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07-26-2016, 05:44 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Florida
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| Frustrated, exhausted, house training. Our little Pammy just turned 4 months old. Like any puppy she has her good days and bad days. Some days she won't go in the house at all, some days she'll go 12 times in an hour in the house (on her worse days). But this past week has been a nightmare. We let her sleep in our bed for the first time over last weekend because she peed and pooped right before bed. (she HATES her crate at night) She slept like a rock and didn't get up once throughout the night to go. We got up at 7, went right out, and had no problems at all. But after that day, it's been a nightmare. The next day she went in the house whenever she had to go. Whenever we tried to take her out, she was hesitant and wouldn't go outside, unless we picked her up and placed her out there. Now, she just sniffs around and does her exploring when we take her out. And as soon as she comes in, right to the carpet she goes and pops a squat This has been consistently happening over the last week. She has gone in the house 5-6 times more than she has gone outside. We use a spray to get rid of the scent and the pheromones whenever she goes, but she will constantly go to the same spot. Is this just a phase she's going through? Or is this turning into a habit? Does it have anything to do with her sleeping with us for a night? It's so frustrating, but I refuse to get worked up or yell at her because that can be counter productive. Help!!! |
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07-26-2016, 06:30 AM | #2 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: GA, USA
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| I hear ya, my girl did beautifully the first week or so but after than she started going in the house/off pads. If the weather isn't to her liking she'll just run straight back into the house to do her business. She has designated spots most of the time, doesn't matter if we use those scent removers or ones that help repel them and if we put pads down there hse'll go on the edge >_<. I think in a lot of cases they don't pay attention to the smell/repel so much as they only do their business in a short few seconds lol that and I think she just holds her breath as she goes lol But yea, yorkies are notorious for being a little bit harder to potty train. It took our past two yorkies about 1-2 years for them to be fully trained. Right now my girl is more harder, as she's been extra spoiled and I find aside from rain, she really doesn't like going outside when it's hot (and it's very hot here in GA) but I don't blame her. I don't believe the sleeping arrangements has anything to do with it so much as she's got more space to go to do her business. When they are pups they instinctively not do their business on or to close to where they sleep. They learn this from mommy keeping the area clean. Since it's a new home, she's needing to learn that the inside of the house in general isn't for potty. To her, it's all open space and her den area may be designated by the bedroom. So everything away or outside that room could be considered "outdoors" to her right now. But she's young and is still learning to control holding it in, so she'll have to be taken out to pee/etc. frequently. Even if it takes her a little bit, once she does, praise/treat her each time. Consistency is the key. You might also start training her to use a bell to let you know when she needs to go.
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07-26-2016, 06:34 AM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Merritt Island,FL
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| Having the run of the house- especially a carpeted floor is too much for a 4 month puppy. Giving her a limited area with either an expen or closing off an uncarpeted room will be much better on your sanity. We blocked off the dining area(pushed the furniture to the walls) and put some low beach chairs to create a play space for Ziva. Abby had an Iris 36" tall 8 panel expen, that we still use (for other uses) today. Both methods worked. |
07-26-2016, 06:48 AM | #4 | |
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She's very quaint and not very rambunctious when she's out in the apartment. If we're making dinner, she'll just sit at the edge of the kitchen and watch. She will not eat from her bowl unless we're all seated at the table. She has a little area where her toys are and she'll stay in that confined area to play and chew on her bones. And any other time than that, she's on our laps getting rubbed or curls up in a ball to sleep. Her being so good and well mannered when she doesn't have to potty makes it more difficult because I feel like she knows exactly what she's doing when she refuses to go outside and decides to go in the house. | |
07-26-2016, 07:02 AM | #5 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Merritt Island,FL
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| She does sound very smart (my Ziva is smart, Abby - not so much , Abby was easier to train! ) Abby was happy with a celebration and a cheerio treat for her performance. Ziva had to have it her way, took some work for us to see it the same way! Good luck, she will learn, do not give up! |
07-26-2016, 07:20 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Delaware
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| Patient, consistency and persistence. I took my Brandi almost a year but she came from a puppy mill and I have to admit, I wasn't exactly consistent with her. I sent her mixed signals so besides her stubborness, I'm pretty sure I was a lousy potty trainer. It wasn't until I did the same thing consistently. I did the same routine with her until she got it. If she had a accident (I didn't scold her), I would just clean up the mess. Several times a day every day, I would place her on her pad and say "go potty". I did this for months. If she didn't go, no biggie but if she did, I made such a fuss....gave her treats. You would of thought she hit the lottery. I also didn't give her free reign of the house until she was fully potty trained. After that, she had full run of the house. That was important to me that she have that kind of freedom because she had spent mos of her life in a crate and I didn't want her to ever be confined again. I also made it easier for her by basically putting pads down on favorite spots to pee. Also if you use treats, fair warning.......these little buggers know how to make you look like an idiot. My little one did the whole fake peeing thing to get treats. I'm pretty sure she must of be doing this for months before I caught onto what she was doing . Outsmarted by a yorkie Whatever you chose to do, indoor vs outdoor pottying.......BE CONSISTENT, PERSISTENT and PATIENT.......one day the light bulb will light and they will get it. Last edited by yavenay; 07-26-2016 at 07:24 AM. |
07-26-2016, 07:42 AM | #7 | |
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I say pick a regular scheduled routine and stick to it. Don't change it. If she's going more on some days, then you need to tweak your regular potty routine to let her potty more frequently. Only after she stops having accidents, then reduce the number of potty breaks each day. Additionaly, just as important, you must limit her access areas. If there are areas she sneaks off to to pee, don't let her go there anymore. Unless your eyes are glued on her, don't let her have any access besides her bed/crate and pee pad area. You can call it a phase..aka the potty learning phase The only thing you can do to prevent accidents as a habit is to prevent accidents from occurring at all. When you prevent it, she wins, you win, and she'll 'get it' much faster. If you give her the opportunity to have accidents, getting mad and yelling at her doesn't help, and it will only end up taking longer to get her trained up. Last, understanding that you may feel frustrated, but if you stick to the above two pointers religiously and have a bit of patience, it's almost guaranteed you'll have a potty trained Pammy soon enough
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07-27-2016, 02:35 AM | #8 |
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