How to get my Chihuahua puppy to pee and poop correctly on pee pads?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 11 days old | 2.4 lbs
My ten week old Chihuahua is hard to potty train. It's way too cold outside so we are Pee Pee pad training.. How can I make it easier ? She likes to pee on the edge of the pee Pee pad and doesn't poop on it all the time, we even got bullseye and x marks the spot Pee Pee pads
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Published on January 22nd, 2017
The key to potty training is to offer Gracie lots of chances to go where you want her to go. She'll need to be supervised while in the house until she gets the hang of things. This means someone needs to be actively watching her, not just in the room with her. After she eats, after she plays, and after she sleeps, take her over to the pee pads and give her whatever command you'd like to use for toileting. If she's close to the edge, pick her up and place her in the middle, or put a few training pads together to make a bigger area. Once she does go, praise her lavishly, and give her a treat. If you catch her peeing or pooing where she's not supposed to, then simply make a loud noise to stop her, pick her up and put her on the pee pads and give her the command. If you catch her after she's already gone elsewhere there's no point in punishing her as she won't associate what she's done with the punishment. Remember she's just a baby and she's still learning, so be consistent and offer her lots of opportunities. Good luck!
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Published on August 13th, 2019
Potty training chihuahuas can be really tough! You just need to keep working on it. In this case, she is eating and licking her excrement because it is available. Keeping it picked up is really the only way to stop it. These articles may help with the training: https://www.petcoach.co/article/7-rules-for-effective-housetraining/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/top-5-tips-to-potty-train-your-dog-young-and-old/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/5-common-housetraining-mistakes/
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