Ok, it would help to know a little about his background. At 14 wks, he should be able to hold it for longer than 2 hours, at night. Now if he was in a cage/crate before you got him, he learned it was ok to go in his sleeping area. So you may not be able to crate train him. In that case you would use an x-pen with newspaper and peepads (eliminating papers over a period of time, when he starts favoring a specific area he likes to go and teaching pee behavior that way). Or if crate training is still an option, you will need to clean out every aspect of his kennel. You will need to neutralize the urine and feces odor with a spray like Nature's Miracle or Simple Solution (you can gety either one at PetsMart). After everything is clean and neutralized, spread food (like a paste) on the sides of the wall of your crate (if you are using a kennel) and also scatter morsels of puppy food on the floor of the crate (on his pillow or blanket, whatever you have laying in there) for him to eat. Leave the crate door open and let him go in there on his own, during the day. or whenever you are home, but before his bedtime. Make it a happy place and make it a place where he eats. Dogs don't soil where they eat and live (unless he was in a crate or cage before you got him). He may be soiling his area, because he is stressed out. Making it a safe and happy place will de-stress him and he will be ok being in there at night and hopefully "hold it" until you come get him. (leaving him with a greenie or dog chew is ok too when placing him in there at bed time or with a cuddle toy) but you may still need to get up with him every 2 hours, but at least the area will stay clean and dry and he will learn to hold it. Eventually, in a matter of weeks, you should only have to get up once a night or he may even sleep thru the night.
I agree that you should not let him eat after 7pm and you should pick up his water at 8pm. and play to stimulate bowel movement at 9pm or 9:30pm and bed by 10pm.
Also, never take him out to pee or poo without him being on a leash. This will eliminate the need to chase after him and you can bring him in as soon as he goes potty so he associates going outside with potty and not play! Yorkies are stubborn and only want to do what they want to do, so you need to establish yourself as the Alpha (early on) so that he will listen to you in the future.
If he has leash problems, you need to work with him on that with treats and praise in small increments, until he gets the hang of it.
Unfortunately, having a puppy is like have a newborn. They have to learn everything and be under constant supervision. No rest for the weary! |