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11-28-2016, 08:17 PM | #1 |
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| House Training my 2 Yorkies Hello Yorkie Lovers! I have two, 6 month old, liter mates. I got them when they were 8 weeks old. Armed with many how to books on training Yorkies, I attempted to House Train my Yorkies. It has become impossible. They will use the pee pads but they also pee on the carpet, all this after I have taken them out on the patio to go. Yes, I monitor them but not 100%. I don't know what to do. I'm extremely stressed and recently learned that they may have litter mate syndrome. I researched this and was overwhelmed by what it takes to correct this. I'm a 69 year old widow whose husband passed away 2 years ago and i wanted to get a Yorkie instead of another husband, ended up with 2 Yorkies and I just don't know what to do. Can anyone out there help me? Victoria Busig |
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11-29-2016, 08:02 AM | #2 |
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| OMGoodness two wild Indians lol. Ok so here is my experience with two 8 week old puppies and pad training. (this is yearssss ago) Ok so my cousin and I went out one Sunday to just do nothing, at this time I lived in NY and we ended up in Manhattan, we passed a pet shop SHE HAD to go look at the puppies. Well they had a Poodle and a beautiful mini Schnauzer all groomed like a big girl, I fell in love with both of them, I tried talking my cousin into buying the poodle, but it was a no go, sooooo, I ended up buying the Poodle AND the Schnauzer . I was working at the time, I confined the puppies to my very large kitchen where they had their newspaper for potty, food, water, bed and toys. When I came home from work they were let out to the rest of my apartment under MY supervision. When one of them peed in the living room (I had hard wood floors, no carpeting) I took their pee paper that was kept in the kitchen, absorbed the pee, took the paper back to the kitchen, got that puppy placed her on that paper and told her "pee pee on the paper" It took a couple of weeks to train BOTH puppies where the proper place was for potty. You are home all day with them, they must be confined to a small area where their pee pads are, you cannot give wee babies free roam of you home, maybe investing in a Iris or an Xpen where they can be confined would help you in keeping them in one area. I realize being home with the babies and keeping them confined when all you want to do is play with them, and love them up, or set them free to run and play, but you have to be firm with yourself and keep them confined, let them out every few hours to be their crazy lil selves, but always put them back in their pen. When you see one of them use the pee pad treat and praise like crazy, happy dance helps to show your happiness and approval that they did something good, treat and praise both puppies when you SEE who uses the pads.
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11-29-2016, 08:20 AM | #3 |
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| As a PS, I did not try to house break (out door potty) until they were 100 % paper / pad trained, they were, at age of 5 months old, at that time they had ALL their shots so out door training started, at 7 months old both my girls were 100% house broken with NO indoor accidents. You MUST have your dogs on a schedule for eating and for out side potty. Instead of using your patio, I suggest leash walking both of them, a nice walk with much to sniff works wonders, but, a schedule is a MUST. Dogs are creatures of habit they must know when they will eat and when they will go out to potty, they have little alarm clocks built in them that lets them know when they eat and when they go potty. Feed at the same time morning and night, you will need to see how long after they eat they need to potty, every dog is different, I would start off with, 20 minutes after they eat leash walk them. You must be consistent with their schedule. Even if they make in the house before the 20 minutes STILL walk them, they WILL learn but it is up to YOU to be consistent. After they have learned to do their business on walks you can THEN have them use your patio area.
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11-29-2016, 09:00 AM | #4 |
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| Piper is an adult and still not 100% housebroken, but when I realized that my getting excited (high voice, repeating "Did you do good? Did you do good?") and rewarding her with her favorite treat, we made huge strides. I also bought a little steam cleaner because it just wasn't worth subjecting Piper to my frustration--and lord knows, our anxious, frustrated, aggravated attitude is the antitheses of what works when training our Yorkies! Be calm and firm when accident occurs--and over-the-top goofy (you!!!) when pups are successful. It's a process, but one that you can manage---just look at those impossibly cute faces, their adorable antics and that'll help put things in perspective. Most of have been/are there and done/doing that--you're not alone!!! |
11-29-2016, 10:11 AM | #5 |
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| If they're both 6 months old now, I would try to set them on a potty schedule. Forget about the litter mat syndrome thing and just know that any dog can be potty trained (and you must believe in it )!! If you're home with them, that's the easiest. Put them in their potty area according to a set schedule. Do you notice how often they go a day? If not, set something like every 5 hours (i.e. maybe in the morning, you take them to the patio, 5 hours later, you put them on the pee pad in an isolated area, 5 hours later, pee pad again, 5 hours later, take them for a walk outside and for potty etc...). If you notice they don't potty on the pad, but have an accident, then put them on the pad every 5 minutes of their scheduled potty time. For example, if they don't pee, take them off the pad and wait 5 minutes watching them 100%. Put them back on the pad. Repeat until they potty. I know it's a huge hassle...but after several times, they'll get it. You just need to commit to this initial training stage and be strict