We have a mini-Dachshund that is 2 years old. You would think she'd be
totally housetrained by now, but she's not. No matter how long we keep her
outside or how often we let her out, she always inevitably does something
shortly after we let her in. She does go outside, but also inside as well.
She hardly ever gives us a clue that she needs to go out.

We have worked really hard with her since we got her at 6 mos. We bought
her from a breeder that must've had, I kid you not, about 40 Dachshunds at
their house. We suspect that our dog was allowed to go to the bathroom in
their house and wasn't trained to the outdoors at all. We think this is
still engrained in her.

We are really at our wits end with her. We love her to death; she's a
really sweet dog with a super loving personality. I hate to always have to
keep her in her crate when we are home. I don't think that's any way for a
dog to live (without freedom in the house).

Any suggestions, advice, or opinions would be appreciated.

"ChitaShines" wrote in message
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We have a mini-Dachshund that is 2 years old. You would think she'd be
totally housetrained by now, but she's not. No matter how long we keep
her
outside or how often we let her out, she always inevitably does something
shortly after we let her in. She does go outside, but also inside as
well.
She hardly ever gives us a clue that she needs to go out.

We have worked really hard with her since we got her at 6 mos. We bought
her from a breeder that must've had, I kid you not, about 40 Dachshunds at
their house. We suspect that our dog was allowed to go to the bathroom
in
their house and wasn't trained to the outdoors at all. We think this is
still engrained in her.

We are really at our wits end with her. We love her to death; she's a
really sweet dog with a super loving personality. I hate to always have
to
keep her in her crate when we are home. I don't think that's any way for
a
dog to live (without freedom in the house).

Any suggestions, advice, or opinions would be appreciated.

Unfortunately this is a Min. Dachshund trait. That's not to say they can't
be full housetrained but often they *are* but still go inside. My now 10yo
female does this on occasion. She was fully housebroken as a baby and
stayed that way for years then started going in the house. At least she
only goes on the linoleum. Many vet checks show that she's fine so it isn't
an infection. I do recommend having your vet check your dog for an
infection in the bladder or unirnary tract. Dogs are very prone to them and
they do make the dog have to go more often & without enough forewarning.
They're fine one minute and find themselves having to urinate the next. I'd
recommend subscribing to one or more Yahoo! Groups Dachshund lists. I'm
sure the many owners & breeders there will have some tips for you.

--
Tara

"ChitaShines" wrote in message
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We have a mini-Dachshund that is 2 years old. You would think she'd be
totally housetrained by now, but she's not. No matter how long we keep
her
outside or how often we let her out, she always inevitably does something
shortly after we let her in. She does go outside, but also inside as
well.
She hardly ever gives us a clue that she needs to go out.

We have worked really hard with her since we got her at 6 mos. We bought
her from a breeder that must've had, I kid you not, about 40 Dachshunds at
their house. We suspect that our dog was allowed to go to the bathroom
in
their house and wasn't trained to the outdoors at all. We think this is
still engrained in her.

We are really at our wits end with her. We love her to death; she's a
really sweet dog with a super loving personality. I hate to always have
to
keep her in her crate when we are home. I don't think that's any way for
a
dog to live (without freedom in the house).

Any suggestions, advice, or opinions would be appreciated.

Unfortunately this is a Min. Dachshund trait. That's not to say they can't
be full housetrained but often they *are* but still go inside. My now 10yo
female does this on occasion. She was fully housebroken as a baby and
stayed that way for years then started going in the house. At least she
only goes on the linoleum. Many vet checks show that she's fine so it isn't
an infection. I do recommend having your vet check your dog for an
infection in the bladder or unirnary tract. Dogs are very prone to them and
they do make the dog have to go more often & without enough forewarning.
They're fine one minute and find themselves having to urinate the next. I'd
recommend subscribing to one or more Yahoo! Groups Dachshund lists. I'm
sure the many owners & breeders there will have some tips for you.

--
Tara

"ChitaShines" wrote in message
. com...
We have a mini-Dachshund that is 2 years old. You would think she'd be
totally housetrained by now, but she's not. No matter how long we keep
her
outside or how often we let her out, she always inevitably does something
shortly after we let her in. She does go outside, but also inside as
well.
She hardly ever gives us a clue that she needs to go out.

We have worked really hard with her since we got her at 6 mos. We bought
her from a breeder that must've had, I kid you not, about 40 Dachshunds at
their house. We suspect that our dog was allowed to go to the bathroom
in
their house and wasn't trained to the outdoors at all. We think this is
still engrained in her.

We are really at our wits end with her. We love her to death; she's a
really sweet dog with a super loving personality. I hate to always have
to
keep her in her crate when we are home. I don't think that's any way for
a
dog to live (without freedom in the house).

