Do you ever feel this way? Or is it just me?

[Lovestruck304]

When I was forced to quit my job last May I knew I was in for a lot of time spent alone at home and even though I had a cat to keep me company around my apartment, I'd always wanted a puppy. I wanted to get a yorkie because my cousins had had a couple and they seemed like such cute, cuddly, pretty little lap dogs and I wanted that kind of bond with a loyal pet like that since my cat isn't very cuddly or playful at all. So anyway I ended up getting my little Bailey and she is like no other yorkie I have ever seen. She won't let me put her in all the cute clothes and bows I buy for her, doesn't like to cuddle by me or sit on my lap, she just likes to bite and bark and tear up stuff. I have tried to hard to get her to potty on the puppy pads or outside but of course she sticks her nose up at that and poops and pees on my floors which is frustrating. I love her to death and try so much to teach her things and play with her but it doesn't work. She is 10 months old already and absolutely will not use the bathroom on the puppy pads. Only time she will potty outside is if I take her straight there early in the morning. Sometimes I just wonder why I had to get the rambunctious biting disobedient one who just does not want to be trained, but then again that is always my luck in life! Do you ever just feel so frustrated because nothing you're trying works and all the biting and barking and disobedience is soo annoying you don't know what to do? I wanted her to be a little buddy for me and I got into trying to teach her to sit and to potty and stop barking etc. right after I got her but hardly any of it works and I don't have hundreds or thousands of dollars like all the other yorkie owners I've ever met to just take her to some snooty obedience school or doggy daycare or whatever they have these days. Sometimes it just seems so useless like she is always gonna be so wild.

[chachi]

Just be patient as they get older they are less rambuncious and more cuddly

[snoopymom]

Don't give up! Snoopy is 10 months old, too, and is just now getting to where he doesn't potty on the floor (not usually anyway). They are rascals, though, that's for sure! That's what I love about Snoopy. He's not one to cuddle too much, either, but I wait for him to get tired, and I swoop in! We did take him to puppy class--it was great for socialization, and also to see how he compared to other puppies. We didn't think he was picking it up, but he was better than a lot of the other pups. If you really love her, hang in there!

[Moses]

these doggies do take alot of time and training. As Caesar would say it is not the dog but the owner. Do you watch Dog Whisper? I would recommend watching his shows. He has alot of good ideas and can show you some techniques to use. You will have to be very patient and persistent with your baby. He needs to know you are the leader and not him.
Good Luck!

[gramsof1]

I feel so blessed with our Tiki. She was pad trained when we got her at 10 weeks. We put the pad in the far corner of the kitchen along with her food and water dishes. She used it right away. I think she maybe piddled on the carpet5 or 6 times and only one time did we ever find some little dried up poopies in a corner. After about 10 months or so, she refused to use the pad but would go sit by the door and stare at my husband. He would ask her if she needed to go potty. She would walk over to him and wait for him to get up. When he was up and moving, she just fell in behind him - heeling. We never taught her this. She just does it and it is still that way.
For a long time, I couldn't see well, especially after dark. We live on a very dark street, so I couldn't take her out at night. If she sits by the door, I twll her to go find Dad and tell him you have to go outside. It took a while but she finally started doing this. Actually, it was training the husband to follow her when she came into the room where he was. Now he is pretty good.

I am trying to train her to be a service animal nd to find him if something happens to me. I have this breathing/choking problem so that is what I am trying to teach her. She is doing well.

Every day or every other day, I say to my husband. "How did we luck out and get such a wonderful little animal?"

Good luck with yours.

Myrna

[Lovestruck304]

Where do they even have these puppy classes? I have only ever heard of it on here, I've never seen such a thing but then again I live in a small town in West Virginia so we don't have that kind of thing here, it actually kind of sounds silly lol. I doubt it is reasonably priced also.

As for pottying on the pads, it just does not work. Ever. I started out putting the puppy pad in one certain place at first and it only worked for a short time then she started going all over the house so I spread them out in more rooms and she doesn't even care, she will just tear them up and the supposed sticky places on them do not even stick to our carpet for anything so that is just one more hassle to deal with. I have tried leaving her in a room with the puppy pads until she went in the morning but she held it for hours and shook like a leaf so I tried taking her outside, ... didn't happen. So after an hour in the cold outside, she came in the house and pooped and peed on the carpet. I just don't know what to do, she doesn't understand anything.

