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09-25-2006, 03:39 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Iowa
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| Training on a pee-pad I have a 2 year old yorkie and we have recently went from living in a house with a large fenced backyard to an apartment where she has to be leashed and taken outside to potty. I was hoping that some of you would have any suggestion as to training her to potty on a pee-pad while I am at work because the whole apt is carpeted where as we had wood floors at our house. Is it possible to train a quote unquote older yorkie to potty on a pad. if so how would I go about it??? Thanks in advance
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09-26-2006, 08:32 AM | #2 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Weehawken NJ
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| Hi! I think you might have to try confining your two year old to a smaller area of the house and start from the beginning-- your baby has to earn your trust to be on the carpets and to roam freely without accidents. Start with a small area, food & water on one side and wee wee pad on the other with just enough space to move or turn but not much else. The bullseye wee wee pad will be very hard to miss. As other posters here have mentioned, reward with treats everytime your baby goes on the wee wee pad (sing, clap, dance-- they love it when they please you!) and I think you'll see that you have a trained dog in a few weeks. Never raise your voice or say "NO" when your dog is on the pad either, as this will cause your baby to associate the pad with "bad"... I also use the same phrase "GO POTTY" and my baby associates it with using the pad. Now I just say it and he automatically goes to potty but you've gotta help create the Pavlov effect and use it everytime your baby has to go or is on the pad. And then reward with a treat! Hope this helps... I had the same thing happen except my 17 month old went from carpets to hard wood floors and the change temporarily freaked him out for a few weeks... |
09-26-2006, 11:05 AM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Iowa
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| Thanks I will start by trying what u suggest. My problem is I have to put her in her baby pin to confine her and shes a big baby and hates it!!!! Definately will try and see if I get results!!
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09-26-2006, 11:08 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs
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| Is your apt on the ground floor? We have to let Loki out on a leash because we live in a townhome and we cannot install a fence. We bought a 26ft flexi and I stand on the porch while he goes out to the "yard" and does his thing.
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