Sounds like you're well on your way. Coby is like that too if he feels his pad isn't clean enough. There have been a few times when we've been changing it and gotten distracted and forgot to put a new one down. He looks at us like we're loony. One time, he couldn't hold it and had to go right there. He still looked at us like we were loony.
Coby is 5 months old and does really well. But my philosophy in housebreaking is to try to have only successes. So he's getting his freedom very gradually.
When we're ready to give him the run of the house, I'm going to actually gate a "potty area" off for them downstairs. Because Yorkies seem to have trouble just going over and squatting, they have to pace, turn, pace, circle, and sometimes don't end up facing the right way and get their butt over the edge or are still moving when they're going! If I gate it, they will have to always end up in the right spot.
I still just love the name "Davey" !! |