ilovemyweiner
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(sorry for the long post up front)
My 19 week old mini is a great puppy, but we have a couple of major issues.
First of all, she is crazy about chasing my 2 older cats. These cats don't like our dogs much in general, so they really freak out that the dachshund is chasing them (even though they outweigh her by probably 10 lbs!) The puppy, Charlie, doesn't seem to be phased by hissing or even when they swat at her. They have all their claws, and I'm really afraid they're going to hurt her one day if she doesn't back off. Sometimes she'll completely ignore them and then she'll get tipped off and she'll chase them. Any advice?
Second, potty training. Oh my gosh I've never had such a hard time with a breed of dog! I started crate training right away at 9 weeks with the smallest crate we had, a cat carrier. And during the day I have to be at work for 8 hours so instead of making her hold it that long (physically impossible for a puppy that young), I have her in a bigger crate with bed at one end and pee pad at other. Well, it wasn't long before she started pooping and peeing in her small crate. She wouldn't even wait to go out, she'd just do it. Now she sleeps in bed with us, and I take her out when she wakes up. Problem is, she used to pee and poop outside all the time, but now she basically refuses to poop outside. She'll pee out there, but nothing more. I'm at my wits end because my family can't deal with cleaning up her messes on the carpet every day. We do watch her when she's out in the house, but she's very fast and she'll sneak off into a corner or behind the couch when you're not looking for one second and she'll poop. Even in our room with our new carpet that the dogs have never had an accident on... this is very frustrating and I'm not sure what to try besides keeping her crated all day in a smaller crate or something?
My 19 week old mini is a great puppy, but we have a couple of major issues.
First of all, she is crazy about chasing my 2 older cats. These cats don't like our dogs much in general, so they really freak out that the dachshund is chasing them (even though they outweigh her by probably 10 lbs!) The puppy, Charlie, doesn't seem to be phased by hissing or even when they swat at her. They have all their claws, and I'm really afraid they're going to hurt her one day if she doesn't back off. Sometimes she'll completely ignore them and then she'll get tipped off and she'll chase them. Any advice?
Second, potty training. Oh my gosh I've never had such a hard time with a breed of dog! I started crate training right away at 9 weeks with the smallest crate we had, a cat carrier. And during the day I have to be at work for 8 hours so instead of making her hold it that long (physically impossible for a puppy that young), I have her in a bigger crate with bed at one end and pee pad at other. Well, it wasn't long before she started pooping and peeing in her small crate. She wouldn't even wait to go out, she'd just do it. Now she sleeps in bed with us, and I take her out when she wakes up. Problem is, she used to pee and poop outside all the time, but now she basically refuses to poop outside. She'll pee out there, but nothing more. I'm at my wits end because my family can't deal with cleaning up her messes on the carpet every day. We do watch her when she's out in the house, but she's very fast and she'll sneak off into a corner or behind the couch when you're not looking for one second and she'll poop. Even in our room with our new carpet that the dogs have never had an accident on... this is very frustrating and I'm not sure what to try besides keeping her crated all day in a smaller crate or something?