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10-19-2011, 09:51 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! | Adult Female Teacup Yorkie... Litter box? Hi Everyone, This is my first post here- I have been reading for a while, and am an avid Yorkie lover. My Yorkie Cali is hardly housebroken. She was hypoglycemic as a puppy, and had a lot of health issues caused my her size. I have had her since birth, but she required some extra care during the first 12 months of her life. She spent a lot of time with my breeder who is also a vet. More concerned with her health (and rightly should be!), the breeder didn't spend any time on potty training, which resulted in Cali being confused - (When she was at the breeder's home, she would go on newspaper that had been laid down, but when she was with me, I would gently scold her and try to make it clear she was to go outside. The problem now is that Cali has been confused for so long, she is going in her bed, in her crate, on towels used for bedding, ETC. She will go outside if I keep her out there long enough, but I live in Seattle, and she is only 3 pounds. I hate the idea of her out there in the rain and cold weather!! Even when she is outside, I have a rug on my deck which she regularly goes on, and it seems that no matter how much effort I put into it, she just loves going potty on fabrics. I was wondering if any of you have tried litter training your adult Yorkie, and what types of litter boxes you use. Im considering purchasing the ScoopFree self cleaning litter box. Any info would be really great! Thanks for your input! -Shalane |
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10-19-2011, 09:57 AM | #2 |
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| Welcome to YT If she was already trained go to on newspaper, it would seem the easiest transition would be to potty pads.
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10-19-2011, 11:44 AM | #3 |
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| I don't have any advice, but wanted to welcome you to YorkieTalk!
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10-19-2011, 05:08 PM | #4 |
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| I have Yorkies with the fabric fascination too. Potty pads are bright white... my boys want to pee discreetly. They would much prefer a dark patterned floor runner, entry rug, colored bath mat, etc. If they can get to a dark closet, behind a chair, etc., they'll choose that over a pee pad. It's difficult. I have all new carpet and it's on its way to being ruined. My older Yorkie, Marley, does well. But two year old, 5# Max is a 'Pee-Pot'. |
10-19-2011, 05:13 PM | #5 |
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| Welcome, I use potty pads for bad weather , and my girls won't potty outside, but my boys do both.
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10-19-2011, 08:00 PM | #6 |
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| Pads would be better, the litter should not be eaten and I would not take a chance that she would not ingest some. Also I used to have a Maltese that used a litterbox, but we used dog litter, and she was always spreading the litter all over the foor. Believe me that stuff hurts when you step on it. It was always a big mess, I would rather change pads. |
10-20-2011, 08:22 AM | #7 |
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| pee pads in a litter box I had this issue with Hepburn a while back. He learned to pee on newspaper, but then started ripping it up afterwards. Then we went to pee pads, and those got ripped up too. Then we went to pee pads in a tray, but by then he was already using any fabric in the house as his pee pads instead of using the one in the tray. But it stopped the ripping up of soiled (yes, he only shreds soiled ones, not clean ones) pee pads. What I did was buy a regular cat litter box and put the pee pad in there. I started by encouraging him with treats to go in the litter box with nothing in it. Then I put a pee pad in it and did the same. Then, every time he barked to go out (he is indoor and outdoor trained, we lived in a 4th floor walk up for the first year I had him) I would put him in the box and wait for him to pee. If he came out, I would put him back until he peed. Then, if he peed I would get so excited and give him a treat. The key is to get the dog to realize that it is not just a particular material or texture that makes a spot an acceptable pee pad, but the location it is placed in. I liked the litter box because I could a. hide the soiled pee pad since I only replace once a day (he does his number 2 outside) and b. keep him contained until he peed. Other people have done this with a pen or crate, but the litter box is also more hidden, plus once they learn to go, they go back again and again in the box! Now he does most of his peeing outside because we moved to a ground level apartment last winter and since he still shreds soiled pee pads, I only leave them out when I home. We have since donated the box to the locate shelter since before I was sharing an apartment and needed a place in my room to let him pee inside, but now we have our own place and his pee pad as a spot in the bathroom. I would not recommend the dog litter, I tried it, it is a mess! Plus, it is way harder to clean up than a pee pad. Also, if they don't like the disposable pee pads or you don't throwing them away (aka environmentally unfriendly) there is a place to get washable ones in different prints. Search in the yorkie products section on the forum, there is more information there. Hope this helps! |
10-20-2011, 12:30 PM | #8 |
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| Welcome to YT! You mentioned trying "to make it clear she was to go outside", but also that you "hate the idea of her out there in the rain and cold weather". So I'll first say that whatever you choose, consistency is key with potty training . The breeder I got my girls from "threw old rugs on the floor"... yep, they came home and started peeing on my rugs! It wasn't their fault, they hadn't been taught any differently One of them tore up pee pads initially too. I ended up putting a potty pad under a rug they already pottied on by the back door so it got their scent, but also so I'd know when they needed to go; but, I was transitioning to go outside. I really like the idea of the potty pad in the litter box - useful inside and outside in bad weather! If she's already going on the rug on your patio, an option would be to put a potty pad under the rug (or newspaper) in the litter box (so it'll already have her scent on it... then transition to just potty pads or the washable ones - but I too would recommend against any kind of litter. Also, don't know if anyone here has tried the pee post or training spray, but that might be another option for her to understand where you want her to go.
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10-21-2011, 08:53 AM | #10 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! | Thank you guys so much! All of your info is great. I think I'll take your advice and do the potty pad in the litter box for now, until I see how she reacts to the litter. I heard the crystals are good because they are non-tracking. (whew!) We'll see! I'll keep you updated on Cali's progress! Thanks for your input!! |
10-21-2011, 11:55 AM | #11 |
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| HI! I had the same problem with a tiny pup. We did very little training with her as a pup as she was too sick. She peed in her bed ALL THE TIME! Her blankets, my clothing... so strange. Anyway, started taking her outside at 6 months, only using positive reinforcement, and 2 months later she was awesome! Pees straight away! BTW in live in Canada. Neither of them like the cold or wet but they know that's is where they do their business. If you are planning to take them outside, do it right away. The more steps the process takes (from blankets, to newspaper, to puppy pads, to litter box) the more confusing it will be, and the harder it will be to break them from going inside because it used to be acceptable. Good luck with the little one! |
10-21-2011, 11:59 AM | #12 |
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| Litter PS -Litter maybe non-tracking, but is it non-digging and non-eating? LOL! Because puppies will do all of that! Plus Kitty litter can make puppies very sick as they tend to eat everything! There is Puppy litter as well, but I dont know much about it. |
10-22-2011, 05:38 AM | #13 |
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| I trained coco to peepad train by using nature's miracles "go here" spray. It worked wonderfully for coco! She knew she had to go to the pad where it "smelled" and had to retrain her using the same method when i moved back to canada to much bigger place. Id give that a try and be consistant! Try to train her indoors then take her outside in case for bad weather days. Good luck!
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10-22-2011, 05:39 AM | #14 |
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| I trained coco to peepad train by using nature's miracles "go here" spray. It worked wonderfully for coco! She knew she had to go to the pad where it "smelled" and had to retrain her using the same method when i moved back to canada to much bigger place. Id give that a try and be consistant! Try to train her indoors then take her outside in case for bad weather days. Good luck!
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10-22-2011, 11:08 AM | #15 |
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| Since Cali is using fabrics, I would think the washable pee pads would work best. I use the disposable ones for Jack which he uses rarely any more because he's a big boy now and does the majority of his business outside. But I still leave the pads down for him in case we aren't available to let him outside. Good luck!
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