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08-09-2014, 07:38 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Miami
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| New Puppy Owner! Several Issues Hi, my name is Melissa and i'm a 16 year old girl with a new yorkie puppy. Her name is Ruby, and shes currently 9 weeks old. I got her four days ago and must say, having a puppy is a lot of work. I'll just put all my issues by category. Housebreaking: She kinda knows how to use a pee pad, but uses it loosely. If we're not careful, she'll pee wherever she wants. I try to keep an eye on her, so that When i see her squatting i startle her and carry her quickly to the backyard. Unfortunately, all she does in the yard is run around and nibble on grass, rarely does she pee there. I would use the crate method, but shes not exactly crate trained except to go in when shes sleepy to nap. Also, she gets lonely. Which brings me to my next issue. Loneliness: She gets lonely and anxious very easily. If we block the area from the laundry to the kitchen, and leave her for just a few minutes, she'll start whimpering, which slowly turns into barking. This drives me crazy when i'm trying to do things, because if i let her walk around everywhere by herself, she might have an accident. It drives me even crazier when we're all trying to sleep. Although i'm sure she also misses her brother and sister in her old home when she sleeps. When she barks at night, do we ignore her all night, or go to her? Training difficulties: Her attention span short, i have trouble trying to train her,and have to constantly be putting the treat near her nose. I don't know if it's because of her being so young that makes it hard to train her. I also don't know how many treats i'm allowed to give her, since i'm afraid she'll get an upset stomach. Currently i'm using small broken up pieces of Milk-Bone Marosnacks as a training treat, and Ol' Roy Munchy Bone as a chewing bone to keep her occupied when leaving her in the crate by herself for five minute intervals. If there's anything else I forgot here then i'll edit my post. Also feel free to ask me any questions if you need extra info! |
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08-09-2014, 08:32 AM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Tucson,AZ
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| First yes 9 weeks is young so you need to watch her closer. Remember the more effort you put in now, the quicker and better her training will be. Think each accident is two steps backward, so try your best to avoid them. I would not worry about trying to get her to go outside now, its less confusing to just have her go on pad 100% now, its easy to get her to go outside later after she's 100% housebroken. Use the crate if its big enough to keep her when you can't watch her or just need a break. Mine is 3' X 2' and I have a bath towel in front half and pee pad in back half. For first few day you need to watch and correct ("No") if she tries to tear up the pee pad or sruff the towel around. Try to put the crate where you are so pup see's you and gets used to it. Always use treat to crate her, never grab and throw in as this can get a bad thought of crate. Start with short periods (minutes) and extend times slowly leaving room, do not praise beg or show emotion when leaving or upon return. Starting young it will become a normal part of life. When you take her out of crate after sleeping or after feeding take her to other pad and try to get her to sniff it or at least keep her in area till she pees. Remember One hour per month of age is max holding time so try to stay within those times to avoid accidents. We have gone Start training "Sit", "Stay", "Shake", "Down", " and most important "No" now and practice daily. After about a week of good performance start cutting back on treats and getting random. When I say treats, never/seldom give full cookie, maybe size of pinky nail or smaller. Always praise immediately and get the treat to her as fast as possible on first few tricks so she associates the treat with doing what you command. Our Ginger is 5 months on the 11th, she had one accident since she moved in with us. She free roams and only crates at nigh or when I go some where, she has never chewed anything but her toys, she was taught rules of house from day 2. Now it was tough watching her at first but it pays off handsomely now. The only thing she does now that we kinda grin about is she steals one of my wife's socks when she' getting dressed for work once in a while. She drops it instantly and you can see her grin, lol. You'll hear Yorkies are sometimes difficult to housebreak and other things, I believe this is false and more a owner problem. A lot of Yorkie owners treat them different the other dogs, this can lead to other problems. Try to remember a Yorkie is still a dog and treat her as such. Your expectations will have a great influence on how well your pup performs. Here she is a few minutes ago http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b368/owsi/004.jpg |
08-09-2014, 08:40 AM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Tucson,AZ
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| Oh and note the boxes between the furniture, block off the little hidey hole areas the pup might get into trouble in, its easier then saying no and later when she matures she won't bother going there anyway. |
08-09-2014, 09:13 AM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Miami
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| Thank you for the tips! I'm going to start on a clean slate from now on and try out the things you told me. |
08-09-2014, 09:39 AM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Tucson,AZ
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| One more thing, if you crate her at night and during day. After she uses the other pee pad regularly (make conscious effort to go to pad, such as breaks from play to go pee) start keeping door on crate closed so she only uses other pad. Ginger is 5 months and goes on crate pad seldom now(Maybe once a week), so she is already holding 8+hours and she has water in the crate to boot. I'll keep the pad there for her convenience but she will minimize its use on her own. |
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