posted 11-19-2003 08:31 PM         

It sounds like you have a wonderful little puppy and are off to a great start!!!

One quick suggestion that you may want to give a try if you haven't done so already. You stated in your post that she stops eating, walks away, and poops. Since that seems to be a trend, as soon as you see her walk away for her food, immediately pick her up and take her to the pee pad. This will require that you closely watch her at all times while she is eating, but by doing so you can correct her before she makes the mistake. In addition, since she seems to not want to go while you are standing right there, have you tried giving her a little space? She may feel intimidated if you are standing too close causing her to not want to eliminate.

One other thing, be sure to reward her, both verbally (get real excited) and with a small treat, when she does eliminate where she is supposed to. This lets her know that she did the right thing, and with dogs being the "people-pleasers" that they are, she will likely want to continue pleasing you when she realizes that your are happy with what she did.

Your puppy isn't wierd, she is just being a puppy, and puppies do some strange things in the eyes of humans.

Just my two cents!

Good Luck,
Kristi

[This message has been edited by MyBabyShihPoo (edited 11-19-2003).]