I am a newbie here, but I have had dogs all of my life and yorkies for about 7 years. Most of that time I worked full time. (now I am retired, so I have a life..lololol) The easiest way I have found to train them is to use an inside puppy pen. I bought mine on ebay... look for puppy exercize pens) They are made of sturdy wire, stand 4 feet by 4 feet, have a latching door, no top and fold up flat. We take ours with us whenever we go out of town as well and they are perfect for motel rooms. In fact, I bought one for downstairs and one for upstairs. The upstairs one we used as a whelping cage when Sunshine had her babies. On both pens I bought a plastic tablecloth to go un the ground, then put the cage up on top of it. I put a large size pee pad in one corner and slip the sides of the pad under the edges of the pen to hold them in place. I put one of thier dog beds in another corner and thier food in another, plus assorted toys to play with. Then I spray the pad with "out!" housebreaking aid that you can get at Walmart. The puppies are in the pen whenever we are not home or when I cannot devote 100% of my attention to them. The pen upstairs is set up the same way except I have thier travel crate in one corner for them to sleep in. You might need to have 2 of the plastic tableclothes in case thier is an accident, so you can throw one in the washer. It is sure a lot less mess to clean up. When I am at home I take them out to go potty after they eat or wake up for a nap. They run right out to go as soon as I take them outside, so I hope they are learning. I hope this helps.
You will never regret keeping this little sweetie. You will be rewarded for your patience 10 times over.
Sonya |