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We had the same problem when we first started potty training with the potty pad. But eventually our Pookie caught on and started going on the pad. I think this was the result of her going on the pad sporadically, for which we gave her tons of praise and her favorite treat each time. The only thing was she would never go when we were watching. It's odd, but many Yorkies seem to do this. They only go poo when you're not watching. I don't know what the answer is exactly altho my guess is that they are of higher intelligence than most dogs who have the intelligence of approx. a two year old child, so they are more aware of going poo than other dogs are.

The other night, Pookie wandered off while I was watching t.v. and apparently was going to the potty pad. I didn't realize what she was doing. I thought she had gone down to the spare bedroom where my husband was on the computer. I walked out to the kitchen where her bpad was, and switched on the light, and there she was in the midst of squatting about to go. The minute I switched on the light and she was "caught" about to go poo, she immediately stopped and walked away. And she didn't go back to it again for several hours. I don't get it, but it seems like she wants privacy to go.

So now, we have decided to move the potty pad outside to our deck, and Pookie doesn't get it anymore. According to my husband who is home all day (I still work and he is retired), she does go pee outside on the pad, but she is still trying to go poo on the old potty pad spot inside. So it feels like we are starting over, and she still won't go poo in front of us, so we can't take her out to her pad to go poo. This is going to be a whole new challenge.