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yorkieskater · 04-13-2006, 10:58 AM

How many people ahve dogs who are pee pad trained AND outdoor trained? Will they ask to to outside if the pad is not available? I originally was going to use the Wiz Dog because I thought pee pad would be confused with carpet but now I am hearing thatyou can teach a dog to distiguish...if that is so...pee pad would be so much easier to travel with. I will have him in hotels and friends houses. I like the pee pad for when I am not home on a day for a longer time then usual or during our harsh winter days. I want to train him to "go" on command. BUT I also want him to be trained to "ask" to go out if he needs to go...say at a friends house while visiting or while we are home and it is not bad weather. Is all of this possible?
suzie

LuvMyYorkies · 04-13-2006, 11:17 AM

I have four Yorkies at home with me, and they are pee pad trained, as well as outdoor trained. They mostly use the pads at night since it is hard for them to go all night without having to pee. And they let me know when they need to go outside. Guess I have the best of both worlds.

yorkieskater · 04-13-2006, 11:19 AM

Okay...so give me your secret...how did you train them to do this? What if a pad isn't down? Will they ask to go outside? Have you ever traveled with them? How do they do? Can they distiguish pad from carpet?
suzie

shelbysmom · 04-13-2006, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by yorkieskater

Okay...so give me your secret...how did you train them to do this? What if a pad isn't down? Will they ask to go outside? Have you ever traveled with them? How do they do? Can they distiguish pad from carpet?
suzie

If a pee pad isn't down, they will pee where one used to be.

Shelby has one pee pad upstairs and one down. She runs to it when she has to go. If we are out on a walk or I take her outside and tell her to potty...she will. But I always have to have her two regular pads down in the house.

When we stay at hotels etc. I introduce her to the new pads in the room as soon as we get there (after lots of time in the car). She potties then remembers where it is.

It works and I am so happy we did it this way. No waking me up at night, no accidents on rainy days, no problem if we visit a place with snow on the ground.

The way you teach them to do this is to gate off and area (or put up an expen) put the pee pad down where it will live forever. when you catch them using it, do cartwheels and give them a treat, tell them good potty. pretty soon they will do good potty when you tell them to, just to get a treat. you can give them more freedom when you see they understand...but watch them carefully. if they make a mistake, say nothing and clean up the mess. when they do it right, cartwheels and treats.

Good luck.

hle_625 · 04-13-2006, 11:37 AM

My girls are both trained to go on pads, they do not go outside!

Lexi Rae · 04-13-2006, 12:05 PM

i thought lexi was potty trained until i came home yesterday to find
crap on my living room rug, and crap under my bed...just wanna scream. the last 2 weeks have been hell at my house.. pee pee on the rugs.. why i ask?

Tiger's Mom · 04-13-2006, 12:09 PM

I guess both . . .My Tiger is first and foremost a pee pad user (only because it was winter when I got him and I did not want him to catch a cold outdoors so he is so used to it) but now that it is warmer, I have been taking him for a walk everyday and so he does it then too. But he is really good as he does not mess up my driveway but waits until he is outside of our property where there is grass and then he will do his thing

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rrosenberry · 04-13-2006, 12:14 PM

I wanted Bailey to go outside from the day I brought him home. I did not do the pads or newspaper or anything, I just took him outside over and over, every time I thought about it, and eventually he learned, and eventually I learned his signs, to tell me it was TIME, he'd sit and stare at me, and whine,, and still does that.

yorkieskater · 04-14-2006, 05:22 AM

Mine is stubborn stubborn stubborn. i could stand at the pad or outside 45min and he refuses to go. He is easily distracted...nosy...and afraid in the backyard. i watch his signs and take him to the pad every 20min etc. Everything I am supposed to do. he has only a small area and if I take him out of it, he is watched like a hawk and frequently taken back to the pad. If he does go...I make a big deal of it and treat him. the pad is by the back door facing the yard. He refuses to use it at night even if he has to go and even if I stand there for 45min. If I put it in the bathroom with me while I am washing my face, he goes right away. I don't want to put him to bed without having "gone" or else I am up all night listening for every movement and yes...he will hold it...all night. he is that stubborn. The more I am getting used to him (it has been less than a week) I am seeing his signs. I think because he is so afraid of the backyard...he doesn't want to use the pad where it is. We go on long walks and he will hold it the entire time.
suz

LuvMySissy · 04-14-2006, 05:50 AM

My Sissy is 8 months old and mostly goes outside. I do have the wee wee pads upstairs since we spend many daytime hours in my office and she will not go down the stairs (she fell down once). However, she will not use the wee wee pads, she goes wherever and normally in different spots/rooms. She rarely gives me the signal that she needs to go - she just does. I agree it can be very frustrating. She gets praise everytime she goes outside along with a treat. Not sure what else to try.

lisatodd · 04-14-2006, 06:10 AM

outdoor for both

Cheska's Bella · 04-14-2006, 06:35 AM

Bella will go outdoors if we are outside (for walks, trips to the park, to wait for the bus to drop my daughter off), etc. She also has a pee pad inside that she uses about 80/20. The 20 happens somewhere in the close vicinity of the pad, just not quite there.

