Shih Tzu - Housebreaking Techniques Ii
By Connie Limon, Fri Dec 9th

Doggie Doors are very convenient for older dogs. Young puppiesstill need to be housebroken before turning them loose to adoggie door. Your doggie door should connect to a fenced-inbackyard or a small fenced-in area especially for this purpose.

Be careful of doggie doors with solid, slide-in fixtures. Ifyoulet your dog out another way and he attempts to return throughthe doggie door that has been closed with a solid fixture, it ispossible he could injure himself very badly, even break his neckwith a quick jump back into a doggie door that has been closedoff.  

Also be aware that doggie doors provide an entrance for burglars.

Some very small female shih tzu can be trained to go in a boxlike a cat. This can be a very convenient option for many ownersunable to take their shih tzu out to potty or to provide themwith a doggie door out. First you will need to paper train yourtiny female shih tzu. Then put the newspaper in the box. Cut outone side to allow her to be able to get in and out of the boxeasily. Later change the paper box to a plastic litter box likea cat would use.

Some shih tzu will not go out in the rain, cold, ice or snow. Ifthis occurs, try using raincoats, sweaters and coats. Bundle upyourself and your shih tzu, then go outside and try to make it ahappy and fun occasion. As with other housebreaking successes,always praise and reward your shih tzu when she completes theprocess successfully. If she still refuses to go out in adverseweather conditions, try putting her on a leash and leading herout all bundled up as you are. If all else fails, you might justget out the newspaper box and allow her to relieve herself inthe box during these times. However, with consistency andpatience on your part, you most likely can convince her to pottyoutside even in the rain, the cold, the ice and snow.

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Any kind of change in routine upsets dogs. If your shih tzubackslides with housebreaking, try to trace back to any kind ofchanges in your household and routine. Was there a new babyadded to the family? Or was there any kind of change in routinethat you can trace back to when your shih tzu began tobackslide. You will need to restart your housebreaking routinejust as you did when you first received your puppy. If there hasnot been any kind of change in routine, you might check withyour vet about a urinary infection. In any case, housebreakingmust begin all over again until your shih tzu is back on aregular and appropriate schedule.

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Any soiling in your house must be removed with an odor removercleaner. This is an important task to accomplish to keep yourshih tzu from marking places where the scent of his urine andfeces will remain for him to return to use again. Every effortmust be made to get these odors out for complete and successfulhousebreaking. If the urine stain is fresh, you can use avinegar and water solution which is very inexpensive. Mix onepart vinegar to three parts water. Keep the solution handy in aspray bottle. If urine has really saturated the carpet, youmight need to soak the area with the vinegar and water mix, thensoak it all up with a thick towel. After it completely dries,sniff the area for any urine smell that may remain. If there isstill odor, you can use commercial products such as SimpleSolution or any type of brand you find works for you. These canbe purchased from any pet supply store, some vet clinics, overthe internet or pet catalogs. There are dozens of products thatcan be used if your vinegar solution does not work adequatelyfor you, and most of it leaves a nice fresh smell. HealthyPetNethas an excellent line of household cleaning products that aresafe to use for you, your pets and your family.

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