Having him neutered would almost certainly decrease the lifting leg and marking territory behavior.

I made pants for my dog by searching for ones available for sale and then drawing my own patterns based on some that I saw. She is only six pounds and what ended up working the best are little pants with elastic in the waist and legs and a long slit for her tail, which works better than just a hole. Her tail can move more freely and doesn't get stuck in the pants as much, since she has a docked tail.

I tried various types of pads including the ones sold for dogs, but they all leaked. What has worked best is to use newborn baby diapers with a slit cut for her tail. I use the cheap store brands because they don't have that gel stuff that gets so heavy when wet. She wears these under the fabric pants which help hold the diaper on. This has never once leaked.

For males, do a search for belly bands. They seem to fit males best and a lot of breeders apparently use them. You can probably easily make your own, too.

Thanks ladies. Yes I know the male needs fixed but right now the $$ aren't rolling in. I'll defantly try the infant diapers on the female and look for the belly band.
Thanks again!

My sis bought me a cloth diaper holder that fits onto the dog with velcro. You insert a small kotex - the really thin ones. I tried it on him but we haven't had to use it. Maybe when he's older.

wanda662, have you tried house training the dogs and taking them out to go? That is the simplest and free solution.

Most dogs have to go not long after they eat. Don't know if this has changed, but awhile back I read that the K-9 handlers feed their dogs once a day. This is done so they won't have to go potty at inconvenient times.

Chihuahua's and other small dogs need to eat more often or they can have problems with their sugar. If these were my dogs, I'd feed them at the same time each day and immediately escort them where they are to go potty. Keep a bit of newspaper (with pee on it) from the last visit so they know to associate this with the proper place to go.

If they don't have to go right away, keep them confined them to an area with newspapers (kitchen?) until they do, so there aren't any accidents on the rugs, carpet, etc., while they are waiting for "nature's call"!

Oh yeah! Here is a story about chihuahua's I thought you might enjoy. LOL!

Pack of Angry Chihuahuas Attack Officer

Dec 30,2006

FREMONT, Calif. - A pack of angry Chihuahuas attacked a police officer who was escorting a teenager home after a traffic stop, authorities said.

The officer suffered minor injuries, including bites to his ankle, Detective Bill Veteran said.

The five Chihuahuas escaped the 17-year-old boy's home and rushed the officer in the doorway Thursday, authorities said. The teenager had been detained after the traffic incident.

The officer was treated at a hospital and returned to work less than two hours later.

walk your dog more, and get him fixed.

Now,if only they sold them for bunnies who poop all over the house.

Sometimes housebreaking issues are not the fault of the owner and toys are notoriously difficult to housebreak. I've talked about my toy fox terrier here before, but in spite of my having much experience housebreaking dogs, the fact that I'm home all day, and that I did everything humanly possible for her, she is still not reliable at two years of age. She goes out often, gets that she's supposed to go out there, but when the urge hits, she won't wait.

I have resorted to diapers because to me a dog is either housebroken or he's not and an accident whether it's once a month or once a week means he's not housebroken (unless he's ill). I don't want the mess on my carpets that my family has to live with. Meanwhile, I continue to go out with my dog and praise her for the correct behavior and to reprimand her when she goes in her pants.

Other issues that have caused me to resort to pads were a dog that took diuretics for congestive heart failure that peed huge puddles every half hour or so, and another male who, in spite of being neutered at five months of age, began to mark territory as a result of the first dog's accidents. He stopped right after the death of the other dog.

Of course, there are also problems with older dogs, too, so please don't be so quick to just tell a person, "Go housebreak your dog". It's not always so simple.

and it really is not so simple when we are dealing with chihuahua's of this size. I have one that is 2 1/2 lbs. she will NOT wear a collar, harness, nothing like that. She minds very well and stays in the yard but cannot be walked. As soon as we get to the edge of the yard she will run back to the door and wait on us there. She is pretty much housebroke, but she still has accidents. This may sound silly, but my neighbor (very old lady that does not get around well) has two of the 6 or 7lb chihuahua's, she has them litter box trained and to tell you the truth I am thinking about trying out that idea for when we are going to be away from the house for more then a few hours. she does great if I am home to let her out every two hours.
The lady I got her from has 4, and I think every single one of them has accidents as well every once in a while. these dogs just have tiny little bladders and I am wondering if any way to learn to control it!

Thanks everyone,
I have raised dogs all my life and find the chihuahua is the most difficult to train. The female, Booboo is a hard head, on leash and off. When she was just 8 wks old I tried the litter box with shreded paper and kitty litter, she ate the litter and wouldn't have anything to do with the shreded paper. So I tried the peepee pads you are suppose to train them too. No luck. She will let me know she has to go out once in awhile but not every time.
The young male was raised with a door open all the time during the day with a fenced in yard. I don't have a fence plus I wouldn't let them out by themselves. Too many large birds of prey here.
I have 3 chi's, 2 males and one female. The older male is great but he is around 10 and weighs atleast 11 lbs. Great dog!
I really was just asking if there was a pattern for the pants and not for advice on how to train my dogs. But thanks for all your thoughts.