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house training a Chihuahua help?
I asked this question before but I wasn't specific enough. I have had lots of dogs, house trained them all successfully. I do not scold for pee or poo in the house. I take him outside when I think he should have to go, I praise him and get really excited when he does pee outside. My question is on the occasions I don't realize he needs to go out if he could ask me or let me know somehow he has to pee. Whining by the door, scratching to get out, or even sitting next to me with "that look" on their face has always been the end result of how I house train my dogs. I have successfully trained Rottweilers, Huskey-Malamute, Poodle, Golden Retriever, and 1 medium shaggy mutt. This Chihuahua is confounding me. I have tried all my tricks-praise and hot dog bites for doing business outside taking a pee soaked towel and placing it just outside the back door with the door opened to allow him to go outside at will, and dog enzyme cleaner to remove the pee smell from where he pees in the house(usually the same 2-3spots)so he won't go back there. I take him outside before bed, when we get up in the morning, after meals or a long nap. He still pees like he tries to hide it, usually on my stairs landing. I tried putting an old towel where he pees, he goes right by it not ever on it. I would be happy if I could newspaper train him for inside and I will continue to take him out when I think he needs to go. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your attention.
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- Josie CreamPuffLv 48 years agoFavorite Answer
Your dog obviously is refusing to go outside to do his business.
To get him to stop doing it inside, you have to leave him outside until he does it out there. Leave him out early, and let him in when he does thing outside. Either that or smack him when he does it inside, which is what my dad did to my dog and it worked.
If you smack him, the dog should learn that if he does it inside, he will get smacked, and if he does it outside he gets a reward.
Source(s): dog owner - 5 years ago
The breed matters because some dogs have to be trained differently due to certain natural instincts.
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This is how I trained my dogs, hope it helps:
Throw the toy, give the command "fetch" or whatever you use and have the dog bring the toy back. Don't let her know you have the treat. (If she knows, just hold it behind your back.)
Grab the toy still in her mouth and say "thank you". She should release, if not hold the treat in front of her nose. When she lets go, quickly praise her and give her the treat. Pet her alot too. Do this over and over. Then after a week or two, give her a treat one time, but not the next, giving her praise both times. If she does not bring you the toy, ignore her. When she does bring it to you, do as above.
When she plays tug of war, do the same, tell her "thank you" and put a treat under her nose and when she lets go, praise her and give treat. Give the toy back, sometimes they don't want to bring you the toy because they think you wont give it back (hence the "throwing it" part of fetch).
If she runs away with it, let her go. To her it's a game, "watch me make them chase me" is what she's thinking. If you don't show interest in it when she runs, she'll stop, but this will take time too.
Enrolling in training classes can help too. Just be consistant.
I play tug of war with my two Great Danes and there is never a problem. When I want them to let go I say "thank you" and they drop it immediately. Sometimes they win, sometimes I win when I say thank you. Its all about training and dominance. They know I am Alpha in the house, there is no question about it and I am consistant with training.
