I have lots of experience with dogs becuz I'm a vet assistant (not to keep stating this, but I don't know whose read my posts or not)
Little dogs are much harder to potty train than bigger dogs.
Personally I would NOT waste my time walking her round and round! Some dogs don't like 'doing their personal business' on a leash. Since she's a small dog I would make her a Large SPACIOUS PEN out of sturdy rubber coated chicken wire or chainlink, etc and just let her run around in there. That way you can pooper scoop whenever you want and it won't matter if you forget a pile as its HER personal area and won't interfer with where the kids play. ANNND if she is slow on 'getting busy' you can just go back in and get on with your day instead of having to stare at her 'exit hole' wondering when she will make a touch down!
(don't worry I am also a 'butt-reader' I ALWAYS know when my dogs need to 'go' they cant fool me by pinching their pennies!) LOL
Leash exercise is really '''mentally'''' NOT enough for dogs, some crazy zainy zoom-around and run where they please time outdoors not tied to you- is very important when talking about behavoir and happines. Fencing her off would do this and make her a little happier and satisfied after being out (instead of being on the end of a leash being tugged in this direction and that, reminded to 'do her business'). Give her some freedom to 'be a dog' and she will be all set- she will find her 'favorite spot' in HER PEN
and she will be happy to be let out and 'go'. someone posted:
Little dogs are much harder to potty train than bigger dogs.
Personally I would NOT waste my time walking her round and round! Some dogs don't like 'doing their personal business' on a leash. Since she's a small dog I would make her a Large SPACIOUS PEN out of sturdy rubber coated chicken wire or chainlink, etc and just let her run around in there. That way you can pooper scoop whenever you want and it won't matter if you forget a pile as its HER personal area and won't interfer with where the kids play. ANNND if she is slow on 'getting busy' you can just go back in and get on with your day instead of having to stare at her 'exit hole' wondering when she will make a touch down!
Leash exercise is really '''mentally'''' NOT enough for dogs, some crazy zainy zoom-around and run where they please time outdoors not tied to you- is very important when talking about behavoir and happines. Fencing her off would do this and make her a little happier and satisfied after being out (instead of being on the end of a leash being tugged in this direction and that, reminded to 'do her business'). Give her some freedom to 'be a dog' and she will be all set- she will find her 'favorite spot' in HER PEN
... if the dog's walk ends the minute it poops, it soon gets the idea to hang on to the poop to extend the length of the walk...
EXACTLY!!!
it will take some time to undo, but don't bring her in anymore directly after she poos, play with her- or if you make her a LARGE outdoor run it really will be easier for yoursel in the long run saving time time time! (I keep capitolizing size because a 4' X 4' square coral is NOT big enough. I HATE HATE HATE seeing dogs in these tiny square pens in the middle of 2 acres of yard. Its torture! People would'nt keep their kids in a baby playpen all their lives- don't do it to dogs...they need to RUN!!! they need to feel free)
(not saying this directly to YOU- just in general.
also I want to add that if she poos on the floor pick it up and put it on her pad. Leave it there a while (I know- stinky....p-U!) BUT she needs to associate the PAD with HER smell so she will keep going there. If you clean it up immediately she is not making the connection that it is HER spot.
Dogs just don't think or interperate as WE do- You really have to get inside their heads and try to relate to them. You are doing perfect with using baby gates and the crate.
Any unwanted behaviors tryusing a squirt bottle (set to long distance spray) and quirt them in the head/face (NO THIS IS NOT CRUEL!!!! if people on here can speak of culling chickens the way they do then a little water in a dogs face is NOT cruel!!!!)
---if barking, pooing in a 'notty spot' then quirt her. This is usually 'negative' enough to surprise them and alert them to make them immediately stop. I have 4 big dogs...they like to bark at and pounce obnoxiously on company- All I have to do is pick up the quirt bottle and they cease.
Hope this helps.
Feel free to PM me.
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EXACTLY!!!
also I want to add that if she poos on the floor pick it up and put it on her pad. Leave it there a while (I know- stinky....p-U!) BUT she needs to associate the PAD with HER smell so she will keep going there. If you clean it up immediately she is not making the connection that it is HER spot.
Dogs just don't think or interperate as WE do- You really have to get inside their heads and try to relate to them. You are doing perfect with using baby gates and the crate.
Any unwanted behaviors tryusing a squirt bottle (set to long distance spray) and quirt them in the head/face (NO THIS IS NOT CRUEL!!!! if people on here can speak of culling chickens the way they do then a little water in a dogs face is NOT cruel!!!!)---if barking, pooing in a 'notty spot' then quirt her. This is usually 'negative' enough to surprise them and alert them to make them immediately stop. I have 4 big dogs...they like to bark at and pounce obnoxiously on company- All I have to do is pick up the quirt bottle and they cease.
Hope this helps.
Feel free to PM me.
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