Lhasa apso

[abbys_mommy]

Hi, I was wondering if there are any lhasa owners here, I have an almost 4 month old female named Abby and I would like to ask you some questions about your dogs. I'm having a couple of problems with her ( potty training and nipping)
I'm looking for a little help.
Thank you ~

Here is where you can see a pic of Abby

www.dogster.com/?193353

[Dobester]

your in for a suprise i have a shih tzu shes 1 years old and still not fully potty trained i think its a small dog thing and with the nipping just dicipline her every time she doese it and it should stop

[Moo]

I don't have a Lhasa, but I urge you to describe all of your problems to all of us. Lots of issues you may encounter are simply puppy things and are not breed specific. There are a lot of good dog handlers here who can help you even if they own a different breed.

[rottiegirl]

I have a Lhasa, and I will say this, I see MANY pet store lhasas that bite and nip very hard! It takes time and lots of firm obedience training to outgrow this.

[mommyof4]

I have a lhasa mix and had some serious training issues with her as a pup. She was very nippy and was constantly challenging my alpha-ness. She chewed everything in sight and seemed to "go" in the house out of spite. Once she pooped in the hood of a sweatshirt I had in my laundry and then pushed the hood over so it wouldn't be seen. I looked for that stupid poo for hours! It took a lot of patience and training but now she's the best behaved of my four, which probably isn't saying much lol.

[IcyMist]

Welcome to the best doggie forum around. You will find a lot of helpful, fun, knowledgable and NICE people around. You have a question, they have the answer.

[lovemelovemedog]

I had a lhasa growing up and he was a very trainable dog who was very well behaved. I am also in a few months getting a show lhasa. I dont think your problem is with the breed, like Moo said

" but I urge you to describe all of your problems to all of us. Lots of issues you may encounter are simply puppy things and are not breed specific. "

Please stick around and keep us informed on how she is doing. And any pics would be greatly appreciated.

[Gingee]

Oh oh. I our new puppy has some Lapsa in her. We don't have her yet though.

[whimzikal]

My toys weren't hard to train and didn't have the nipping issues. None of mine have Lhasa in them tho. I heard toy breeds are hard to house train and can be stubbourn.
We had a llasa.tzu cross up the street who was VICIOUS. He attacked my neighbors Schnauzie-it took him, his wife, myself and th eother owner to get him off Max the schnauzer. He sadly was put down about 7 months ago. The owners didn't take the time to train him tho. I am sure you are dedicated and therefore it will work out. I wish I had advise. Have you tried paper training? All 3 of my toys are papertrained.

[Birdie]

Hi,
In March I got a Lhasa Apso pup. His name is Gizmo. I used a puppy pamper (the ones that go on the floor not on the dog) so that if he had to go and I did not make it outside with him, he knew it was ok to use the pamper. I limited his intake of water so that I could take him out every hour and he got the hang of going "outside". He is also crate trained which I believed helped.
I am still having trouble with nipping. I'm reading in books that this is normal behavior for dogs. What I do is if he nips me, I ignore him for a few minutes (leave the room if I can). When I come back into the room, he stops until next time. I think eventually he will learn its' not cool to nip at all. Hope this helps.