I have a new four month old Shih Tzu Puppy from a pet store. Any tips on housebreaking?

I recently brought home a four month old Shih Tzu puppy from a pet store. I am having a very difficult time housebreaking her because she has been allowed to eliminate in her crate for so long. She refuses to eliminate outside but goes within minutes of coming in regardless of the amount of time spent in the yard. I wanted to try to crate train her, but she has no problem eliminating in it. Does anyone have any advice?


What is the best way to go about potty training a puppy? What technique works best?

I just got a Shih-tzu puppy, she's now 10 weeks old. I'm about to move into a new house, and I want to have her semi-potty trained before we get into the new place. Is it too early to start teaching her?



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I have an 18 week old Shih Tzu puppy that I just got a week ago. He was already 100% potty-pad trained before I took him home. I would like to break that habit by taking him outside the house to potty instead. I've been reading a lot of information on it and I've come to learn that it is best to use a crate during potty training during times when a puppy is unsupervised. My question is if it would be just as effective to leave him confined in a small area (more or less about 3x3 feet) with a baby gate to keep him in instead of a crate? Would that work just as well?

Any suggestions on how to make the transition from pad-training to going outside the house? I would really appreciate any help. A million of thanks in advance.


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