Desi doesn't make too many mistakes any more...he has decided that the bedroom carpet is the perfect place to poop. I see it after he did it, so I cannot scold him. He had peed so many times on the bedroom carpet that all the cleaner residue is making black marks and I can't find anything that will take it all the way gone. I am going to get the hard vinyl...and planning to do that before surgery so that it will be easier to use the walker. The guy at Lowes told me that they charge extra if they have to remove the carpet or if they have to move furniture. I have these shears that I bought in the tool dept in Walmart that will cut through metal, so I am going to start cutting the carpet away where Desi has stained it so bad. I can do a small area every couple of days and then roll it and put it in the trash bin. Trash is picked up here once a week, but I have the 96 gallon bin and sometimes don't even have one full kitchen garbage bag filled in a week. Desi will not want to go potty on the cold concrete! Then teh only carpet that will be remaining is the carpet that is under the furniture. I really think getting the carpet up that way will be very easy. Maybe the carpet knife is easier...I will ask Judy's husband, Tony. I moved Desi's gold fencing in the living room about two months ago when Mandy was here. So he has been staying there when I go out. He never used the puppy pad there, but since Mandy has been her this last time, he is using the puppy pad...think he is marking it that it is his area. Boys just have that marking thing and he was neutered before he was 4 months old. I know it is winter and not sure where you live, but if your Mom can just put him outside and watch until he does go potty and then give him praise and a treat, it may take a couple of weeks, but he will learn what is expected of him outside. I am very surprised because Desi, who is obsessed with food will now go outside potty before he wants his breakfast. It is a slow process that demands a lot of our time, but I think there will always be something that will set the boys off for going potty where they aren't supposed to. I hope that this works, and that your Mom lives where she can let him out and watch from afar.
To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:34:57 -0600 Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Charlotte Rose is home... My moms chi is almost 2 and he is impossible. She can leave him out for 2 hours and he will come in and go on the floor. I stayed with them this summer when my AC went out. I would let him out with my 6 chis and he still came in and went on the floor. She has tried crating him, walking on the leash, taking him out every hour. Nothing works! Any advice? `’•.¸*♫♪(✿◠‿◠)♫♪*¸.•’´ (♥) Crystal (♥) ¸.•’´*♫♪(✿◠‿◠)♫♪*`’•.¸ On Nov 10, 2011, at 11:13 AM, Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote: both of mine used puppy pads at first. I know I put Dolly outside to go potty, she didn't really learn to go out every time until I had my neighbor's dog visiting. Dolly was learning to go in and out with Mandy. Desi was my total nightmare. he would go outside be out there for a long time, and then would come in and potty wherever he pleased. finally, I would put him outside and close the door. I would watch through the living room window, and he would just be wandering around back and forth. after about 20 minutes he actually went off of the patio and went potty. I had to repeat that almost a week before he understood that he had to go potty when he was out there. Dolly learned from Mandy, Desi did not learn from dolly. Desi was a little chubby boy, so I couldn't do the routine treat after every time that he did right. when his weight finally got down to a healthy weight that is when I started giving him a treat when he came in after going potty. we do have puppy pads in the house, and they do use those at night or during the day if I'm sleeping. On cold and rainy days they also use the puppy pads. I have 1 of the puppy pad holders and I experimented 1 day when it was raining this past summer. I put it right outside the door in the corner of the patio. Dolly and Desi have used that puppy pad quite a few times. some people have taken the dog out on leashes in the yard to get them to go potty and understand that is where they are supposed to go. good luck, I hope that she picks it up really soon. Sent via my Samsung Galaxy Prevail from Boost Mobile Lynda <[email protected]> wrote: >Thank you everyone for all your thoughts & suggestions- little baby is home... >Potty training is going to be our biggest obstacle...everything else is >falling into place quickly. >My Liza took 4 or 5 days to housebreaking, Timmy about 3 months - but they >didn't mind being outside-Charlotte says 'hate it'! I have puppy pads but >really want to get her to be an outside potty. >Charlotte is blind in one eye-a confirmed diagnosis hasn't been given as of >yet-but she has no sight in her left eye. >She's a precious loving (follows me everywhere and sits on my feet) sweet >little chibutt!!!
