Dog Owner Chat v3 ~Open!~

[PeachFuzz]

I have a really odd question. Why are my dog's teeth so dang white? Now I only ask this because I don't do anything to keep them white. I don't brush his teeth, I don't give him chews or anything. But his teeth are photoshop perfect. He also rarely has bad breath. He is a little over a year old and I've had him since he was about 3 months old. His teeth have always been this pretty. I'm just curious Because my other 2 dogs have poor teeth(one we got when she was 7 years old and had been treated horribly. The other her teeth are just normal for a dog).

I wouldn't say poor teeth are normal...

[Maisy and me]

Hey. Of course I'm new here.
So, I have a long hair chihuahua named Zoe. She's black/brown/white, and is kinda small (supposedly a 'teacup' dog, but I read with chihuahuas they're just runts).
She urinates everywhere, no matter where it is - on the floor, on a pillow, or even the couch. It's everywhere BUT the pads. We scold her when we find her going on the floor and give her treats after going on the pad but she's still doing it. She also tends to urinate while walking, thus causing a dribble of urine across the living room (thankful for hard flooring...).
What do you do to train dogs to not go on the floor? Also, she was born November last year.

Do NOT scold her for going inside, even if you do catch her in the act, I'm not really a dog expert but i did manage to house train my five month old puppy, if you catch her simply move her to where she is suppose to go, Outside is where dogs would normally go, but I guess the pads would work too, scolding them simply makes them think you don't want them to go at all, so they will hide when they do go, that may be why shes doing it in odd places, but get to know her routine, and after she naps/drinks/eats take her to the pad, making sure she can't get off it (Or very far) wait for her to go, just take it back to the very simplest puppy house training,

[Saracirce]

Hey. Of course I'm new here.
So, I have a long hair chihuahua named Zoe. She's black/brown/white, and is kinda small (supposedly a 'teacup' dog, but I read with chihuahuas they're just runts).
She urinates everywhere, no matter where it is - on the floor, on a pillow, or even the couch. It's everywhere BUT the pads. We scold her when we find her going on the floor and give her treats after going on the pad but she's still doing it. She also tends to urinate while walking, thus causing a dribble of urine across the living room (thankful for hard flooring...).
What do you do to train dogs to not go on the floor? Also, she was born November last year.

How old is the dog? The dribbling while walking sounds like an incontinence problem, which should be extremely worrying, especially in a young dog, and I'd advise a vet visit. If it is incontinence, then she probably can't help where she's going anyway and shouldn't be scolded. Even if it's not incontinence, the dribbling pee while walking and trouble housebreaking are likely connected.

Crate her when she can't be closely supervised. Watch her for signs of her needing to go potty and move her to the pads. Rain treats and praise when she does go on the pads. Make it super duper exciting and the best thing ever. No scolding whatsoever and make sure you're cleaning up any 'accidents' with an enzymatic cleaner or vinegar/water solution. Just because WE can no longer smell the pee doesn't mean the dig can't.

A chihuahua bred to (AKC) standard should be 5 lbs or under. Calling them a teacup is redundant and only used by BYBs as a sell tactic.

[Guest]

Hey. Of course I'm new here.
So, I have a long hair chihuahua named Zoe. She's black/brown/white, and is kinda small (supposedly a 'teacup' dog, but I read with chihuahuas they're just runts).
She urinates everywhere, no matter where it is - on the floor, on a pillow, or even the couch. It's everywhere BUT the pads. We scold her when we find her going on the floor and give her treats after going on the pad but she's still doing it. She also tends to urinate while walking, thus causing a dribble of urine across the living room (thankful for hard flooring...).
What do you do to train dogs to not go on the floor? Also, she was born November last year.

How old is the dog? The dribbling while walking sounds like an incontinence problem, which should be extremely worrying, especially in a young dog, and I'd advise a vet visit. If it is incontinence, then she probably can't help where she's going anyway and shouldn't be scolded. Even if it's not incontinence, the dribbling pee while walking and trouble housebreaking are likely connected.

Crate her when she can't be closely supervised. Watch her for signs of her needing to go potty and move her to the pads. Rain treats and praise when she does go on the pads. Make it super duper exciting and the best thing ever. No scolding whatsoever and make sure you're cleaning up any 'accidents' with an enzymatic cleaner or vinegar/water solution. Just because WE can no longer smell the pee doesn't mean the dig can't.

