can chihuahuas not be house broken?

pawzaddict

i agree about bladder size but i swear the breed isnt the brightest in the box. one of ours will be outside and once we bring her in she finds a spot and pees or poos or both...right after being outside. needless to say she has to stay outside until she goes or at least for 10-15 mins. shes still a painful working progress...i agree with close2prfct i will never own another chihuahua lol

Criosphynx

at the risk of sounding mean (not my intent) but there is a saying "its NEVER the dog, and ALWAYS the owner" what have you done to housebreak the dog? Are you the first owners? Is she a pet store or uppy mill dog?

I would NOT judge a breeds intelligence based on owning ONE of that breed, thats simply not fair. Also, judging intelegence based on what we can get the animal to do for us is also unfair. Peeing anywhere (besides the den, which is small area) is NORMAL behavior. So essentially your dog is normal, but untrained, or her den instincts have been damaged.

I think my chihuahua is a genius, one of my most talented dogs I've ever met, so which one of us is right? :P haha

pawzaddict

I honestly dont agree with its always the owner, because we have tried everything for potty training, and have consulted a few different trainers and none of our other dogs have this issue. she does soil both her crate and everywhere else, even the beds she sleeps on. we are not her original owners but she was found very young wandering the streets and we took her in since we have a chihuahua already so she shouldnt be damaged. I dont really enjoy the breed for many reasons but have worked with her and her sister on potty training and training in general. We have tried many ways to potty train her and have even consulted a vet on her constant and frequent urination..it comes down to "she is just a chihuahua". Its just my opinion on the breed, I feel this way about many many small breeds since I have owned many and worked with dogs for years. I by no way meant that the entire breed was dumb I know I pretty much said it but that wasnt my intention, my intention was stressing that many chihuahuas are difficult to train, I have met 1 that was trained....1.

pawzaddict

just re-read my post....I enjoy my girls dont get me wrong, but I meant to say I am not a fan of the breed. The bf grew up with them so I gave in LOL but my girls are my babies.

Criosphynx

This means her den instincts were damaged as a puppy, during an impressionable period.This can happen to any breed Had you had her as a puppy and trained her properly I'd bet money you wouldn't have a housebreaking problem.

you've tried everything? Theres alot of everything to try. I bet I can think of a few things you haven't tried yet If your interested.

pawzaddict

I guess that could be true because we dont think she was as young as we originally thought...maybe 4-5 months when we got her. If there are tons of ideas out there I would love some more advice. Would you mind sharing? Id love to help her be more comfortable in any way. Could you either PM me or just send it here I am sure others have chihuahuas who could use the same advice (ie the OP) Thank you so much for any suggestions.

MelladianaMancuso

I had a chihuahua for 5 years I named margarita, &+ she absolutely would not potty train, I tried everything from day one that i got her. I finally had to give her away to a friend who I trust &+ loves chihuahuas. I figured since she was the runt of the litter, &+ could have bad genes or something, i should try a different one. So I bought one I named tequila &+ after 8 months she wouldnt potty train, she even look at my mother dead in the eye while she peed on her bed. That was enough for me. I've assessed that chihuahuas cannot be potty trained which is a sad because I love them, they have so much attitude &+ personality. But chihuahuas seem to do their own thing &+ do whatever they please, that's a charm I adore about them, but not when they pee on expensive mattresses and berber carpet.