my dog chews up my carpet & pees in the house- HELP!

[msjaimie]

I have a 1 1/2 year old Chihuahua/Spanish Terrier Mix and he is potty trained... well until we got our Chihuahua/Jack Russell. Of course being she was a pup at the time she occassionally pee'd inside the house. I've had her since July. I catch her for time to time peeing and #2 in the house. every time i catch her, i lightly tap her in the butt, put her nose in it and then say NO NO and then bring her outside and make her squat as she does when she is doing her business. Its not working!!!!!! i've tried EVERYTHING! then my other "trained" pup then does his business over her's to mark his territory. I think this can all be resolved if she were to be trained. Any suggestions? i've even tried putting the training pad where her favorite spots to pee are. But she still choosing her own spots even if the door is open. :mad:

Also, i had just moved into my apt with brand new carpet in July and she decides to chew up my carpet. when i first saw that she did it, i did the same thing like she does when she pees, spank her lightly, tell her no while i put her nose in where she was chewing. but it doesnt work. the patch has gotten bigger and she still continues to chew at it. I have even covered it with 2 mats so she cannot get to it. i am getting the carpet fixed but how do i stop her from chewing for good? There are plently of toys to play with and she just so happens to love my carpet along with undergraments. :confused:

Please help!!! Thanks, all suggestions are appreciated. :D

[Dog groomer/trainer]

Any time there is a back sliding in potty training you should go back to house breaking 101 and crate or kennel the dog or even go as far as teathering the dog to you.
Spanking on the butt is only going to make the dog afraid of you and rubbing the nose it it actually teaches the dog this is the spot where you want the dog to go in.
Instead do not say anything just put the dog in the crate clean up the mess with an enzyme cleaner.
You might have to take the dog out to go every 15 to 20 minuets to retrain.

As long as nothing medical is wrong with the dog accidents are really the fault of the owner. Do not wait for the dog to tell you it has to go it is your job as leader to tell the dog when it is time to go and to get a good start with this you take the dog out as often as you can.

as far as chewing the carpet......... Crateing the dog when you can not supervise 110% is the best choice. All my dogs are in the crate when I cant watch them like a hawk until at least 12 months to 18 months old. By doing it this way and this long from puppy hood you are setting up good habits of not having your stuff destroyed and them learning to just sleep when you are not around or able to enterain them.
good luck....

[woofshepherd]

I was wondering if anyone knows how to get a puppy to stop whineing in the crate?? I put my puppy in the crate and she whines and whines and whines somemore...

[Dog groomer/trainer]

How old is your pup?
I didnt think my boxer pup would ever stop carrying on in the crate.

First bit of advice I can offer up is to not just put him in his kennel when you leave.
You should also put him in the kennel/ crate when you are in the house with him.
When he cries what I do is go to the crate say quiet in a growley tone(not yelling) and tap on the crate with my hand. then repete if he does not get quiet. When he does quiet then slip him a treat and reinforce with a good boy quiet command.

Another thing is your puppy has to be set up to fail. Meaning he is going to learn to be quiet in the crate when youre home, but know the difference when you leave (as you are not there to issue a correction or to change the behaviour right when he is acting out.)

So what I do in a situation like this....

Pretend to go out but actually be hiding out side listening.
When the pup starts to cry come through the door stright away and walk to the crate saying quiet, verbally praise when he is quiet. Then step out the door again and repete.
The second time when he quiets down pause for a few seconds then open the door pet him (but block him from getting out of the kennel) then let him out and for right now during the learning phase, make a big deal out of the fact he was quiet when you let him out.

By doing this the dog/ puppy is learning you are not gone and you could come in at any moment when they are being a brat and correct them.

This took my boxer pup 1 month of setting him up to learn, so he is now quiet when I put him in his crate when I have to leave... no worries.

My GSD tried only on 3 diferent occassions when she was a pup to bark and act out.
So each dog/ puppy is going to be different... just keep that in mind and be persistant in setting your pup up to fail.
good luck and let me know how you are making out.

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How old is your pup?
I didnt think my boxer pup would ever stop carrying on in the crate.

First bit of advice I can offer up is to not just put him in his kennel when you leave.
You should also put him in the kennel/ crate when you are in the house with him.
When he cries what I do is go to the crate say quiet in a growley tone(not yelling) and tap on the crate with my hand. then repete if he does not get quiet. When he does quiet then slip him a treat and reinforce with a good boy quiet command.

Another thing is your puppy has to be set up to fail. Meaning he is going to learn to be quiet in the crate when youre home, but know the difference when you leave (as you are not there to issue a correction or to change the behaviour right when he is acting out.)

So what I do in a situation like this....

Pretend to go out but actually be hiding out side listening.
When the pup starts to cry come through the door stright away and walk to the crate saying quiet, verbally praise when he is quiet. Then step out the door again and repete.
The second time when he quiets down pause for a few seconds then open the door pet him (but block him from getting out of the kennel) then let him out and for right now during the learning phase, make a big deal out of the fact he was quiet when you let him out.

By doing this the dog/ puppy is learning you are not gone and you could come in at any moment when they are being a brat and correct them.

This took my boxer pup 1 month of setting him up to learn, so he is now quiet when I put him in his crate when I have to leave... no worries.

My GSD tried only on 3 diferent occassions when she was a pup to bark and act out.
So each dog/ puppy is going to be different... just keep that in mind and be persistant in setting your pup up to fail.
good luck and let me know how you are making out.