Dear Cathy: In November, we adopted an 8-year-old chihuahua. He was from a hoarding situation and had spent the previous two months with a foster family. He is a nervous and reserved dog though. He is slowly making progress and…
and reserved dog though. He is slowly making progress and will allow us to put a leash on him, but will cower when we remove it. If we try to get near him, he runs away. He won’t eat in the kitchen until we leave. He didn’t bark much, but he’s suddenly barking at my adult grandson, who lives with me. Every few hours, we take him out to relieve himself, but he usually has an accident within an hour of those potty breaks. We give him a treat if he goes outside, but he will usually not take it.
People are also reading… Continue with the scheduled potty breaks and praise him when he pees outside. Over time, remove the pee pads until you are down to just one. Give it a month with one pee pad, and then try moving it outside to see if he makes the connection. If he is still having accidents, continue the training with one pee pad in the house.
••• Dear Cathy: In a letter from “V” in Baltimore, “V” was worried about her friend who lived alone with major health issues, including oxygen tanks with tubes running throughout the house. One suggestion you didn’t give her was to contact the shelter and be sure they knew that the person who wants the dog has oxygen tubes running through the house and frequent hospitalizations.
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