BTW- Bella is 16 weeks.

Lola LaRue · 04-14-2006, 06:49 AM

Lola is about 85% potty pad trained. She has gone outside too, but since I am a condo dweller it is easier inside. She always poops on her pad, but does not always make it to her pad. Some of the time she makes it and sometimes pretty close, but not there.

Ivy Lucille · 04-14-2006, 06:50 AM

2 years ago we got sibling golden retriever pups in the wintertime -

I said I would never get another pup in the winter -

Um, I brought Mayzie Feb.

LOL Anyway, after dealing with the potty every 20 mins, many. many big messes (big dogs, big poop) and getting up in the middle of the night with them--I opted for pee pads. I am sooooooooooo glad I did too! Mayzie has had a few accidents but honestly, I "trust" her unlike the GRs. They would just cop a squat where as she just doesn't seem to go as often. She sleeps with me/hubby and she has slept the entire night since the get go and has only peed in the bed once (the very first time she was on it). She pees before bed and that is it until my husband gets up around 5 AM sometimes not until 7!!!! Woohoooo! Now she can get up and down off the bed so I am not sure what time she does her thing but she consistently leaves me a couple little tootsie rolls and a puddle on her pad. We have one in our bathroom upstairs and I have 2 downstairs at opposite ends of the house. I am going to get rid of one of them though. When we travel I keep a pad or 2 in her backpack and I will take her to the bathroom lay it down and tell her to go-she does, and I fold it up and put it in a ziploc bag. I wouldn't try this with the cheaper pads though. When I first got her, I had a cardboard box with no bottom or top with a pee pad in it. I would put her in there and tell her to potty and she learned pretty much to do it on command which is a very helpful skill! My first yorkie went outside, I would just open the door for her and out she went. We live in the country and far off of any roads. She was much bigger than Mayzie is. I am scared to let Mayzie out alone due to hawks and eagles.

I might perhaps encourage her on her walks to go potty but I am not going to really push it. I think the pads will be really conveinient when we go camping too.

Sorry this got to be so long.

k3teejay · 04-14-2006, 06:54 AM

When TeeJay has to go, he would first run to the door. His preference is to use the great outdoors as a bathroom although I trained him to use the pee pad. He will use the pad when he cannot hold it any longer. But when he has diarrhea, he likes to go in a secluded spot for instance, the laundry room. It's weird, i'm not sure why he does that. Anyway, good luck with everything!

04-13-2006, 10:58 AM	#1
yorkieskater No Longer a Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NY Posts: 342	how many are pee pad AND outdoor trained? How many people ahve dogs who are pee pad trained AND outdoor trained? Will they ask to to outside if the pad is not available? I originally was going to use the Wiz Dog because I thought pee pad would be confused with carpet but now I am hearing thatyou can teach a dog to distiguish...if that is so...pee pad would be so much easier to travel with. I will have him in hotels and friends houses. I like the pee pad for when I am not home on a day for a longer time then usual or during our harsh winter days. I want to train him to "go" on command. BUT I also want him to be trained to "ask" to go out if he needs to go...say at a friends house while visiting or while we are home and it is not bad weather. Is all of this possible? suzie

04-13-2006, 11:17 AM	#2
LuvMyYorkies Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 77	I have four Yorkies at home with me, and they are pee pad trained, as well as outdoor trained. They mostly use the pads at night since it is hard for them to go all night without having to pee. And they let me know when they need to go outside. Guess I have the best of both worlds. __________________ Helen and her Yorkies

04-13-2006, 11:37 AM	#5
hle_625 Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 4,637	My girls are both trained to go on pads, they do not go outside! __________________ Heather, Chloe Lynn and Daisy May

04-13-2006, 12:05 PM	#6
Lexi Rae Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY Posts: 10,340	i thought lexi was potty trained until i came home yesterday to find crap on my living room rug, and crap under my bed...just wanna scream. the last 2 weeks have been hell at my house.. pee pee on the rugs.. why i ask? __________________ Gina & Lexi CLICK HERE for our Photo Album ...

04-13-2006, 12:09 PM	#7
Tiger's Mom Donating YT 8000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 9,272	I guess both . . .My Tiger is first and foremost a pee pad user (only because it was winter when I got him and I did not want him to catch a cold outdoors so he is so used to it) but now that it is warmer, I have been taking him for a walk everyday and so he does it then too. But he is really good as he does not mess up my driveway but waits until he is outside of our property where there is grass and then he will do his thing . __________________ Tiger and Annika - official members of THE CRAZY CLUB & PINK CLUB www.mygofetch.com

04-13-2006, 11:19 AM	#3
yorkieskater No Longer a Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NY Posts: 342	Okay...so give me your secret...how did you train them to do this? What if a pad isn't down? Will they ask to go outside? Have you ever traveled with them? How do they do? Can they distiguish pad from carpet? suzie