Any suggestions, advice, or opinions would be appreciated.

Unfortunately this is a Min. Dachshund trait. That's not to say they can't
be full housetrained but often they *are* but still go inside. My now 10yo
female does this on occasion. She was fully housebroken as a baby and
stayed that way for years then started going in the house. At least she
only goes on the linoleum. Many vet checks show that she's fine so it isn't
an infection. I do recommend having your vet check your dog for an
infection in the bladder or unirnary tract. Dogs are very prone to them and
they do make the dog have to go more often & without enough forewarning.
They're fine one minute and find themselves having to urinate the next. I'd
recommend subscribing to one or more Yahoo! Groups Dachshund lists. I'm
sure the many owners & breeders there will have some tips for you.

--
Tara

"ChitaShines" wrote in message
. com...
We have a mini-Dachshund that is 2 years old. You would think she'd be
totally housetrained by now, but she's not. No matter how long we keep
her
outside or how often we let her out, she always inevitably does something
shortly after we let her in. She does go outside, but also inside as
well.
She hardly ever gives us a clue that she needs to go out.

We have worked really hard with her since we got her at 6 mos. We bought
her from a breeder that must've had, I kid you not, about 40 Dachshunds at
their house. We suspect that our dog was allowed to go to the bathroom
in
their house and wasn't trained to the outdoors at all. We think this is
still engrained in her.

We are really at our wits end with her. We love her to death; she's a
really sweet dog with a super loving personality. I hate to always have
to
keep her in her crate when we are home. I don't think that's any way for
a
dog to live (without freedom in the house).

Any suggestions, advice, or opinions would be appreciated.

Unfortunately this is a Min. Dachshund trait. That's not to say they can't
be full housetrained but often they *are* but still go inside. My now 10yo
female does this on occasion. She was fully housebroken as a baby and
stayed that way for years then started going in the house. At least she
only goes on the linoleum. Many vet checks show that she's fine so it isn't
an infection. I do recommend having your vet check your dog for an
infection in the bladder or unirnary tract. Dogs are very prone to them and
they do make the dog have to go more often & without enough forewarning.
They're fine one minute and find themselves having to urinate the next. I'd
recommend subscribing to one or more Yahoo! Groups Dachshund lists. I'm
sure the many owners & breeders there will have some tips for you.

--
Tara

"ChitaShines" wrote in message
. com...
We have a mini-Dachshund that is 2 years old. You would think she'd be
totally housetrained by now, but she's not. No matter how long we keep
her
outside or how often we let her out, she always inevitably does something
shortly after we let her in. She does go outside, but also inside as
well.
She hardly ever gives us a clue that she needs to go out.

We have worked really hard with her since we got her at 6 mos. We bought
her from a breeder that must've had, I kid you not, about 40 Dachshunds at
their house. We suspect that our dog was allowed to go to the bathroom
in
their house and wasn't trained to the outdoors at all. We think this is
still engrained in her.

We are really at our wits end with her. We love her to death; she's a
really sweet dog with a super loving personality. I hate to always have
to
keep her in her crate when we are home. I don't think that's any way for
a
dog to live (without freedom in the house).

Any suggestions, advice, or opinions would be appreciated.


Dogs work with praise what ever they do.
So praise when your dog does it outside...lots and lots of praise.
I would always have the door to the garden shut..
So your dog knows the difference between the garden and house.
Do not tell the dog off when it makes a mistake ...ignore it.
Praise the good ...ignore the bad.
Put the dog out after food after drink and a few more time in between.
Good luck .
I have always used this method with my puppies and within the month they are
clean.
Pat.

"ChitaShines" wrote in message
. com...
We have a mini-Dachshund that is 2 years old. You would think she'd be
totally housetrained by now, but she's not. No matter how long we keep
her
outside or how often we let her out, she always inevitably does something
shortly after we let her in. She does go outside, but also inside as
well.
She hardly ever gives us a clue that she needs to go out.

We have worked really hard with her since we got her at 6 mos. We bought
her from a breeder that must've had, I kid you not, about 40 Dachshunds at
their house. We suspect that our dog was allowed to go to the bathroom
in
their house and wasn't trained to the outdoors at all. We think this is
still engrained in her.

We are really at our wits end with her. We love her to death; she's a
really sweet dog with a super loving personality. I hate to always have
to
keep her in her crate when we are home. I don't think that's any way for
a
dog to live (without freedom in the house).

Any suggestions, advice, or opinions would be appreciated.


Dogs work with praise what ever they do.
So praise when your dog does it outside...lots and lots of praise.
I would always have the door to the garden shut..
So your dog knows the difference between the garden and house.
Do not tell the dog off when it makes a mistake ...ignore it.
Praise the good ...ignore the bad.
Put the dog out after food after drink and a few more time in between.
Good luck .
I have always used this method with my puppies and within the month they are
clean.
Pat.

