Tips on potty training my chiuahua?
I have about a 4 month old Chiweenie. We have always had a hard time potty training her. Half the time she wouldn't go outside, but she would come right in and go somewhere without us knowing it. Every time we catch we lightly spank her and tell her no and direct her to the right place, we now have this potty park in doors, but most the time she will stand there and stare at us and won't go. Anytime we put her on the ground off the couch, she sniffs around and goes without us looking. We have noticed she has been going under our bed. I'm not really sure what else we should do. Should she be house broke by now and potty trained? Any advice would be great.
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You either need to choose that you want her going indoors or outdoors, otherwise she will be very confused.I suggest that you crate her when your not home because a dog will not pee in a place they sleep in and then as soon as you get home take her out. Also try taking her out every 30 minutes and bring treats that way if she does go she gets rewarded. Since she is going when your not looking you could also try literally attaching her at the hip with her leash so you can watch her. If you live in a city or somewhere else where other dogs pee take her on a walk around the block because she will pee over their scents to mark that she has been there too. I hope this helps! And no there is no specific age that they are supposed to be trained at. It is easier if they are younger though.
At 4 months many aren't fully trained yet so don't get frustrated.
Pick up some nature's Miracle to spray in the areas that she has gone. Not only does it clean the area, and make the smell go away, it also makes it so the animals can't smell it either so they are less likely to go there.
Bring her outside on a regular basis.
When she goes inside. Stick her nose in it, show her where to go, and stick her in the cage for a little while.
No puppy shouldn't be fully potty trained until they're a lot older when it's engraved into their brain. To help, don't carry her to the yard, make her walk. Take her out every so often. Don't let her have free reign of the house, crate train her to make her aware of her space. It really does help.
Stick her nose in it and she will learn...keep moving her outside if you catch her as this will make her figure out that "oh, im supposed to go HERE." Repetion is key here. The firm smacks and a firm deep but not angry voice will also reinforce will also make her figure out that you are alpha...this will also help with more obedience issues down the road.