by November 24th, 2008. Filed under: Uncategorized.
I just got a little shih tzu puppy. She’s about 1 pound 4 ounces, very tiny and only goes about a thimble full each time, BUT we need to get her house trained. The breeder says she was paper trained, but I cannot see how that’s possible at 7 weeks old in the first place. Right now, she is going on the carpet in the living room and walks right past any paper. Anyone have good luck training a shih tzu this tiny and how long before training will actually starting “setting in”… She’s so adorable and sweet, but we have to really start getting her house broken. Advice?
The first 2 gave very good advice. I would like to add that you should get a cage that is small or block an area off. She would only have enough room to sleep. You don’t want to give her too much room or she will potty in a corner away from her sleeping area. Never use the crate as a punishment. This is her house to sleep only. I tell my puppy to go to bed. She takes naps in there with the door open. She loves her crate. Also, puppies can’t fully hold their blatter until they are 3 months old si accidents will occur. Take the puppy out often and after each meal. Make sure you praise her in a higher voice when she does her business. They want to please. Use a lower tone voice when she needs to be corrected. Please, Please NEVER stick her face in the accident. It’s not fair because she is learning.
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November 24th, 2008 at 10:31 am
The hardest part about having a dog is getting them housebroken. Shitzus are so cute. Don’t paper train your dog. Get them to go outside. You definitely need a crate for your puppy. It is the only way to go. Get a crate that is big enough for him without a lot of extra room so that he doesn’t go on one end and sleep at the other end. Start training her right away. She should go out first thing in the morning and last thing at night. She should go about 20 minutes after eating or drinking and after playing. For a puppy this young you should put her out every two hours. Just stick with it and it will pay off. Leave her in the crate when you go out, at night, and if you can’t give her full supervision.
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November 24th, 2008 at 11:04 am
House training a shih tzu puppy does not need to be difficult, but it is important to take the process seriously, plan ahead and take things slowly. Some shih tzu will be easier to house break than others, so it important to work with your shih tzu. Rushing the process can be counterproductive and cause you to have to start all over again.
When it comes to house training a new shih tzu puppy, it is important to know what to expect. Unless the owner is able to supervise the shih tzu puppy round the clock, it is difficult to complete the house training process until the shih tzu is at least six months old. It is important to know this ahead of time so you can be prepared. Young shih tzu puppies have bodies that are constantly changing and growing, and shih tzu puppies younger than six months often have not developed the bowel and bladder control they will need to be properly house trained.
When the owner is not at home, the shih tzu puppy should be confined to a small room and the entire floor should be covered with paper. Of course it is important to puppy-proof the room, that is removing any items on which the shih tzu puppy could be injured. In the beginning, the shih tzu puppy will most likely eliminate anywhere within the room. In addition, the shih tzu puppy will probably play with the papers, chew them, etc. This is perfectly normal and should not be grounds for punishment or distress. Cleaning up each day should simply be part of the routine of living with a new shih tzu puppy. Simply clean up the soiled papers and put down new ones each day.
During the time that the shih tzu puppy is confined in its little den, it will begin to develop the habit of eliminating on paper. After a little time has passed, the shih tzu puppy will begin to exhibit a preferred place to eliminate. After this preferred spot has been established, the area that is papered should be slowly diminished. The first papers to be removed should be those that are furthest away from the “toilet”. Eventually, the owner will have to lay down only a few papers. If the shih tzu puppy ever misses those papers, it means that the papered area has been reduced too much and too soon.
After the shih tzu puppy is reliability doing its business only on the papers that have been left, the papers can be slowly and gradually moved to a location of your choice. The papers should be moved only gradually, as little as an inch a day. If the shih tzu puppy misses the papers, again it means that they have been moved too soon and too far. In this case it will be necessary to go back a few steps and start over. It is important not to become discouraged. The shih tzu puppy will eventually understand the concept, and you will be able to choose your shih tzu’s toilet area and move on to the next step.
Obviously the more time you can spend with your shih tzu puppy the faster the house training will go. The objective should be to take the shih tzu puppy to the toilet area every time he needs to do his business. In most cases this will be either every 45 minutes, right after each play session, after he first wakes up or right after he eats or drinks. It is important to provide effusive praise for the puppy when he eliminates in the established toilet area.
As the shih tzu puppy becomes more used to using his toilet area, and as he develops improved bladder and bowel control, he will be able to begin spending more and more time outside his den with his owner in the rest of the home. It is important to begin this process by allowing the shih tzu puppy access to one room at a time. It is also important to allow the shih tzu puppy in the extra room only when he can be supervised. When you must leave the room, be sure to put the shih tzu puppy back in his den.
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November 24th, 2008 at 11:51 am
When you see her squatting to go pee, rush over there and put
her on the newspaper. If it’s too late and she’s already went, then
take the newspaper and use it to soak up a little of the pee and have her smell it. If she does it again on the floor, as gross as it sounds rub her nose in it (this goes for poopoo) also. You can also give her a light spanking on the butt and give a firm “No! Bad dog”. You have to let her know that you’re upset and it’s a bad thing to pee on the floor.
Don’t worry she won’t “hate” you or feel afraid.
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November 24th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
advice on house training a puppy goes for EVERY puppy and dog out there. it doesnt matter the size.their brains work the same way. i trained my dog by:
- giving him ice cubes and not liquid water so they dont have to pee at night and go where ever he sleeps.
- i once saw in Sky Mall magazine a descent sized grass rug thing. it is supposed to train puppies and dogs to go on the grass. let her go on the grass rug and shell soon relize that grass=toilet. not house=toilet.
=]] good luck =]]
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i had a puppy.
November 24th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Each time she goes to the washroom in the house, clean it up with vinegar. Vinegar removes every tiny little scent from the area that she went, meaning that she wont smell the scent of her own urination or poo. Dogs that obtain one habitat for the majority of their lives, (even wild dogs), will usually go to the washroom in the same area, due to the scent of their previous washroom visits. Made short, vinegar should stop this.
Watch her, and when she looks like she is about to go, take her to your desired choice of area for her business. When she goes potty in that place, praise her and give her a small training-treat for it. Continue to clean up accidents with vinegar and praise her when she does proper. When she starts going to the paper full time. Start to only give her treats every once in a while for it.
Good luck!
Hope this helped!
_-_LadyLawyer_-_
|-Julie-|
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November 24th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
The first 2 gave very good advice. I would like to add that you should get a cage that is small or block an area off. She would only have enough room to sleep. You don't want to give her too much room or she will potty in a corner away from her sleeping area. Never use the crate as a punishment. This is her house to sleep only. I tell my puppy to go to bed. She takes naps in there with the door open. She loves her crate.
Also, puppies can't fully hold their blatter until they are 3 months old si accidents will occur. Take the puppy out often and after each meal. Make sure you praise her in a higher voice when she does her business. They want to please. Use a lower tone voice when she needs to be corrected. Please, Please NEVER stick her face in the accident. It's not fair because she is learning.
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My puppy rings a bell when she needs to go out. She has done very well with her potty training. We have had no accidents in months.