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Originally Posted by AdoptedYorkie Hello,
My adopted Yorkie is about 14 months, and has been paper trained by his original owner. He is doing a great job handling his business outside since I've had him (only about 4 days). He's only had one mishap, and that was on the kitchen floor, so it was easy clean up. How can I continue to get him to go outside on a regular basis? And, does he know what he's doing when he goes outside, or has it just been a good accident each time? It is going to be a big deal to switch to going outside?
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First, let me congradulate you on your adoption! Bun was adopted at three years of age and I suspect was paper trained (everthing he did gave me a good indication that he had never walked on a leash before and didn't quite know what to do outside). Teaching a dog to go outside who was previously paper trained isn't a whole lot different than teaching housebreaking from the begining. You are just teaching something new. So go back to the begining and use a crate, keep to a schedule and monitor how your dog does.