3: Smacking a dog only teaches it gear.

Number 4: A puppy should not recieve corrections, all your dealings with puppy should be positive as to not create fear and weak nerves.

Number 5: Your puppy is not the problem you are, you need to watch your puppy like a hawk to ensure she can't wander around the house having accidents as the more accidents she has which you don't catch her in the act of will make it harder to toilet train her.

Number 6: You can NOT repremand the dog for an accident that you did not see.

Number 7: You need to take your puppy outside every 30 minutes and give the toilet command and stay outside with her for 5 minutes, when she starts to toilet you calmly say "Good Toilet", when she finishes toileting you lay on the praise big time and then have a play with her in the garden so you're teaching your puppy toileting in the garden is good and the garden is a fun place to be. Lot's of dogs end up being scared of the garden because they have been repremanded at the wrong time and there has been no or not enough praise.

If you catch you puppy having an accident, give a firm "No" don't yell and don't run at the puppy, take your puppy outside to finish its' business, be positive don't be angry.

Go back inside, put puppy somewhere where it can't see you cleaning up otherwise it can become a game. Make sure you use a special Pet Accident spray to remain the stain and also the scent that your dog can smell but you can't.

Any poos done in the house should be taken out and left in the garden so an association can be made.

Puppies generally aren't toilet trained until they are about 4 months old so make sure you have realistic expectations.

And lastly, stick to one method and be 100% consistent with it because if you aren't all you're doing is confusing a puppy with a very short attention span.

Answer 3

Okay, some of these answers are actually scary. I'm pretty sure you're not actually smearing the poop on her face, so it is a good thing to have her smell it, otherwise she doesn't know why you're angry.
Also, you don't need to wait 3 months before bringing her outside. Great idea, train her to go on the paper, then 3 months later tell her she's wrong! That's confusion!!
It sounds like you're doing all the right things. Instead of the kennel though, bring her outside after she smells the accident. Then she can get the connection between potty and outside. Be patient!!

Answer 4

Never push a puppies face in poop or pee.
What are you thinking?
Why do people buy a wee little puppy, bring it home and expect it to be like a two year old dog someone has spent a great deal of time with.
Since you have internet access, try getting info on puppy training. If this is too much for you, give the dog to someone that has time for a puppy and go to the Animal Shelter and get an adult house trained dog.

Answer 5

Hello
You're asking a very good question! I took my puppy out every couple hours, day or night. She's always on a leash when she goes out! I'll never spank or pop her. If she doesn't seem to be able to go poop, I take her around the block. She seems embarassed with dog dung so I take a plastic baggie along and pick it up just as soon as it hits the ground. She usually likes to smell back and forth to pick the best place to go. I say "This is a good place to go. this is a good place to go" then I praise her and pick it up! she's a year old now and we go out late at night and early in the morning! She does most of her eating late at night, and goes out after that! Those little bladders are pretty small! Our moms never put our noses in our diaper, did they? She'll do fine!

Answer 6

omg do you know how small her bladder is? it is the size of a pee. she needs to go to the bathroom a lot and being a teacup you should have know she would have health problems. Rubbing a dogs nose in it is cruelty. and can cause them to get a bactria in there nose that you will then have to pay for. How about we put you in a cage? This is why they make doggy diapers. It is not the dogs fault. less than 2 weeks and you can't handle a little pee poop. ?? I spend 12 weeks cleaning up pee poop after pups are born .I step in it in my bare feet in the morning. They are puppies. until they are 2 years old they are puppies. find a less cruel way to deal with your problem.......

Answer 7

She needs to go out about 30 minutes after she eats, and make sure she poops, some dogs do it right away and others take a little while, but more than likely she will have to poop since she just ate. Take her out right after she wakes up, and then about every 3 hours or so. When she has an accident give her a stern NO! then pick her up and take her outside. Be sure to give lots of praise when she does her business outside.

Answer 8

First off, she is a puppy and she is living in a new place away from her brothers and sisters. You can't expect a puppy to be potty trained after just a week of having her. She honestly will probably not be 'house broken' until she is at least 6 month old or older. Yuo can't really get mad at her when she goes in your house because puppies bladders arn't completely developed. I mean, would you spank your new born baby because it keeps going to the bathroom in it's diaper? Of course not, so why would you expect anything more out of a little dog? Just keep taking her outside, esp. after she eats and when you first wake up in the morning and go to bed at night. Good luck with the pup.

Answer 9

Okay, #1 You have to set a timer and take her out EVERY hour. If she seems to be able to hold it longer, every 2 hours. Even during the night! This is like having an infant, but it is important to establish the routine of going outside to go to the bathroom. At night, keep her in a crate to sleep in.

#2 You might laugh, but this works so well for me and my 3 dogs. I have a pair of large jingle bells strung on a ribbon, hanging from the knob of the door the dog leaves to go to the bathroom. EVERY time I take the puppies out to the bathroom I ask them to "ring the bells." When they don't yet understand how I lift them up to the bells so that they jingle. Then I say, "Good dog," and immediately let them outside.

#3 Praise them when they actually do go to the bathroom in the right place! Treat them like they won the lotto! What a GOOD girl!!! A treat is not necessary. Your being pleased will suffice.

#4 When you spot an accident (and try to always monitor the dog so you can be as fast as possible) immediately lead the dog (or carry) to the door and have them ring the bells, then place them outside. they will come to connect going to the bathroom with going outside.

#5 Never reprimand them for having an accident. Keep it positive. Your reinforcement of leading them to the door and having them ring the bells will do the trick. It may take a few weeks, but they will get the hang of it. AND you can impress your guests with your dog's unusual trick! And the poop on the nose thing doesn't work. Trust me.

So if there are accidents (which there will be) take the dog outside and have them stay there until you finish cleaning up the mess. Don't let them see you cleaning. I have found that if they observe you cleaning it becomes a source of entertainment for them. And I like to use an odor-eliminating cleaning product like Nature's Miracle so they don't sense a scent as easily.

Teaching a dog to use a signal like ringing bells is as important as it is to teach a baby to use sign language. It is another tool for communication that will prove to be valuable and will limit your stress in the long-run.

Oh, and I know it becomes frustrating when you are cleaning up so many messes, but if you feel the frustration, remember how important it is for you to stay completely quiet, instead of irate. It can make a huge difference. But seriously, if you can follow this routine I guarantee positive results!

Good luck!

Answer 10

Any dog, small or big, who is not potty trained needs to remain in a room where you have linoleum on the floor. This way you can clean up any messes the easiest way.

A dog should have enough time to go potty outside - don't hurry the animal.
Dress yourself properly so you won't get cold, but don't hurry the pooch.
You need to do this training consistently, so the dog can learn to relieve himself outside and not in the house.

I wouldn't want this stinking mess in the house, because sooner or later your house is going to smell rather ripe!!!