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09-08-2008, 05:27 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Orlando area, Florida
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| He knows to go to the bathroom outside, but... We have had Wrigley for a week today Well he is doing well on potty training as far as going outside. When we take him outside to go he does either pee or poop when we take him out. Normally rather quickly after we got outside even, so he knows that is why we are out there. We take him to the same spot when we want him to simply go and when he does we praise him and bring him immediately back inside so he knows he did what he was suppose to do. We also take him other places like for walks and he goes to the bathroom on those walks too so that he doesn't think the only place to go outside is in the one spot we take him if that makes since. So here is my issue. He knows how to go outside and does it well (meaning he does his business then expects praise and wants to go back inside afterwards) BUT he doesn't seem to destinguish between going outside and going inside. I *think* the problem is he doesn't know how to let us know he needs to go. He sniffs around constantly even if he doesn't have to go, maybe he is still getting used to living here I don't know so we can't really just watch for that. I've heard some people use a bell on the door, does that seem to work? The only thing is he doesn't even go near the door, he just lets loose wherever he is. So how do I help him let us know when he needs to go out? Any other methods than the bell method? I will try it if it might work, but I have a bell I have a feeling he would just go over and play with it all of the time. |
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09-08-2008, 05:45 AM | #2 |
YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Orlando area, Florida
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| Oh I should add that he knows he shouldn't be going inside because the last few accidents that he has had were 'out of our sight' he isn't as sneaky as he thinks though because we could still see him, but now he goes in a room we are not in (like in the bathroom - right concept wrong place haha ) but it isn't because we have scolded him too hard when he goes inside - making him afraid to go in front of us, we simply say a firm NO and pick him up and take him outside. He goes right in front of us just fine outside. Which is why I think he does in fact know that he isn't suppose to go inside. |
09-08-2008, 05:52 AM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mid Michigan
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| I have heard the bell works, what my aunt did is she hung the bell on the door and every time she took her dog out she would ring the bell and when her pup would ring the bell even if playing or by accident she would take him out and eventually he just caught on.
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09-08-2008, 06:28 AM | #4 | |
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09-08-2008, 10:16 AM | #5 |
YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Orlando area, Florida
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| I was thinking... Maybe he doesn't know himself that he has to go to the bathroom prior to going, but he does know that when we go outside that it means he should go. He is only 3 months old. We are going to get a bell, and start with that, but we may just have to watch him continually until he can tell us when he needs to go. |
09-08-2008, 05:30 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canada
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| I wish I could do the bell thing but I am a deaf woman so that is out ..I just watch the body language and hope I get the signal right . |
09-09-2008, 06:34 AM | #7 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: utah
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| if he is going potty in the house too i would get him a belly band that has done wonders for our little guy he now will only pee outside when we take the band off him but about pooping in the house i am in the same situation |
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