Hi Joan, You've given me an idea. We have hardwood floors in the house with area rugs andd he just loves those area rugs. I was going to get a length of really cheep outdoor runner (the kind they have at Home D) something I could unroll along the length of the kitchen floor so he could get more traction as he races around. I'd be able to roll it back up when we're done playing. Maybe I should try cutting a square of it and try putting it under the puppy pad. That would make it more squishy. Couldn't hurt...might help!
Hope you and your babies are feeling better. Thanks! Megan --- In [email protected], Joan Croft <joan_croft@...> wrote: > > I have tile floors in all of the house except the bedrooms where there is > carpet. But, with Dolly, I had some area rugs that I brought with from CA. > They were not that good, but decided to put them down as long as I had them. > Actually it was one pretty good size area rug and two runners. Dolly would > poop on them. I would clean it off then put them in the washer and dryer > and put them back down.she would use them again. By this time, I knew it > was not from the odor remaining, and I just pulled them up and took them out > of the house. Desi has always thought that carpet is more fun. He doesn't > pee on it anymore, but from all the times that he did, and all the times > that I used something to clean it up.my carpet is a total mess. That is in > the master bedroom and I am going to have it pulled out and put hard plank > vinyl down. If they don't have something soft and warm to stand on when > going potty.then they will go outside and on the puppy pads. > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Megan > Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 1:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Potty Poopy Training...arggghhhhhh! > > > > > > I am now so in love with our new little boy, Valken, that I can hardly see > straight - but - I am not sure how to do this right so any advice you all > can give is very very appreciated. > Here's what's going on. > We've got an ex-pen set up for him in the family room...his bed is at one > end with his food and water and at the other end of it is a puppy pad for > him. He spends the night in there (and is fine with that) and is in there > when I'm out of the house et. Otherwise, it's open and he can come and > go...and poop on his pad (which he does many times when he's in overnight). > But - when he's out and about he really likes to poop on the edges of a > couple of rugs..or any other place that he thinks is interesting. > Fortunately we have wood floors. ( he will go and pee on his pad in the pen) > I put a 2nd pad down in another room where he likes to race around on the > rug. He dragged the pad around and played with it - entertaining but not > what I had in mind. Later I found that pad wadded up in the middle of the > rug. He'd pooped on it...and on the edge of the rug. Hard to tell i f this > is progress or not. The times I've caught him about to poop, took him to his > pen to do it - he didn't do it there - he did it when he went back out. A > couple of times i've caught him about to do it but he couldn't stop so he > pooped and then would try to eat it. I assume to hide the "evidence". He > doesn't get yelled at or disciplined after the fact. Also, we don't seem to > be on any schedule where he eats and then 10 minutes later he poops. > Sorry this is so long but I wanted to give you all an idea of what's going > on here and I am a total neophyte at this. What I'd really love is for him > to use the pads if he's inside. If I need to put one in every room that's > ok. If I have to redo his pen and make even more space between his bed and > pad I'll do that. But at this point, I'm not sure what to do. > Thanks. > Megan Burleson > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