about it. Only until you see a pee (or poo) then you can let them roam a little bit without watching them like a hawk. Once they keep to the schedule and you notice no accidents, you can gradually increase to every 5.5 hours, then every 6 hours etc. The important thing to note is, you MUST prevent all accidents from happening. If it's near the 4 to 5 hour mark, pick them up or restrict the area they're in. For example, while potty training Casie, I'd keep her on the couch with me when it was an hour before her potty walk. If I let her roam, she'd sneak in an accident! If it's 2 to 3 hours after she went potty, restrict her access to carpets. You NEED to make sure she NEVER pees on the carpet ever again. They more times she sneaks it in, the more she understands that it's okay. If you ever catch her in the act, give a firm NO! And then clean up with something like Nature's Miracle cleaner to get rid of the pee enzymes and smell. In my home, I have hardwood floors with a couple mats. To prevent her from peeing on the mats, I had to take them all away. To prevent yours from peeing on your carpet, don't let her go there when you know she needs to go soon. And to know when she needs to go soon, stick to the potty schedule Before you know it, they'll know the pee pad is the only place they should pee. Well, realistically, you need to stick to this until they're 1 years old (if you're like me and want them 100% house trained). If you don't mind an accident here or there, then you can loosen up the rules haha.. One last thing, the ability to hold in their potty for an hour of the number of months they are old they are doesn't always work. When Casie was 5 months old, she couldn't hold it for 4 hours. We had to start her potty schedule going every 2-3 hours. She was such a pain to potty train! I was pulling out my hair in frustration! Good news is, Scottie is now 2.5 years and Casie just turned 1 year old in October. Scottie marks outside, so I had to be very careful with him and I didn't trust him until he was 1.5 years old. Casie has a teeny tiny bladder and can never hold it, but she finally learned very recently that she's only supposed to go in her designated potty pad area and outdoors.
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11-29-2016, 12:43 PM | #6 |
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| canana~~You are amazing and wonderful and dedicated--and always so willing to take the time and effort to list very specific training tips. You are clear and thorough and empathetic and very positive---like a glorious little Yorkie-trainer cheerleader! Smooch and thank you for being your delightful self!!! |
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11-30-2016, 08:26 AM | #8 | |
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And then also, in the back of my mind, I worry about all those pups (many Yorkies) that have been abandoned due to training difficulties (and other dumb excuses, whatever they may have been). It's so sad. Do you know what I'm talking about? There are Youtube channels of all these rescue organizations saving dogs. OMG. I ball my eyes out. How they're found half rotting on the streets. But...I still end up watching it, because I think they usually show a happy ending (i.e. the dog gets help and recovers and gets adopted).
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11-30-2016, 10:24 AM | #9 |
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| All that you said is what I love about you. Geez, yes I've watched and I have to glide through those dang videos to get to the clean, healthy, happy little dog or I become a nervous, blubbering idiot. Plus, Piper don't much cotton to me getting worked up while on computer---maybe one or the other, but she's not going to put up with both!!!! |
11-30-2016, 01:33 PM | #10 |
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| Hi Victoria, First don't worry. Each dog can be house trained and your little friends too. If you give some more information how you are trying to teach them where to go we can give you more specific advises. You said that you take them out on the patio and at the same time you have pee pads. I thing this is not the right way. You should choose if you would like to teach them to go out or you prefer pee pads, but choose only one. Otherwise you are confusing them and the house training process might continue too long. If you decide to take them out choose only one place and take them only there. That way they will understand faster. Also take them out every morning as soon as you wake up, after each meal and after playing with them. Also after sleep. When they pee or poo outside give them lots of prizes and treats. Yes it's hard but if you are consistent they will understand very fast. Here there are lots of tips about house training
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11-30-2016, 03:28 PM | #11 |
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| Hi Victoria, I am sorry to hear of your problems with your two Yorkie siblings. You have gotten some good advice on housebreaking methods but what is also troubling you about their other problem really has you stressed out. I don't know what this problem is all about. Could you explain it to us? It must all be so stressful for you Victoria. First you lose your beloved spouse and that must have been a great stress to start with. Then you make a decision that is supposed to help make your life good with two sweet little babies and it ends up stressing you out instead of doing what you thought would happen. I am so sorry that this is all happening at this time of your life. Stress is harder to take when we are at this stage of life and I know that from my own experiences as I am a mature lady as well. Tell me, do you have a good vet to talk to about this other problem that really has you upset. My memory is so bad I cannot completely remember what you said the problem was. If you explain it in detail perhaps someone will know what to advise you on this as well. I hope things will turn around for you and these Yorkie"s will become a blessing for you instead of stressing you out so. Welcome to our forum. All the best to you and your charges.
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