"ChitaShines" wrote in message
. com...
We have a mini-Dachshund that is 2 years old. You would think she'd be
totally housetrained by now, but she's not. No matter how long we keep
her
outside or how often we let her out, she always inevitably does something
shortly after we let her in. She does go outside, but also inside as
well.
She hardly ever gives us a clue that she needs to go out.

We have worked really hard with her since we got her at 6 mos. We bought
her from a breeder that must've had, I kid you not, about 40 Dachshunds at
their house. We suspect that our dog was allowed to go to the bathroom
in
their house and wasn't trained to the outdoors at all. We think this is
still engrained in her.

We are really at our wits end with her. We love her to death; she's a
really sweet dog with a super loving personality. I hate to always have
to
keep her in her crate when we are home. I don't think that's any way for
a
dog to live (without freedom in the house).

Any suggestions, advice, or opinions would be appreciated.


Dogs work with praise what ever they do.
So praise when your dog does it outside...lots and lots of praise.
I would always have the door to the garden shut..
So your dog knows the difference between the garden and house.
Do not tell the dog off when it makes a mistake ...ignore it.
Praise the good ...ignore the bad.
Put the dog out after food after drink and a few more time in between.
Good luck .
I have always used this method with my puppies and within the month they are
clean.
Pat.

"ChitaShines" wrote in message
. com...
We have a mini-Dachshund that is 2 years old. You would think she'd be
totally housetrained by now, but she's not. No matter how long we keep
her
outside or how often we let her out, she always inevitably does something
shortly after we let her in. She does go outside, but also inside as
well.
She hardly ever gives us a clue that she needs to go out.

We have worked really hard with her since we got her at 6 mos. We bought
her from a breeder that must've had, I kid you not, about 40 Dachshunds at
their house. We suspect that our dog was allowed to go to the bathroom
in
their house and wasn't trained to the outdoors at all. We think this is
still engrained in her.

We are really at our wits end with her. We love her to death; she's a
really sweet dog with a super loving personality. I hate to always have
to
keep her in her crate when we are home. I don't think that's any way for
a
dog to live (without freedom in the house).

Any suggestions, advice, or opinions would be appreciated.


Dogs work with praise what ever they do.
So praise when your dog does it outside...lots and lots of praise.
I would always have the door to the garden shut..
So your dog knows the difference between the garden and house.
Do not tell the dog off when it makes a mistake ...ignore it.
Praise the good ...ignore the bad.
Put the dog out after food after drink and a few more time in between.
Good luck .
I have always used this method with my puppies and within the month they are
clean.
Pat.

You say you've worked really hard with her, but you don't say what
you've tried. That would help me figure out what to suggest. Let me
make some assumptions, and if they're wrong, correct me.


It sounds like your dog has never been housetrained. She's gotten it
into her head that inside your house is the right place to go. When you
take her out, no matter how long you keep her out, she waits because she
believes the inside of the house is the right place. You're going to
have to start over housetraining her from scratch.


First, take her to the vet to make sure there's no physical cause for
the problem. Next, scrub down the carpets and floors with Nature's
Miracle to remove all previous smell.


Now the housetraining begins. Your dog goes outside every half hour for
5 minutes, then straight back to her crate. She also gets her normal
walks 2-3 times a day. Eventually she gets the idea that if she's going
to go at all, it will be outside. Then you reward like crazy. Keep at
it. When she's reliably going outside, make her crate area a little
bigger, a penned off area in the house. Slowly make her inside area
where she's allowed to be bigger and bigger until it is a small room,
then a larger room, then you can give her free rein in the house. Also,
slowly increase the amount of time she spends in her area before being
taken outside from a half hour to 40 minutes, to an hour. Continue the
lavish rewards for getting it right.


She may never tell you when she needs to go out. Put her on a schedule
and depend on that.


--Lia


ChitaShines wrote:
We have a mini-Dachshund that is 2 years old. You would think she'd be
totally housetrained by now, but she's not. No matter how long we keep her
outside or how often we let her out, she always inevitably does something
shortly after we let her in. She does go outside, but also inside as well.
She hardly ever gives us a clue that she needs to go out.

We have worked really hard with her since we got her at 6 mos. We bought
her from a breeder that must've had, I kid you not, about 40 Dachshunds at
their house. We suspect that our dog was allowed to go to the bathroom in
their house and wasn't trained to the outdoors at all. We think this is
still engrained in her.

We are really at our wits end with her. We love her to death; she's a
really sweet dog with a super loving personality. I hate to always have to
keep her in her crate when we are home. I don't think that's any way for a
dog to live (without freedom in the house).

Any suggestions, advice, or opinions would be appreciated.