Do you watch Dog Whisper?

No, after everything I have to take care of for myself, my home, bills, vets, groomers, etc. I can't afford cable. I've read some yorkie training books and website and have tried it all but it doesn't even work a LITTLE bit.

[Patti]

She will settle down. Cali was always attacking me as a puppy, to the point I thought she was possessed she settled down at about a year and is know the sweetest most laid back of my babies. She likes to sit in my dtr's lap but nit so much mine. . She did train quickly to pads. I got Pixie at 13 months old and she was not potty trained. She did not take to the pads like Cali so she had a lot of accidents, then one day she just started going outside like my pom and that was that. So hang in there it gets better.

[Hooks_Yorkie]

Originally Posted by Lovestruck304

When I was forced to quit my job last May I knew I was in for a lot of time spent alone at home and even though I had a cat to keep me company around my apartment, I'd always wanted a puppy. I wanted to get a yorkie because my cousins had had a couple and they seemed like such cute, cuddly, pretty little lap dogs and I wanted that kind of bond with a loyal pet like that since my cat isn't very cuddly or playful at all. So anyway I ended up getting my little Bailey and she is like no other yorkie I have ever seen. She won't let me put her in all the cute clothes and bows I buy for her, doesn't like to cuddle by me or sit on my lap, she just likes to bite and bark and tear up stuff. I have tried to hard to get her to potty on the puppy pads or outside but of course she sticks her nose up at that and poops and pees on my floors which is frustrating. I love her to death and try so much to teach her things and play with her but it doesn't work. She is 10 months old already and absolutely will not use the bathroom on the puppy pads. Only time she will potty outside is if I take her straight there early in the morning. Sometimes I just wonder why I had to get the rambunctious biting disobedient one who just does not want to be trained, but then again that is always my luck in life! Do you ever just feel so frustrated because nothing you're trying works and all the biting and barking and disobedience is soo annoying you don't know what to do? I wanted her to be a little buddy for me and I got into trying to teach her to sit and to potty and stop barking etc. right after I got her but hardly any of it works and I don't have hundreds or thousands of dollars like all the other yorkie owners I've ever met to just take her to some snooty obedience school or doggy daycare or whatever they have these days. Sometimes it just seems so useless like she is always gonna be so wild.

Hugs to you because I know how you feel. I haven't had the experience with my yorkies but I had it with my shih tzu....still have it a little bit. I almost thought about saving up money and taking him to obedience camp thing, but my frugal side won that debate. Just take a step back and regroup. Try some unconventional ways to deal with the barking and potty training.

I know some ppl may think this is horrible, but oh well. My Leo loved playing fetch and playing with me (but he would pretty much poop right beside his dog bowl if I let him), so I started taking him out a lot during the day and equated potty time to play time. He got the hang of it after about 2 months. I never played with him (or him with any toys) in the house until he started to potty outside.

I pretty much did the same thing when it came to barking. He cannot stand to be away from me so when he would go into his "barking to hear my own voice" routine, I would pick him up and put him in another room. Took about the same time, but it worked.

I have no advice about the not cuddling maybe equate cuddling to yummy treats.

[Moses]

Originally Posted by Lovestruck304

Where do they even have these puppy classes? I have only ever heard of it on here, I've never seen such a thing but then again I live in a small town in West Virginia so we don't have that kind of thing here, it actually kind of sounds silly lol. I doubt it is reasonably priced also.

As for pottying on the pads, it just does not work. Ever. I started out putting the puppy pad in one certain place at first and it only worked for a short time then she started going all over the house so I spread them out in more rooms and she doesn't even care, she will just tear them up and the supposed sticky places on them do not even stick to our carpet for anything so that is just one more hassle to deal with. I have tried leaving her in a room with the puppy pads until she went in the morning but she held it for hours and shook like a leaf so I tried taking her outside, ... didn't happen. So after an hour in the cold outside, she came in the house and pooped and peed on the carpet. I just don't know what to do, she doesn't understand anything.

