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Chihuahua potty training is a very unavoidable part of owning this dog, especially in a house. Unless you want to have a very smelly and very dirty house, you need to know the essentials of house training a dog. This article is more focused to the people who are purchasing Chihuahua dogs or puppies which have not yet been housebroken and are quite clueless on how to do it.

Firstly, prepare to be standing around alot and pushing your dog towards a specific area where you want it to do its business. You must be a very, very patient person, especially when you have a dog as flighty and as high strung as a Chihuahua. Because of their size and their metabolic rate, these Chihuahuas need to relieve themselves at about an average of six to eight times a day, and that is quite a lot. Potty training of these dogs should begin right when you bring them home and when they are puppies. It is harder to train a dog that is fully grown and used to doing their business anywhere they please.

Training them when they are young means that they get used to the idea that they need to go to location A or location B or their litter to deposit their giving’s. The thing you should know about these puppies is the fact that they do not yet have the muscles and control needed to hold in their wastes, so when they are puppies, they the d to do it at random times. This is the same with human babies if you realise, so you need to set some ground rules. Confine them to a certain area of the house at first so that cleaning up is easy and when you do that, make sure it is related to the place that you want them to do their potty.

Once they are able to smell their urine in the places that they should be doing everything else, it is much easier for you as a trainer to get them to house train. Next, you need to get into the psychology of dogs, as they do not think like us. Most of the time, they do want to please their owner so you need to use this to your advantage. Use raw and carnal emotions like telling the puppy that urinating on the living room floor is bad. Sooner or later, he or she will realise that what they did was wrong. In the end of it all, they do want to please their masters.

So when they do it in the right place, give your Chihuahua a treat. Once you are able to get your dog to relate urinating or defecating on different parts of the house with your unhappiness and disapproval, then you would have won more than half the battle. All you need to do is to show them where they should be doing it, and over a few weeks, you will have a fully trained Chihuahua. These are the right way for Chihuahua potty training.

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Chihuahua potty training does not have to be difficult for dog owners. Here are the top five potty training tips you should not ignore for 2010.

#1 Always use a command word such as “make” or “go” to get your Chihuahua in the habit of going potty and going often. As the owner, expect that your Chihuahua needs to go potty extremely often and make time for this.

#2 Be sure your Chihuahua goes potty in the same location. You want them to get familiar with it so they associate it with the act of going potty.

#3 Utilize crate training but don’t abuse it by keeping them in the crate for extended periods of time. Crate training is useful for two reasons. First, it offers Chihuahuas a sense of security. Two, it teaches them to use the potty outdoors since they do not want to sleep in their own mess.

#4 Always allow time during the day so your Chihuahua can get exercise and burn off energy. This will keep your Chi happy and help build a mutual respect and trust. This is absolutely essential for basic Chihuahua house training.

#5 If your Chihuahua makes a mistake and goes potty indoors, don’t ever scold it or be derogatory. Clean up the mess quickly and continue to practice the tips from above. Always show your dog love and affection.

Chihuahua potty training is not rocket science. It is mostly based on familiarizing your Chi with good potty training habits and associating certain cues with the act of going potty. If you practice these training tips, you will have your Chihuahua potty trained in no time at all.

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If you’re having trouble with your Chihuahua potty training, then please be cool, relax because I’m going to share a really effective technique to help you get quick results.

You know what, my Chihuahua potty training did not go so well at first; in fact…it was a spectacular disaster!

See, this Chihuahua puppy actually belongs to my wife. We named her Flamey because of her somewhat ‘flaming temperament’…

The thing is we were always able keep her aggression under control, but her potty habit was a lot harder to handle. We tried to teach her to use the potty exclusively but she kept peeing on our woven carpet in the living room…

…And her aim was always on the center of the carpet – only God knows why!

Anyway, I started searching for some kind of dog obedience instructions on in the internet. So I came across this detailed manual that focus on a fairly popular form of dog training technique.

Listen, I’ve always wanted to try this method…And you know what?

This dog training method worked like a charm! I’m sure you’ve heard of it …It’s called clicker training. Yes, this is the method I employed for my Chihuahua potty training. Spectacular stuff!

