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05-11-2010, 04:54 PM | #1 |
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| My 16 Week old is still pooping and peeing in her crate I am beside myself and I about ready to give up. I have tried and tried to have patience with this potty training thing. I feel like we got our yorkie from a puppy mill, only we paid almost 2000.00 for her from a "show breeder". Obviously she was raised like she lived in a pet store because our puppy is a nightmare to housetrain. She poops in her kennel and pees, she jumped on my sofa and pooped, she pooped on my bed pillow. I had a yorkie before that would have NEVER pooped in her bed in her crate! So what the heck is wrong with this dog and will she ever get it? I take her out constantly to go potty and give her treats when she goes and she has done it like 100 hundred times, but obviously it is not registering with her that she is supposed to go outside and why would she be ok with pooping in her own bed? It makes me so upset that we spent so much money for a dog that the breeder did nothing for as far as training. |
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05-11-2010, 07:44 PM | #3 |
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| Does she have loose stool? It sounds like she may have a problem...something is wrong. I would have her stool checked by your vet (if you haven't done so recently). It's not unusual for pups from breeders to have parasites which will cause diarrhea, or at first, loose stool. If this is the case, your pup will not want to be in the crate since she will need to go often, ... this is only a guess
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05-11-2010, 07:54 PM | #4 |
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| are you free feeding her? or do you take it up after 30 minutes of feeding? what kind of food are you giving her it may upset her system. some yorkies suffer terribly from unbalanced food. you shouldn't bring them back in the house till they have pooped outside after meals. have you tried to use pittle pads. or a spot indoors to use the potty. I know its frustrating but this breed of dog is not always the easy ones. But Im sure you know that b/c you did the research before buying. As stated in other post she could have some health issues that are causing the problem. Since shes 16 weeks old I also guess that shes been to the vet. did they take a stool sample? if not drop one off to the vet this week. You don't actually have to take her in unless theres a problem then they can give her meds. if needed. |
05-11-2010, 07:55 PM | #5 |
My Tiny Treasures Donating Member | She is young, give her time. They can't hold it and if she has to go and is in her crate she has no choice. Take love, time, and patience. Just think of her as a baby, she will get there. why not move her to a expen and put the crate in there with the door open , that way if she has to go she can go on a pad, until she gets it down and/or can hold it longer. Just remember...just a baby I know it can be frustrating but they don't understand and just want to give and get love |
05-11-2010, 07:56 PM | #6 |
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| Something is not right, so lets try to figure this out and get your little one to "get it". What size crate do you have her in? It should only have enough room for her to turn around and lay down. She should also not be kept in the crate for longer then 20 minutes if she has not peed. How often are you taking her out and for how long? When you are crate training she needs to be taken outside for potty every 20 minutes. Pick her up and put her on the ground and tell her "go potty". If she doesn't go within 5 minutes take her back in the house and either into the crate or tethers to your side at all times. If she potties give immediate treats and praise. If she doesn't potty at your side or in the crate. Do not let her have free rein of your house until she is fully trained. At 16 weeks she is way too young to be any where near fully house trained. You need to be consistent with training or she will never learn.
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05-11-2010, 08:23 PM | #7 |
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| I went back and read your earlier post... I'm wondering what happened to the adult female yorkie you had last month? Do you still have her also? |
05-11-2010, 08:32 PM | #8 |
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| 16 weeks or 16 months? If 16 weeks, you've only just started with training! How old was she when you got her?
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05-11-2010, 10:32 PM | #10 |
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| MY yorkie is 1 year and still isn't potty trained!
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05-12-2010, 02:19 AM | #11 | |
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You have a BABY, did you expect your children to be potty trained by 6 months? Asking that of a tiny 16 week old puppy is the same as expecting your children to be trained. It takes time, and tonsssssssssss of patience and lots of commitment and consistency. Puppies DO poop and pee in their crates sometimes, it is an old wives tale that a dog will not potty where they sleep. if they have to go, they are going to go. It doesn't mean it's the breeders fault. It is your own actually. They will eventually stop. i have been through it many times. When our dogs and pups have accidents it is usually our own fault is what i am trying to say. Yorkies, like any toy dog, mature much slower than larger breeds so they also learn slower (for the most part). They take much longer to potty train too. I have a 5 year old that still has accidents and she came from a good breeder and has no health issues. What made a difference for us is putting in a doggy door. We put it through our wall out to the deck and now the little ones are using it even our tiny 5 year old yorkie and our 2 year old tiny chihuahua.. You haven't give this puppy time to adjust to a new home and life and routine, instead you blame the breeder like you did with the last yorkie you bought. I have noticed you have posted several times and then do not come back to the thread. If you want help, then stick around and take advice given. PLEASE STOP blaming the poor puppy! Maybe you should forget about toy breeds and get a larger dog, they are much easier to train.. | |
05-12-2010, 02:22 AM | #12 |
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05-12-2010, 04:25 AM | #13 |
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| I was never blaming the breeder until I called 3 different reputable yorkie breeders and an in home dog trainer. They all gave me the exact same response, that it must have been the conditions the puppy was raised in, much like that of a pet store dog. She does not have loose stool. I take her out to pee and she does and I praise her so much give her a treat then immediatlely she pees in her crate or poops. She will hold her poop literally for like 5 hours then when I put her in the crate she poops. I did start putting her in the Xpen with her potty pad and bed and she goes on the potty pad then lays on it. It's like she doesn't even mind the smell of her pee or poop. We have caught her eating her poop. If I let her in my house to walk she will poop on my things. I guess all I have is the advice you get in books that says this behavior is not normal. And for the poster that said I have no patience all I can say is you are sadly mistaken. I love this puppy and that is why I am even taking the time to post on here to get help. Unfortunately I think there are way too many people out there breeding yorkies that have absolutely no idea how to raise "pets" for people because they give the puppies NO attention and then expect the puppies to learn when we get them after they are already programmed. |
05-12-2010, 04:50 AM | #14 | |
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05-12-2010, 04:51 AM | #15 | |
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Try not to be upset with her - she probably knows no better and as she matures I bet she will eventually catch on.....just keep your patience level way up there and keep up with the praise. I've never crate trained but if I had I'd limit the time in a crate. They're so much happier with some freedom and also want to please US so don't give up !! It took my oldest 2 weeks to be completely trained - my youngest 11 months - go figure ! She still has little accidents but she tries very hard not too. I work all day so it's a bit harder to keep up with her especially when it rains but when she does have an 'accident' - she knows it and always runs out to her 'place' on my patio to show me she didn't mean it - it's hard to be upset when you know they really want to be good. I just want to say again - she's very young. Some never really train but as she matures she'll probably be more receptive to going where you want her too. sorry this is so long - getting ready for work and shouldn't even be here right now ! ps - many breeders whether show breeders or not do keep their pets in cages or crates - wish it wasn't true but they do. You really never know and hope for the best but not all out there believe in training - they just want to sell puppies.
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