If I put down fresh meat, mine would probably gobble it up as well, lol. I will say again on the housebreaking....at 8 weeks old, they are not yet at the point where they can comprehend housebreaking enough for it to make a difference. They are not permitted to just "go anywhere" as they are confined to an x-pen where there is a potty pad...so if anything, they are learning potty pad to the extent they are able to learn anything at this age.
I do have a doggy door and it is locked up tight. Although it leads to a fenced in back yard, my chis will not be permitted, at any age, to go outside unsupervised. Too many predators. Chis are a bit different than big breeds. If I have the rare pup that is here much longer than 8 weeks and is getting to old to ignore housebreaking, they will start being led to the potty pad, but I never take a pup that is for sale out to potty. I do not risk the constant exposure to things they could catch and then take to a new home. But I will emphasise again that iin my oppinion a pup that young is not yet old enough to fully grasp housebreaking anyhow. Marsha > makes me wonder how this boy was fed at his breeders... we are raw > feeding aND JUST TRYING TO LEAVE HIM SOME HAS BEEN VERY HARD CAUSE HE > EATS IT AS SOON AS HE SEES IT! ... dang caps loc lol... and as far as > not wanting to train the babies to a pee pad or litter cause you dont > want to impose a style the new owner may not want isgoing to happen no > matter what you do or dont do... by doing nothing you are teaching them > its ok to go at will anywhere...i have raised pups for over 35 years > ... and starting ANY kind of toilet training is better than none. imo. > one of my favorite set ups was a 20' run outside with pea gravel 3 > sided butted to the house with doggie door and 3 sided pen inside the > house... the inside pen had a doggie door as well for visiting when we > were home and the doggie door to the outside pen was 24/7 access to > outside for potty. babies were trained to go out at will to potty by 8 > weeks old... following mom. sure this was requiring a doggie door not > all could install but having the pups aware not to potty where they > live was a great start. >  > thanks for including me ladies im up past my bed time ...see you all > tomorrow. darcy ...   > > > > > ________________________________ > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, September 4, 2010 9:40:39 PM > Subject: Re: {Disarmed} Re: [Chihuahuas] Question > >  > I think a lot of that depends on age. When I say my pups are in the > x-pen, you gotta remember, my pups are ready for their new homes at 8 > weeks old on average...some smaller ones I hold longer....but at 8 weeks > they are not ready to be expected to do more than communal potty and > gorge eating, lol. > > Yea, if they are still here come 4 months old, ect....then it is way > beyond time to start housebreaking them and yes that delay can cause > issues, but in my oppinion, not nearly as many issues as if, say I train > them to a potty pad and the new owners expect them to go outside only. > Or if I take them outside only and correct them if they go in the house > and then the new owner expects them to learn to use a potty pad...this > gets confusing because the pup has started to learn what it should do > and then suddenly gets corrected for doing what it has been taught to > do.....I just think it is better in the end, if they learn one > form/method of > housebreaking from the get go. > > As for feeding....I free feed anyhow, so all of my dogs learn early to > eat when they are hungry and to not worry about over eating because it > will still be there later. > Marsha > >> that can create a house breaking problem too... as with my daughters >> new boy... he just doesnt get pee pads... goes in his bed, the rug and >> the pee pad as if they were all the same thing... she just had to give >> him a crate only with 1/2 bed and 1/2 pee pad and he pooped on the >> bed. ?? i think he was in a communal xpen with no rules as to where to >> go and where to sleep. and too many dogs all together in one pen. he >> also cant stop eating... no matter how many times she puts food down , >> like to leave him some for when she leaves he eats it right away..? >> >> darcyà>> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Sat, September 4, 2010 8:57:23 PM >> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Question >> >> à>> me, I do have a potty pad down for when they cant hold it while I am >> gone, but I take my pups out when I take my older dogs out...it is >> pretty much just one of those things where pups imitate the older >> dogs. I do not even attempt to housebreak the pups I sale because if I >> train one method and the new owner uses a different method, it could >> confuse the pups. So my pups are in an x-pen untill they are sold or >> if I am keeping it, then untill it is housebroken. Of course I do get >> them out ect, but they they do not just run around. >> Marsha >> >>> my lil monster does the same thing but its when im ready to leave she >>> comes with me... i take care of my mom so going to her house every >>> day i just pack up the pupÃâàand when we get there i open the >>> crate and leave monster teathered to it with a bed in the crate and >>> pee pad outside it... its really helped to pee pad train her. when >>> the only choice is bed or pad... then slowly i gave her more room >>> ...now im testing 6 feet of leash... id like to ask how do you litter >>> train them? >>> >>> >>> darcy >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Sat, September 4, 2010 5:09:17 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Question >>> >>> Ãâà>>> my mom leaves her pup in a crate whenever she leaves...he is still >>> young and in the destructive stage....when she opens the door to the >>> crate as she is leaving, he goes right in and sits down, happy as a >>> lark :-) (whatever a lark is, lol) >>> Marsha >>> >>>> She is already crate trained.. And the crate we have is big enough >>>> for several Chihuahuas.. Lol.. More like a kennel >>>> >>>> I cant take her with me for a couple of reasons.. One not taking my >>>> own car. >>>> Hitching a ride.. Two .. Not staying at hotel where conference is.. >>>> Staying >>>> at a friend of a friends house.. So just not practical to take her.. >>>> And believe me I take my chi's almost everywhere I go.. Lol.. >>>> >>>> Hubby will be watching the other two Chihuahuas while I am gone.. So >>>> he is okay with watching her.. We were just concerned about living >>>> her in the crate all day while he works even though we know her >>>> previous owner did and she seems to be okay with it.. .. I just hate >>>> crating for more than hour or so.. >>>> >>>> Huggles >>>> Pat in oK >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -------Original Message------- >>>> >>>> From: Raven >>>> Date: 9/4/2010 11:03:42 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Question >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Why can't you take her with you? I would start crate training her >>>> now, to spend the working hours in it. My Stella will be 7 months >>>> old in Septmeber and she spends the work day in her crate. Is your >>>> hubby okay watching her while you're at the conference? >>>> >>>> Yes...do bring your crate with you camping. This way she will be >>>> safe from other dogs/animals getting her (jumping into playpen) and >>>> her getting lost. You can also buy some of those camping umbrella >>>> that clip onto lawn chairs and clips that to the crate for shade. >>>> >>>> Raven >>>> Lucy & Molly & Stella, the Girl Doggies >>>> Huginn, Lider, & Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies >>>> >>>> Heart is not measured in hands. >>>> >>>> My Blog >>>> http://iceponytrekking.blogspot.com >>>> >>>> Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are >>>> all creatures. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> This email contains correspondence from an attorney and may contain >>> privileged information. If you are not the intended receipient, >>> please delete. >>> >>> Do not tell god how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your >>> God is. >>> >>> http://taylorstots.tripod.com/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> This email contains correspondence from an attorney and may contain >> privileged information. If you are not the intended receipient, please >> delete. >> >> Do not tell god how big your storm is. 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