Very sensible advice. Crate training is so important, and short times in the crate while you have to be out is the best way to start house training. May I add that, when I put my Chi in her crate, I spend a few moments holding and petting her, so she associates crate time with something loving and reassuring. Thanks for the info on your book....I will be looking for it on Amazon!
I love the common sense approach…I have three chihuahuas and at a year and a half they can be left most of the day in the greater part of the house with a pad set out in case they cannot hold it or I am delayed. They mostly can be left 5-8 hours without incident or damage. All three are the same age and I just couldn’t imagine them as solo pets.
i thought about getting a crate for my chihuahua, so she will stop peeing inside not on a pad while i go to work, but you just cant leave them in a crate for 8-9 hours that would be cruel. but it can help in the training or when you just leave short term. (since then she learned without a crate
My shih-chi tore a hole is in his soft side travel crate and escaped at 3 months old and ripped his nails off scratching to get out of his hard plastic crate . He’s a year old now , should I take him to a professional trainer that can train me ?
Wow i have a 2 year chihuahua with 2 adult cats and he doesnt do any damage at all in the house. He only goes to crate to sleep at night. Id say its all genetics and training.
I clicked on the video because it says: "Can a Chihuahua be left alone." But not once was the breed mentioned, just dogs in general, and that is misleading.. Most dogs do not do well alone.
Very sensible advice. Crate training is so important, and short times in the crate while you have to be out is the best way to start house training. May I add that, when I put my Chi in her crate, I spend a few moments holding and petting her, so she associates crate time with something loving and reassuring. Thanks for the info on your book....I will be looking for it on Amazon!
Thanks for watching and sharing your experience Adele!
I love the common sense approach…I have three chihuahuas and at a year and a half they can be left most of the day in the greater part of the house with a pad set out in case they cannot hold it or I am delayed. They mostly can be left 5-8 hours without incident or damage. All three are the same age and I just couldn’t imagine them as solo pets.
My question is . . . do chihuahuas prefer Marshall amplifiers?
My dog gets so upset and shits on the couch or floor and he barks the whole time when we're gone 😭
i thought about getting a crate for my chihuahua, so she will stop peeing inside not on a pad while i go to work, but you just cant leave them in a crate for 8-9 hours that would be cruel. but it can help in the training or when you just leave short term. (since then she learned without a crate
My shih-chi tore a hole is in his soft side travel crate and escaped at 3 months old and ripped his nails off scratching to get out of his hard plastic crate . He’s a year old now , should I take him to a professional trainer that can train me ?
Wow i have a 2 year chihuahua with 2 adult cats and he doesnt do any damage at all in the house. He only goes to crate to sleep at night. Id say its all genetics and training.
I clicked on the video because it says: "Can a Chihuahua be left alone." But not once was the breed mentioned, just dogs in general, and that is misleading.. Most dogs do not do well alone.
I say no! Never leave a chihuahua alone. They may be small but they do damage! No doubt. Take your child with you. Put them in your pocket. And go!😂
Doesn't seem practical. There are many places that don't allow dogs. Crate training is a sensible and positive skill for any chihuahua.