daschund still not potty trained

This is easily fixed. Don't allow her to sneak away. Tether her to you, and take her to her pad or outside when she needs to potty.

BTW, ADORABLE baby!!!

 thanks I will try it keeping her with me and pray that it will work.  Sorry about the huge picture I didn't know it would attach that big!  But she is adorable isn't she.
Thanks again.

Well so much for that.  While I was writing the last post I had her on her leash at my feet.  By the time I was done she was walking out of the room (she had chewed off her leash from her collar in less than 2 minutes.  I guess I need a chain leash?

This might be obvious, but, have you tried crate training? It's possible that relying on the training pads is just confusing the dog about where it's OK to go...

We had a similar problem with our pup - were leaving her at home in a small room during the day. Invariably she would make a mess in the room (w/ hardwood floors) and occasionally elsewhere in the house (same kind of floors).

Now we leave her in the crate when away from home which she is averse to making accidents in, and take her outside immediately on returning home. It seems to be working and she is getting the idea that the hardwood floors are NOT a place to potty, and that outside is the only option.

Yes we did actually have her almost crate trained when she was a baby, but she chewed thru it, it was the canvas type.  Now whenever we try to crate her she barks non stop.  In fact we had her boarded a few weeks ago for a couple days and they had to actually sedate her because she was so upset.  So I have been kind of leary of trying it again but maybe if we try it when we are home and she can see us, she will get use to it again.  Thanks

For her safety, in the future, I'd crate train her again. Go buy her a nice little wire or plastic kennel, and start feeding her in it. Put a nice, comfy bed in there, and leave the door open. Let her rest and play in there. She'll get more comfortable in it, and you can start closing the door for half a second, while she eats a treat.

As for the leash thing, the point of that is that you are watching her. Don't let her chew on her leash. Distract her with something else.[]

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For her safety, in the future, I'd crate train her again. Go buy her a nice little wire or plastic kennel, and start feeding her in it. Put a nice, comfy bed in there, and leave the door open. Let her rest and play in there. She'll get more comfortable in it, and you can start closing the door for half a second, while she eats a treat.

As for the leash thing, the point of that is that you are watching her. Don't let her chew on her leash. Distract her with something else.[]

Also, if you have scolded her for mistakes in the past, that could be part of the reason she "sneaks" away to pee.  Make sure that mistakes are ignored, and peeing in the right spot gets rewarded!
Two great books for you:
"Little Dogs -Training Your Pint-Sized Companion" by Deb Wood
"I'll Be Home Soon"  by Patricia McConnell
You can get them at dogwise.com

Thanks for the advice, I am going to get her a new crate (and a new leash!) and will check out the books recommended.   [sm=happy.gif]

Just wanted to say that's an adorable little girl you've got there [].  I agree with all the advice given, and don't get frustrated.  My doxie girl was not close to being housetrained until she was a year old, and now six months later I still would not say she is 100% reliable, maybe she's about 98% but the crate training helped tremendously.

Just wanted to say what a cute little girl she is []

there's nothing wrong with leaving a puppy a potty pad while you are gone, but the real problem here is you aren't watching the puppy properly when you are home. 100% attention on puppy or puppy is locked up in the puppy's safe place (be it crate, room, or pen). After having a puppy completely demolish an expensive stereo in under ten seconds while I was temporarily distracted by a ringing phone, I took this 100% attention advice to heart. The tether method works pretty well, but even then you  must have MOST of your attention on the pup at all times. The fact that your pup was able to chew through the leash and actually wander off without you noticing suggests you need to work much harder at puppy-watching.
 
Since you are having such problems getting the pup to potty outside, go back to "baby dog" routine: you take pup out every hour on the hour. If pup potties, you play a fun game and come back in and keep pup with you on your tether. If pup does not potty, pup gets calmly popped back into the safe pup area (No potty pads or rugs or beds the pup might potty on unless you are leaving for several hours-- only hard easy to clean surfaces that discourage puppy from pottying when you are home). Pup has every incentive to potty outside under this arrangement.
 
Have you eliminated the pee odor of the accidents with an enzymatic cleaner?

I would seriously go back to the basics and start crate training her again....but with her having fear or anxiety associated with a crate...you will need to ease her into into it...try putting her in for short amounts of time...give her a treat to lure her in if needed...reward her when she is quiet and calm inside and extend the amts of time as you go along. Also...a canvas crate??? Get a wire one where she can see out of all the sides and make sure you are present when you start this so she can see that you arent going anywhere and that its ok... I feed my dogs in their crates which also makes it a positive place for them....if I say "Hungry?" they alll run for their crates. Its funny. But they also like sleeping in them at night and dont mind being in them when I am at work.... It took some time, and some whining and barking in the beginning. At night, if she goes nuts...put the crate near your bed for a few nights....see if that helps.
 
I think this might help as I have heard that pee pads can end up training a dog to go inside....which can end up meaning anywhere not just the pee pad. Not to mention, crates are great for keeping the dog safe when you cannot supervise....in a crate they cannot get to anything or chew anything and end up hurt.
 
PS My bella...terrier mix wasnt 100% housetrained at that age and I...like you...was frustrated and discouraged. She is a year old now and is much better. She has had a few accidents due to excitement, but fortunately in her crate when I came home... she wittles a bit if she gets too excited so I didnt see this as a set back. She doesnt pee in the house anymore and she was to the point of doing it right in front of me for a while....