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Originally Posted by Jammer1973  We moved into her house, so there is no change in the envoiornment. When we are gone during the day she is in the bathroom with a pee pad. It is when we are home or if we leave for a hour that we have the problem. The thing is that she knows she was bad, that is what irritaes me the most.
When we are home and she is out and the dog door is open she still poops in the house. I have told my girlfriend to either have her in her lap or in the crate, and she says that is cruel to do it to her. So I give in to her and she lets her run around and wow go figure within 30 min she has pooped in the house again. I just do not get it, there is a dog door a pee pad out and she still poops where ever the mood strikes her.
I just do not understand this breed.................. I have had dogs all my life and this has never been a issue with any dog I have ever owned........... |
1. crate training is NOT cruel - obviously, you want her to be happy in the crate and you can't leave her in there for too long, but crate training my pup was the best thing I ever did - he was 99% house trained in 2 weeks. Plus, she'll learn to let you know when she has to go.
2. sometimes pee pads can be tricky, I personally don't use them because: (A) I dont want him to EVER think that peeing and pooing inside is OK. Period. and (B) i've heard SOME yorkies get confused about where to go and still other yorkies prefer the pee pads and dont like going outside.
3. Feed her on a schedule, she'll go on a schedule too. Dont let her free feed until she's 100% house trained. She's a dog and she won't starve herself, give her food for 20 min. and take it away, regardless of whether or not she's eaten it (just more for next time) she'll learn that she's gotta eat her food when it's put down
4. Buy a large bottle of Nature's Miracle - if you haven't been using that on anything she's peed or pooped on - it's pretty much your fault these accidents have been happening. It's the only stuff that will get rid of the smell completely. She pees and poops wherever, smells it later and thinks, Oh-here's a spot to go!
5. I'd bring it back to basics and give her some really yummy treats when she goes outside. I'd hold off on the doggy door (because when she goes outside and pees or poops you wont be there to see it and reward her) for now - she's not ready for it. She needs to know that going outside is the best thing ever and it will get her lots of praise and a yummy treat (Natural Balance has great treats that smell gross to us, but delicious to dogs).
6. The whole back to basics includes taking her out and if she doesn't pee or poop putting her in the crate. TRUST me, she'll let you know when she's gotta go. Also, I move my crate around to wherever I am so that Banksy can go in and out as he pleases and so he doesnt feel lonely if I'm home and he's in there.
Finally, read this:
http://www.doggonegood.org/housebreaking.html
It works, I promise.