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06-30-2011, 05:06 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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| 6 Month Old Puppy Still Not Housebroken! Hey guys, I wonder if anyone can offer me any help/advice? My 6 month old Yorkie pup, Rory, is still not housebroken! We have tried everything, regular trips out when we first got him, rewarding him when he does his stuff in the right place, puppy pads, newspaper, you name it! My husband and I both work full time, so my main priority at the moment is training him to use the puppy pads - as I know he wouldn't be able to go our whole work day without peeing! The problem is, whether we use puppy pads, or newspaper, he much prefers to drag them around the apartment and rip them to shreds! I'm thinking about taking a week off work to re-focus on training, if anyone could offer me any advice on how to get him to use the pads, rather than play with them, that would be great! Other than that, obedience training has been a breeze with him! Thanks! |
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06-30-2011, 10:25 PM | #2 |
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| 6 months isnt that bad, Rory still can be train if u have the re enforcement. i myself stay in an apartment so guess our routine would be similar. This is wad i did when training Pixel for long time gone session: i got her a cage n extension of playpen to it. so she will have bed n her toys inside the playpen n the cage (which have peeing tray underneath) for her to pee in a separate area. caz dogs instinctly they dont like to dirty their home. this would help to keep the apartment clear of destruction, as Pixel do it too. ^_^ for whole-day session: see signal of she sniffing around or turning in circle then i would immediately says no n carry her to the cage. if she stop potty-ing, i just make her stay there until she done, which can take up to 5 or 10 mins. or to help training her, can say the word "potty" n look at her like a command. after that i praise her or treat again. if this isnt clear enough or answer much u can try Dog Breed Info Center®, DBI |
06-30-2011, 10:46 PM | #3 |
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| Have you tried putting a bottle filled with water or sand in the middle of the pad? For boys it serves as a target for him to pee on but it can also weigh it down as well so it may not be so easy to run off with the pad. I know they sell cute looking fire hydrants that do the same thing, but Water bottles are cheaper. I am using the potty patch grass thing for my Kizzie.. I save her favorite treats for when she uses it, so she actually comes and finds me so I will see her use it. I got her to do that using the clicker because honestly sometimes I'm just too tired to give an enthusiastic response when she does good going potty at 4am, but click and treat is effortless and she totally gets it.. only took a day or two for her to get what the click means. She's still a really young pup so our potty training isn't over yet, but so far she is doing really well.. |
06-30-2011, 11:50 PM | #4 |
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| At 6 mos your baby is still young. I have read on here that some say it can take up to a year and sometimes yorkie's aren't ever fully potty-trained. So far my 6 month old male is doing well. When he makes an error it is always on me. He will go to the door and alert me when he needs to go. I have noticed with the heat coming on strong in Texas that he is drinking much more, and therefore goes potty more. As for the potty pads I have read that using the washable one's alleviates the issue of puppy wanting to shred the shreddable paper kind. If you do a search on here I am almost certain people have listed the good brands to buy for washable. Good luck to you...
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07-01-2011, 11:20 AM | #5 |
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| This whole "yorkies are so much harder to potty train, may never be potty trained, ect" nonsense is complete rubbish if you ask me. Honestly I'm convinced its the owners not the breed that has caused this problem. I'm not saying it was easy to house train my yorkie, but when it happened at 6 months it was worth it. Don't settle for partially trained. Yorkies are smart. First off for the pads, have you tried weighing them down so he can't drag them? I wouldn't suggest anything nice like a leg of a table, but a rock or two should at least establish a fixed location for where he needs to go. Any shredding behavior should be handled with a short reprimand and replacement of the pad as calm as possible. This is not what you want him to do with the pad so you largely ignore the behavior. Accidents are learning opportunities. When he pees in the house off the pad, bring him to it, let him sniff it and say "Dont". Soak up some of the pee with a rag and bring it to the pad, weigh it down if you think you have to (lol) go get Rory, let him sniff the rag on the pad and praise him. After that you can remove the rag, but I'd keep the pad for scent's sake. Similarly with poo, you show him the accident' let him sniff, say "dont", relocate it to the pad, let him sniff and then praise. As long as the only time he gets praise and any more attention than "dont" when he eliminates/interacts with the pad negatively, he'll try creating the praise by using the pad and this is when you give treats. This way its not you training him to do something, he's training you. And we all know Yorkies love to train their owners'. Last edited by KelseyRose; 07-01-2011 at 11:22 AM. |
07-01-2011, 12:35 PM | #6 |
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| Does your pup have free roam of your apt? If he does, that is one thing you need to change. You can confine them in an exercise pen, or gate off one small area of the apt, like a bathroom. Let him have his stuff in that one area and only allow him out until you can watch him like a hawk, so you can correct any mistake he is about to make. Other than a bottle to weigh down the pad, have you tried a tray to hold it steady? I have one I bought at PetSmart. People might disagree with this, but I would give him just one potty area instead of providing one pad per room. That might be confusing for him. I keep my little man's pad in the bathroom. He's almost 3 and will scratch at the door to let us know he needs to go in. If we're not using he bathroom and the door is open, he walks right in there to do his business. We very rarely have accidents. The only accidents we have is when someone is hogging the bathroom and he couldn't hold it anymore. Very rarely does that happen. It is possible, but you really have to pick one method, and stick to it.
