Pomeranian Housebreaking - Q & A

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Housebreaking older Pom  Is it possible to housebreak an older pom who was a breeder's dog and has not been neutered? He is 4 yrs old.

WHY DOES MY FREAKIN POMI PEE AND POO PURPOSLY INSIDE 4 TIMES A DAY?  Why does my Pomeranian pee and poo purposely inside 4 times a day? It has ruined the carpets. Please help.

3-year-old pom that ALWAYS pees inside of the house   I have had Buscuit, my 3-year-old pom, since he was only a few months old. We trained him to do his business on a pee pad on an enclosed back deck. Unfortunately,...

house breaking a puppy mill rescue  I recently adopted a 1 year old male neutered Pomeranian. He was rescued from a puppy mill along with 54 other dogs. He does not know any of the normal ...

potty training my pom  My 5 month old pom will not go potty outside, if she hears the wind, the leaves a car she just stands there and shakes! I am crate training her & I take ...

Trouble potty training my shy pomeranian  My Bella was good about using the potty pads (or the surrounding
throw rugs I put down for her) and would sometimes go #2 at the
dog park, and almost ...

Adopted Un-trained Male Pomeranian  How can I get my 9 month old, male, purebred Pomeranian (not neutered) to learn how to do his business outside and on the wee-wee pads rather than all ...

Pomeranian Peeing in his Crate!  I have a 3 year old Pom who was house and crate trained when I adopted him. He is able to stay in his crate for 8 hours without making a mess. Now lately,...

My 2 yr old Pomeranian keeps peeing in the house!   I have a 2 year old (male not fixed) Pom who pees on the furniture, kitchen rugs, bath mats, shoes, etc... He has no problem letting us know when he has ...

2 year old pomeranian male not potty trained  My neighbors 2 year old male Pomeranian is not house trained. I sit for him and when he is in my house I can't relax - must watch him constantly. Is it ...

Potty Training a Pomeranian  I bought this 2 months old pomeranian and he pees everywhere and in a such predictable time of the day. how do i train him?

Pom awake all night and pooping everywhere  Hello,

I recently brought home my new Pomeranian today. She is 8 months old and has been in 3 different homes including mine in the last 2 weeks.

My ...

Pom with broken leg & potty issues  My 5 mo female has a broken leg. She use the dog box I bought for her pen to poop in but is now peeing on the carpet in front of the box since she got ...

Have you guys tried puppy pad training??  I have three Pomeranians and each one has been so easy to train using puppy pads. My latest, who is just 13 weeks old is clean already and uses the pads ...

6 month and still not potty trained  Our 6 month old male pom which doesn't is potty trained. we have experience with a greatdane. the greatdane was so easy ot train, but right now, we thinking ...

housebreaking  I have a 7 mth old pomeranian. She has been house broken by 1st owner; 2nd owner failed to continue the training. How do i re-train?

Consistent Potty Training  How do I train my 8 month old pomeranian to be more consistent with potty training? HELP!

Please help   I have a 1 1/2 year old male pom and he is still not housebroken I have tried everything he will poop and pee outside but he just can't catch on that that'...

Still Peeing in the Crate...  How do I housebreak a nine month old neutered male pom who is still having accidents in the house and is peeing in his crate?

4 months old and still not house broken  We got our first pomeranian on Jan. 18th, 2010 and she was 4 months old. Unfortunately, the puppy was around 12 other pom's....4 were puppies and the ...

housebreaking  We just got a male pomeranian dog. He's about 4 years old and not fixed. we let him be outside quite a bit and apparently didn't mind when he went in their ...

7month female pom won't potty train  My 7 month old pomeranian puppy refuses to potty train I have tried to crate train her and she won't go in there but i take her outside and she will not ...

Shaking puppy  My friend has just given me her Pom pup as she is unable to keep him for various reasons. He is around 4 months old and is a happy playfull pup, however ...

pomeranian toilet training  my pom is now 8 months old but still uses the house as a toilet. she does use the garden too but if door is shut, she will just go into another room and ...

peeing pom  I have a 9 month old Japanese Chin/Pomeranian and she does not let me know when she has to go out. Most of the time she is really good about going to ...

1 yr old kennel dog  Our friend told us of a couple of Pom's that are both about 1 yr old that are available for free. They are currently at a breeder and they were unable ...

Creative Housetraining Suggestions Needed  I'm in a new relationship and she inherited her Pom when her mom died. Problem is, the poor thing was never housebroken. He has training pads covering ...

Pomeranian Potty Problems  Hello I just got a pom the other day. So i am new to having one and new to being a dog owner. For the most part he is really well behaved (well the best ...

I can't get my 7 month pom housetrained!  I have tried the crate method of training and it is not working. My pom goes in her crate...even if left there for a short time. I walk her and let her ...

Pomeranian Potty Training  My Pomeranian is 5 months old now, a male puppy. I take him for regular walks but he doesn't do anything outside. Even when he really needs to go, he'll ...

Male pom house training vs female????  We just adopted a 7 month old male Pom and we are house training him. Even though we kind of got a late start on the training, he was really good for the ...

House Training a Pomeranian  I am in the process of adopting a 2 year old Pomeranian - she is not house trained. I have always had puppies to train - not an adult dog. Any advice ...

Pomeranian Potty Training Challenge  My husband and I just adopted a 1 yr old Pomeranian. We absolutely love him but he can't seem to figure out how to go to the bathroom outside and not inside....

2 Year Old Pomeranian Still Pees on Floor  I have a 2 year Pom and a 1 year old English Bulldog. They are both crate trained and the bulldog is fully house trained but the Pom still will pee in ...

