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Thank you for that information. Because we only have her for a month, my friend will have to do the bulk of the puppy raising but she has done it before. It reminds me of having a toddler in the house.
As far as taking her in, we couldn't resist. Even my husband is smitten.
Really cute puppy! Who could resist is right Those big brown eyes!
Thank you for that information. Because we only have her for a month, my friend will have to do the bulk of the puppy raising but she has done it before. It reminds me of having a toddler in the house.
As far as taking her in, we couldn't resist. Even my husband is smitten.
Aww what a sweetie.
Housebreaking a small breed pup takes time and patience. My 10 week old is good through the night in her crate(I will see if she has to go out when I use the bathroom in the middle of the night) but during the day all bets are off. I take her out after eating, after playing, after getting off my husband's lap, and every 30 minutes or so just to be sure. She also spends a lit of time outside but if I don't take her to her spot and say "hurry up" she might go back inside and pee. BTW, she pees about a teaspoon full. I'm not sure if her bladder is that small or she doesn't empty out.
I don't think she wants to go where she sleeps which is good. If you can't be there maybe you can close her off in a small room with some puppy pads or newspapers. I don't like doing that but I can be here all day. Good luck and have patience. A small dog does take time.
Funny I asked in a group how long it took everyone to house train their Shih Tzu. Many people said 8, 10, 12 weeks to be fully trained. Uh huh...I looked at their pictures and they all and they all had carpet. Seriously a teaspoon or even a tablespoon would not be noticeable on carpet The others who said it took much longer had hard floors.
Funny I asked in a group how long it took everyone to house train their Shih Tzu. Many people said 8, 10, 12 weeks to be fully trained. Uh huh...I looked at their pictures and they all and they all had carpet. Seriously a teaspoon or even a tablespoon would not be noticeable on carpet The others who said it took much longer had hard floors.
When they replace their carpet one day they will find out the truth
Housebreaking a small breed pup takes time and patience. My 10 week old is good through the night in her crate(I will see if she has to go out when I use the bathroom in the middle of the night) but during the day all bets are off. I take her out after eating, after playing, after getting off my husband's lap, and every 30 minutes or so just to be sure. She also spends a lit of time outside but if I don't take her to her spot and say "hurry up" she might go back inside and pee. BTW, she pees about a teaspoon full. I'm not sure if her bladder is that small or she doesn't empty out.
I don't think she wants to go where she sleeps which is good. If you can't be there maybe you can close her off in a small room with some puppy pads or newspapers. I don't like doing that but I can be here all day. Good luck and have patience. A small dog does take time.
Funny I asked in a group how long it took everyone to house train their Shih Tzu. Many people said 8, 10, 12 weeks to be fully trained. Uh huh...I looked at their pictures and they all and they all had carpet. Seriously a teaspoon or even a tablespoon would not be noticeable on carpet The others who said it took much longer had hard floors.
I saw on another of your posts that you have a new puppy too! So cute!
Ugh on the carpet. Our floors are all tile and area rugs and I'm thinking I can smell puppy pee all the time, even though we wipe it all up immediately. We're actually moving out of state during the same trip where we are going to deliver the puppy, so I'm thinking we'll just ditch the area rugs and start over in the new house.
(And yes, only idiots would take in a puppy during a month when they are selling a house and moving to another state with the 2 dogs they already have.)
Yes. When I have a puppy I set timers for twenty minutes at first unless the pup is sleeping. When they wake up, out they go. After a week of that, I ratchet the time up to 30 minutes. I always ring a bell at the door (hangs from a knob) as we go out, so when they start to ring the bell, I drop everything, take them out, and let them out.
It isn't unusual or unheard of to take a puppy out, she pees, back in the house, she pees a bit again five minutes later.
Yes, this! Our youngest dog was exactly like this as a puppy. (she is now 2 1/2) I also use dog bells on the door. Some days I have to have patience though... she rings them just to go outside, look around, and sniff the air lol
I don't ignore the bells when she rings though. All you need is one time when they really do have to go and it seems you've just let them out, that your dog goes inside at the door. Yes, it's your fault for not listening, not theirs.
I just wanted to add that when you go to the vet, just check to see if the puppy has been micro-chipped. Odds are it's not, but just in case. And you could have one implanted while you're there, and the chip info can always be edited to your friends' info later. This microchip service is free:
My wife had a peek a poo puppy a friend gave her. She lived in a mobile home with her semi invalid mother and hadn't ever heard of crate training. MIL couldn't always get up to take the puppy out and my wife said the puppy kind of trained herself to go on the rug in the bathroom. Wife used puppy pads while she was at work and the dog took to the pads right away, didn't need any training. When we got our second puppy, the first was about 5 or 6 years old and we think she had more to do with house breaking the second than we did. New puppy just followed her and saw when and where she went.
I truly appreciate all of that advice. But is the frequency with which she is peeing when she is out of the crate (8-10 times in a 4-5 hour period) normal?
I don't think the above is unusual. Our little guy would not pee in his little pen all night long, but he would pee very frequently when let out. I would take him out about every 30 minutes to begin with. After several weeks of this and gradually trying to lengthen it out. I bought a sack of high quality dog food I wanted to transition him to later, started giving it to him as a treat when he peed in the right place. Very quickly he learned to go to the door when he wanted/needed out. He does make me go walk him around sometimes just cause he likes it out, but, no more inside accidents.
I just wanted to add that when you go to the vet, just check to see if the puppy has been micro-chipped. Odds are it's not, but just in case. And you could have one implanted while you're there, and the chip info can always be edited to your friends' info later. This microchip service is free:
I did get her checked for a chip and she didn't have one, but thanks for the reminder. I forgot to ask about getting her chipped when I took her to the vet on Saturday, so my friends will have to do that.
Also, the vet estimated her age about about 10 weeks so she is younger than I thought. She's getting the idea about peeing outside and will sometimes walk to the door to go out. But, just like a kid, if she's playing she'll just stop what she's doing and go wherever she is in the house.
She's also pretty much stopped peeing in the crate, so we're making progress.
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Those big brown eyes!
The others who said it took much longer had hard floors.