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07-01-2011, 12:50 PM | #7 |
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| There were times when I thought Max would never learn!Just keep at it,believe me,I know,sometimes you feel like you got the one dog that just can not be trained,I was ready to snap!But then all of a sudden he started going on the pads all the time,now,he never misses,he is perfect when it comes to potty on the pad,now,I just have to work on him chewing everything he see's up!Don't give up,it's frustrating I know,but,he will learn!As far as chewing the wee wee pads up,I bought a wee wee pad holder from Petco,it snaps down and holds the wee wee pad,he still chewed it up,but,then I got a piece of wire mesh from Home Depot,I put that over the wee wee pad and clamp the holder down over the mesh and the pad,now he can't chew it up,problem solved!Be patient and persistent,I know it's nerve racking,but,he will get their,it took make almost a year before Max finally caught on!
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07-01-2011, 02:56 PM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: sacramento, ca, usa
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| Youre not alone, both of mine took a full year to train. Your first issue is that you aren't spending enough time at home with your puppy. You can't expect them to learn on their own. It takes persistence and patience. If you don't want your puppy to play with the puppy pad try using a washable pee pad. The temptation to rip it up won't be there and being that its washable, it will save you money and help the environment! Make sure you use positive reinforcement when they do a good potty. Potty training a yorkie takes time and it also takes your part on being home to catch them at every instance they are not going potty where they are supposed to and let them know that they are wrong for going there. Maybe see if a family member who has the time can help you out with this during the day when youre working. Dont worry, your puppy will catch on sooner or later! Dont give up! Last edited by gcoronado4; 07-01-2011 at 02:59 PM. |
07-01-2011, 04:35 PM | #9 |
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| Have you put the puppy pad in the pad holder plastic frame, it keeps them from bothering it. Got to tell you, I don't know any puppy that would not rip newspaper to shreds....with boredom...that would we WAY to tempting. Agree with others op's....he is still young. I think the key is to set them up for success and that is by consistency from the owner. Patience, rewarding and lots of praise will pay off in the long run...give it time and one day...a light bulb will go off and he'll get it Good Luck!
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09-05-2013, 06:00 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: East China MI
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| My puppy who is almost five months old will b doing really good about going outside and then it's like she regresses. Tonight I said let's go outside and she squatted and peeped right in front of me! I am so frustrated. I take her out all the time. She goes on walks almost every day |
09-11-2013, 12:53 AM | #11 |
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| my yorkie is already coming to 2 years old in 4 months time, he has been with us for 1 year plus, still not potty train... but what the heck, the waste are small. we still training him though |
09-14-2013, 01:24 PM | #12 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Tennessee
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| Ted was almost 7 months old before we got him house broken. Occasionally he as an accident but thats because of us not him. He gives you a five minute warning and if you ignore him he just can't hold it anymore. Once he actually went in his water bowl to keep from messing up his kennel because we didnt get up in time. lol |
09-15-2013, 08:40 AM | #13 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: East China MI
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| What does he do to let u know he has to go out |
09-15-2013, 10:00 AM | #14 |
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