04-13-2006, 12:14 PM	#8
rrosenberry & Bailey & Bella Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,159	I wanted Bailey to go outside from the day I brought him home. I did not do the pads or newspaper or anything, I just took him outside over and over, every time I thought about it, and eventually he learned, and eventually I learned his signs, to tell me it was TIME, he'd sit and stare at me, and whine,, and still does that. __________________ Rhonda, Bailey and Bella "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~Anatole France~

04-14-2006, 05:22 AM	#9
yorkieskater No Longer a Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NY Posts: 342	Mine is stubborn stubborn stubborn. i could stand at the pad or outside 45min and he refuses to go. He is easily distracted...nosy...and afraid in the backyard. i watch his signs and take him to the pad every 20min etc. Everything I am supposed to do. he has only a small area and if I take him out of it, he is watched like a hawk and frequently taken back to the pad. If he does go...I make a big deal of it and treat him. the pad is by the back door facing the yard. He refuses to use it at night even if he has to go and even if I stand there for 45min. If I put it in the bathroom with me while I am washing my face, he goes right away. I don't want to put him to bed without having "gone" or else I am up all night listening for every movement and yes...he will hold it...all night. he is that stubborn. The more I am getting used to him (it has been less than a week) I am seeing his signs. I think because he is so afraid of the backyard...he doesn't want to use the pad where it is. We go on long walks and he will hold it the entire time. suz

04-14-2006, 05:50 AM	#10
LuvMySissy Luv my Angel, too! Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,072	Housebroken, Kind-of My Sissy is 8 months old and mostly goes outside. I do have the wee wee pads upstairs since we spend many daytime hours in my office and she will not go down the stairs (she fell down once). However, she will not use the wee wee pads, she goes wherever and normally in different spots/rooms. She rarely gives me the signal that she needs to go - she just does. I agree it can be very frustrating. She gets praise everytime she goes outside along with a treat. Not sure what else to try. __________________ Jodie, Sissy & Angel Proudly dressin' your furkids at: www.sissyangelwear.com Members of the CRAZY Club!

04-14-2006, 06:10 AM	#11
lisatodd Little Boogers Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: virginia beach, va Posts: 4,460	outdoor for both __________________ lisa lisa and the cult jam yorkies

04-14-2006, 06:35 AM	#12
Cheska's Bella YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 681	Bella will go outdoors if we are outside (for walks, trips to the park, to wait for the bus to drop my daughter off), etc. She also has a pee pad inside that she uses about 80/20. The 20 happens somewhere in the close vicinity of the pad, just not quite there. BTW- Bella is 16 weeks.

04-14-2006, 06:49 AM	#13
Lola LaRue Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Ramon, CA Posts: 710	Lola is about 85% potty pad trained. She has gone outside too, but since I am a condo dweller it is easier inside. She always poops on her pad, but does not always make it to her pad. Some of the time she makes it and sometimes pretty close, but not there.

04-14-2006, 06:50 AM	#14
Ivy Lucille ♥♥beats @ my feet! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: PA Posts: 4,461	2 years ago we got sibling golden retriever pups in the wintertime - I said I would never get another pup in the winter - Um, I brought Mayzie Feb. LOL Anyway, after dealing with the potty every 20 mins, many. many big messes (big dogs, big poop) and getting up in the middle of the night with them--I opted for pee pads. I am sooooooooooo glad I did too! Mayzie has had a few accidents but honestly, I "trust" her unlike the GRs. They would just cop a squat where as she just doesn't seem to go as often. She sleeps with me/hubby and she has slept the entire night since the get go and has only peed in the bed once (the very first time she was on it). She pees before bed and that is it until my husband gets up around 5 AM sometimes not until 7!!!! Woohoooo! Now she can get up and down off the bed so I am not sure what time she does her thing but she consistently leaves me a couple little tootsie rolls and a puddle on her pad. We have one in our bathroom upstairs and I have 2 downstairs at opposite ends of the house. I am going to get rid of one of them though. When we travel I keep a pad or 2 in her backpack and I will take her to the bathroom lay it down and tell her to go-she does, and I fold it up and put it in a ziploc bag. I wouldn't try this with the cheaper pads though. When I first got her, I had a cardboard box with no bottom or top with a pee pad in it. I would put her in there and tell her to potty and she learned pretty much to do it on command which is a very helpful skill! My first yorkie went outside, I would just open the door for her and out she went. We live in the country and far off of any roads. She was much bigger than Mayzie is. I am scared to let Mayzie out alone due to hawks and eagles. I might perhaps encourage her on her walks to go potty but I am not going to really push it. I think the pads will be really conveinient when we go camping too. Sorry this got to be so long. __________________ Jamie, Mom to Mayzie and Mozes

04-14-2006, 06:54 AM	#15
k3teejay No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 147	When TeeJay has to go, he would first run to the door. His preference is to use the great outdoors as a bathroom although I trained him to use the pee pad. He will use the pad when he cannot hold it any longer. But when he has diarrhea, he likes to go in a secluded spot for instance, the laundry room. It's weird, i'm not sure why he does that. Anyway, good luck with everything!