No, after everything I have to take care of for myself, my home, bills, vets, groomers, etc. I can't afford cable. I've read some yorkie training books and website and have tried it all but it doesn't even work a LITTLE bit.

here is what I did: First I would limit your baby to one room, the whole house is to much space for pottytraining. I put a pen in the kitchen, they have some pretty good size pens at Petsmart. The PEN also has a door, I put the crate at the opening so he could go in there when he wanted to. Now I put a potty pad in there but my boy also ripped them up so I bought the washable kind. This worked great. Now a dog will not nomally pee or poop where they sleep. So I placed the food and water in the pen by the crate. and I put the potty pad on the other side of the PEN. So the only place he really had to go potty was his pad. The rest of the PEN was used for playing and eating. I also had to crate train my boy for this to be successful. I kept him in the crate when he slept and when I had to work.
I personally did not want my boy to become dependant on the potty pad, so I took him out after every meal and told him to POTTY. after he picked this up I took the potty pad away, but I took him out quite a bit. Now during the potty training phase I never let him out without being monitored. And this is why it is good idea to not let them have full roam of the house at this age. I would also recommend before you let him run around the house to be taken outside to do his business first. My boy is now almost 4 and is fully trained and has full run of the house. I also found the PEN a good way to teach them not to chew on everything at such a young age.

Good Luck

[kidmuzicdotcom]

I understand your frustration...my little Shelby Rae is very independant and won't sit on me on the couch..she likes to sit on top of the couch and it took alot of patience to potty train her...she has a doggie door now and uses it but when it is raining she will still potty on the floor.lol she is 8yrs old now and I've had her since she was 12 wks... I've learned to cuddle when she just woke up and on the bed but she only allow me to do it for a little while...they have their own personalities like kids...my Rhenny on the other hand was always on my lap and right against me and she loved to give kisses...I have to bribe Shelby with treats,,lol anyway keep working with her personality and you'll find what works...

[Lovestruck304]

the crate/cage thing doesn't work with mine. i tried putting her in there to sleep but she whined, barked, growled, choked and kept me awake. she is def not an independent dog and absolutely will NOT be in a room without me. she sleeps on the bed with me every single night since i have had her. if i put her anywhere it just doesn't go through.

She did not take to the pads like Cali so she had a lot of accidents, then one day she just started going outside like my pom and that was that.

mine will go outside sometimes but that's only when i can get her outside (i cant now bc of snow), and even then she will never bark by the door to let me know she has to go. she will just go when i am not looking and find it later when i step in it.

nothing works for her no matter what i try, it seems like i am just going to have to deal with it. there are no miracle workers for this little one she is too rebellious.

[Moses]

Originally Posted by Lovestruck304

the crate/cage thing doesn't work with mine. i tried putting her in there to sleep but she whined, barked, growled, choked and kept me awake. she is def not an independent dog and absolutely will NOT be in a room without me. she sleeps on the bed with me every single night since i have had her. if i put her anywhere it just doesn't go through.

mine will go outside sometimes but that's only when i can get her outside (i cant now bc of snow), and even then she will never bark by the door to let me know she has to go. she will just go when i am not looking and find it later when i step in it.

nothing works for her no matter what i try, it seems like i am just going to have to deal with it. there are no miracle workers for this little one she is too rebellious.

there have been some other theads on crate training i recommend you to read through. Crate training does work but you will have to let them whine, if they know they can control you they will. I know the whining is very fustrating but so is the bad behavior. trust me mine whined also. But when he saw I paid no attention to it and he couldn't come out until he stopped, he changed his TUNE real quick.

[amandawash]

Aww, I know you're frustrated from your other thread too. It sounds like your stuck inside too and you both probably have cabin fever!!

I had a very hard time potty training Ranger. It took a solid year and then one day- BAM! It was just like he "got it." He hasn't had an accident since. Now Ryder is another story, but I didn't get him until he was 14 months. He is doing well now on the pad but it has taken a lot of hard work!

I tried for weeks to get him to use the pad to no avail, then one day I was standing at the table and looked down and Ry just squatted right on his pad. I acted like he was the King of England and he just gave me a billion dollars!! He got it after that and I give him a treat now everytime he goes, which is about 80% of the time.

Oh, and The Dog Whisperer is a television show about the trainer Ceasar Milan. Maybe you can rent the series from the video store if your town has one?

About the cuddle-thing.. well Ranger is super independant and does not like to be cuddled but he has gotten drastically better since he turned a year old.

Don't be too upset!! In a few months it will be beautiful outside and you can work off all Bailey's frustration with long walks and hikes!!!

[Yorkiekids]

It does take a long time to train them, and sometimes it takes a while to warm up to you. Best wishes.

[Cinq1964]

Hang in there! They do calm down a good bit the older they get. Best of luck with the potty training.