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Originally Posted by cookiesdad  I have a three pound yorkie named Cookie. She is a small dog with a big dog syndrome. I am having the hardest time housebreaking her. She does good if I take her out frequently but sometimes she will go out and use the bathroom and come right back inside and do it. I dont gripe about it too much because everything is very small (small piddles of pee and turds (lol)). How would you go about housebreaking her. Yes she is crated but she will even do it in there if left alone. I think she does it out of spite. lol.. What do you think? |
I have the same problem with Lily who is very small due to MVD, hydrocephalus, and dwarfism. Her problem is the grass. If the grass gets higher than a couple of inches, then it is too high for her tastes and she refuses to go potty outside. She seems to have some kind of aversion to the grass, or anything for that matter, touching her belly. I have to have a special area in the yard that I keep mowed very short just for her. I leave a pee pad by the door for her to use when the grass is not to her liking.
As far as going to the bathroom in the crate goes, it is probably too big to be effective for housebreaking purposes. It should be just big enough for her to turn around in.