I'm an absolute believer in crate training. I got my yorkie when she was a year-and-a-half and not housebroken. She could hold it overnight and she didn't wet or soil her kennel at night so I knew that she could probably go 3 or more hours between peeing.
Every couple hours I took her out to potty and if she didn't go, we came back in and she went in her kennel. We would try again in a little whiile. If she did go - then she got some freedom in the house. I often put on her leash and let her drag it, but usually I wore it so she would not have the opportunity to ever go in the house. She was fully trained in just 3-4 months.
Now, when we wake in the morning we go right to the door. If she wants to go out then she walks right to the kennel herself and I lock her in. After a little while she'll let me know when she has to go and I let her out and she's free for the rest of the day.
This will work for you! Kathy |