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03-22-2006, 08:26 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: here
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| Help Me!!!!!!!!! My yorkie was given to me at 5 months old, and the people who had him before me did not potty train him correctly. He is now over a year old and i have tried everything, but he is still not potty trained. We tried puppy pads, crate training, giving treats after eliminating, what else is there? I'm desperate, because if he doesn't get better soon, I might have to give him away! |
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03-22-2006, 08:39 PM | #2 |
Our Blessings R Many Donating Member | Hi, please don't give up on him. Are you training him to go out doors or to use the pee pads? What is your yorkies name? After he eats and drinks water, do you take him out to go potty or ? When he does go where you want him to, do you praise him and let him know what a good boy he was? They need the praise and also use a word like potty or whatever to get him to know what you are wanting him to do. They are smart. I think you will be able to train him, keep working with him. Glad you found this site it is really a great place, welcome to YT. Patti and Jack |
03-23-2006, 07:06 PM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Surprise, AZ
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| I hired a professional trainer to come to my home to help me train Gunther. I have 2 other dogs, but he is definately more challenging in the potty training area. I got a couple of references from my vet and called around. It was well worth the money! They are definately smart and when they figure out that they only get what they want when they behave, they follow the rules! She charged $85 an hour, but I only needed 1 session (so far). He's 5 months old and after a month he's almost completely litter box trained. You have to decide how and where you want to train them to go and stick to it. Good luck. |
03-23-2006, 07:35 PM | #4 |
Tinkerbell, My Little Flutterpup Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beautiful California!
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| Please don't give him away until you try belly bands. Belly bands will help you soooo much! No more worry about what he's doing and where! Many many people use them. Is he neutered? Last edited by chloeandj; 03-23-2006 at 07:38 PM. |
03-23-2006, 08:21 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago
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| I was in the same position when I got Bunni, she's 14months old now and nearly potty trained. i found it easiest to give her a place to go (we live in an apt. so we chose the kitchen) give her, her privacy and tell her to go potty. And continue to do it every two hours, leaving her in there for 10 minutes or so. It took about a month, but now we put her in there and she goes right away. She won't go in there by herself, because she likes to be by us so much but i don't mind putting her in there every couple hours. It takes a lot of work, especially for a dog that wasn't trained at all. We're still working on not barking at everyone and sitting. It takes patience, but it will happen. Don't Give up!!! |
03-24-2006, 12:09 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA
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| I'm reading this book about dog training called "Smarter than You Think" and it has an interesting technique for situations like yours. Basically, you keep the dog on a leash almost all the time, right by your side, so you can react to them quickly. When you sit down, you give the dog just enough lead to sit, stand, turn around, and lay down. It's pretty extreme and it requires a huge commitment on your part for a short time, but it sounds like it could work. |
03-24-2006, 12:49 PM | #7 |
Our Blessings R Many Donating Member | Hi, just wanted to check back and see how the potty trainings is going. Hope things are getting better. the suggestion that Enikuo has here is a very good one. I recall many years back we had a doberman puppy and to train her, I put her on a leash at night in a chair next to the bed she would wake me and I would take her out to do her thing, it was so easy to train her, then during the day she would be at the door crying to go out to do her job. I was home all the time so it was easy. Hope it is working out for you and your able to keep your new one. Patti |
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