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01-19-2012, 03:50 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Champaign, IL, USA
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| Please, please help with crate/potty issues! Hi All! On Sunday, January 8th we brought our second furbaby, Rudy, home. Rudy will be 14 weeks tomorrow. We already have a 1 and 4 month old, Sophie. So far, Sophie and Rudy get along, Rudy is getting the hang of potty outside, and things are great. However, it's when Rudy has to go in her crate or pen that things get very, very rough. The first few nights we put Rudy in her crate on our nightstand. If she whined and would put my finger in there and she would be quiet or I would know to take her out. However, she usually already peed before whining, so it was a bit frustrating. Preferably, we want her to sleep in her crate in the living room with our other Yorkie Sophie. Two nights ago we tried this and she barked a little, but then was quiet. However, in the morning there was pee in her crate. She also goes, both pee and poop, in her crate when we're gone. She was only been left alone for 1 1/2 hour at the longest and I've made sure she's peed before leaving. I've tried making the crate smaller or bigger, no difference. She has laid in her pee and poop, so she's been getting baths almost daily. As a result, last night we tried to put her in her pen with a pee pad so she could go if she needed to then get back into bed. However, she barked and whined literally all night and then we woke up to poo smashed into the floor and embedded in her paws. I have no clue what to do right now. The crate doesn't work, the pen with a pad doesn't either. We did not have these kind of issues with Sophie. She has the occasional pee or poop in her crate, but never EVERY TIME, and she never got poop all over her. Rudy is from a reputable breeder. We've been to this ladies home several times. She did keep Rudy with her brother and sister in a pen, so I'm not sure why she's so resistant to it, unless she's just lonely. Rudy's only quiet when she's in bed with us, but then she's kind of a restless sleeper. We love snuggling with our pups, but prefer to keep the bed to ourselves. In addition, my MIL sometimes dog sits, so Rudy needs to learn how to sleep on her own. Sophie has no problem with this. We typically have her in our bed for a couple of hours and then when I get up to use the washroom I put her in her crate and she has no problem. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!! |
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01-19-2012, 06:01 AM | #2 |
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| Maybe you can find out the set up the breeder used to introduce them to potty training? Our Abby was one of 5 pups- seems there was no room for her in the puppy pile so she got to sleep on the pee pad (that was kept to close to their bedding)- so she wants to keep the pad clean and is not good about using it for pee purposes- I am training her for outside instead, it has been slow going. |
01-19-2012, 06:33 AM | #3 |
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| She has not been away from her family long enough to learn the new routine yet. It takes time, and consistant training. As she learns the daily schedule and routine she will start to hold her accidents until she knows she's going to go out. Everything is new to her, new home, new family, new routines. It all equals stress and means an adjustment period where you can't really expect a lot from them, and they are all very different in how they handle the adjustment period. You can always convert them to a play pen like the breeder had, but every time you change up your plan you are essentially starting over. My Mylee never did accept a crate. The only dog I've ever had that would not. We eventually resorted to leaving her out with Moka and restricting her to small areas of the house instead and this worked well, but I am a firm believer in crates or playpen training.
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01-19-2012, 09:01 AM | #4 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Champaign, IL, USA
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But, you make a good point about switching things up might be more confusing to her. I wish I could have them sleep together, but sometimes Sophie likes to cuddle and other times she snaps at Rudy if she gets to close when she's sleeping. Maybe I'll just stick with the crate, because she does like to go in there and the one night she was in there close to Sophie's crate she was quiet (had a pee accident), but was quiet. So, maybe she likes that better than the vast, open pen. Thanks again! | |
01-19-2012, 09:54 AM | #5 | |
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01-19-2012, 02:24 PM | #6 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Champaign, IL, USA
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Sometimes Sophie will go cuddle with her, other times she gets startled by Rudy when sleeping and snaps. It's only a week and a half, so hopefully it will get better soon! | |
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