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06-29-2011, 10:56 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Wisconsin
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| How to Train your Puppy in 7 Days So - Ella is not connecting with potty training at all. We started training inside the house on a grass pad and have since decided to train her outside. We are ringing a bell and taking her out and she will definitely use her spot outside but will go wherever inside just as easy. We are the ones trained right now - not her. So I am thinking about using the Train your Puppy in 7 days schedule. My only problem is leaving her in her kennel so much when I am home. Has anyone tried this and it worked?? Ella is only 15 weeks so I know she is young and it may take a while but I just want her trained!!
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07-03-2011, 09:47 AM | #2 |
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| I read that book when ours were pups but I did not use that method. I don't feel like it is the right method for Yorkies. They are little which means very small bladders. Our pups responded to lots of positive reinforcement and A LOT of patience. It was at least 6 months before they were at about 90% trained and I would say about 1 year old before I was 100% confident. If your pup is only a few months old, you have a long way to go with training. Be patient and don't expect too much too soon. From what I understand, they can only barely control their bladder at this age. They will gain more bladder and muscle control as they get older. Good luck! Give it some time and you will get there. |
07-03-2011, 11:27 AM | #3 |
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| I know people have used this method with success. I do think that it says you aren't supposed to start until 19 weeks or something like that? I'm not sure a 15 week old yorkie can hold it that long...... |
07-03-2011, 11:31 AM | #4 |
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| I think at 15 wks she is too young to have consistency w potty training. I used the play pen method. I know some use x-pens, I used sea breeze petite collapsable pens. When you can't watch her closely, you put her in the play pen w a bed, food dish, water dish and pee pad (& toys). I would also put her in to eat. I would put the grass pad inside the play pen and put it where you want her to go on her pad in the house. Eventually, as she gets older, she will learn to return to that place to use her grass pad. It worked well for me.
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07-03-2011, 04:22 PM | #5 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada
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| I think they can hold it for a long time. Our 3 month old Ozzy sleeps with us all night in our bed (at least 8 hrs). He sleeps all night, never makes a peep or needs to go outside. We're using the 7 day training schedule as closely as possible, but we try not to crate Ozzy during the day if we're home, exept a couple hours if we need a break. However, we do watch him ALL the time if he's not in the crate. He does not go anywhere in the house alone. EVER. We take him outside as soon as we get out of bed, about a half hour after he eats, anytime he's taken out of his crate, and right before bed. So far, it's been 3 days and we've had no accidents in the house - he's already getting it enough that we usually only have to be outside for a few minutes. We leave his water out all day, but his food is only put out for half an hour, two times a day. He was paper trained by the breeder. Maybe we're just really lucky, but I think the 7 day training schedule works, and it's adjustable to most peoples' schedules. One thing our vet suggested, which I agree with, is that potty time outside should not be play time. No toys, no play. You stay in one area until the dog pees or poos, then treat, praise, and straight inside. If you want to play outside, then do it 15 mins after potty time. |
07-04-2011, 12:15 AM | #6 |
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| We have started the schedule according the book a month ago - a day after we got our yorkie.She is almost 6 months already.And unfortunately it doesn't work for us.It seems like nothing works at all.She does it in the house , in the crate and sometimes outside anytime she feels like it.Got her checked with vet and everything is normal.Got very disappointed and feel like she will never get trained If anybody got a secret way of teaching them please DO HELP. Already read 2 of Cesar Milan's books and there is still no result.Good luck to everyone. |
07-04-2011, 03:07 AM | #7 |
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| I think another thing we as owners do is give them too mush space too soon. When they have free roam of the house without them beig trained is setting our pups up for failure. You have to start in a small space. Personally, I'm not crazy about crates, in fact you won't find one in my house. I used an expen like Gidget said. He was older, but the method was he same. He had everything in there he needed. When I could trust him to not mess his expen, and I mean be 100% confident he wouldn't mess his expen (in your case it would be no mess other than on the piddle pads) he earned the right to roam my room. When he was trustworthy there, he was allowed to come downstairs. Where we use to live, he never got of be trustworthy downstairs, by we were only there a few months. When we moved, I started all over again. Expen, living room only, living room with kitchen, then the entire apartment. He goes where he pleases but earned that right when he proved to me he could successfully walk over to his pad instead of eliminating everywhere. Start with a small place and let her earn her way to free roam your house, or, being out of her crate/expen while your busy. You can take her out to play or explore, but you have to be with her the entire time, watching closely, to correct any mistakes. A schedule is also very beneficial. After a while, potty time becomes predictable. As they gain the ability to hold it, they will go inside less and wait for you to take then out. It sounds slow, but in the long run, I think this is a solid way of teaching them.
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07-04-2011, 05:17 AM | #8 | |
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