pleaseeeee help!!!! ok so i have this dog named anne. and shes a grown dog and everything, but then we got another dog, but she's a puppy. her name's holly. ok so we got her when she was like 6 weeks old, and now she's about 4 months old. she's a shi-tzu, and we're trying to potty train her and everything, and we started when we got her, but then i think she was too small then. but now she's big enough to be potty trained, and we potty trained her to go on a potty training mat, and she does it ther, but whenever we put the actual litter box there, she's big enough to get in it and everything, but she just wont go to the bathroom there, she just goes everywher. also, she and anne eats the stuff we put in the litter box, because its not the sandy stuff, but its like little sticks in there and they keep eating it. which kind do you think we should get so they won't eat it anymore, and how do we potty train holly to go in her litter box, instead of her mat from now on? and also, how long do you think it'll take to potty train her? PLEASE HELP!!! I RATE HIGH FOR GOOD ANSWERS!!!
Don't use the litter that the dogs eat. For now, just put the training mat in the litter box and put Holly in it every once in a while, or every time you think she's about to go to the bathroom. Do the same things that you did back when you were training her to use the matt alone, except now it's the matt along with the litter box.
When she starts to get the hang of going inside the box, on top of the matt, then start to add a small amount of litter over the matt, Keep adding more litter until you can just have litter without a training matt underneath it.
I will add, that next time you get a dog, it's not advisable to house train them using a training matt. Simply because of problems like this. If you use a matt, and then plan to switch the dog to going outside, or going in a litter box, then you'll run into many problems when it comes to getting the dog to switch where and what it goes to the bathroom on. Just a thought to think about in the future.
As for which litter to use... ask your veterinarian. If you call them, they may be able to give you some advice on what litters are less appealing to your dog, and what you can further to do keep your dog away from eating the litter.
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thx!! u give great advice!!
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