here is what im doing tammy and im having much luck... my "monster" is just 4 months old this week. when im away from home and she is not coming with me i crate her, leaving 1/2 bed 1/2 pee pee pad in her crate...after she "got" the bed was for sleeping and the pad was for toileting i leave the crate door open with her tied on a 6 foot lead and a harness..the crate has the bed and food and water and the peepee pad i put in a litter pan with a low side for dogs...i first placed a soiled pee pad there and had to catch her looking and walk here there (doesnt help to carry them to the toilet ... ). then i leave her crate and litter pan (still without litter for now) with her tied to it right near my tv chair so when ever i sit she can be on my lap. she gets free run of this room only when im here to watch her and she proves she is seeking her pan every time... they confuse easy about whats allowed to count as a toilet, we have hard wood floors so with the pee pad being the ok place she has to now learn that doesnt mean rugs or what ever else she might find that is on the floor... thats why jumping into a box is better than a pee pad on the floor they learn to distinguish..carpet is even harder ....so far she is great at seeking out her box for pee every time and is just this week seeking it for poo... ill keep ya posted ! ... if you always want him to toilet outside AND he has a protected area you feel is safe, my favorite set up with my yorkies that always worked for all of them, was a doggie door with a fenced area outside with pea gravel on part and grass in part then little steps to the doggie door which when training you just leave the flap off and praise them a few dozen times for going out there and a thousand times for peeing! lol... in the beginning you can crate him with the crate door opening butted to the wall where the doggie door is ... with a bed in the crate and access 24/7 to his yard....they only have to get it once and they have it for life.. darcy =)~...
________________________________ From: Tammy <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, September 28, 2010 5:44:08 AM Subject: [Chihuahuas] House training Is it possible to house train Chihuahuas? We are having difficulty house training our new chi. We take him out a lot, but he still has accidents in the house. He is 1year old, but we have only had him for about 2 months. Some people we have spoken to have told us that they can't be house broken, and will always have accidents in the house. I find that hard to believe, but we are new to the breed, though not to dogs. He is neutered. Thanks for any information or advice.
