OK, i need dog help! I just got a shih tzu from a breeder and had her spayed?

Question

And my mom says if I can't house break her or make stop barking at night I was going to have to get rid of her.. HELP!!!

Answer 1

Here are some tips, use what helps.

I use a crate* to potty train with, but only for potty training and then I break it down and store it.  I put blankets and a small food and water dish in the crate.  Dogs don't potty where they eat and sleep.  When they are first little, I only expect them to hold their potty for 4 hours, and then 6 hours, then 8 hours and so on.  So when they are first little, I set a timer or alarm clock to wake myself up at night to take them *out.  I only allow my puppy in the bedroom* or the living room, only one room at a time.  They have to graduate to more space.  If I allow them to have full run of the house, it will overwhelm them.  I take them out the same door each time.  I tie a dinner bell to the door handle.  Do not use a jingle bell as they could get their toe caught in it.  So when they are little, I ring the bell for them, and then open the door to go *outside to potty.  When they get bigger, I take their paw and whack the bell and open the door to go potty.  Eventually getting to the place where the puppy will ring the bell and let me know when they need to go potty.  Dogs want to please you, so it is your job to let them know what behaviors please you and what doesn't.  So when my puppy goes potty, I give her a treat*, and clap, and make a fuss and praise her.  So she learns that going potty outside makes me happy.  If she has an accident, make a disgust sound like “tsst”  and take her out right away.  I never yell* or spank* my puppies.  Take them out when they first wake up, after they eat or drink, before nap, finish romping, when their activities change, or when they are sniffing around. Some puppies go pee right away, but may not go p**p until 10 minutes later, so wait for the p**p.  I have a little play time here, because sometimes I think they are done, and they are not.  Puppies train at their own pace.  While I may have a puppy that hasn't had an accident in several weeks, I don't let my guard down.  I don't expect my puppies to be "fully potty trained" until one-year-old.  If they have a setback, shake it off, and start over.  I only have my puppies in the crate when I am not watching them.  When I am sleeping, cooking, ironing, doing chores, basically when I am not watching her.  All other times, she is out of the crate practicing being a "big girl."  This is the time I train her how to behave in the house.  So we are practicing "no barking", 'no biting", "no jumping", and "don't eat the furniture."  I also have to practice "playing inside" so she doesn't knock over things.  You must keep the puppy in sight when they are little because they don’t know the difference between newspaper and carpet, and you don’t want them sneaking off and getting into trouble.   Some puppies can sleep through the night around 3-months-old, but their bladder is grown around 6-months-old.



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*I use a crate to train with.  It is the method I prefer, compared to other methods I have tried.  I noticed that if they are in the crate, while I am doing chores, they are o.k., because the crate allows them to see me and be re-assured.  The crate can also be a comfort when stored in the basement for dogs who live in areas where thunderstorms and tornados are an issue. .  However, use the method that works best for you.....a laundry basket, a cardboard box, a woof-woof house, x-pen, child gates, whatever works for you.



*Outside, pee pad, litter box, whichever method you are using.   When the puppy is first little, keep the pee pad, litter box near the food and water dish, so the puppy can eat and drink, and then go potty.  You can move it away as they get older.  The pee pad has a scent that smells and initiates potty.  Sometimes a pee pad makes a sound that scares some puppies, so you might want to use a litter box if that happens.  The pee pad allows a puppy to walk around, but a litter box keeps the puppy in one place.

*Bedrooms, I use the bedroom and living room for training, because it works for me.  Choose rooms that work for you, but watch for rooms that are damp, or drafty.  While my puppies sleep in the bedroom during training, once they are trained, I let them sleep where they want to.  They don't have to sleep in the bedroom forever.

*Treats.  While I use treats for training, you don't have to.  I like Charlee Bears for training (a little cracker for a little mouth,) I use them for training, but once they are trained, I cut back on them.



