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Question

i have a puppy that is 7 weeks old she is doing pretty good with her potty training all though i find myself watching her every move constantly taking her out to see if she has to poo its wearing me out my first pup in the house i guess i dont know how to really schedule her i do know she goes after she eats and first thing in the morning but how often in between is unpredictable she is good at using the pee pee pad but now when she plays i guess the exciment she pees on the floor will this all get better in time

Answer 1

Chihuahua.

Scheduling potty can be difficult but it starts with scheduling eating. She should be eating 3 times a day and will likely poop about 20-30 minutes after eating. She should get out at least every 2 hours right now to potty. What that means is that when you can't watch her, she needs to be in a kennel/crate and needs to get out about every 2 hours to do her business (or when she wakes up). When she is out with you watching her (which she should be as frequently as you can manage), watch for potty behaviors (sniffing, circling, squatting), though the may not be present very strongly in such a young dog. If she gives any indication that she needs to go, get her out to the potty area (yes you can skip the whole paper training step if you want, I start with litters of puppies about 5-6 weeks old learning to go outside to potty). If you have an older dog, that helps too, because they can learn from the older dog to go out too.

Good luck with your baby.

Answer 2

you are doing really good. It is good that you watch her closely.
7 weeks is very, very young and it is still going to be a while until she is fully housebroken.
When the pup first wakes up and every time after a nap it will have to go.
Same goes for playing and eating.
I'd take mine out after sleeping, playing and eating and then of course you have to praise her like she is the next Oscar winner. She will put two and two together quickly.
Crate training helps enormously, since they will try not to eliminate where they sleep.
Remember though that she really can't hold it for very long.
The general guideline is they can hold it one hour for every month old..ie. 2 hours for a 2 month old dog, 3 hours for a 3 month old and so forth.
It appears you are on the right track, so just be patient and it will get better.
Good luck !!