3 year old Poms still peeing and pooping in house.  I am at my wit's end with my dogs. I have 2 -3 year old poms and 1-1 year old chihuahua who constantly pee and poop in the house. They have all been worse ...

Love/Dislike Relationship with my Pom  My 8 month old female Pom named Sammy is adorable and I love her, but I am having the hardest time potty training her to go on the pee pads while in the ...

Pomeranian peeing in the house  My grandmother has a 4yr old female pomeranian that is house broken however she frequently urinates in the house. she has ruined the carpet and my grandma ...

adopted a 1 year old pom-chewa does his business soon as he walks in the door  Is this dog stubborn or stupid? we put him out to do his business and it's like he holds it until the moment he walks in the house he lets loose! Even ...

housebreaking! NEED HELP ASAP!!!!  I adopted Lacey when she had just turned 2 years old and not trained a single bit. I have tried everything to get her to listen to me but she continues ...

How do I break my pom from peeing and pooping in my house?  My fiance bought me my pom about a little over a year ago, he is now a year and a half. When he got my pom, Maverick, he was potty trained. Now he did ...

3 yr old pomeranian  I have a 3 yr old pomeranian that we adopted a few months ago that has been having peeing and pooping accidents in two rooms of my house....she goes on ...

my 3 year old rescue dog pees and poops in the house  my 3 year old Pomeranian pee's and poop's in the house. Daisey is a pure bred, akc registered, gorgeous puppy and very much a tomboy! <3 she was given ...

Pomeranian Peeing every 30 minutes (or less!)  My 4 month old pomeranian pees literally every 20-30 minutes. I have been working really hard to house break her but she pees so frequently its impossible ...

Potty training a 16 year old pomeranian!  I am planning on adopting a 16 year old pomeranian who has spent
his entire life outside, and pees every time he is let in doors. Because of his age,...

help sometimes he uses puppy pad other times he refuses to  my 5 month old pomerainan puupy will only use the puppy training pad sometimes other times he refuses to and go on the floor near it even if its a clean ...

house breaking A Pomeranian  I have a 5 week old female POM. Ultimately, I want her to do her business outside. But, when I have to work or leave her should I use puppy training pads....

3yrs old girl pom wee wee in crate  O.k. my dog like to be outside most of the day but when she comes in the house she wee wee in the house and her crate i cant get her to tell me she wants ...

Please help me free my baby!  My pom is 6 months and I'm still having a hard time with him going potty in the house I don't like him to be in a crate when I'm gone but if not he will ...

Training my pom!  I have a four month old pom, and she wasn't really house trained. So we bought her the pee pads. The first night she was with us, she used the pad the ...

potty training a pomeranian  We have a puppy pad down and our 4-month old puppy knows he is to use it because he will but will still choose to go else where too. Why when he knows ...

crate training a pom  my pom is 10 weeks old and I have been bringing him to work with me everyday and crating him there. When can I leave him in his crate at home for 8 hours?...

puppy pom will soil crate??? HELP  my puppy pom(5 months) is so scared to be in crate she will soil and pee in it almost instantly when i shut her in, she was a rescue and was covered ...

pomeranian training  how do I train my (just turned today) 12 month pomeranian puppy to stop peeing around the house and to let me know when she has to go potty?

Male Pom is housebroken sometimes  I have a male pom one year old. He is housebroken most of the time. But latey he will tee tee on different things in the house, over and over. We will ...

Housebreaking an Older Pomeranian  My husband had this dog for almost 4 years now and he is NOT housebroken. He works long hours and since noone was here to let the dog out he just used ...

My Pom pees in the house when we're not home  My one and a half year old girl pom can pee and poop outside when we're home, on a good schedule. But when we're not home: since my mom works and i have ...

potty train  my puppy used to potty on the pad, but know he will use it one the floor instead, what could I do?

13 week old Pom goes potty VERY frequently...  I got my Pomeranian puppy about a month ago, and we've been diligently working on potty training her. She knows and likes to go potty outside, she'll go ...

5 year old pom peeing on the carpet.  I have a 5 year old female pom that i just inherited from my step father. She has a problem with peeing on the carpet in my home. I will take her outside ...

Randomly pees or poops right next to the wee pad  My 6 month old Pomeranian has been going consistently on a wee pad since she came home from the breeder at 10 weeks.

Very recently she has started going ...

My 9 1/2 month pomeranian  I have a 9 1/2 month old male Pomeranian and I would like to know is it to late to train/housebreak him? If its not to late how would I go about doing ...

housetraining help?  my four months pomeranian.. pee everywhere in the house, what should i do to train him ?

1 1/2 year old male pomeranian isn't house broken  We just got a male pomeranian dog. He's about 1.5 years old and not fixed. The previous owners let him be outside quite a bit and apparently didn't mind ...

puppy pad training  We have two poms. One is five and is trained to go on pee pads. The other is 16 and has always gone outside. She now has some arthritic problems in her ...

Pomeranian Housetraining Questions  I have a 4mo/old neutered male pom. I'm crate training him & he's good about not going in the crate. Generally no accidents, even overnight. I take him ...

Going on potty pads - Now moves his poo  We've been successfully training our 7 mo pom on the potty pads since we got him in December. We have been able to let him roam our 546 sq ft studio while ...

My neutered male is marking my house.  I don't know what to do anymore. I am 17 weeks pregnant and my husband is so over our dogs. My male is 6 and was neutered at four months. He has decided ...

3 month old Female Pom won't housebreak  My 3 month old Female Pom has quickly (within 2 nights) learned not to potty in her crate during the night. However, she is not at all understanding about ...


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