To hate it dog

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I'm so fed up 😭 this sounds awful but I'm so frustrated with my new dog.

We have a 2 yr old chihuahua and thought it would be a sweet idea to get him a friend. Well we got him on the Friday night, by the following Wednesday I found out I was pregnant.

He's destroying my house. My other dog despises him. Growls and runs away. We've had him almost 2 months now and it's just getting harder. He pisses and shits where ever he pleases despite having numerous puppy pads and is encouraged and given treats when he does use them.

He has long walks, every enrichment toy going, I do my best to occupy them but I think my first dog lulled me into a false sense of security. He was so easy. This puppy is a DEMON. Anyone else had a really difficult puppy? Please tell me it gets easier!

For anyone who comments what did you expect from a puppy.... not this clearly 😂

Title was supposed to read 'to hate my dog'

What breed is the new dog?

A chihuahua also. Sorry should have specified.

I will probably get how’s of outrage for this. But it is a dog. Return to breeder or rehome. You are pregnant. That takes priority

Ok so it is not working out and no one is happy - you, your original dog, the new one. Let it go before the situation gets worse and send the new dog back to the breeder. You are pregnant now and an unsettled dog & new baby are always a bad combination.

Too many problems here which are your responsibility.

How old is this puppy? Puppies shouldn't be having long walks, you'll ruin their joints let alone exhausting it beyond belief.

If it's peeing and pooing in the house, this is your fault. Someone should be taking the puppy out every 30mins or so and rewarding toileting outside. Lose the puppy pads unless you have a crate or similar.

Are you crating the pup? Or does he have a safe secure space to sleep?

You need to return him. It's not fair on your dog and having a baby will be enough change for him
Remove now while it's young enough

You need to return this puppy to the breeder, as you clearly can't cope with it and the poor creature deserves a better start in life.
Plus, it's making you and your first dog unhappy.

Return the puppy before you have him too long and his behaviour gets worse. Your first dog was the exception to the rule, most puppies are very hard work and require a huge amount of time and effort.

Puppy pads teach dogs to toilet in the house, it means they take longer to learn to go outside and are confused when they get told off for toileting in the house. I'm afraid this is all on you op. The other issue are just good old puppy behaviour

But if you don't think it will change, contact the breeder and give the dog back

It need to go back to the breeder asap for everyone’s sake

I would not be bringing a baby into a home with one very unhappy dog and one out of control dog. It's a recipe for disaster. Re-home the new dog.

Puppy pads are a crap way of toilet training a dog, why would you teach them to toilet inside? Surely you want him to be doing it outside?
How long are his walks? Puppies shouldn’t be having long walks, it’s bad for their joints.
Honestly I’d rehome. You haven’t got the time or energy to train him properly so it will be better for the dog in the long run.

A good breeder would want to know you can't cope

@Blondlashes

What's being pregnant got to do with it??

she's got a young puppy, it needs training, that's all.

I agree. Give it back to the breeder. Accept you’ve lost your money but will regain your sanity. Do not try and rehome it using a website the recoup some of your outlay. That would be best way to endure that animal has a miserable life.

Sometimes getting a dog works out, sometimes it doesn't. I've had both experiences. You've got one already so you clearly know what you're doing but for some reason this time it's all going wrong. Wrong dog, wrong time - I would return to breeder if possible while she is still young enough to get a home easily.

Puppies need 18hrs of sleep a day - crate train and enforce naps. They do NOT need long walks. I believe the rule is their age in months x 5 = amount of mins they should be out. Puppies need to be taken outside regularly to toilet, if you see them sniffing take outside. Reward for outdoor toilets, don’t let them see you clean up the ones inside. Do NOT tell them off for weeing / pooing inside.

As for your older dog not getting along, I’m not sure in that one. Someone with experience on that will probably give some advice.

If you got it from somewhere reputable you should have no issues returning it if it's not working out for you.

He is being crate trained. When he's in there that's the only time he seems to be happy. Otherwise he's just a tornado ripping through my house.
I guess my mistake is treating him the same as I did my other dog. They're all different. Thanks for the advice. I may contact the breeder.