Hi!
I'm new here...looking for help!
So we have 2 small chihuahuas. We love them dearly. They are wonderful family pets...except for 1 little issue.... we cannot get them housebroken! The girl, Chloe, is a little over a year old and the boy, Casper, is almost 1 year old. We have had them both since last March. At first we tried the litter box training, because that is what the breeder recommended. It seemed to work if they were enclosed in the laundry room WITH the box. But if we gave them free run of the house they would not run back to the laundry room for the box.
So next, over the summer, we tried training them to potty outside. They still haven't learned. They are in our backyard ALOT..but then they will come inside and poop on the floor or pee on the laundry. It doesn't matter how long they are outside first. AND, we rarely ever catch them in the act, we just find the poop or pee later. Because they are very small..they run and hide and do their naughtiness. lol
We have a very busy household with 4 young children who love their doggies. So maybe I didn't devote myself to the potty training process the way that was needed. So I'm asking for help and advice. The weather is getting cold so we cannot leave these little dogs outside for long stretches to get them to potty outside! I don't want them trapped in their kennels all the time because we can't trust them whenever we aren't watching them like a hawk!
Please Please email me with help!
Thank you!
I'm new here...looking for help!
So we have 2 small chihuahuas. We love them dearly. They are wonderful family pets...except for 1 little issue.... we cannot get them housebroken! The girl, Chloe, is a little over a year old and the boy, Casper, is almost 1 year old. We have had them both since last March. At first we tried the litter box training, because that is what the breeder recommended. It seemed to work if they were enclosed in the laundry room WITH the box. But if we gave them free run of the house they would not run back to the laundry room for the box.
So next, over the summer, we tried training them to potty outside. They still haven't learned. They are in our backyard ALOT..but then they will come inside and poop on the floor or pee on the laundry. It doesn't matter how long they are outside first. AND, we rarely ever catch them in the act, we just find the poop or pee later. Because they are very small..they run and hide and do their naughtiness. lol
We have a very busy household with 4 young children who love their doggies. So maybe I didn't devote myself to the potty training process the way that was needed. So I'm asking for help and advice. The weather is getting cold so we cannot leave these little dogs outside for long stretches to get them to potty outside! I don't want them trapped in their kennels all the time because we can't trust them whenever we aren't watching them like a hawk!
Please Please email me with help!
Thank you!