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11-13-2005, 11:09 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canada
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| Serious Help Hi All, I'm having problems with the potty thing with my new pup Chopper...have been sooooo busy...with him..not sure how to do things so many people have told me to do this try this, try that..and nothinggggg works..I have him confined to the downstairs bathroom..his pee pads are there in one area..and in the other area his bed with toys...he has gotten the pee thing down on the pads....but the poop OH MY GOSH...sometimes on the pad...but for the most part on the floor...every night I put him in his crate upstairs...come down..scrub the bathroom...put clean pads down and off to bed I go...I'm quite depressed about all this..if anyone can offer some help I would sooooooo much appreciate it..I live in Canada soooo its really cold Alberta to be exact and outside is a tough option...not sure what to dooooooo. |
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11-13-2005, 11:30 AM | #2 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Florida
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| How old is Chopper? If he's 4 months old 4 hours is about the length of time he can hold it...if he's 5 months it's about 5 hours...etc...at least those are the guidelines I was given. Have you tried crate training? We never crate trained any of our other dogs but we did Jo & Riley and it's the best method we've ever found...I wish I would have used it a long time ago! We have a playpen but we no longer use it...they would poo in there and step in it and make a big mess but they won't go in their crates. Do you free feed Chopper? If so you might try feeding on a schedule so you can (hopefully) predict when he will have to go. If you crate train you have to take them out often and use praise and treats to let them know they've done a good thing. Jo & Riley both started sleeping through the night around 5 months...before that we got up 1 or 2 times before morning and we were up for good around 6. I was so thankful when they started sleeping all night! |
11-13-2005, 11:04 PM | #3 |
YT 6000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 6,238
| It can take a bit of time to train, human babies take like two years, right? Juts give it time, and try to regularly take your Chopper out to get him used to the schedule. Good luck on the training, Yorkies are very smart. Treats and rewards (after peeing) can be a great resource in training. |
11-13-2005, 11:23 PM | #4 |
BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA
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| My Little girl was easy to train, My Little boy took longer. Good Luck. |
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