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annette22 · 02-22-2006, 07:13 PM

Hi Everyone,

I purchase a 10 weeks old yorkie girl...she's about 4 pounds and she is such a adorobla pup. She's been at my house for about week and a half. She was very nice and tiny when we got her, and all of the sudden she looks like she gain a lot of weight. I've been feeding her mostly puppy food, and sometimes i give her a little piece of chicken and ham. Is this normal???

I thought training a dog would be easy ....boy was I wrong. I have trouble getting Lily to pee on the wee wee pads. The thing is, whenever she feels like peeing on the pad she will, and if she doesn't feel like it...she doesn't it all over the house.

Before I brought her home, I bought her a nice, large, exercise pen thinking that it will be her place, but she hates it. When we close her in there she barks and cries very very loud, so we have to let her out. I know she is just 11 weeks old, but if i let her do whatever she wants with us, then i am affraid she will rule my in my house forever

Well, anyways, I love her to death but that peeing is killing me. Does anyone has a good idea what helps in training a small pup like that??? I also heard somewhere that if you wash your floors with vinegar, that kills the smell so they don't pee in the same place. I tried and it worked for one day

Ladylavender · 02-23-2006, 04:50 AM

My first suggestion is to make sure you are not letting your puppy decide when & where to go. You need to bring the puppy to the pad every hour on the hour. You need to bring her to the pad 10 -15 minutes after she eats, immediately upon waking from a nap or sleep and before you put her to bed and about 30 minutes after playing.

The pee pad should be in a designated area and only in that area. That way when you bring her to that area, after a while she will understand that is where she is to go.

It may take you up to a couple of months of this diligent training, but it will be worth your while in the long run.

Never let her have free run of the house, unless you have your eye on her every second of every moment. You need to get her used to the x-pen. be firm and if you have to leave the room do it, if you can't stand her barking or whining. Your x-pen will be your next best friend in the coming months. Because when you can't keep an eye on her, you will want her confined in this small area. Once she begins to learn that the x-pen is her "den", she will not go potty in there. But you must make sure that she does eliminate before putting her in there for any lenght of time.

Princessyorkies · 02-23-2006, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Ladylavender

My first suggestion is to make sure you are not letting your puppy decide when & where to go. You need to bring the puppy to the pad every hour on the hour. You need to bring her to the pad 10 -15 minutes after she eats, immediately upon waking from a nap or sleep and before you put her to bed and about 30 minutes after playing.

The pee pad should be in a designated area and only in that area. That way when you bring her to that area, after a while she will understand that is where she is to go.

It may take you up to a couple of months of this diligent training, but it will be worth your while in the long run.

Never let her have free run of the house, unless you have your eye on her every second of every moment. You need to get her used to the x-pen. be firm and if you have to leave the room do it, if you can't stand her barking or whining. Your x-pen will be your next best friend in the coming months. Because when you can't keep an eye on her, you will want her confined in this small area. Once she begins to learn that the x-pen is her "den", she will not go potty in there. But you must make sure that she does eliminate before putting her in there for any lenght of time.

This is a great method and works really well. After a while she will stop the barking and such once you let her know she is not going to get her way...

Yorkster · 03-28-2006, 06:53 AM

Well, you said she hates the ex pen. So what....she has lessons to learn before she is given the run of the house. (not cruel) Remember you will have this girl for a long time. If you are in the kitchen gate off the kitchen and put a pad down. They soon get the idea where to pee. It does help to contain them in an ex pen and then give them a little bit bigger area and when they get the idea....give them a larger area. Puppies do not have good control of their bladder so try giving her smaller areas with a pad down and over time, give her more freedom. Everytime she pees where she suppose to....let her know what a good girl she is.

khart · 03-28-2006, 08:25 AM

Thanks for the great tips. I am also a new mommy. I haven't started potty training yet because she was sick last week. But not that she is feeling better we are definitely ready to start.

Yorkster · 03-28-2006, 09:21 AM

Hang in there with her....you will be glad you did. There is a lot of satisfaction in training when in the end you have a girl that is a member of your family and a nice girl at that!

02-22-2006, 07:13 PM	#1
annette22 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago, IL. Posts: 19	help with training Hi Everyone, I purchase a 10 weeks old yorkie girl...she's about 4 pounds and she is such a adorobla pup. She's been at my house for about week and a half. She was very nice and tiny when we got her, and all of the sudden she looks like she gain a lot of weight. I've been feeding her mostly puppy food, and sometimes i give her a little piece of chicken and ham. Is this normal??? I thought training a dog would be easy ....boy was I wrong. I have trouble getting Lily to pee on the wee wee pads. The thing is, whenever she feels like peeing on the pad she will, and if she doesn't feel like it...she doesn't it all over the house. Before I brought her home, I bought her a nice, large, exercise pen thinking that it will be her place, but she hates it. When we close her in there she barks and cries very very loud, so we have to let her out. I know she is just 11 weeks old, but if i let her do whatever she wants with us, then i am affraid she will rule my in my house forever Well, anyways, I love her to death but that peeing is killing me. Does anyone has a good idea what helps in training a small pup like that??? I also heard somewhere that if you wash your floors with vinegar, that kills the smell so they don't pee in the same place. I tried and it worked for one day

02-23-2006, 04:50 AM	#2
Ladylavender YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Soddy Daisy, TN Posts: 692	My first suggestion is to make sure you are not letting your puppy decide when & where to go. You need to bring the puppy to the pad every hour on the hour. You need to bring her to the pad 10 -15 minutes after she eats, immediately upon waking from a nap or sleep and before you put her to bed and about 30 minutes after playing. The pee pad should be in a designated area and only in that area. That way when you bring her to that area, after a while she will understand that is where she is to go. It may take you up to a couple of months of this diligent training, but it will be worth your while in the long run. Never let her have free run of the house, unless you have your eye on her every second of every moment. You need to get her used to the x-pen. be firm and if you have to leave the room do it, if you can't stand her barking or whining. Your x-pen will be your next best friend in the coming months. Because when you can't keep an eye on her, you will want her confined in this small area. Once she begins to learn that the x-pen is her "den", she will not go potty in there. But you must make sure that she does eliminate before putting her in there for any lenght of time.

03-28-2006, 06:53 AM	#4
Yorkster Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 62	Well, you said she hates the ex pen. So what....she has lessons to learn before she is given the run of the house. (not cruel) Remember you will have this girl for a long time. If you are in the kitchen gate off the kitchen and put a pad down. They soon get the idea where to pee. It does help to contain them in an ex pen and then give them a little bit bigger area and when they get the idea....give them a larger area. Puppies do not have good control of their bladder so try giving her smaller areas with a pad down and over time, give her more freedom. Everytime she pees where she suppose to....let her know what a good girl she is.

03-28-2006, 08:25 AM	#5
khart Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MA Posts: 24	Thanks for the great tips. I am also a new mommy. I haven't started potty training yet because she was sick last week. But not that she is feeling better we are definitely ready to start.

03-28-2006, 09:21 AM	#6
Yorkster Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 62	Hang in there with her....you will be glad you did. There is a lot of satisfaction in training when in the end you have a girl that is a member of your family and a nice girl at that!