I am a big fan of wee pads. My two are both wee pad trained in addition to going outside. Expecially the 3lb one, his bladder is so little, he could not last eight hours for sure. But both were crate trained and x-pen trained. It sounds like the honeymoon period is over lol and u must go back to basics. She must not be allowed free access to the house until you have this under control. If you don't want to confine her to a crate for 8 hours, perhaps an x-pen with wee pads and a bed. And frequent trips outside with treats and praise, praise, praise when she does what is expected. Start from the beginning, like u are training a puppy. They are very smart and when they know what the rules are, they will be equal to the task. Pam
From: Lynn Galliano <galliano.g...@comcast.net> To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 2:27 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] new member Greetings, I joined this group because in July we adopted a rescued Chi mix (don't know for sure but we think terrier) who was 4 months old at the time. She is super smart (her name is Gabby) and funny, talkative, has very long legs and can jump over our basset hound like a reindeer, she's wonderful in every way. We potty trained her in one week's time. Then last week it began raining here (Northern California). She refused to go outside through the dog door, and though we still walked her, has now "forgotten" how to go potty outside. She is going all over the house. She never had other issues either until the rain, but we came home to our leather sofa torn up and unstuffed and the kitchen wall chewed and plaster all over the floor. Has anyone else experienced this? Do I need to make her "warmer?" My husband hates dogs in clothing, but I need to do something because she won't go out now even when it's not raining and 70* outside :-( I notice she shakes a bit when its cold and loves the sun. All advice welcome, our 6 year old basset hasn't been as challenging so I'm not up on training as much as I should be. Thank you in advance, Lynn
