My puppy is peeing

[sandrajo]

I have a 10 week old Shih Tzu, absolutely adorable, but it thinks it can pee anywhere it likes, she was really good going to the very expensive pee pads for about 2 days, now thinks she can do it anywhere, it is driving me nuts, can anyone advise please.

[shaneystar2]

Take the puppy outside after eating, sleeping, drinking or playing as this is when they most need to go.
Take her to the same spot each time so familiar smells remind him what he is supposed to be doing.
Telling her off for 'accidents' after the event will not help and may make things worse as she may avoid going to the toilet anywhere near you or she will go where she feels like it !
When you are outside, play with her after she has been to the toilet, not before. and reward her with lots of praise when she performs.
It takes a good six months to house train a pup and needs a lot of patience.Instead of expensive pads use newspaper in case of accidents whilst training.

[woofgang]

If you teach your pup to go on pee pads, its quite confusing. You are saying "okay, you can go in the house" then "oops, no you can't" The key imho to toilet training is vigilance. First get rid of the pee smell from around the house and get rid of the pads. Then do as shaneystar says, after every drink, meal, sleep, play, out in the garden. Stay out tere till you get a result, then praise like mad. If you can do this through the night as well, pup will learn really quickly to ask to go out and to hold it till you get there. You may also want to carry littlie out to ensure that she doesn't stop on the way.

Every single time pup goes anywhere but outside, you have failed a little because you have confused the pup!

Make sure that you clean up and deoderise any accidents thoroughly

I was told to do this by the breeder of the first dog I ever had. some 20 years ago. I thought she was crazy but tried it, pup was clean in a fortnight at aged 11 weeks....mind you, weimaraners are smart!!

The only times he ever ever went in the house was when I had gone out shopping (he was adult then) and I missed my bus home and was 3 hours late, and when he was old and got ill. You have to remember though that their capacity is tiny, so they will need to go often and cannot be left or ignored for long.

[maggie01]

I agree with what Shaneystar says. If all else fails send it to me to join my two.

[sandrajo]

Thanks for all your advise,it is very much appreciated, we were just out in the garden there and my neighbours dog barked, it was so funny it was like a little ball of fluff running as fast as she could across the grass, she does make me laugh.

[Rubberduckie]

Youv'e had lots of sensible advice which took me back to the mornings I spent waiting in the garden in my dressing gown for the puppy to perform. Until she was reliable, we kept a stair-gate over the kitchen door so accidents were confined. Although I never used one to house-train, I gather that training cages are very successful. Persevere-you'll get there in the end!

[woofgang]

bless! cuteness is a puppy's secret weapon!!

[woofgang]

well a crate will keep the mess in one place, but pup won't be able to hold it for any longer in or out of the crate and every time it goes in the house, you will have confused it, if it learns that it can go in the crate, you have real probs!!

NOBA, the little darling can just about be guaranteed to paddle through it!!