*Some puppies will go potty in the same spot each time.  Some puppies have to be told to go potty.  A command like "go out" for pee, or "go finish" for p**p, might work for you, keep saying “go finish” until the puppy poops.  This is a good thing to train if you travel with your dogs.  By using commands, the puppy won't get confused when you are visiting someone, on vacation with you, or when you get to a new home.  The command will tell them what you want them to do in an unfamiliar place.  You might also want to

Answer 2

tell your mum the facts, "she is a baby puppy,shes gonna cry at night and there is no doubt about it, i bet u cried at night wen u were a baby".

you can give her a treat and while she is busy with it, walk away.

or wen she barks say a firm NO.

by the way is your dog in an open space where u can see her wen u say NO?

well best is to put her in a room like a laundry room, that has a window thats always open and you can close the door so she cant see you. if she sees you shell want u more.

if she doesnt stop wen u say no then wait for a bark, and run and hit a newspaper on her cage, it wil give her a scare but its worth it.

as for the house breaking, if your mums not gonna help you and you've got school, for get it, and do newspaper, read it up online.

but if you rly wana house break her, do more prevention, keep her in her cage, after you take her out to do her buissness, let her in the house, and then keep her in the cage after 30 mins or so. take her out every 1.30 hr. my pup only can hold her bladder for 2 hours.

shih tzus are a wonder and are really loving, but im afraid if your mum is so harsh your gonna have to try warm your mum up, cus its not gonna be very good.

shih tzus are one of the hardest dogs to house break, some people cant even do it after 3 years, but it all depends on the dog. some can be 1 month. . etc.

and she'll never be fully house broken till 6 months if you get her to do well, in her 1st few months

so good luck!

Answer 3

Um, so did you do ANY research into training a dog before you got one?

Answer 4

Listen to Amanda, she has some really good information right there.

Answer 5

So, did your mom just expect the pup to be an angel right off the bat? Turing a puppy into a good dog takes work, and lots of it. You're not going to be able to snap your fingers and make her behave, and your mom should have realized that well BEFORE this puppy joined your family. As an adult, she simply should have known better. You don't just "get rid" of a dog because it's becoming a slight bother. It isn't an object. She's being quite unreasonable. At the same time though, you need to step up and take care of your responsibilities.

It can take anywhere from a few days to many months to housebreak a dog. There is no quick fix. Repetition, consistency, and positive reinforcement are all you can do, and never punish your dog for having an accident. A firm "NO" is all you should be using, and only IF you catch her in the act. Yelling at her after the fact will not help and will likely just confuse her further. Make sure you are completely removing all smell of the accident. And just because you can't smell it doesn't mean she can't. It would probably be a good idea to get one of the special cleaners sold just for cleaning dog pee so the smell will be gone. If the smell is still there, she will keep going in that spot. And you need to be taking her out at least once an hour until she has this down, and she needs to be getting extreme praise and/or tasty treats for every time she goes potty outside. Make she she knows it's potty time, not play time. And attach a phrase to the act, like "go potty." Stand with her and say it over and over, and when she does it, praise and/or give her a treat. Eventually she will learn to go on cue when you say it. And while she is in the house, don't let her out of your sight so she doesn't have an chance to have an accident!

As for barking at night, you don't go into any detail about the circumstances (is she alone, is she in a crate, is she in your room, is she barking at noises or nothing at all, etc.), so I can't help you there. The only thing I can suggest is that she needs to get lots of good exercise during the day so she is more likely to be tired at night. A tired dog is a calm, quiet dog.

Good luck. This is going to take a lot of effort on your part (and a little patience on your mom's part), but it will be so worth it when you have a well-behaved dog instead of a naughty pup!

Answer 6

well its common 4 puppies 2 cry at night =) there just lonely and want attention but DO NOT let the puppy sleep with u unless u r planning 2 do that the whole  time!!! if u do the next time u leaave ur puppy alone itll bark like crazy but if u leave ur dog alone at night it will relize that barking doesnt help and get some sleep all dogs do this

Answer 7

shes a puppy, and the second you got her, she became YOUR responsibility!!

dont give up on it, Its a B-A-B-Y!!