10 month old shih tzu i need help?

Don't give up quite yet! You can try a couple things. I would definately check her for a UTI. Especially if you have noticed she smells at all (kinda smells like rotten tuna fish) or strains when she potties.

Crate training is the best way to train your dog! You are missing a key piece though. You train her to let you know she needs to go potty by doing the following:

Hang a bell suspended by a rope from your doorknob. It needs to be low enough she can touch it with her nose. Before you take her outside tell her in a very happy voice, "Let's go outside!" and with a treat in your hand guide her to hit the bell with her nose. Eventually she will begin ringing it herself and you can treat her for that. Then you can take it down and she will bark. Also, make sure you are taking her out on a leash!

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She doesn't tell you when she has to go because you didn't teach her that. Try the bell thing. That works really well. Do you only let her out of her crate to go potty? Because that's not good either. Don't give up on her just because you don't know what to do. Search for house training tips, there are tons of really good sites out there, that's how I learned to house train my dog.

You should get her a trainer. That way, you will learn new tricks and ways to teach her things. And it may be that you have to try a new way, like litterbox or pad training. Small dogs can be notoriously difficult to housebreak. Maybe giving her a way to go in the house that does not soil the carpet will work.

awww don't give her up! shes still a small dog, so try training her to use pads

have her checked for a urinary tract infection. keep her on a leash at all times when she is out.