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help! i have a 9yr old teacup, doggie door available 24/7, still cannot get her to go outside to pee/poop. this is especially at night. we even leave lights on???? Can anyone give advice :confused: |
You cannot expect your pup to use a doggie door if you have not taken the time to fully house train him. It is dangerous to allow him to go outside at night alone unsupervised. He is small and could encounter a predator in your yard in the middle of the night. |
Are you serious? Or just trolling to see what kind of hysteria you can cause? If you are indeed serious... I would not EVER let my dog go outside unsupervised. Too many risks -- getting out of the yard, predators, neighborhood cats and dogs, thieves. Especially since your dog is very small, I hope you will think twice about this. Sure, it's no fun cleaning up even if the dog is using a piddle pad -- but it's even less fun to take care of a hurt dog or wonder what's happened to it when you can't find it. |
You're lucky you haven't been visited by a racoon or opossum yet, especially if you have dog or cat food sitting out anywhere. Raccoons and opossums can kill a "teacup." |
She's rebelling because you keep calling her a teacup. ;) Just kidding. Has she been trained to use the doggy door? Also if she is small (or even if she's average sized) it would NOT be advisable to allow her outside unsupervised. :( |
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OH please do not let dog go out at night alone, coyotes, and other predators. |
:( do not let your precious baby go outside at night alone , there are always dangers lurking :mad: jill n poppy :aimeeyork |
Are you joking? How long have you had her? she really should be AT LEAST pad trained by now. Have you even trained her to use the doggy door? unless you have shown her how to use it then how is she suposed to even know what it is? You should not be letting her outside alone, there are so many dangers its unreal! You need to crate her or put her in a pen at night if she isnt trained. |
If she is a rescue (which would explain the age and training level) Then you're going to have to show her how to use a doggy door, but given that she is super small (teacups don't exist except the the tea world :D, btw) you shouldn't let her out alone. Try from square one, like you are training a brand new puppy, limit her space and provide pee pads on a hard tile/wood floor. Praise praise praise when she goes in the right spot. It can be difficult but really rewarding, don't get frustrated, it'll probably take a while before she is fully understanding of what you want her to do. Good luck! Look in the training section of the forum for some really good advice :D |
You have to take her outside and wait till she 'goes' then give her alot of praise and a treat. Take her out and go with her every two hours to start, as she learns you can extend the time inbetween. If she learns, and has accidents, then start over. I would never allow her outside at night alone. Many reasons... just not a good idea! |
Have you had her for 9 years? How much does she weigh? Have you taught her to use the door? It took some of mine a few weeks to catch on. Then at night I lock the door and put a pee pad down. |
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I know if we had a doggie door, it would take training before any of our three would even consider using it! We had a screen door on the front porch that was designed that they could push on it and it would close by magnet behind them, it wasn't a regular attached door and I know two of ours wouldn't even go near it! I agree with the other comments, I wouldn't let them out at night by themselves EVER! If I had a doggie door, it would be locked at night. I'm nervous during the day if they are outside and our yard is fenced and we live in the suburbs! |
I have a doggie door but it took a lot of training to get Buster to use it. He didn't like the flap. It took a while but we worked with him every day. If they need to go out in the middle of the night they always wake us up. It's almost like they are afraid of the dark, but that's a good thing. As far as your dog flinching and acting scared, Buster is almost three and he still does it. He is only 4 pounds and I would flinch too if I saw some size nines headed my way. No matter what, pooping in the house, flinching, mine are with me for life. |
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Some reasons why I will not let my dogs go outside alone: Hawks Owls Turkey buzzards Opossums Fox Other people's dogs (even if you fenced your yard -- some jump high!) Fire Ants Cow Killer Ants Bees, wasps, hornets Slugs (just learned about them carrying lung worms to dogs) Copperhead snakes Rattle snakes (regular and pygmy) Cottonmouth water moccasin Coral snake Mushrooms Getting stuck in chain link fence Swimming Pool Theft!!!! Horrible people that abuse animals Getting caught in bad weather Overheating Getting caught in the blackberry thorny vines Falling into a new frog/snake/mole hole Not to mention all of the untold things they might eat or drink that could make them sick or choke them and you not know it. They are so little and they deserve someone to watch over them! |
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I always go out with my girls especially because of the first two, but some of these I have never thought of before. |
There is also a rare disease that can be contracted from bird, squirel and bat droppings, all found in your backyard. The danger is to dogs under the age of 4. Histoplasmosis. More readily contracted in souther states. Manolo's Mom/Lola was diagnosed in February and will be on drugs for a long time. |
They do not like to be out alone, I have four of them, and at nite, I have to go out with them, and they keep looking to see if I am still their. They are to small to let out alone, They are very close nitted to their owners, and always wants them their. |
I would never let my dog out at night by herself. I've heard too many horror stories. I let my Basset Hounds out before I go to bed but I stand there and watch them. They are large dogs and still I watch them. I wouldn't even think of letting a small dog out at night by themselves. |
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I have a 10 year old that has never been out along she is 5 pounds we have al ways been here for her and she just will not go out along nor would we want her to |
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