Anybody know about potty training teacup puppies?

Question

My teacup poodle is the love of my life, but I can't potty train her for the life of me!! Please if somebody knows how to train teacups, your help would be much appreciated. shes going to be a year old soon, and its getting really old cleaning up messes every day

Answer 1

I had a teaup chihuahua and we trained him to use puppy pads. Every time your puppy has an accident take her and set her on the puppy pad or take her outside, which ever you prefer. Also when she gets done eating or drinking a lot take her out.

Answer 2

I'm saying nothing about the ethics of buying a so-called "teacup" dog, because there is no such thing and they are just a puppy mill owner's excuse for the runt of the litter, and can have big health problems. Oops, I said it - oh well! And dogs don't use potties,or if they do, call in the newspaper and make lots of money from the pictures. Right, crate training a dog of any type and age works well. It takes a little bit of trouble on your part but really not much, and is much easier than cleaning up poo and wee. If you google "crate training" you will find lots of links.

Answer 3

take her out every hour while you are awake, make sure that she is on a leash and take her to her potty spot. Stand there with her until she goes, don't play with her or give her treats or praise until she has done her thing. If she poops or pees just as soon as you get back in the house there is a trick, start back toward the house open the door but don't go inside, turn around and take her right back to her 'spot'. Keep her in a crate at night or when you are not at home .

Answer 4

You can try a dog box, like for cats. they work well with small dogs, but you have to put her in there. Put a small bit of waste in the box for the scent, then everytime she wakes up or starts moving around- in the box. this works on most small dog's Good Luck

Answer 5

IF my chi could talk:(Tasha was a street rescue at 2 1/2 mos. she weighed a pound.)

going potty was the funnest trick i learned. i was taken faithfully EVERY 15 Min's to the pad. corralled with hands to block my exiting the pad. told hurry go potty, hurry hurry. go potty. good potty go potty and you get a cookie. i got cookies EVERY potty most of the cookies tasted like kibble or fridge treats. if i went potty on the pad and didn't get a cookie i was sure to go pee else where. i NEVER got spanked or yelled at pot tying else where because its not my fault i wasn't watched closely in behavior that i needed to go. also since i am not scolded i don't hide behavior when no ones looking.i also liked hearing Tasha come and running real fast through the house to find my potty room QUICKLY be cause i got a cookies. i learned my name and to come and JUST where i could pee. houses are so big and confusing. i picked it up in 2/3 days. i NEVER get my nose rubbed in it its DIRTY body waste that can make me sick. perhaps tell your mommy this way. puppy hood can be as EASY or as hard as you make it. a human baby was trained similar to this way with in a week day and night. she was only 16 mos old too. once i mastered the bigger pad it was put outside and have a little cat pan with a pad in it inside JUST in case. i am a PROFESSIONAL pee pad pee-er now.
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when you cannot watch even for 5 Min's she should be in her designated area to pee. with her bed/ SAFE toys/ etc
safe clean up is white vinegar. dogs HATE the smell and shouldnt pee there again) the 1st week she was 80%
by the second she was 99%
its been 4 weeks since her arrival. she knows where to pee inside and out 99.999999999%. . dogs strive to be good. reward positives and negatives should disappear. please also visit
http://www.seefido.com/html/dog_obedience_training_.htm

Answer 6

pshhh! Good luck potty training your "teacup" as others have stated on here numerous times there are no teacup anythings. Their bladders are so small they have to go potty like every hour or so. Its no use ever leaving them home locked up in a crate as they can't "hold it" for very long. Many people suggest taking this little dog out with you to work or having a neighboor watch the dog so it can go potty enough times. That poor dog is going to be succeptable to liver and kidney problems becasue of it not getting to go out often enough.

Exceptionally tiny individuals face a number of health
risks based on their size alone.
Fragility results in easily broken bones, especially legs,
when they jump off a piece of furniture or a lap. There
have been cases of bones simply shattering on impact in
the course of normal playing, tumbling around on the
floor or yard, or being held too firmly. One adult I herd of a my vet was routinely carried in the owner's pocket and caught a leg on the pocket, breaking it from relatively minor force.
Often a 'teacup' dog's mouth is simply not big enough to
accommodate all it's adult teeth and problems arise with
crowded teeth, deteriorating adult teeth, etc.
Internal organs may not be fully or adequately developed.
One of the biggest problems with any tiny is that they
expend so much energy simply trying to keep their own
body temperature normal, that they can't consume
enough calories to fuel their own body and essentially
starve to death despite proper feeding. They require
careful care and monitoring because they often simply
can't maintain a healthy body temperature. They may have problems regulating their own blood
sugar. A simple case of diarrhea can kill a teacup since it
dehydrates so quickly, and will most likely cost a minimum
of a trip to the vet.
It is not uncommon for a teacup to die at a very young
age, even with an owner who takes the best of care. (Of
course those that make a living selling these dogs aren't
too bothered since this certainly opens up the market for
them to sell you another one!) Teacup dogs....they are sometimes premature animals.
They are not a recognized breed. Usually they are just an
over-priced medical disaster. If having a 5 lb dog is too
heavy for you then I suggest owning a stuffed animal. Most often, those that deliberately market "teacups" are
also breeding from their own pets or unknown lines, or
worse buying from puppy mills where there is no concern
for the animals’ welfare. These types of unknowledgeable
breeders, haven't done the research needed to know a
pedigree. It takes a professional, non-commercial
breeder with years of experience to know how to breed
out bad traits and breed in good ones. Who else agrees with me on this...