A chihuahua bred to (AKC) standard should be 5 lbs or under. Calling them a teacup is redundant and only used by BYBs as a sell tactic.

She's about 8 months.
and thanks for the information. I will use this

[akuma <3]

We've finally decided on a dog! shes a black & tan coonhound named Charley
and shes in the state so yay, no quarantine!!!!
MA has pretty strict quarantine laws for dogs that are coming in from different (mainly southern or 'hot') states.

Wow, I had never heard that MA had quarantine laws. Does that mean you can't drive through the state or visit with your pet unless it's gone through quarantine?

Congrats on Charley!

i think its only when adopting.

thanks!

my grandparents broke the law (twice) by driving to Connecticut to pick up our dog(s) so they wouldnt need to go through quarantine... Oops...

[.Middy.]

@ Middy-Thanks. I can see the difference in her size already. How old is she again? I tried stacking Mugger and you would of swore I was killing him

9? Weeks? I think, I'd have to go back and check, I can't remember! I've been so busy with working with her, and the other critters, plus battling the heat, I just can't remember how old she is!

Oh yeah she wasn't too happy about stacking lol. We've been trying since she came home, and last night was the first time I got even a decent picture. I'm gonna try again tonight and see if I can get her to hold still better. It's hard when she really wants to leap at my face and kiss it lol

[Imzadi83]

Hey. Of course I'm new here.
So, I have a long hair chihuahua named Zoe. She's black/brown/white, and is kinda small (supposedly a 'teacup' dog, but I read with chihuahuas they're just runts).
She urinates everywhere, no matter where it is - on the floor, on a pillow, or even the couch. It's everywhere BUT the pads. We scold her when we find her going on the floor and give her treats after going on the pad but she's still doing it. She also tends to urinate while walking, thus causing a dribble of urine across the living room (thankful for hard flooring...).
What do you do to train dogs to not go on the floor? Also, she was born November last year.

How old is the dog? The dribbling while walking sounds like an incontinence problem, which should be extremely worrying, especially in a young dog, and I'd advise a vet visit. If it is incontinence, then she probably can't help where she's going anyway and shouldn't be scolded. Even if it's not incontinence, the dribbling pee while walking and trouble housebreaking are likely connected.

Crate her when she can't be closely supervised. Watch her for signs of her needing to go potty and move her to the pads. Rain treats and praise when she does go on the pads. Make it super duper exciting and the best thing ever. No scolding whatsoever and make sure you're cleaning up any 'accidents' with an enzymatic cleaner or vinegar/water solution. Just because WE can no longer smell the pee doesn't mean the dig can't.

A chihuahua bred to (AKC) standard should be 5 lbs or under. Calling them a teacup is redundant and only used by BYBs as a sell tactic.

^ Agreed, I would take her to a vet just to be sure there's nothing going on that could be adding to house training problems.

A crate will work but if you can't/won't use one another option is to attach a leash to the dog and let it drag around. When you see the dog getting ready to potty pick up the leash and use it to lead the dog to the potty pad. Praise and reward.

Also try making the places she's gone previously a place (after you've cleaned them with an enzymatic cleaner, I like Fizzion but I've heard great things about Nature's Miracle too) to do something else. Do some training there, put her water bowl there, feed her there, put her bed there. That way she will start to understand that those places are for other things besides pottying.

Here's a very helpful video about house training. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvPiFcG7ROI

[Petlover552]

I shaved my puppy for the first time, (it was her first time getting shaved and my first time shaving a dog) and she did GREAT! I was happy with her and myself. Yeeey!!

[darkvoodoo]

I was thinking she was right at Muggers age (9 weeks, will be 10 weeks Tuesday) but I wasnt 100% sure. It will be neat to see the size difference as they grow since she will be much larger then him

[.Middy.]

Yeah I think they are about the same age. Not sure on her birthday, my mom forgot to ask the breeder. She's already starting to get bigger! It's amazing, I picked her up yesterday and I was like 'oh my gosh your getting big Annie!'


Growing into a big girl already!