Help!! I'm at my wits end and dont know what to do.

First off, I have a 3 and a half month old miniature dachshund. She has a great personality and I love her to death. But recently she has started misbehaving and no matter what I do I can't seem to correct it.

I had her pretty well potty trained on those pee pads (I dont have an enclosed yard that I can leave her in during the day when I'm not home, so I trained her on the pee pad as a permanent in-door solution). She was doing great, until this past month she started chewing her pee pad to bits. It wouldnt matter if it was soaked with pee and had poop on it, she chews it up and it is all over the living room by the time I get home. It doesnt matter if I am gone 15 minutes or the whole day, as soon as I leave she has at it.

So I thought, well, maybe I will try to train her on kitty litter instead. But now she just digs around in that and the clumped portions of her pee she will pick up and bring to her bed!

I just don't know what to do, will she grow out of this?? Is there some other way to create an in-door poop/pee area that she will not destroy? and why is she even playing in it? I thought dogs did not like to be around their own poop and pee.

Please help! I am at my wits end and just do not know what to do, any suggesstions, understanding, ideas, anything, will be much appreciated.

[Lara's mom]

I never had the slightest bit of success with those dratted pee pads. Lara chewed them up as if they were some sort of delicacy! I finally threw the whole package out in disgust.

What worked for me was this: I bought a pkg of those super strong green garbage bags. I took one and duct taped it to the floor. Then, I put a good thickness of newspaper on top of the plastic. Voila! No more chewing! Once you get the pup used to going on the newspaper, it is easily picked up and disposed of and the plastic can be wiped down to prevent any unpleasant odours and ripped up and changed as needed. Frankly, I don't know one person who has found those pee pads to be good for anything apart from chewing fodder.

I hope this works for you. Good luck!

[sandyh]

i have to agree with Lara's mom on this one. i had 4 big boxes of pads with about 100 pads in each given to me and i thought this is great. Laid two of them down for the dog to pee on and all he could do is eat it. now i am stuck with all these pads.

[Lara's mom]

Next time you have a yard sale, maybe you can fob them off on some other unsuspecting puppy owner! (LOL)

Thanks for the suggestion. I might just give it a try, it doesnt hurt to try )

The pee pads worked great in the beginning but now are just a mess, I'm happy to get rid of them, but now stuck for a solution. I might just give that green garbage bag idea a try.

THANKS!

[Lara's mom]

Let us know how things are going!

[Hi
Do you take your dog to training classes? I take mine and meet many people who can help you and help train your dog. When you are home, take your dog out to go to the toliet on a lead every 15 mins and when they go praise them lots and some times give a treat. If you take them on a walk before leaving them for ie a few hrs this will make them tired and less likely to get bored and do things you dont want them to do. Or tired them out with playing.

Hope this helps

Dont give up!



8QUOTE=signvm;72085]Help!! I'm at my wits end and dont know what to do.

First off, I have a 3 and a half month old miniature dachshund. She has a great personality and I love her to death. But recently she has started misbehaving and no matter what I do I can't seem to correct it.

I had her pretty well potty trained on those pee pads (I dont have an enclosed yard that I can leave her in during the day when I'm not home, so I trained her on the pee pad as a permanent in-door solution). She was doing great, until this past month she started chewing her pee pad to bits. It wouldnt matter if it was soaked with pee and had poop on it, she chews it up and it is all over the living room by the time I get home. It doesnt matter if I am gone 15 minutes or the whole day, as soon as I leave she has at it.

So I thought, well, maybe I will try to train her on kitty litter instead. But now she just digs around in that and the clumped portions of her pee she will pick up and bring to her bed!

I just don't know what to do, will she grow out of this?? Is there some other way to create an in-door poop/pee area that she will not destroy? and why is she even playing in it? I thought dogs did not like to be around their own poop and pee.

Please help! I am at my wits end and just do not know what to do, any suggesstions, understanding, ideas, anything, will be much appreciated.[/QUOTE]

[HipPocket]

Maybe some extra toys could take her mind off destroying her toilet? Perhaps one of those devices you can put some food or treats in? She is only small so shouldn't get into too much trouble with it - I hear some can be chewed to bits!

[german sheep]

With toys or the alternative with the kitty litter the problem is not solved.

Why do you think your dog does it? Because it wanna make you angry or it has nothing to do and therefore it needs more toys?

The answer is NO!
Your dog has a problem when the owner leaves the house. It is a loss of control. So you have to train, that she stays comfortable on a place where she can relax.

When the dog leaves the green zone when you go one step backwards, then the step is too much. Your dog shows how far you can go and your job is to reduce yourself and build up the distance, step by step until you can leave the house for 1,2,3 10 minutes and so on.

GS

[Lunareclipse]

The only good use I could find for those pee pads is putting our 14 month old on them while she is learning to eat with a spoon. Dogs don't like them, i swear!