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04-19-2014, 12:31 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Monterrey, Mexico
Posts: 7
| Avoiding potty training? When we got Chiquis at 8 months, I started feeding her outside, morning and evening, and waiting a little while before I'd let her come in, to encourage going potty outside. She has gone at different places in the yard, and I haven't praised her because I'm not there. When I do see her go, it's usually almost immediately after eating This has worked in that there have been just a few accidents inside, but unfortunately she doesn't know how to ask me to let her out, so if she does need to go unexpectedly, she is not going to tell me. She will scratch on the sliding glass door when she wants to come IN, but not the other way around. The woman who had her before we got her said she used newspapers and let her go inside. My niece also did the same with newspapers when she had to take care of her for a week when my husband was hospitalized. I would like to train her to go inside when the weather is bad and also wish she would ask to go outside when necessary. I never caught her in the act, so I couldn't scold her for going inside, either. I feel like I haven't really potty trained her; I've just avoided the problem. I worry what we'll do when we travel with her, too. Any advice? |
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04-20-2014, 04:54 AM | #2 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Arkansas
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| To me it looks like she hasn't any idea that there is a proper place to go potty. If I were you, I would start back at step one with crate training. There is a wonderful book that I used called How to Potty Train Your Puppy in 7 Days. It has a kindle version from Amazon so you can download it immediately. It takes longer than 7 days, but the most important issue is that your puppy has to earn the right to run around the house. I got a play pen to put my 2 in because my older girl was 6 (from a shelter, a rescue, had lived her entire life in a cage) and I didn't want to cause her anxiety by caging her. I got her last May and Barney, my other yorkie was just a few months old. For 2 days, I followed them around and kept a journal of every time they ate, drank, peed, pooped. I wrote down when, where, how much and what they were doing right before. Then, I made a schedule for them to follow using the information from the journal. Anytime I had to leave them, even if I had to go to the bathroom, they went in the pen. My husband made fun of me until we all went on vacation. The babies were used to pen time so they were fine if we went to the beach for a few hours while they were in the play pen. Make sure to get lots of treats and be ready to praise her when she goes in the appropriate place. Anna just loves it. She will dance when my husband and I say good girl. Also, make sure to be right there when it happens. Don't just put her outside and assume she's making magic. Good luck with your training.
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04-20-2014, 06:38 AM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Monterrey, Mexico
Posts: 7
| Will get the book Thanks for your advice. I'll get the book today. Getting a some sort of crate will be more of a challenge. The reason I personally have never seen her accidents is because I do watch her closely except when I go upstairs or am sleeping. I have been happy because she has had so few accidents inside (about 6 in 9 weeks), but I agree that she doesn't know there is a right place to go and I want to be able to trust her completely. One thing: white vinegar does work well. She never has gone again in the same spot after we clean with that. I'll start reading ASAP! |
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