Chihuahua are very easily attached to their owners which makes training the Chihuahua easy assuming you can get through to them without them getting distracted or wanting to play. But Chihuahuas love to please their owners and if that means obeying their commands, the Chihuahua is more than willing to oblige.
Training a Chihuahua is no different from training any other breed of dog. Chihuahua training requires consistency and patience. Training your Chihuahua should start as soon as you arrive home with them. The earlier you start the less time they have to pick up bad habits.
Due to the small size of the Chihuahua, they have very little control over their bladder and bowels for their first 6 months of life. So be sure you take them out almost immediately after they are fed and given water. Don’t forget to do this. If you don’t give them a chance to go outside and do their business they’ll assume you expect them to do it inside the house, we obviously don’t want to teach this behavior.
For more advanced training, you may want to to try clicker training. For every good action, no matter how small, receives a click of the clicker and a treat. This will teach them pick up even the most actions and tricks. As they better learn an action slowly phase out the treats and then the clicker, until they can preform the entire routine with only one treat in return.
Again Chihuahuas should be trained just like any other dog. And you should remain firm and patient even though it may be hard to stay consistent because they are so small and love to play the role of the victim and give you puppy eyes. Chihuahuas love to please their owners and if they’re shown you appreciate their dedication they will be very receptive to your training.
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