Does anyone have any advice or methods for training a six month old Chihuahua puppy when you have tried potty training but it still does not do anything?

Answer 1

I have 2 Chihuahuas, both since they were puppies. This is how I went about training them:

Potty Pads work pretty good. When they poop or pee where they are not supposed to, scold them by putting their face in their waste telling them that they are very bad. Then put them on the potty pad. If you nice that he/she is sniffing around and acting like it needs to go, put him/her on the pad. If they use it, make a big deal out of it congratulating them.

Once they had the potty pad down, show them the outside. When i was first training them, i had gotten this liquid that comes in a small bottle and when you put little drops in the grass it makes them want to potty there. I must warn you, it smells pretty bad. I do not remember exactly what it is called but it can usually be found at a pet store. It does work. Once again, get excited when they go outside.

Once you feel they they are going outside consistently, you can start taking the pads away slowly. If you live where there are cold winters you may want to keep a few in the house because chihuahuas, being from a warmer climate, do not like snow or cold whatsoever.

I must admit that my chihuahuas are not completely potty trained and i don't think that they ever will be because chihuahuas are just not that kind of breed. I was warned by my breeder before i bought them that chihuahuas do not train well and its a possibility they they will never be completely potty trained, yet i still took on the challenge. since chihuahuas are so small, a house seems so large to them, and because of their size, they see it as a place they can do their business. I have a small penned in area in a part of my house where i will put them when i leave and sometimes at night (if i don't sleep with them). In there they almost NEVER poop or pee because their territory has been shorted dramatically.

My best advice to you is to not give up on you little dog! Because when you give up on him/her, she gives up too and looses the will to please you.

I wish you the best of luck and sometimes it helps to take obedience classes too.

hi! i thank u very much for ur answer to the question i posted! but i dont want to use potty pads,cuz i want her to use it outside... i spank her when she uses it in the house but she just prances off as happy as can be! lol... ive never had this much trouble training any other dog... especially my first dog i got when i was 5 years old... the vet said he cud have been a show dog if he wasnt fixed,but now i need to focus on training this chihuahua