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08-27-2008, 06:24 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: newport news, va, usa
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| New here! Questions on paper training Hello everyone! I just got my 12 week old male yorkie about a week ago. His name is chip and he's got lots of personality! I have a few questions on how to start good habits with him early. 1. When I leave for work in the morning I put him in the guest bathroom which is a pretty good size. I put his kennel in there along with water and two pads by the door. The reason I do this is each time I leave, Chip flips out barking and whining and the excitement causes him to urinate. So while we trick him into using the pad inadvertently he steps in it repeatedly while whining. Would a puppy litter box be better? 2. For those who have trained their adult males to eliminate indoors only, do they naturally continue to squat? 3. Do kongs help keep them busy while trying to exit and is 12 weeks too young to put peanut butter in the kong? Thanks to everyone in advance! Jamie |
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08-27-2008, 06:53 AM | #2 |
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| Hey there! Hello and welcome to YT! I'm sorry but I cannot answer any of your questions. Pebbles was crate trained and Doodblebug was in an XPen and pad trained. When Doodlebug was first in the Xpen I only had a small square with just enough room for his bed, food and a pad. I also worried about him stepping on the pottied pad so I made the area large by enlarging the pen. I never put down more than one pad. Do you live in a condo or townhome? We live in a house and if they whined it really didn't matter. You should also post your question on the General Discussion board and introduce yourself since that section has a lot more activity and everyone loves to say HELLO to our newest members. Just to warn you~we are going to want to see lots and lots of pictues! We love puppies!!
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08-27-2008, 07:26 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: newport news, va, usa
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| Thank you for responding so quickly. we do live in a condo. So...... yeah the whining, not so cool :-) I will do a seperate post. Im am writing these on my cell from work, so ill have to post pics from home! |
08-27-2008, 07:29 AM | #4 | |
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Welcome to YT! Congrats on your new yorkie! Here's my response... 1. I've never used the puppy litter box and am not sure if that works better. I've always used the pads and it worked well for me. Although I do have to wash the paw everytime I come home. T 2. I have a female furbaby...so not sure. 3. There's a puppy kong stuff'n paste in which can be given to puppies 8 weeks and older. Here's the website for more info - Kong Pet Toys. Legendary strength, quality, and performance!. The Kong has definitely helped keep Cassi busy for a little bit and she absolutely loves the peanut butter paste. I usually give it to her right before I leave. You can also try the Everlasting Treat Ball, although I'm not sure at what age you can start giving that to them. | |
08-27-2008, 08:46 AM | #5 |
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| My boys squated to pee for the longest time, then when they hit puberty they started hiking. I waited (at the vet's suggestion) until they hiked to neuter. Don't wait, if you are going to neuter. When I'm leaving the house I give my boys each a dried chicken breast strip. It's something they absolutely love. They will stand by the pantry door waiting on me to leave because they know they are getting one. And, of course, they each have their kongs filled to entertain them the rest of the day. The chicken holds them until I get the alarm set, get my keys and get out the door. They actually look forward to me leaving to get that chicken breast strip. It's all natural so it's good for them too. Post this in the training section and see what advice you get!
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08-28-2008, 08:43 PM | #6 |
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| I am hoping it lasts, but Pepper hikes his leg up when outside but squats on his pee pad.
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08-31-2008, 09:15 AM | #7 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: newport news, va, usa
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| That is awesome, I hope it lasts too! I am still back and forth about the litter box, but I want to try something to help with the 'pee paws' because I end up washing his feet every day! |
09-02-2008, 09:48 AM | #8 |
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| Cograts Jaime on your new yorkie Chip! I just got my little Max two months ago and everyone has commented postively on well behaved he is. Just try not to get frustrated as they do have their moments. 1. When I leave for work in the morning I put him in the guest bathroom which is a pretty good size. I put his kennel in there along with water and two pads by the door. The reason I do this is each time I leave, Chip flips out barking and whining and the excitement causes him to urinate. So while we trick him into using the pad inadvertently he steps in it repeatedly while whining. Would a puppy litter box be better? Answer: I was in a similar situation and living in a condo. Therefore I started to look into dog litter boxes. The two that caught my attention was Pet Loo and Ugodog. The problem I found with the Pet Loo was it was very expensive and they used artificial turf which can get messy and difficult to clean up after they poo. I settled on the Ugodog when was cheap and easy to clean. The good things is you can use newspaper to line the tray then it is covered by two plastic racks with holes. This allows the dog pee to drain to the newspapers and prevent the dog from tearing up the newspaper. Most importantly you don't get the wet pee soaked paws.So far it has been very good. Plus I save from not having to purchase anymore pee pads. 2. For those who have trained their adult males to eliminate indoors only, do they naturally continue to squat? Answer: My Max continued to squat until he reached close to 6 months. Now he squats when he goes indoors and lifts his leg when he goes outdoors. He seems to be doing this to mark his territory now. I noticed he does it frequently at almost every lamp post during our walks. 3. Do kongs help keep them busy while trying to exit and is 12 weeks too young to put peanut butter in the kong? Answer: I used a Kong for my Max during the times we were out but I stuck with the treat supplied by Kong. At this age I tried not to get to adventureous with his treats. I also gave him a dental bone to chew on while we were gone. He never really protested when we left because I often took him for a good walk in the morning and gave him adequate exercise. I hope those tips help. Best of luck training! The Dogs Obedience Training Blog |
09-02-2008, 12:49 PM | #9 |
♥ love my girls!! ♥ Donating Member | Bella (little girl, obviously) used to absolutely freak out when we'd leave too, and I mean just leave the room to where she couldn't follow us and would pee on the floor and have it tracked everywhere!!! Yuck!! Seperation anxiety galore! That's all pretty well gone now, though she is a little vocal when we leave occasionally still. Here are the things we did that fixed (or at least made better) this problem: we always give her a treat when we leave her (whether in a room for several hours while I'm a work, or in her crate for just a couple of hours while we go out)--bones, dried chicken breast strips called "Breathies" (I cut them in half), etc...; we try to have everything ready to walk out the door--the longer she can hear that we're still there but she can't be with us, the more likely she is to cry; we started out putting a potty pad by the door (when she was in the room) that we left from so that if she had an accident it wouldn't be difficult to clean, but we don't have to do that anymore; and probably the best thing we did was separation anxiety training. How it works: gather up your things (if he sees you do that), put him in the bathroom and close the door, take 1 or 2 steps, then open the door back up. Do that lots and lots of times. Then increase it to a few seconds away before you open the door. Keep increasing it gradually by just a few seconds at a time (doing it several times at the same interval before increasing) until you're at minutes. Then you can increase to several minutes, etc... I would keep walking further and then walk right back as I'm increasing until I gradually walk out the door and right back inside to let him out--then I would stay outside for a few seconds and come back in to let him out. This is pretty time consuming and gets old VERY quickly, trust me, but it works! The whole premise is....."she's going to come back! I don't have to get worked up because she will be back!" Also, with increasing the time, you're letting him know you'll be back, but he won't necessarily know when. And, even though you give him a treat when you leave, even if it's a really great one, don't expect him to eat it at first. He'll be too worked up and worried about you leaving to eat it, but eventually when he gets it, the treat will be a good distraction. I hope that helps! Last edited by bellasmomok; 09-02-2008 at 12:52 PM. |
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