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siberian husky confused in potty training

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Question
i have a 4 1/2month siberian husky and 3 chihuahuas they go potty on the pad and i was training Maya the siberian to go outside she was doing good for maybe the first week and then she saw the chihuahuas go on the pad so she decided to use the pad instead of outside now i take her outside and she will sometimes pee outside but waits to come in the house to do the rest on the pad.please help need your expert help on this one

Answer
You are going to have to have the Chihuahuas go outside as well. The husky cannot understand why they can and she can't. She smells that this is the potty area and that is where she goes. Until you have all of your dogs peeing outside, potty training the Husky will be impossible. Never have double standards on your dogs. Husky see husky do any correction to the dog at this stage would just be abuse.
Here is a great artical about house breaking an older dog.

http://www.cuhumane.org/topics/hseold.html

-Michelle B ^^