Q&A for How to Potty Train a Chihuahua

Chihuahuas are intelligent, strong-minded dogs that like to do their own thing. This can make them stubborn, earning them a reputation for being hard to train. However, reward-based training methods do appeal to a Chihuahua and there's no reason why they can't be trained to be obedient, just as with any dog.

When training a Chihuahua puppy, you should take them to the toilet spot every 20-30 minutes. An adult Chihuahua has a bigger bladder capacity and can hold on for at least 4 hours. However, you may wish to offer breaks more frequently than this for the dog's comfort, say every 3 hours.

Sometimes it's just practice, practice, practice! But with verbal praise, try giving her a treat also. You could get a bell called Potty Bell to hang on your door so if she approaches the door to go outside, you will hear her.

Many dogs do this, and it's a habit easily c.f. corrected by training. Luckily, your puppy is at an ideal age to be broken of this habit.

This is maybe because he has gone there before, and knows the scent. Try blocking off said area, so your pup can't potty there. Put puppy pads out, away from that area.

He could still be itching. Give the collar some time to kill the fleas. The skin will need time to heal after the fleas are killed as well.

You can find cheap jackets and boots at Walmart/pet stores/online. Make sure to shovel a path for her.

Take him out very often, so he'll learn that is where you'd like him to go.

Every Chihuahua is a little different. The average length of time it takes to potty train a Chihuahua (or any puppy) is about three to four weeks.

He is most likely not used to going outside, and would rather go indoors because the scent of his feces is there. Try giving a treat to your pup when he goes outdoors. When you see him peeing or pooping on the ground indoors, yell, "no!" and pick him up and take him outside.

Hire someone to look in on your dog in the evening and morning when you work. You can also ask a friend or neighbor to help.

Just follow the advice in this article and stick with it. These things take time, but it's never too late to train your dog.

Every time your chihuahua goes, stop him right away, say "No" loudly, and carry him over to finish on the pee pad. Hold him there until he continues to pee. You can also take a spray bottle and spray them whenever they do something "bad." If regular pee pads don't work, try the Glad ones. Also, if he does not pee when you carry him over to the pee pad, then just put him in the crate and take him out 15-20 minutes later and place him directly on the pee pad again to see if he will go.

If he sleeps in his crate, he will not want to pee there. You can try to buy a large crate and put a pee pad on half of it, but they typically will not want to go where they sleep.

Try giving it more attention. If there are multiple people in your home, make sure you're the one that feeds it and walks it as much as possible.

The potty pad should be changed each time your dog uses it. If you're just beginning potty training, it's helpful to buy potty pads in bulk.

Only in your garden, not out in public until a week after its second shots, so please be patient.

My chihuahua potty trained with a cardboard box we cut down to 1/4 inch on all sides so he could easily step in and out, we used news paper, whenever he pooped we put the poop in the box along with him. He immediately left the box but the consistent repetition had him going to his box on his own in under a week. You may need to keep him in a smaller space (bedroom or laundry room until he learns that the box is where his bathroom is. If you have a large home try keeping a box in each room. When he gets older you can use a litter box as he will be able to jump over the higher sides but do not use litter. Newspaper with several layers helps keep the pee from reaching the cardboard bottom.

One idea is maybe in the laundry room where you won't go too often and your dog will be familiar with.

Have there been any changes? Such as moving or a new baby or dog? if so, then he will need to get used to new things. If not, then when you are not around, confine him and start again and it should help.