Need Some Serious Potty Training Help!!!!!!! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

GoonieDog · 07-06-2006, 07:04 AM

I am desperate for any help anyone can give me!!! When we got her, they said she was pee-pee pad trained.. WRONG!!!!!! She pees all over the house. So then we decided to get her a cage and train her for the outside. We got her kind of a big cage and tied her leash to it so she could just go in and out and not feel trapped. But, we had pee-pee pads by the cage so if she needed to go while we were gone she could. She did great for like a week. And then she started peeing a pooping all over the carpet again. So, then we decided to get her the smallest cage b/c "a dog will never go where it sleeps" YEAH RIGHT!!!!! I came home yesterday after 3 hours being in her cage and she pooped and peed in it and just was laying in it and didn't give a crap. Then I cleaned it and had to leave again, and after 3 more hours she had peed in it again! I don't know what to do. My fiancee and I are at our breaking point we just don't know. We need any help you can give us.

MinMuf1 · 07-06-2006, 09:30 AM

I am by no means an expert. But, I'd start with an ex-pen with her crate inside of it - Along with a potty pad and water. It sounds like she may be overwhelmed by the amount of room she has to roam. I'd start out with a kitchen or bathroom area and GRADUALLY increase her free roam space. Most importantly only allow her free roam when she can be CONTINUOUSLY watched.

Second, I'd use a little caution in restraining (leashing) her to her cage as she could strangle herself.

Finally, patience and routine is most important! GOOD LUCK!!!

JeanieK · 07-06-2006, 09:46 AM

I agree with MinMuf1. Confine her to a small area, but not in her crate, either with an xpen set up in the kitchen, or in the bathroom.

Do not allow her the run of the house.

How old is she?

Mine are 4 months and 6 months, and I still keep them confined to the kitchin during the day, and the laundry room at night. I allow them into the living room at night when I have time to supervise them. I will not allow them free run untill I see them leaving the living room to look for the pee pad.

Just because they are pee pad trained in one room does not mean they will be in another. You need to take it one room at a time. If you want her in the living room with you in the evening, keep her on your lap, or on a leash so she can't sneak off, and take her out every half hour.

You need lots of patience, this is not a quick proccess. Don't expect too much too soon, and don't get discouraged.

Read some of the other threads on here on potty training and you'll see we have all been through it.

Don't get discouraged, they all learn eventually but it does take some longer than it does others.

jank · 07-06-2006, 10:22 AM

This is what I do with Cooper and Annie and it is probably not the best but so far has worked for me. I had heard that small dogs, yorkies in particular, were hard to completely train and I did not want urine soaked carpet. My two have each had their own separate x-pens from day one with their bed, potty pad and water in them. I have them in our carpeted family room but the x-pens are on pieces of vinyl that I bought at Home Depot. That way if they miss the potty pad, which is something Cooper is good at, it doesn't get on the carpet. This is where they sleep at night and they are very comfortable and happy with them. It's like they have their own bedrooms. I open them up in the morning and they are free to go in and out to potty or sleep during the day. When I have to leave that is where they go. They have a large area to run around in since the family room, kitchen, laundry room and office are all in that area. They are not allowed any where else in the house and I use baby gates to keep them in that area. This is not to say we didn't have problems at first. Cooper, especially, was hard to train. Annie caught on pretty quickly. Annie will now go both outside and uses her potty pad inside. Cooper will sometimes go outside but mainly uses his potty pad. Since he has had his knee issues he stays inside most of the time. My husband, (boy, those husbands can be a pain sometimes), doesn't really like having the x-pens but it helps the yorkies to know what they are supposed to do and not get confused. And at night I put them in their beds cover them with their blankets and never hear a peep out of them all night. This has worked great for me but I am always open to other suggestions.

jank · 07-06-2006, 10:44 AM

I should add that I would prefer they only go outside but since I am not always right there to see if they need to go out, I needed a back up and the potty pad seemed the best way to go. I also have an 8 yr old Shih-Tzu who goes only outside and never (knock on wood) has an accident. She is allowed full run of the entire house and sleeps in our bedroom in her own bed at night. Yorkies just seem to have minds of their own and need to be confined more...that's my opinion anyway. They love to please you, it's just seems harder for them to accomplish that. Mine are pretty spoiled though but from the posts I've read, they are not the only ones.

lilygurl · 07-06-2006, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by GoonieDog

I am desperate for any help anyone can give me!!! When we got her, they said she was pee-pee pad trained.. WRONG!!!!!! She pees all over the house. So then we decided to get her a cage and train her for the outside. We got her kind of a big cage and tied her leash to it so she could just go in and out and not feel trapped. But, we had pee-pee pads by the cage so if she needed to go while we were gone she could. She did great for like a week. And then she started peeing a pooping all over the carpet again. So, then we decided to get her the smallest cage b/c "a dog will never go where it sleeps" YEAH RIGHT!!!!! I came home yesterday after 3 hours being in her cage and she pooped and peed in it and just was laying in it and didn't give a crap. Then I cleaned it and had to leave again, and after 3 more hours she had peed in it again! I don't know what to do. My fiancee and I are at our breaking point we just don't know. We need any help you can give us.

I think potty training was a bit easy for me because I stay home so I was able to watch my babies closely. It’s very hot down here so I thought of only training her for pee pads indoors. My concern was that I have carpet and didn’t want any accidents on it. When I first got her she was never trained so I let her run around one room only. I began with two pads to make sure she have enough room to walk around and sniff and then go. When I would see her squat on the carpet I’d call her name loudly to catch her attention and run and take her to the pad quickly. I pretty much just wanted the scent of her pee to stay on the pad so she’d know she’s to go there. (Sometimes I wouldn’t catch her in time so I would tell her no peepee and then take her to her pad and say peepee here, then I would put her in her cage. Since I never put her in her cage she knows that she’s being punished.) After the first pad had quite a bit of pee on it I threw away the poop with a paper towel and put a fresh pad over the peed pad so she’d still remember to pee there. After she’d finish I’d clap and praise and give her a treat, I’d always keep the treats closeby. She learned pretty quickly after that but about 3 weeks after I had taught her to go there suddenly she didn’t want to go there anymore and became very stubborn.

