i have a shih tzu puppy 7months old she is a

jayne l · 03-20-2007

nightmare to house train, always had dogs, cannot crack this one.

tina_luvs_jeff · 03-20-2007

Aww, everyone will give you different tips on how to potty train your puppy, there are so many different methods, our lil one was stubborn and it took her a little bit, but the key for us was taking her out every 30 mins.. and a lot of patience. They long for your approval, we would put her nose in her 'mess' give her a light tap on the bottom and tell her she was bad .. it crushed her .. all is well now and we LOVE our shihtzu!!! Good Luck !! (Oh, P.S. the new woolite carpet cleaner gadget for 1.00 cleans the stains the best! )

mariah69000 · 03-20-2007

Spoilt little brats they are, it took mine until he was 10months old to house train. so 8 months of cleaning up after him. I dont know how he learnt, one day he just clicked that he needs to go outside not inside. I was getting really fed up and used to pull him up to his mess and say NO! really loudly while making him look at what he done, (not rubbing his nose in it), just close enough for him to know what he was meant to be looking at! That's all I can think of that made him stop going inside, and making a big fuss when he went outside.These little things need to have a firm hand! They are so damn cute they usually get away with the world.

china · 03-20-2007

That is a Shih Tzu for you..To me they are the hardest pet to housebreak . People ask me how are they at house training. And I do tell them that they are hard to house train. But then again, I keep in touch with people who buy my dogs and some tell me they were the easiest to house break. People ask me when they buy my puppy are they house broken.. I just laugh and say yeah right lol. The trouble with them is that they are so cute for their own good. Stubborn as heck too. But you got to love a Shih Tzu's they are the most lovable dog I think there is and they are like potato chips you just can't have one. Maybe that will explain why I have 8.All I can tell you is keep add it ..One day it may click in their head what you want them to do. Mine just look at me as if to say humm I forget is it out side or inside you want me to potty.

sassym · 03-20-2007

I had the same problem with my little female shih-tzu.They are very stubborn little dogs but also very intelligent! That is why they are hard to train.If you have had dogs before then all the same things will work, you just have to have lots of patience!With my little one just put her in the garden after every activity and we got there in the end.Hope all goes well.

gopher · 03-21-2007

I have a Shih Tzu for 9 yrs. When we got him @ 8 weeks old, we took him outside on a leash lots, gave him a treat back in the house with lots of praise after he did his jobs. At night he was placed in his kennel in the house & again on a leash outside to do his jobs and get another treat. In a week he was fully trained and now always goes to the door to go out for his jobs. He sometimes will sneeze at us to let us know he wants out or for food. Good luck.

maxwell · 03-21-2007

Have you heard of Puppy Pads? you leave one on the floor and when puppy wees or poos lift her/him onto it. Gradually move it nearer to the back door, over a period of days, or weeks. They eventually learn to go outside. My Daughter used this method breeding Pugs and it worked really well. Hope this helps. Unfortunately we did not know of these when we rescued our Staffy. After several accidents in doors, my friend suggested rewarding her every time she 'went' in the garden. The upshot of this is, that unless we watch her, all the time (and we don't know if she's been or not) she cons us out of a bicky about 15 times a day!