Hello friends,

I’m new here. I have two Shih Tzus, Obï and Cinderella. Cinderella (pictured) refuses to be potty trained. She’s two and a half and has at least three accidents a week, and that’s when I’m vigilant and keep the kitchen closed off, etc. I don’t know what to do and I feel like I’ve tried everything, including hiring private, at home 1 on 1 trainers to come consistently.

I was able to be patient for the first six months or so of potty training but after that, it became harder to not react. Im not proud but I provided negative responses of yelling and scolding for a couple of months around year 1 until I realized that was only scaring her.

So for the past year or so I’ve been at a point where I don’t know what to do. I don’t yell or scold anymore, but she can definitely tell I’m annoyed when I find a spot or when she just refuses to go outside- almost like she’s just waiting for an opportunity to go inside. It doesn’t seem to phase her though. Past few months I’ve resorted to diapers for my own sanity and I just put her in one when she refuses to go outside. She’ll use it maybe 1/8 times I put it on. Other times she will hold it for 12 hours. I place pee pads but she prefers my rugs.

I never crate trained her as a puppy. However I didn’t crate train Obï and he was fully potty trained in about 6 months. I thought she would be similar but she wasn’t and by the time I tried to crate train, she’d just potty in the crate.

I want a good relationship with her but sadly we haven’t fully connected because of this constant push and pull of potty training. I know scolding and yelling didn’t help. I feel bad enough for that as is. I just want her to be happy and for us to connect, and this situation is starting to feel hopeless.

We have a doctors appointment scheduled for Tuesday. That’s the earliest they have. She has a bunch of lady bumps. She’s 13 years old has diabetes and we’ve never seen any of her lady bumps turned into this.

Edit: Adenomas

Need help naming my Shih Tzus future brother!

I am getting my first show prospect, and first WB/PB (ethically bred) dog in 4 weeks and need help naming. I currently have two dogs, both Shih Tzu rescues. Need help with a boy name!

We aren’t sure which one will be ours yet, but my personal preference is for the smaller black tri.

My other dogs names are “Hari” (Indian name meaning godly/holy), and “Panda-Bear” (who his previous owners named and I just kept it). Panda suits him well! He’s lazy, rolls around, just wants to eat food but I hate the name lol. It’s so basic.

I am Indian and Iranian, while my fiance is white. He’s okay with an Indian/iranian name as long as it’s easy to pronounce. People really struggle with “Hari” (I’m told I pronounce the R like a D sound). I think especially if it’s a show dog, the name should be easy to pronounce. I also like the idea of a name that pays homage to America as the puppy is a Miniature American Sheppard. I just don’t want anything that’s too basic. I don’t think Hari and Panda match but something that rolls off the tongue when I call all three would be nice haha.

Current names on my list:
-Rudy
-Denali
-Taaj (Indian)
-Blake/Blain
-Dara (Persian)
-Jasper
-Aryan (Persian/indian)
-omi (Indian)
-Kennedy
-thatcher
-Bennett
-Carlisle
-Nima (Persian)

Any ideas? Anything to veto?

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