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Originally Posted by Lugosi'sMom Well, the most recent problem is house training. When she came to us she would just go right where she stood. Our dachsund Bella uses puppy pads and I tried training her on those. But she is so fragile and scared it wasn't working well. Now that she has been with us for some time she is starting to get used to her new home. We try to take her outside every hour to potty. She is getting the hang of it but still having lots of accidents when we are not looking. Also when she pees outside she does the strangest thing.....she goes up into a "paw stand" on her front paws.....completely vertical. Is this a yorkie trait?? |
After what she has been through, living with you is a complete change for her, for the better of course, but she is going to be confused for a while. With a lot of time and patience, she will be fine. Over time she will feel safer and know she can trust you. Right now she isn't sure of anything.
It does help that you have another little dog she is buddies with. That often makes the transition to her new situation much easier. There is no better dog teacher than another dog and your Doxie sounds like a lovely little soul willing to take in this little waif as well.