Go ahead and follow the link below if you want to take a look at the training manual. It contains lots of step-by-step examples for molding positive habits in your dog using little-known clicker tactics.

Alright listen, if you have a clicker in your hand right now, please try following the instructions below. This is how I got Flamey to potty at the right location.

1. First you need to establish a proper potty training schedule. Follow the schedule with consistency; otherwise you’re going to have a hard time with your Chihuahua potty training.

2. Allocate a relief area for your Chihuahua. This is the area where she can potty to her heart’s content! When you bring her to this area, always use the same room access. It’s more effective.

3. Teach your Chihuahua the potty command in her relief area. Keep repeating the command to her and when she relieves in this area, promptly click the clicker, praise and present a reward. This process has to be done several times. It’ll work.

Chihuahua potty training is not hard. You just need to know how to “program” your pet to commit only desirable behaviors. You can do this on your own by referencing a step-by-step clicker behavior shaping manual with video exercises.

These training materials can be downloaded to your computer. Just follow the steps with consistency and soon, you’ll be able to train your Chihuahua to do just about anything.

Go to this link – -> Clicker Behavior Shaping Training for complete download details.

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If you’re having trouble with your Chihuahua potty training, then please be cool; relax because I’m going to share a really effective technique to help you get quick results.

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The thing is we were always able keep her aggression under control, but her potty habit was a lot harder to handle. We tried teaching her to use the potty exclusively, but she kept peeing on our woven carpet in the living room…

…And her aim was always on the center of the carpet – only God knows why!

Anyway, I started searching for some kind of dog obedience instructions on in the internet. So I came across this detailed manual that focuses on a fairly popular form of dog training technique.

Listen, I’ve always wanted to try this method…And you know what?

This dog training method worked like a charm! I’m sure you’ve heard of it …It is called clicker training. Yes, this is the method I employed for my Chihuahua potty training. Spectacular stuff!

Go ahead and follow the link below if you want to take a look at the training manual. It contains lots of step-by-step examples for molding positive habits in your dog using little-known clicker tactics.

Alright listen, if you have a clicker in your hand right now, please try following the instructions below. This is how I got Flamey to potty at the right location.

1. First you need to establish a proper potty training schedule. Follow the schedule with consistency; otherwise you’re going to have a hard time with your Chihuahua potty training.

2. Allocate a relief area for your Chihuahua. This is the area where she can potty to her heart’s content! When you bring her to this area, always use the same room access. It’s more effective.

3. Teach your Chihuahua the potty command in her relief area. Keep repeating the command to her and when she relieves in this area, promptly click the clicker, praise and present a reward. This process has to be done several times. It’ll work.

Chihuahua potty training is not hard. You just need to know how to “program” your pet to commit only desirable behaviors. You can do this on your own by referencing a step-by-step clicker behavior shaping manual with video exercises.

These training materials can be downloaded to your computer. Just follow the steps with consistency and soon, you’ll be able to train your Chihuahua to do just about anything.

Go to this link – -> Clicker Behavior Shaping Training for complete download details.

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Did you just get a new chihuahua? Is the chihuahua a puppy? Does your chihuahua pee everywhere? Chihuahua potty training is one of the hardest things to tech your dog. Because you chihuahua is such a small dog they have a tough time holding it all in. So sometime it is very tough to potty train your chihuahua. Something you have to understand is that most of the time it is not their fault. Because of there small size sometime it is very hard to potty train your chihuahua. But there is a way to learn exactly how to. It is through chihuahua potty training. There are certain techniques you must use and practice based on your chihuahua personal needs. Maybe your puppy wakes up very early in the morning. That most of the time means they need to go to the potty. See you have to adapt to they way your chihuahua’s body works. Sometimes it can be hard. It just takes time. With such small dogs that is all it takes. That is one of the down sides of having such a small dog. But instead think of all the good things that come from it too. The love you get from them. The great feeling and love they show you. I myself having a chihuahua know that they are one of the most loving dogs you can have. So before you get frustrated and give up an chihuahua potty training, think of all the goods that come from you loving puppy. Eventually you will potty train your puppy and everything will be great, it just takes time. So get too it. Start learning about chihuahua potty training and don’t give up. Feel free to check out the link bellow for more information on chihuahua potty training and to watch a free dog training lesson.

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