Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE my dog. But truly and honestly, she isn’t the smartest thing. I mean really, she’s realllllly stupid. Like tries to chew on walls stupid. I have to be REALLY clear when trying to train and teach her, and even then it seems to take twice as long even with something as simple as "Sit" (Which she just finally picked up).

She’s a Japanese Chin, almost 5 months old and not even a little bit potty trained. I was hoping to have been able to potty train her over the summer, but now I’m enrolled as a full time student taking 23 credits this semester.

I can’t seem to make a clear connection between bad potty and good potty. It’s like whenever I get mad at her for going in the wrong spot she’s confused as to why, even if I catch her in the act and rub her nose it in. That, and she NEVER goes potty in the right place, so I can’t reward her or praise her for doing it.  Read more... (462 words, estimated 1:51 mins reading time)