I'VE HAD IT

dont get frustrated, relax and breathe. it took maraka a while to learn too. but i would suggest you set an alarm to remind you to take her potty every hour just because her bladder may be smaller than you think. praise and treats for good a job well done is great too!

we don't personally do this, but some friends of our have. They trained their dogs by hanging a bell on the doorknob, and everytime they went out they'd have the dog jingle it (lift up the paw and jingle it w/ them). THat way they associated the bell w/ outside/potty. It worked for them, you can try it. We crate trained Eddie, and he was a sinch to potty train that way.

Hi Leah and welcome. Trust me, I feel your pain. My first suggestion would be to be a Bissell little green machine. Make it your friend. Dachshunds(along with most other small breeds)are very difficult to potty train and it is a rare Doxie that is 100% potty trained. I'm not trying to discourage you but I am being very truthful. That's how we've ended up with so many doxie rescues. People get frustrated with the house breaking or barking or little dog syndrome, etc. They are great little dogs but certainly not everyone appreciates their strong personality. I would start with crate training. We buy the small black metal ones at Meijer. They frequently have them for 1/2 off which makes them less than $20. They also come with a divider but we never use those. Keep her in the crate unless she is right by your side. Keep her on a leash when she is with you and do not let her out of your sight. They can pee so quickly and it's so small that you may not even know it. Kids N Pets works great on pee spots and is totally safe for everyone. It works great and gets the smell out. Doxies had any type of adverse weather so pretty much, unless it's about 70 and sunny they don't want to go out. You have to force them and make sure they potty before coming back in. Use a certain word or phrase everytime she goes out and reward when she does something outside. It may take awhile for her to get the hang of it but you have to be more persistent than she is. As a baby, she can only hold her bladder for about 4 hours at a time. PM me if I can give you more advice or help. It is really frustrating, I know. Our foster has finally been going all day without peeing in her crate but now she's sick and we've got her in an X pen with potty pads so there goes all the training.

I'm a friend of Dachsaholic and ditto to all she said, she knows her stuff! We have Lola who will be one on May 13th. She knows to potty outside and on dry days she does! If it's rainy...forget it. She is trained to go on a potty pad and she does. Some people don't believe in using them but if it's that or the carpet...I'll buy the potty pads. Since it's been so nice outside I must say that she hasn't had an accident in weeks! Woohoo!!! Small breeds are known for being difficult to house train. We've crate trained all of our dogs. Praise them like there is no tomorrow when they potty outside!! Only positive reinforcenemts work with these little stinkers!! Do not punish. Once it's done, it's done... Use a special word like "potty" or watever, and say "Good potty" AS she is going. Make sure you are TAKING her out and not just letting her out. Your doxie is a little baby and it will take time. Be persistent and positive. Don't get angry at her. she'll become scared. Use Nature's Miracal to get rid of the urine smell in your carpet. Your puppy will smell where she has peed and be attracted to go back there. This solution will get rid of that smell and, hopefully, not entice her to pee there again. Don't give up!!

There is some very good advice here. All I can add is patience. It takes human babies 3yrs. to learn the potty thing. We should not expect less of our fur babies.

Madison is nine months old and I have had her since she was seven weeks... And she STILL has accidents. Some dogs learn quicker than others, but your dachshund will still probably have accidents until she is a year or two... There is tons of great advice already here. My best tips are crate training and TONS of positive reinforcement... Not punishment. :) Good luck and keep us updated!

I'm two and don't have accidents, but I often go out and either play or sniff around and forget to potty. So I end up begging to back out 10 minutes later. So mama tells me to potty and makes sure I do before she goes in. Especially in the evening. She hates getting out of bed to take me to potty.

Bassets are notoriously difficult to potty train...We use the bells & it works great for us! Hope it works for you. To entice Buddy to jingle the bells the first few times I put peanut butter on them. Then when he made the sound I opened the door & let him out & praised him like he'd cured cancer :) Ears crossed that you have good luck with this.