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05-03-2012, 07:38 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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| My plan to potty train my little baby So Geno is going on 1 this month and is having constant accidents in the house. Not his fault, I know. So I am basically wanting to strictly potty pad train him. He will still go outside if he wants but I want him to know that the potty pad is where he should go. When he was younger, we were having success with the potty pad training and eventually ended up slacking on it aka letting him get away with a few accidents every so often. Eventually, he picked up that getting away with it, means he can do it all the time. So 1 1/2 cans of carpet cleaner later, I'm just frustrated. Not at him but with myself. So one thing I have seen is tethering the dog so you can keep an eye on him at all times. This pretty much has to happen for us and we realize that now. Any time I catch him squatting or lifting his leg, I give a firm "NO" but trying to pick him and take him to the potty pad untethered is a whole new obstacle since he'll just bolt for under the couch. So tethering is on our list but how do we go about this. For example, once I give him the firm "no" and pick him up and take him to his pad, do I just sit and wait there with him? The problem with that is that he is very private when going to the potty. He hates being watched. When I do get the chance to catch him before he goes under the couch, I put him on his pad, and he'll just lay down on it and stare at me. I mean I could sit and stare at him all day but I want to make sure it will be worth it aka he'll finally potty on his pad lol I know others have asked about his feeding schedule. I actually just leave food and water out for him during the day. I have gotten a camera so I can watch him while I'm at work and I've noticed that he barely eats or drinks during the day. Most of his eating/drinking time takes place when I get home and not much pottying is really done when I'm at work. I would like to keep it like that for now. Regardless, I really am taking one step at a time cause he refuses to poop on the pad which he obviously does a little later after he eats. Right now, I am just focusing on getting him to at least pee on it cause to be honest, I can handle the poop on the carpet, and I will teach him to go on the pad for that but for now, I really don't want to confuse him so I just want to focus on one thing at a time. I know, sounds absolutely crazy probably lol I dunno, I just need some friendly advice and guidance. Thanks!
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05-03-2012, 02:00 PM | #2 |
YT Addict | Well............I don't know about the tethering thing at all but I'm going to "try" and give some advice. When we were potty training Rylee Belle we would keep putting her on the pad every hour and say "go pee pee". Sometimes she would and other times she wouldn't. Whenever she did, we made sure to praise her and offer her a treat always saying "good girl". There where times she would just sit on the pad and look at us, but eventually she got the idea. It's really very hard when you aren't home all day. When we first brought her home and she had to be alone I kept her in a playpen with a potty pad in it. Then when we were home, I spend quite a bit of time concentrating on her training. She's so good at it now, that every night before we go to bed, all I have to say is "Rylee, did you go pee pee"? It's so funny, because she automatically runs over to her pad and goes right away!!!! Such a smart little girl!!!! Good luck. Let us know how it goes. By the way..................your baby is a CUTIE!!!!
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05-05-2012, 11:32 PM | #3 |
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| I don't know how much help I'll be, but this is what I think! We tried pad training Sophia, that was not working for us, so she's def. an outdoor pottier. So, I applaud Geno for doing so good with it in the beginning! I actually think its harder to pad train! And no point in beating yourself over him not being trained! I've been slacking a bit with Brody and he's still having accidents too . We had the issue where Sophia would run away right when she was on the pad too (she is also a darter). So i'm wondering if you can get one of those playpens with the door like this one Iris Plastic Pet Pen 36x36 and just line the bottom of it with potty pads. You can leave the door open when he's running around (and maybe he'll learn to go in and pee). and if you catch him about to have an accident, plop him in it and shut the door so he can't run out. Then you can give him the privacy, and it will be completely lined with pads. Then as it gets better, you can slowly reduce the pads until you have one. Then eventually remove the whole thing! Now i have NO idea if that would work, and maybe its a crazy idea, but it's just my 3:30AM brain thinking, lol.
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05-06-2012, 04:01 AM | #4 |
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| The absolute main thing with potty training is to catch them pottying on the pad, or whereever you want, then massive praise (like they've never heard before) and a great treat and petting as soon as they're done. Also as they are finishing the potty, add the command 'Go potty' or whatever term you choose to use. But use the same term each time. Some dogs do not understand being told 'No', sounds like he may be one of them by the way he runs away and hides under the couch. I would not tell him 'No' at this point. He may be thinking that pottying anywhere is wrong, and just doesn't understand that you mean 'No potty here'. Also because he prefers to potty 'in private' indicates he is unsure of doing right or wrong. Normally the key times he'll have to 'Go potty' are when he awakes in the AM, after naps, after a meal, after a play time, after home grooming, and before bedtime. Exercise can also stimulate them to have to relieve themselves. Start with offering him the opportunity to 'Go Potty' every hour or two, then increase the amount of time inbetween as he becomes more trustworthy. (You may need to start this on a weekend when you are home, and plan for two days or more of intensive training) As an alternate to tethering, you could set up a room (the kitchen) with potty pads and confine him at the key times until he 'goes', then massive praise and a treat. You could hide behind a wall and spy on him to catch him pottying on the pad, then do the praise and treat afterward. Also confine him to the room you are in to keep an eye on him. As he learns, he will want you to see him using the pad to get his treat, and many learn to fake a pee to get a treat. Yorkies will learn faster through 'positive training' which basically means rewarding them when they do a good thing, as opposed to any kind of verbal or physical punishment. Once they 'learn' what makes you happy, they will repeat that action because they want to please us so badly. (or they like treats, lol)
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