Housebreaking your chin in an apartment with no yard is difficult, but it is not impossible. You will need to find an area close to your apartment that your puppy can use as a toilet area. Since this may be a long distance from your apartment, it becomes even more important that you take your puppy out every hour. You will also need to watch carefully for your puppy's signs of wanting to relieve himself well in advance.

All chin puppies learn at different rates. A few will take a long time while others pick up what is required almost instantly. Some may take six months or longer. Japanese chins that come from a dirty or cramped kennel are more likely to take longer than ones that had a better start.

The best thing you can do to have your puppy housebroken quickly is put in a lot of time and effort. More input from you will speed up the time taken to become completely clean; while less input will drag out the process.