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12-12-2010, 09:00 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Orlando, FL, USA
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| Puppy pad help and biting help Hi! I've had Bella for almost 3 weeks now. She's 14 weeks old. I am eventually going to litter box train her (I hope) so I started with puppy pads. She's doing pretty well with the puppy pad training. I crate her at night and when I'm at work during the day and when I get up/get home, I immediately take her to the pad and she pees. She also poops on the pad if I am in the bathroom with her. However, she's been having little accidents around our house. It's just little spots (not the normal spots that she has when she really needs to go--when she really needs to go, she goes to the bathroom for her puppy pad) and she also poops around the house. I know she can find her puppy pads since she goes there when she really needs to go to the bathroom, but how can I stop the little accidents and the pooping around the house? Also, we're now having the problem of Bella liking to chew the puppy pads. She completely rips the edges to pieces and tries to eat them. She also picks it up and carries it around with her. I tried to fold it up so she can't see the edges and place it in her litter box pan, but she still grabs it. I've seen things at petsmart where there is a puppy pad holder, but all the reviews I've read about them say that they don't keep the puppy from digging it out. Any ideas here? And chewing. She is chewing on EVERYTHING! I have tried a bunch of different toys--ones that crinkle (since she seems to like the crinckle sound of the puppy pad), I've tried bones for her to chew on, I've tried the kong, I've tried a rope toy, stuffed toys, and balls. They hold her attention for about 5 minutes and then she's back to chewing on furniture, our hands, etc. I have tried the bitter spray, but she just shakes her head quickly and goes back to chewing. I have tried saying "no" calmly and removing her, but that doesn't work. Any more ideas? And lastly, she loves to bite. Sometimes its just a soft nibble, which I get because she's a puppy. But other times she'll come at me and my boyfriend with her mouth open and bite hard. She's never growled so I don't think she is doing it to be vicious, but it hurts! I've tried yelping, removing my attention from her, and removing her from the room for a minute, but she is very unaffected. Need help here too please! But I love her! She's like my baby! I love how she'll cock her head at me when I say her name, and how when I'm laying on the ground, she'll slowly walk then pounce at me, just like I lion! I'm loving her as a puppy, but am ready to help her overcome these not-so-good habits. Thanks! |
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12-13-2010, 03:40 PM | #2 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: USA
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| You sound like you have your hands full! I don't think I can help you with potty training on the puppy pad because mine are trained outside. I should have done both (outside and pad) due to our long hurricane seasons. (I'm just east of you.) When we adopted Tia, she came with giardia, coccidia, and ringworm. I had to keep her separated in a puppy pen (with puppy pad) so she couldn't pass things back and forth. She had accidents on her puppy pad but eventually started eating them just like your baby. I had to rush her to the doggie ER because she was choking. I even tried to fold them like you, but she kept doing it so I took them out. Both of mine did bite hard at first, but they soon learned not too. I wish I had some answers for you, but think a lot of what your baby is going thru is puppy stuff. Just trying to bump this up so someone else can help. |
12-18-2010, 11:17 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: anderson
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| Sounds like you need to get more toys that she will like to chew that are better then chewing on the pads. My girl used to drag the pads around until I bought her the beef tendons. Now she will chew on those instead. |
12-18-2010, 11:23 PM | #4 |
BANNED! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Salt lake city, ut, usa
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| you also have to remember that since she is teething, most of the biting comes from things that sooth her gums. Try getting the freezable baby chew toys and replace them every 45 min to an hour. You have to take them away once they thaw because otherwise she will be able to chew right thru them. The cold will help soothe her gums, and will satisfy her chewing need. As far as the potty pads, I cant help ya, as my dogs have always been outside trained... |
12-21-2010, 09:16 AM | #5 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Middleville, Mi USA
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| My puppy is about 5-6 months old and is doing the same thing with the puppy pads. I put him in his cage when I have to run errands or leave the house and when I come home-the pad is in shreds! I assume he does it because he's mad I'm gone and didn't take him. So I used masking tape (its at least 1 1/2''), yes it takes a few minutes, but so does cleaning up the chewed up pad-plus I know he won't choke on the mat. The tape would most likely stick to his fur if he got it up, but he hasn't so far. I have to say that I've read leaving your pup in the cage all night, and while your at work is not the best idea. It's quite a long time! So maybe all the cage time is making your pup act out and do some of the things you mentioned. My pup sleeps with us, I keep a box with a mat in it that is just large enough for him to turn back n forth so he can do his duty if he needs to at night. This has been really helpful because he actually never really needs the box-so he's learning to hold his 'potty needs' longer-like older dogs. I don't know if you just don't want yours to sleep w/you, but it might be worth a try! Good luck. |
12-21-2010, 03:50 PM | #6 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Bolingbrook, IL, USA
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I do not work for Ugodog, nor have any vested interest other than to say it has worked for our little girl. We'll probably go back to using the pee pads for the reasons I explained above, so we won't see the savings that they list on their website of using the Ugodog with newspapers Vs. using a pee pad...so basically we use our Ugodog as an overly priced pee pad holder ($50 shipped), and for that it works very good for us. | |
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