I had to get serious with her when that happened. So when I saw her sniffing around like she usually would when she’d want to pee, I would take her to the pad corner and sit there with my legs open so she could not pass me. She would try to jump over my legs and run across and just try everything to get away. But she had to understand that I was going to be just as persistent as she was, so I would not budge for as long as she needed. It takes patience, trust me. Finally she’d go and I’d praise her and give her a treat and let her pass. I did that maybe 2 or 3 more times before she understood. Also remember to change the pad regularly, if there is too much waste on it they won’t want to go on it anymore. There are also tons of yorkie and dog books that have very useful information. Before I found YT, books were my helpful friends. Good luck!

07-06-2006, 07:04 AM	#1
GoonieDog YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 5	Need Some Serious Potty Training Help!!!!!!! I am desperate for any help anyone can give me!!! When we got her, they said she was pee-pee pad trained.. WRONG!!!!!! She pees all over the house. So then we decided to get her a cage and train her for the outside. We got her kind of a big cage and tied her leash to it so she could just go in and out and not feel trapped. But, we had pee-pee pads by the cage so if she needed to go while we were gone she could. She did great for like a week. And then she started peeing a pooping all over the carpet again. So, then we decided to get her the smallest cage b/c "a dog will never go where it sleeps" YEAH RIGHT!!!!! I came home yesterday after 3 hours being in her cage and she pooped and peed in it and just was laying in it and didn't give a crap. Then I cleaned it and had to leave again, and after 3 more hours she had peed in it again! I don't know what to do. My fiancee and I are at our breaking point we just don't know. We need any help you can give us.

07-06-2006, 09:30 AM	#2
MinMuf1 Peanut Gallery Mom Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,194	I am by no means an expert. But, I'd start with an ex-pen with her crate inside of it - Along with a potty pad and water. It sounds like she may be overwhelmed by the amount of room she has to roam. I'd start out with a kitchen or bathroom area and GRADUALLY increase her free roam space. Most importantly only allow her free roam when she can be CONTINUOUSLY watched. Second, I'd use a little caution in restraining (leashing) her to her cage as she could strangle herself. Finally, patience and routine is most important! GOOD LUCK!!! __________________ Proud Mom to Muffin , Cupcake , Ginger , Pepsi , Cousin Cinnamon , Skittles and Oreo pgyorkies.com

07-06-2006, 09:46 AM	#3
JeanieK Donating YT 6000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa Posts: 9,250	I agree with MinMuf1. Confine her to a small area, but not in her crate, either with an xpen set up in the kitchen, or in the bathroom. Do not allow her the run of the house. How old is she? Mine are 4 months and 6 months, and I still keep them confined to the kitchin during the day, and the laundry room at night. I allow them into the living room at night when I have time to supervise them. I will not allow them free run untill I see them leaving the living room to look for the pee pad. Just because they are pee pad trained in one room does not mean they will be in another. You need to take it one room at a time. If you want her in the living room with you in the evening, keep her on your lap, or on a leash so she can't sneak off, and take her out every half hour. You need lots of patience, this is not a quick proccess. Don't expect too much too soon, and don't get discouraged. Read some of the other threads on here on potty training and you'll see we have all been through it. Don't get discouraged, they all learn eventually but it does take some longer than it does others. __________________ Ollie Chachi Hallie Harlie & Me CircleKRanchYorkies.com]

07-06-2006, 10:22 AM	#4
jank Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: WA Posts: 13	This is what I do with Cooper and Annie and it is probably not the best but so far has worked for me. I had heard that small dogs, yorkies in particular, were hard to completely train and I did not want urine soaked carpet. My two have each had their own separate x-pens from day one with their bed, potty pad and water in them. I have them in our carpeted family room but the x-pens are on pieces of vinyl that I bought at Home Depot. That way if they miss the potty pad, which is something Cooper is good at, it doesn't get on the carpet. This is where they sleep at night and they are very comfortable and happy with them. It's like they have their own bedrooms. I open them up in the morning and they are free to go in and out to potty or sleep during the day. When I have to leave that is where they go. They have a large area to run around in since the family room, kitchen, laundry room and office are all in that area. They are not allowed any where else in the house and I use baby gates to keep them in that area. This is not to say we didn't have problems at first. Cooper, especially, was hard to train. Annie caught on pretty quickly. Annie will now go both outside and uses her potty pad inside. Cooper will sometimes go outside but mainly uses his potty pad. Since he has had his knee issues he stays inside most of the time. My husband, (boy, those husbands can be a pain sometimes), doesn't really like having the x-pens but it helps the yorkies to know what they are supposed to do and not get confused. And at night I put them in their beds cover them with their blankets and never hear a peep out of them all night. This has worked great for me but I am always open to other suggestions.

07-06-2006, 10:44 AM	#5
jank Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: WA Posts: 13	I should add that I would prefer they only go outside but since I am not always right there to see if they need to go out, I needed a back up and the potty pad seemed the best way to go. I also have an 8 yr old Shih-Tzu who goes only outside and never (knock on wood) has an accident. She is allowed full run of the entire house and sleeps in our bedroom in her own bed at night. Yorkies just seem to have minds of their own and need to be confined more...that's my opinion anyway. They love to please you, it's just seems harder for them to accomplish that. Mine are pretty spoiled though but from the posts I've read, they are not the only ones.