pixi

So my boyfriend and I adopted a chihuahua mix. And she will not quit peeing and pooing inside! We got her puppy pee pads, and now she sometimes pees on the pad but mostly righ next to them. Ofcoarse we take her out first thing in the morning, but she doesn't always go, thn frst thing when we get back inside she pees next to the mat. Has anyone experianced this w their chihuahua? Is there a better way to train them?

GeorgieGirl

First off, welcome to the dog forum Pixi and congrats on the new pupster! Yes, she can be house broken.
Being that she is adopted, she might not have been housebroken before you got her so you will be starting from ground zero. Meaning you have to start housebreaking her as if she was a puppy.
Well, the best thing would be to crate train her. If you can't get a crate, then start with a small fenced off area. Enough of a place to eat and sleep. Dogs will not go potty where they eat or sleep.
You want to take her out after she wakes up, eats, naps, plays, drinks, when you get home from being out, and I would take her out every hour or so. When it time to sleep, then she goes in her area.
When she goes potty outside, I'd praise her so she knows this is what you want her to do.

FancyPaws

I couldn't have put it better myself GeorgieGirl.

Anytime you bring a new dog in that's not house broken you should start house breaking them just like they were puppies. That means taking them out frequently and staying consistent with your methods.

My personal opinion would also be to lose the puppy pads. In some cases these do more harm than good. They allow the dog to potty inside (even if they are using the pad they're still pottying in the house) therefore making it harder for them to make the transition to going outside.

Good luck to you and please keep us informed.

patricia42256

My sister had the same kind and he was never fully house brokeeven though he was kept in a pet crate. I have a mini Schnauzer who is hard to train.He will go for days without messing the house then he will do it 2 or 3 days in a row again.He is not yet 1 yr old.

Belle

It just takes time.

My dog has done the same thing but yeah she isn't a Chihuahua

Being adopted you never know what she would be like. Alot of the time adopted dogs, act very differently to dogs that you buy new born for a few reasons.

1. They might've been brought up a wrong way.
2. There old owner might'nt of cared about the dog and didn't take her outside to go do their business when she needed.

And 3. The dog was basically raised from the time she was born till you got her to go inside.

But yeah when I went to puppy school, not me my dog I was told to praise her every time she went outside and not in. Unless she went on her mats I was to praise her and eventually she learned to wait at the door till I was there to take her out.

Hope that helps

Cris1017

It took me 2 years to house train my Pitbull, and the only thing that finally taught him how to hold it was crate training. I don't use it anymore now that he's trained but it saved my house and his life since i was about ready to give up. The crate not only gives the dog their own space. but also shows them that the house is NOT their space. That their space is INSIDE of yours. That hits their dog brain and shows them that the house is your territory and their territory is inside fo yours. so in addition to them not going where they sleep, they'll understand their space and yours. and that you are the pack leader by you designating where they can sleep. It only has to be temporary, like i said. he never goes in the crate anymore but he doesn't go in the house anymore and it only took about a month to house break him with the crate

pawzaddict

Chihuahuas sometimes take more time to train. One of our chihuahuas still goes potty in her crate...it doesnt matter if she has something to pee on or not she will do it. She used to go potty on our floor ALL the time, it has dwindled down to occassionally. everytime she goes on the floor she is put outside for a couple minutes and told go potty. It takes patients (which is not easy for me but easier for my boyfriend lol). Hope it works out... just tell her "uh uh" (we dont use no since its something we say regularly in conversation so they dont get confused) and put her outside showing her where she should go.

DeborahDecay

I was worried about the same thing when I brought Bug home a week ago. He's 7wks old and the place I got him from had he and his siblings in a bedroom just going where and whenever they wanted. No schedule or restrictions. To my pleasant surprise he is VERY easy. As long as I keep up my end of the routine (taking him out regularly.. which is every hour, after he plays, drinks, naps and when I get home) he has no problem going outside like a good boy! If I don't hear him at night tho, or lose track of time he has no problem going inside or in his crate either but only if I ignore his attempts to tell me. He is learning that when he goes outside it makes me super happy lol it's really cute! I take him out, tell him "potty" and he'll go then AUTOMATICALLY start wagging his tail and running back to me because he knows he has done well! lol
Best of luck, just be persistant and have patience ~ not my strongest virtue either!

close2prfct

chihuahua's= ugghhhh lol
We have one almost 5yrs old and she will be the last I ever own, housebreaking has been a nightmare. Family members have owned them and its the same thing. They are by far the hardest to housebreak that I have ever dealt with.

Criosphynx

With a bladder the size of a shotglass...you'd have to pee all the time too

They are hard to housebreak because of the SIZE of the dog. Not the breed. Little bladders need lots of breaks