The dachshund is a very stubborn breed of dog. The good thing about them is they love to snuggle. You can wrap them up in a blanket and hold them all day long. My yorkie is a little bit better behaved as far as wanting to listen.
I've seen those potty patch things advertised. I thought "gross" too. If it were carpet on top instead of grass, I would rush out and buy it. Neither of the dogs likes to step in grass outside. Even when the grass is freshly cut it is very high for them. Maybe I can find a potty patch to take a close look at and see if the fake grass is short enough to look like carpeting.
These two dogs are going to be around for a lot more years and I'd love to replace the carpet! Both of them bounce around like puppies at nine years old.
Sheryl
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> Sheryl, I feel your pain. I have a pet-sitting client who had two
> dachshunds for many years... she worked very hard to house-train them, they even
> had a doggy door they could use 24/7 to a safe, covered patio and yard, and
> they STILL preferred to pee in the house as often as not. She just wasn't
> home enough to give them the level of supervision they needed to break the
> habit. My Chihuahua has been a bear to house-train, too. Visits from
> strangers upset her (animal or human) and she will pee on the kitchen rug.
> Although, she has not done that in months now (knock on wood!) I really
> stepped up the supervision, and if she so much as looked in the direction of
> that rug, I hustled her outside. I'm home most of the time so this is
> possible for me.
>
> Have you considered trying one of those "Potty Patch" thingies for your
> little naughty dogs? They have fake grass that the dog pees on, but the pee
> runs through it to a reservoir with an absorbent pad in the bottom. Kind
> of gross, but way better than getting your rugs peed on.
>
> Maureen and the girls at the
> Rowdy Girls Ranch
> Tucson, AZ
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