Archive for September, 2008

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

New Puppy Causing Bad Habits

Maria contacted me with this problem:
“I have a 19 month old chihuahua mix and a 5 month old chihuahua. My 19 month old was already potty trained but since we got the 5 month old she has picked up the pup’s bad habits. Now they both leave their mess all over my kitchen,dining room, and [...]

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

Toileting on Command

Patty posted a follow up question about het malti-poo:
“Thank you for the advice on getting my malti-poo to eat. It has helped and today she ate almost all of her breakfast! I have one other question, When you take the puppy outside to go potty on her normal routine, I say “Go potty”. She will [...]

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

Toilet Training Woes

Lots of readers seem to have similar problems with house training their dogs, most of which I have dealt with in previous posts and in my Squidoo lenses.  Here are a couple of questions posted recently:
“i have a 4 months old golden..got it one week ago..tried to train her by confining her to the kitchen..and [...]

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Small Dog Not Eating Much

Patty has recently got a puppy and asked this question:
“I have a 9 week old maltese/poodle mix who is very smart and is holding her bladder all night as long as she’s in her crate. My problem is getting her to eat! she is sweet and loves to be held and cuddled. My husband and [...]

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Labrador Separation Problems

Marcia asked for help about her 6 month old Labrador:
“We think our 6 mos old lab is having separation anxiety. Every morning when it is time for the last person to leave the house we go outside with the dog to walk around so that she can take one last “pee” break. She will not [...]

Friday, September 19th, 2008

4 Year Old Chihuahua Mix Potty Training Problem

Angie posed this question:
“I have a 4 year old chihuahua mix that weighs about 25 lbs., is it possible that she cannot hold her urine or bowel movements the entire day being a small dog? The problem is that we take her out in the morning and she won’t do anything because it seems like [...]

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Housetrained Siberian Husky Peeing Indoors

Kristina emailed for advice regarding her 4 year old Siberian Husky, who has recently started messing in the house after previously being very good at staying clean indoors.  The vet is going to test for any problems. The dog is walked once a day and occasionally tethered in the garden for short periods.  The yard [...]

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

Shi Tzu Nipping at Feet

One of my newsletter subscribers emailed asking for help with his Shi Tzu who has a small behavioral problem:
“HI, I need your help I have a small ShiTuz love her to death. My problem I am having with her is she runs to anyone who comes and start biting their feet as well of mine when [...]

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Potty Training 7 Week Old Puppies

Kathy has just gor two new puppies and is experiencing difficulties:
“We just got two 7 week old puppies - on is a Shih-Tzu and the other a Yorkie. I am having a hard time crate training them. We are putting them each in a “kennel taxi” at night with a towel, a toy and a [...]

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Cocker Spaniel Soiling Crate

Craig is having trouble with his English Cocker Spaniel puppy:
“We Have a 51/2 month old english cocker. She does well in here crate at night and during the day. But a lot of times when we go away even for a couple of hours she makes a big mess in her cage. Any suggestions”
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