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02-29-2008, 11:29 AM | #1 |
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| Parental potty training issues. PLEASE HELP!!! Super long! Sorry for how long this is! My parents are going MAD!!! We have had Lexie for almost 2 months and she is at a stand still when it comes to potty training. She will go outside...if we bring her outside but she doesn't tell us she has to go...she just walks around and if we don't read her mind she'll go where she wants to go. With Beau he literally took a few weeks to potty train so they don't understand that yorkies are harder to potty train. Anyways, my dad is a very traditional kinda guy and he still believes in HITTING dogs with newspapers and rubbing their noses in their accidents!! He doesn't do this to any of my dogs but he told me this morning that if I can't potty train her by mid-March he was going to train her HIS way...we got in a SCREAMING match about it and he told me that if I don't like it I can move out. I TOTALLY wish I could move out but I can't...I'm a full time student and I only work 16 hours a week...I can't pay for an apartment on that! I don't know what to do!! I can't explain to Lexie the problem...so she doesn't know what is on the line but I don't think I can handle watching him do that to her. I honestly think I would freak out and hit him. I need help NOW!! Both of my parents totally don't understand and I'm pretty sure they are jealous of Lexie and Beau because they get most of my attention and I'm afraid that Lexie will become petrified of people and maybe even aggressive. She is VERY sensative as it is... I've tried pee pads and that didn't work. I talked to my parents about diapers and about getting a bell and they both believe that "she should just act like a normal dog and bark when she has to go out". They told me that I can't get either of those (diapers or bells) because that would be a "waste of money". They HATE when I buy clothes for them or spend more than the average $14 on commercial dog food because "only my dogs get that...if it wasn't okay then every dog in America would be on that food..." I actually need to sneak around when I buy things for them. I brought Beau to obedience and my parents undid everything I taught him!! I taught him to sit by the door and wait on command before he goes outside so that he goes out on MY terms...well my parents NEVER did this when they let him out so now he doesn't do it and looks really confused when I tell him to wait. Sorry this is so long but I had to vent so you can get a feel for how ignorant my parents are when it comes to dogs. Please help...
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02-29-2008, 11:37 AM | #2 |
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| Tell your dad that rubbing the yorkies nose in poo and using a newspaper on them just makes them fearful.
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02-29-2008, 11:40 AM | #3 |
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| I did and he didn't care. His EXACT words were "Well, it worked with all of my other dogs so it will work with her. I don't care if she is afraid of me...not my dog."
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02-29-2008, 11:46 AM | #4 |
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| Wow, Im sorry to hear that you have so much on your plate right now. It seems like you are on borrowed time to get Lexie trained. How about trying to take her out every 20 minutes for a day or so and then extending the time by 5 or 10 minutes and keep doing that for a little while. How old is Lexie now? Maybe you need to keep her confined to a smaller area until you have this under control. I wish you the best of luck and hope everything works out for all of you! Try and be patient, Im sure she will get the hang of it!
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02-29-2008, 11:47 AM | #5 |
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| I would suggest that you do not have your parents participate in the training of your pup, if possible. Two months old is very young and your pup will probably not be housebroken for a while longer. We found that walking on the harness/leash was the ticket to housebreaking. We brought the pup to the area we wanted him to use and he had lots of room to sniff around on the retractable leash. This took many many many trips outside, regardless of the weather. Our pup got used to his raincoat, sweaters, etc., and we bought new outdoor gear ourselves. I believe all of our hard work has paid off, but even now we watch his schedule so that we don't permit him to make "mistakes". Consistency and praise are all you need. Your parents tactics do not work. You must be very vigilant so that your pup does not relieve himself in the house. Take him out after he eats, plays, drinks water, wakes from a nap, etc., in other words, very very often! Lots of good luck. Don't fight with your parents. I am sure they mean well. Do not give the pups the opportunity to make mistakes. When you can't supervise them, put them in their crates. Then take them outside immediately to relieve themselves. Hope this is helpful. |
02-29-2008, 12:04 PM | #6 | |
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Great post Marilyn!!!
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02-29-2008, 12:16 PM | #7 |
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| You are a full time student and work on top of that...How much are you home to train the pup? Is the majority of the training on your parents while you are gone or is the pup crated when you are not home? Since your dad is "traditional", could you possibly talk to your mom and ask her if she could do potty breaks every 15-20 minutes for you while you are gone? Good luck to you, my dad's the same way, I'm glad I don't still live at home. |
02-29-2008, 12:54 PM | #8 |
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| Lily was not fully trained until 7 month
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02-29-2008, 01:57 PM | #9 |
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| seems to me that your baby is still young. my sophie is 3 months old and the housebreakiing isn't going to smoothly either. luckily though, i am taking a semester off from college (not so luckily -- its because my brother is having health issues and i need to be able to fly up whenever they need me) so all my time is devoted to training sophie. what is working for me right now is basically having the pads down in case i misread her singals, but taking her out very often. Sophie tends to get squirmy when she has to pee so that helps. she does REALLY well with peeing outside, but pooping is still quite difficult. but it will take patience. |
02-29-2008, 07:51 PM | #10 |
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| We kept Bailey in the family room and put blankets down EVERYWHERE, then washed them after every accident. If we couldnt watch Bailey, then she was in the crate - no exceptions. Otherwise, during the day, while at work, she was in her expen with a pee pad. It is a lot of work - but we got Bailey trained in 2 months. It was worth it. |
02-29-2008, 08:17 PM | #11 |
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| Update I talked to my dad when we both cooled down and he agreed that he wasn't going to TOUCH Lexie or Beau. He said it mainly out of his hot-headedness. Lexie doesn't really have many accidents...probably 2 a week. I'm home with her a LOT! I live right next to my university so I come home inbetween classes to let her out and such. She stays in a kennel at night and when I'm not home (2-3 hours a day). brittahnee - Lexie doesn't do the whole pooping outside yet either, but at least that is easy to pick up and doesn't stain the carpet. She doesn't understand why she has to poop outside in the cold when we don't have to...ha ha ha! I just have to convince my mom to take her out every hour until I get home the 2 days a week I work...but my mom can't resist Lexie's face so that shouldn't be hard...
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02-29-2008, 08:31 PM | #12 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I feel for you buddy. Yorkies are harder to train than other dogs. I think it's because their blatters are so small, or maybe they don't develop full control of the muscles until they're older. Making them feel bad won't help. Joey's breeder told us to ignore the accidents and praise the success. Joey didn't like disposable pee pads, but he did take to the washable ones. I made some up from old towels, before I invested in them. I put the towel in a place he had chosen to go accidentally. In the morning, I always took him out side first thing and praised the heck out of him, same thing at night and after meals. We thought he was trained at 2 months, but it was more like 8 months before he was really consistent. As far as the bell goes, this too takes training, but can't be started until you already have trained him to go outside. I think the poo training takes even longer. Feed him at consistent times and take him outside after eating. Usually they have to poo about 5 minutes after eating. At 2 months old, you're still suppose to be free feeding him so I don't know how you're going to do that. They don't usually recommend twice a day feeding until the age of 8 months. Oh, I was typing away, while you posted. Glad things are better.
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