I have a big problem with my Shih Tzh dog. She was a year old in April and is still not house trained.
I made the mistake of giving her the full run of the house when i bought her at 31/2 months. Other dogs that I have had were already housed trained as we got ones a bit older. Our last dog lived until she was 18 years old and we had no problem with her until she became sick.
I wanted a little lap dog this time ,thus we bought Jenny. She is a dear spoiled little dog and is small as she was the runt of the litter.
I tried training her with a pee pad and had some success with that until the nice weather arrived. She peed first thing in the morning and sometime during the day she would poop on her pee pad much of the time but not always.
Now when she goes out in the morning she just smells around perhaps where some other animal had been the night before but she won't pee until she comes into the house and for the last month or so she jumps up on the bed in the spare bedroom and pees there even when her pee pad is on the floor behind her. She also poops on the bed so I have stripped the bed and it will not be made up. She has always been rewarded and praised when she went in the right place.
This morning we teatherd her out side and left her there for an hour.She finally did do her job but she barked and barked. I expect the neighbors are not amused.
CAN YOU HELP ME? ANYSUGGESTIONS ARE APPRECIATED.
I am getting along in age and if this problem is solved then I have the sweetest little dog that anyone can ask for.
Sincerely
Jean
