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05-31-2008, 05:44 PM | #1 |
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| Tips please Hi, how is everyone? My new puppy came home last night. She is a little doll. I know she's still very new to her new home. She's doing wonderful, playing, eating. Chasing the fat cats around, trying to put Odie in his place. Taking over. lol. Only thing is she used the pee pad last night to poo and pee a few times. Today is a whole different story though. I can't catch her fast enough when she starts to and I've tried sitting there and putting her back on the pad over and over. I have never had problems with Odie, I've trained other dogs before. But, she's so small I don't know what to do. She's had her first shots, but just her first shots and I would take her out every half hour, but I don't want her in the yard just in case. Is it safe? Or does anyone have any tips on how to get her to use her pee pads. Oh, she left a nice little present under the bed too. Hehehe, sneaky her. Was calling her to come out, but she wouldn't I found out why after I looked under there. She was also scooting a little and checking her bum. She was dewormed, but should I take her to the vet to get checked? I've read posts with these questions before, but I can't remember anything. Thanks in advance. |
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05-31-2008, 06:07 PM | #2 |
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| You can do what you've done with Odie for training her . Even if she is small , don't ever forget she is a dog . |
05-31-2008, 06:11 PM | #3 |
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| I would get a very short leash & a harness & attach her to you at all times. That way you can see her & you can tell when she has to go potty (by walking in circles, sniffing the floor, whining). If you see that she is doing this, put her on the pad & say "Go potty" when she's going potty. After she's done, praise her a lot & give her a treat & say "Good potty!" You can also get a play yard or an exercise pen to put her in when you leave or when you can't watch her. If you do that, she should have a bed, a puppy pad, water, food & toys in there to keep her happy & occupied. Amy
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05-31-2008, 06:13 PM | #4 |
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| You can put her on the potty pad every 30-60 minutes to try to get her to potty, thats how I potty trained mine only I took him outside rather than using potty pads. For the scooting, have you checked to see if anything is stuck in her hair around her rear end?
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05-31-2008, 06:25 PM | #5 |
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| Oh, yes I know she is still a dog no matter size. Truth is Odie was a little natural. lol. Put the pad down and he went first time, second time, third time. Hardly ever an accident. He just took to it. It's been awhile since I've had a puppy in the house though. I'll give it a go. |
05-31-2008, 06:48 PM | #6 |
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| Sorry everyone, just realized I should have went to the training section. My apologies. |
05-31-2008, 06:49 PM | #7 |
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| Some of mine never did the circling. Just looked at me and squatted. If I wasn't able to supervise very closely and didn't put them in their ex-pen, I always paid the price.
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05-31-2008, 08:24 PM | #8 | |
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06-01-2008, 03:23 PM | #9 |
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| You should always take a new puppy to the vet ASAP for a wellness check. You, and the breeder, would want to know you brought home a healthy baby. Also, with another dog in the house, there is a potential risk of his catching something were she to have something contagious. |
06-01-2008, 03:28 PM | #10 |
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| Yorkies HATE having poop stuck to their bum. They do all kinds of funny dances and scooting...sometimes you actually think they got stung by a bee in the butt...looking all crazy-eyed back at their rearend and running like crazy trying to get AWAY from it. Always check for that first when they are scooting right after going to the bathroom. Good luck with pad training. ALL training takes lots of effort. You won't want to "chase" her though as she will think this is THE funnest game she has ever played and you'll NEVER get her to understand that it ISN'T. Have fun, they grow up too fast |
06-01-2008, 04:06 PM | #11 |
YT 2000 Club Member | They way I trained Maggy May was, when I'd get her out of her kennel, I put her in her lil area that I had blocked off for her in my bedroom, it only had a puppy pad there. So, I'd stick her in there and not let her out to play in the rest of the house until she peed and pooed. After she'd go, I'd let her eat, then let her play for about 15-20 minutes and then back in her area she'd go until she pottied again. After she'd potty, I'd let her out to play but made sure to keep a close eye on her and about every 45 minutes to an hour, I'd put her back in her area to go potty. I should also mention I had a puppy pad out for her in the rest of the house at all times that she could get to and eventually she started using it. Now I don't have to block her off anymore, she goes potty soon as I let her out of her kennel and when she's playing and has to go, she runs right to the puppy pad and goes. Maybe this would work for your lil one.
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06-01-2008, 04:14 PM | #12 | |
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A while back someone posted this fabulous web site Free House Training for Puppies and Adult Dogs - No More Accidents Starting Today! and we have been following the suggestions they have there. We started out using the "puppy airlift" the first couple of days, and now we are using the "umbilical cord" training. So far it is working very well. Beckham has had a couple of accidents...but both have been when the kids have been in charge of him, and they just did not catch the signs fast enough. I really recommend reading over this site, and making a plan of attack. They also have a message board where the ladies who own the site, will answer any questions. HTH Post pictures of the new baby...so we can oooh and aaah over her | |
06-01-2008, 05:06 PM | #13 | |
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06-01-2008, 05:40 PM | #14 |
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| LOL Andy did that to me the other morning. I swear I had never seen such a defiant look in my life! |
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