I need a little help.

[Bad Habit]

My dog has a cage, and he loves it. It's his bed, and he sleeps in there willingly. He'll also go in there when he wants to be left alone, because he knows it's his area, and no one bothers him when he's in it. I think what the poster meant by a kennel might have been an enclosure, to provide the dog with protection from wildlife, and some form of well insulated house, to allow the dog a place to come in out of the warmth.

As far as it goes, I wouldn't take the dog in if it isn't house trained. Housebreaking an older dog is much harder than house training a pup, and Chihuahuas are notoriously hard to housetrain in the best of circumstances. You may also want to put down paper or pee-pads, in case the dog was pad trained instead of house trained.

Also, if you have other dogs, the dogs you have might not accept a new dog, and the new dog might not accept them.

[glorified oblivion]

I have a Labrador Retriever and she sheds a lot. We bought a shedding comb and now that problem is fixed. For her house training, we would lay bunch of puppy pads on the floor and when she got used to those we would start putting her in her kennel for extended periods of time. Now she can walk around for 10 hours and she doesn't have to go outside as often! All that you need is a little patience.

[exorcism]

My dog has a cage, and he loves it. It's his bed, and he sleeps in there willingly. He'll also go in there when he wants to be left alone, because he knows it's his area, and no one bothers him when he's in it. I think what the poster meant by a kennel might have been an enclosure, to provide the dog with protection from wildlife, and some form of well insulated house, to allow the dog a place to come in out of the warmth.

As far as it goes, I wouldn't take the dog in if it isn't house trained. Housebreaking an older dog is much harder than house training a pup, and Chihuahuas are notoriously hard to housetrain in the best of circumstances. You may also want to put down paper or pee-pads, in case the dog was pad trained instead of house trained.

Also, if you have other dogs, the dogs you have might not accept a new dog, and the new dog might not accept them.

Thank you so much<3
I'm not worried about my dogs accepting her.
They're gentle giants, as you could say, and so far they've accepted all of the dogs my sister has brought home. And they were rather accepting when we took in injured dogs a while back. Honey is extremely shy, as well. I don't think she'd be an issue.

Housebreaking her probably will be a great challenge, but I'm willing to put in the patience for her. <3

Thank you for all the advice, I really appreciate it.

I have a Labrador Retriever and she sheds a lot. We bought a shedding comb and now that problem is fixed. For her house training, we would lay bunch of puppy pads on the floor and when she got used to those we would start putting her in her kennel for extended periods of time. Now she can walk around for 10 hours and she doesn't have to go outside as often! All that you need is a little patience.

Thank you so much for the advice!<3