I am having troube potty training my chi. I am trainging her to go in a litter box and she won't go outside. I have tried the advise of my vet to put her in a kennel and take her out put her in the box whn she has to go and if she doesn't put her back. I have tried to catch her most times and put her in the box but she will stop and hold it til I go to work or til I can't see her. I have tried telling her no and putting her in the box everytime for a few minutes and she just doesn't get it at all. Most of the time when I try to get her to put her in the box she runs because she thinks I am playing and she is very quick to play at any moment. I just don't know what to do. I also have tried potty pads. Any advise would be great. Thanks.
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potty training
ChesFish
Jul 24, 2006 01:03 AM
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KDiamondDavis
Jul 24, 2006 08:53 PM
>>I am having troube potty training my chi. I am trainging her to go in a litter box and she won't go outside. I have tried the advise of my vet to put her in a kennel and take her out put her in the box whn she has to go and if she doesn't put her back. I have tried to catch her most times and put her in the box but she will stop and hold it til I go to work or til I can't see her. I have tried telling her no and putting her in the box everytime for a few minutes and she just doesn't get it at all. Most of the time when I try to get her to put her in the box she runs because she thinks I am playing and she is very quick to play at any moment. I just don't know what to do. I also have tried potty pads. Any advise would be great. Thanks.
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It sounds like this dog is spending a lot of time in a crate. You might try a portable exercise pen instead, with the bed and water and toys on one end and the potty area on the other end. Never punish her over housetraining, not even with a harsh word. That causes many complications, including aggression (you sure don't want to cause that in a Chihuahua) and the dog hiding from you to potty (that makes training even harder). I have complete instructions on housetraining under "Housetraining" at the link below my signature.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47
