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I don`t know why the Chihuahua breed has such a wide range of sizes.
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Expert: Crystalstar Date: 1/3/2007 Subject: Help Please; Potty issues
Question i have a question about my dogs behavior. our female dog is 2 years old and is well behaved. she rarely ever goes to the bathroom inside the house and if she does she mostly does it on her pee-pee pad. if she does go on the carpet(which is once in a blue moon) she immediately cowers and knows that she has done a bad thing. just recently though she has been very dissobedient in that regard. right in front of me yesterday she squatted and peed on my couch! then later that night when she was in bed she peed on my bed where i sleep! She has never ever shown that kind of behavior and i am wondering why she is doing this all of the sudden and what can i do to prevent it? is she sick? do i punish her? please any information you have would be greatly appreciated.
Answer Josh,
Is there anyway you can move to pad to an area way from the carpet? Or use a baby gate to keep her in a safe area, away from the carpet.
I don't know your schedule with letting her out. I am sure you probably let her out before you leave. If you don't that is something that will help her hold it longer.
I wish I knew more to tell you.
It is a difficult thing to handle with a timid little dog.
Punishment is not something that can be used on a small dog anyway, let alone on one that is already fearful.
Maybe there is something that is upsetting her like a new schedule, a new pet, or the holidays even could have her anxious, upset and confused. A little practice catching her, while you are at home, and swooping her up and putting her outside.
You might also check the site for previous questions about potty issues to see if there is anything in my answers that might help you out.
