liashellie
New Member
We have a doxie-pit mix, Maci. She was born 12/29 so is almost 4 months old. Her previous owner didn't want to keep her, so I took her. She told me that Maci was housetrained, which was the main reason I convinced my husband to let us have her. She said that Maci would paw at her leg to go out.
I've had this pup for a week now, and I can assure you this is not the case. She pees and poops in the house every chance she gets. I follow her around every second so she has no place to hide, so she will just squat by my leg. No sniffing around, nothing. She apparently wants nothing to do with being outside, refuses to leave the concrete patio and runs back to the steps and stares at me. Yesterday and today seemed like they were going well, with me taking her outside 50 times, of course she went okay. But then today, she peed in the entry way as soon as we came in from going pee. 5 minutes later, she escaped the kitchen (she's barricaded into the kitchen to prevent accidents) and I ran after her immediately, but she has somehow managed to make a third puddle on the rug by then.
My husband's angry because he didn't want to have to clean up after a non-trained dog. I'm sort of angry for the same reason, and now that I'm reading doxies are terrible to train and some may never be fully trained at all...I'm having anxiety. I can't follow a dog around constantly for the next 15+ years.
Tips please??? My husband is staying home this summer while I work....I already know the poor dog is gonna be crated every time I'm gone.
I've had this pup for a week now, and I can assure you this is not the case. She pees and poops in the house every chance she gets. I follow her around every second so she has no place to hide, so she will just squat by my leg. No sniffing around, nothing. She apparently wants nothing to do with being outside, refuses to leave the concrete patio and runs back to the steps and stares at me. Yesterday and today seemed like they were going well, with me taking her outside 50 times, of course she went okay. But then today, she peed in the entry way as soon as we came in from going pee. 5 minutes later, she escaped the kitchen (she's barricaded into the kitchen to prevent accidents) and I ran after her immediately, but she has somehow managed to make a third puddle on the rug by then.
My husband's angry because he didn't want to have to clean up after a non-trained dog. I'm sort of angry for the same reason, and now that I'm reading doxies are terrible to train and some may never be fully trained at all...I'm having anxiety. I can't follow a dog around constantly for the next 15+ years.
Tips please??? My husband is staying home this summer while I work....I already know the poor dog is gonna be crated every time I'm gone.