Micheline099

No Carol, you are not imaginating this. My Chin did the same thing. (pee at least 5 to 10 times per walks to get treats) Or so I tought, but now that I don't have to give her a treat for each pee, she still does it. It took around 10 months or so for her to be housetrained, but now she makes the nicest dog I could wish for. She is affectionnate, does her business outside, plays with my husband and myself, and what I really appreciate of her is that she barely barks. (Once in the morning to get out of her cage and that is it) She still does not get along with the cat, but I think that they agreed to disagree (the endure each other and that is all I can hope for) I really love my dog. Micheline099

Is there any arguments for the fence? Is everyone against it? Just asking.....LOL.... :wink:

What do you think about this? is it OK? I looked and the SPCA approves of it, so it cannot be that cruel. I would need one because my dog found a way out of our fence and I live in a place where there is lots of traffic (the dog could easily get hit by a car or worse, get stolen or lost) Need opinions here. :roll:

Is that something that exists only in the States? Never heard of that ...

Thank you everyone for your ideas. I will try them. (Well, maybe not the squatting K. :lol: :lol: I don't think my family would understand that one) I know I need more patience, but patience has never been one of my virtues, not even with my children. I hope she clicks real soon. I am running out of ideas and patience. Yes, she loves going for walks. When she sees me take out the collar for outside, she jumps all over the place. What I do then is put the collar on, take the special treats and a plastic bag. Before I open the door, I take her small paws and scratch on the door saying outside. (hoping she will catch on and scratch the door too when she needs to go) up to now, nothing. I know, patience patience :o :o :o

Sorry K, I too am from another country than U.S.

Please, someone answer. Am I doing the correct thing?

Help. Chin Chin did it again. I don't what else to do to get her to be housetrained. I am now getting her on walks 3 to 4 times a day. (Because for some reason, she now refuses to do her business in the backyard) Even with all those walks and all the love I can give her, she managed to pee on the little carpet in the bathroom. Twice, once yesterday where right after she had done it, I took her outside and reinterated that outside was for pee. "Pee outside.... Outside Pee..." I don't know what else to do. When she does it outside, I reward her with a special treat, and praise her. When she does it inside, I just take her outside, try to reinterate that I want her to do her business outside. This time, I waited until she was outside (being ignored by everyone) before I took the carpet to be washed. Again.... [b]I don't what else to do... Any ideas out there?.... I try everything. [/b] Hope you will not misjugde me like last time. I am not cruel with my dog, I really love her but cannot stand for her to do her business inside. Does the fact that she peed twice at the same place mean anything. Other than the fact she is stuborn and refuses to be clean...

Congratulations. Both you and the dog are very lucky. What a nice dog. Take really good care of each other. Hope to hear from you both very soon. Micheline

Nice to hear from you Carol. I have only one Chin (Thank god) and yes, they are very stuborn (Almost as much as I am according to my husband :) ) I am also very happy to learn that the fact that she is not totally housetrained is not entirely my fault. (this is my first dog and I don't know exactly what to do). for now, she is the one who has me trained. We go for walks 3 times a day. Once between 8:30 and 11:30. Another between 2:30 and 4:00 and a last one after 8:30 p.m. that way, I don't get to pick up any business in the house. But, again, that is her training me. She is still not asking for the door. (Even if every time we go outside, I take her little paws and scratch on the door saying outside. and when she does her business, I congratulate her and give her a special treat) On that subject, I think Chin Chin does many pees throughout our walk to get more treats (Can a Chin do such a thing or am I imaginating things?) Anyway, nice to hear from you and hope everything goes well with your little compagnions. Hope to hear from you soon Micheline

YES I DID SIGN IT. I AM NUMBER 368 IF YOU MUST KNOW :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

The cruel son of a guns. They have a Japanese Chin there. in such a small place, even that small dog can barely move. Who permits such things? :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

I have a few questions for you. Where are you from? What country? Why did you choose a Japanese Chin? Did you have a problem finding one?

Good thing I was able to make you laugh today Gordonmom. Yes, that is what I meant. Please read what I mean not what I write. I don't concentrate that much but can still think ok. :D :D

Hi. I too have a Japanese Chin. Her name is Chin-Chin, she is 7 months old. She is tan white and black. Was neutered just last Tuesday. She is a very sweet dog. Tries to please me and all. Very quiet. ONlY PROBLEM. She does not want to be housetrained. We are managing, but the reality of it is that she is housetraining me. I know about what time her pees and poos are going to be and I take her for a walk around those times. Now she does not even want to go in the backyard for her business. Do you have the same problem with yours? Are they housetrained and if so, how did you do it.

Just to recapitulate: 1. Don't pick up the poo inside. Don't even make a fuss about it. 2. Pick up the poo outside and be pleased and try to make this a game? did I get this right? I have an attention problem and cannot read nor concentrate for long periods of time (no more than 5 to 10 min) so I have to make this short and sweet so that I can comprehend it well. Do I have the gest of it? :o

If that is the case, I just might have found one of the areas I was going wrong with my dog. At least that will be one correction done. Thank you :P

Thank you gordonmon. This does make sence. Any other way of thinking or is this pretty much the rule?

Sorry, I meant A) you SHOULD pick up the poo in front of the dog so that he/she sees he/she has done bad B) you SHOULD NOT pick up the poo in front of the dog for a reason I cannot understand yet.

I heard 2 different ways of doing this. Quite opposite ways at that. Apparently, according to one belief, one should never clean a dog's pee or poo (done where it should not have been done) in front of the dog. The other belief says that one should NEVER pick up the pee or poo in front of the dog. I would like to know which is the best way and why? Anyone outhere nows?

Did not want to insult anyone. Hope this was taken in the way it was given. :D :D :D :D :D

I take it from the number of posts that you have. That you post quite often. :lol: :lol: Hope this does not offend you. It was meant in a funny way.

What does total posts mean. The one beside the name. I see it varies and I was just wondering what purpose it serves? :o :o :o

How do you know how much I paid for that dog? Not that it matters, but the price was 650.00 Canadian. She has never been in heat yet. she has been operated as soon as the vet said it was ok (She just turned 7 months last September 5th) The Vet costs were high that is true, but today when I brought her back because I was worried she was suffering too much, the vet saw her again (just to reassure me) and gave her another needle to aleviate her pain. The vet's office even lent me a collar and another type of pyjamas so that she would not be able to remove them and lick her sutures. So all in all, the price might just have been worthed. I will be very happy when all this is over with and we all go about our normal lives. :wink:

Chin Chin is having a hard time of it. Last night she somehow removed her pyjamas and licked her sutures. Everything is fine now, I brought her back to the vet and they looked at everything. Gave her another shot and put on a different kind of pyjamas. Plus they lent me some kind of cone, not the hard plastic ones that I saw before, but a soft plastic one that does the same job. She still tries to remove either of them and refuses to sleep. For now, I am just ignoring her. (just to see if she will finally just go to sleep.) Apparently, according to the vetenarian's office, there is not much else that can be done for now. Everything should come back to normal within a few days. BTW. She did pee on my sofa. She did not seem to have any control over it though. Plus the fact that she never peed there before. That was one of her favorite places to just strech and sleep. I cleaned the whole thing with vinegar (hope the smell will all be taken out and that this will be the last little incident that we will have) If you have any suggestions please feel free to give them to me. Thank you