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Hi There,
I have a 5 1/2 month old frenchie boy named Oslo. He is my first small breed, as I've only owned large/giant breeds before. My BF who I recently moved in with has a cat, so he wanted a small breed only. I have always loved frenchies, so that was the natural choice
Our only issue with him is that he doesn't make a peep to go outside. By now, all of my past dogs were fully house trained. But Oslo is taking his time on this task it seems. He will go towards the door, but if I do not have my eyes on him and can't lunge over to him within 2.5 seconds, the poop/pee go right on the mat. It's very frustrating. I have always bell trained, but he wants nothing to do with the bell. The only time he will whine is when he is in his crate at night in our bedroom. He will make a little woof to go out. He wakes us up at 3AM on the dot every night. We go to bed at 10. He should be able to hold it and has quite a few times before until 5:45 when I get up, but I think he is just in a routine now of waking up at 3. The vet said to just make him go back to bed because he can hold it, but then he wakes up every half hour and woofs and then we all don't get any more sleep after 3. That is so frustrating too!
During the day while we are at work, he is confined to the kitchen with potty pads and does beautifully. He rarely goes pee on the pads anymore. And he has never pooped while we were gone (or if he did he must have eaten it). So we know he is fully capable of holding it.
I have gotten in to the routine when we are home int he evenings to take him out every hour or two, and 45 minutes after he eats. He goes every time. And the times he doesn't go, we'll come back inside and then he'll pee on the mat like 20 minutes later. ARGGGGGGGGGGG!
The only noise he makes during the day sounds like Chewbacca when he sees me come down the steps (he is confined to our kitchen/back hall area at all times until he is potty trained). He like rolls his "R". LOL Sounds just like Chewbacca. It's his happy noise. Otherwise, he doesn't make a peep except for when we are sound asleep and the cat comes in the room or something.
Hopefully this forum will be a big help!
He is getting neutered in the next couple weeks and then we will start obedience training after that with my daughter. I have taught him sit, stay, come, etc. But she needs to work with him and get more socialized.
I have a 5 1/2 month old frenchie boy named Oslo. He is my first small breed, as I've only owned large/giant breeds before. My BF who I recently moved in with has a cat, so he wanted a small breed only. I have always loved frenchies, so that was the natural choice
Our only issue with him is that he doesn't make a peep to go outside. By now, all of my past dogs were fully house trained. But Oslo is taking his time on this task it seems. He will go towards the door, but if I do not have my eyes on him and can't lunge over to him within 2.5 seconds, the poop/pee go right on the mat. It's very frustrating. I have always bell trained, but he wants nothing to do with the bell. The only time he will whine is when he is in his crate at night in our bedroom. He will make a little woof to go out. He wakes us up at 3AM on the dot every night. We go to bed at 10. He should be able to hold it and has quite a few times before until 5:45 when I get up, but I think he is just in a routine now of waking up at 3. The vet said to just make him go back to bed because he can hold it, but then he wakes up every half hour and woofs and then we all don't get any more sleep after 3. That is so frustrating too!
During the day while we are at work, he is confined to the kitchen with potty pads and does beautifully. He rarely goes pee on the pads anymore. And he has never pooped while we were gone (or if he did he must have eaten it). So we know he is fully capable of holding it.
I have gotten in to the routine when we are home int he evenings to take him out every hour or two, and 45 minutes after he eats. He goes every time. And the times he doesn't go, we'll come back inside and then he'll pee on the mat like 20 minutes later. ARGGGGGGGGGGG!
The only noise he makes during the day sounds like Chewbacca when he sees me come down the steps (he is confined to our kitchen/back hall area at all times until he is potty trained). He like rolls his "R". LOL Sounds just like Chewbacca. It's his happy noise. Otherwise, he doesn't make a peep except for when we are sound asleep and the cat comes in the room or something.
Hopefully this forum will be a big help!
He is getting neutered in the next couple weeks and then we will start obedience training after that with my daughter. I have taught him sit, stay, come, etc. But she needs to work with him and get more socialized.
