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04-09-2006, 01:41 PM | #16 |
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| If you feel he is in the crate too much, try an x pen or confining him to an uncarpetd area and use pee pads, along with taking him out. I have never tried crate training just simply because, I could not stand to hear them crying to get out and wanting to be with me. |
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04-09-2006, 02:16 PM | #17 |
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| Diapers and belly bands don't help train -- but they do help keep your pup from doing any damage in the house. My little boy wears belly bands a lot and always had. But - I am taking him outside every hour and a half to two hours. And, with my doing this, he does 90% of his peeing outside - and almost never pees inside anymore. The other morning, he ran out with his belly band on - lifted his leg - and pee'd on a bush. He doesn't even seem to know he's wearing it. I can say -- from my experience - that his wearing a belly band has not kept him from becoming trained - nor has it made training any more difficult. All, it does is catch most of his pee when he pees in the house...which is becoming less and less often. I am having much better success taking my pup outside. He has never been good about using his potty pad - and now, he has starting to tear it apart (it's a toy!). So - we wear belly bands here - and my method of training is to take my pup outside often. (I am so glad summer is here - so much nicer going outside ---for me!) Good luck! Carol Jean |
04-09-2006, 03:45 PM | #18 | |
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04-09-2006, 04:33 PM | #19 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia
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| Hmmm...so it sounds like just about anything works with Yorkies as long as it's consistent? I just want to make it easy for him and he is so small and young that I don't want to do anything to mess him up and then mess up housebreaking him. I've never had to housetrain a dog but my parents did when I was growing up and it never worked. Thanks for all the helpful info. I think I'm going to possibly do puppy pads for a little while. He has already shown he "gets that" idea and that way, he'll have a place to go, in case he's not watched for a minute and I can also get a better idea of how long after he eats or drinks it takes for him to have to go potty. That way I can kind of get a schedule down. Now, if I can just figure out how to potty train my 2 year old daughter.... !!! |
04-10-2006, 12:35 AM | #20 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: knoxville
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| when i got Bo he had news papers in the play pen with him so i stopped and got some on the way home...and as soon as i got in the door with him i put them down and set him on them well he didnt use them right them he wanted to stiff the place out first lol...but the funny thing is he knew where to go back to he just walked over and peed on the paper the first time he used it after we got him.....i thought the pee pads would be better for him to pee on because it dont go through on the floor like it does with paper so the next day i bought so pads but still left the news paper down behind the pee pad and he poops on the paper and pees on the pads how funny is that lol...like one of the ladies said makesure to always pick up the poop right away i know Bo hated to use it a second time if there is still some there from before...and same with the pads i keep them changed often to because he will not use them if they are soiled to much....i also do the samething with the treats EVERYTIME he pees or poops he gets praised ALOT and gets a treat (i use sience diet treats because i want them to be good for him as many as he gets with all the peeing he does lol)....and that has worked for him he never misses the papers or pads and he is only 11 weeks now and was 8 weeks when i brought him home and in that first week he had a few mistakes but after that first week learning where he was and so on he never misses...i truly think praising and treats are the anwser to training...good luck with your little guy i know he can do it....btw i only use his crate at bed time...what i would do is after he ate or drank anything i would keep him on my lap until he would go on the pads and that was better for me than crateing him....it is just different for everyone you just have to find what is best for your little guy. |
04-10-2006, 04:47 PM | #21 | |
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04-10-2006, 04:56 PM | #22 |
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| We trained ours to go outside. We didnt cratte trrain we just kept taking them outside and they got the idea that was where they neeed to go.
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04-10-2006, 06:49 PM | #23 |
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| When we brought Diesel home he stayed in a "real" baby playpen. I kept his puppy pad in there with him. We brought him home at 9 weeks old and he was already using the pads. Since I am home with him all the time I took him out all the time. It didn't take long to get him housebroken. He isn't fixed and marks his territory OUTSIDE all the time. He has yet to do it in the house. I have to admit I have gotten very lucky with him. Michelle |
04-10-2006, 06:54 PM | #24 |
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| Chloe was potty pad trained when we got her at 12 weeks! But Daisy we had to start from scratch! Its a long and tiring process but just reward them and they will catch on quick!
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04-10-2006, 07:12 PM | #25 |
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| Topher is 6 months old and we have had him since Feb. 16. We've been using pee pads since then and have been pretty successful. Topher has responded well to huge praise when he does the right thing. I don't make a huge fuss when he does wrong...I just say NO...BAD! and that's it. It's a huge party when he does pee or poo on the pee pad, though!! He gets his favorite treat, too. He reminds me now when he pees on the pad and I don't see it. He comes to tell me that he deserves his treat NOW!! We've had a few accidents in the house, but I think that's to be expected. He's restricted in where he goes, but the more I can trust him, the more areas I can let him in. Now that the weather is nice, we're bringing him outside to do his business, and he's loving it! He's had no problems adjusting to going outside, which is a huge relief. I really thought we'd have problems, but he's not minding it at all. I think the main keys are being consistent, restricting the pup to a small area of the home and praise, praise, praise. |
04-10-2006, 07:33 PM | #26 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Carrollton
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| I use a belly band on my boy. Even though it hasn't aided in the potty training process, it has given me peace of mind when im at home. I dont feel like i have to crawl behind him every second of the day. Plus I got so sick of cleaning the carpets!!!!! I just put a sanitary pad in it and change those out. Here is the site that I ordered from. Next time I order from here I will probably get a size which is a few inches bigger then his belly since the pads make it a snug fit. http://www.dog-breeds.net/dog_diaper_belly_band.htm |
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