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rajah · 12-23-2007, 07:25 AM

I have my yorkie who is 2 months old a little over a week now. This is my first dog and let me tell you he is a lot of responsibility. I have a few questions..

When is it optimal to start potty training outside. I'm reluctant to simply b/c of fear of contracting something. I'd like to wait till he received is parvo shots before he starts pottying outside but I don't want to loose time and have him get use to pee pad training.

He's peeing/pooping maybe 75% of the time on pee pads. At night I leave him in the bathroom that is is baby gated to the bedroom with his crate door open. He generally sleeps through the night peeing/pooping once at night. Sometimes he misses. It seems he tends to pee/poop off the pad when he's upset or not ready for down time.

Maybe I'm compulsive, but I tend to clean him after every poop/pee and replace the newspapers that are on the pee pad. Does this take away from training?

aahh, so many questions.. I feel overwhelmed with this decision of getting the little guy.

Thanks for any comments and suggestions in advance.

12-23-2007, 07:25 AM	#1
rajah Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 11	crate training/potty training.. I have my yorkie who is 2 months old a little over a week now. This is my first dog and let me tell you he is a lot of responsibility. I have a few questions.. When is it optimal to start potty training outside. I'm reluctant to simply b/c of fear of contracting something. I'd like to wait till he received is parvo shots before he starts pottying outside but I don't want to loose time and have him get use to pee pad training. He's peeing/pooping maybe 75% of the time on pee pads. At night I leave him in the bathroom that is is baby gated to the bedroom with his crate door open. He generally sleeps through the night peeing/pooping once at night. Sometimes he misses. It seems he tends to pee/poop off the pad when he's upset or not ready for down time. Maybe I'm compulsive, but I tend to clean him after every poop/pee and replace the newspapers that are on the pee pad. Does this take away from training? aahh, so many questions.. I feel overwhelmed with this decision of getting the little guy. Thanks for any comments and suggestions in advance.