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Candacekimble · 03-06-2008, 06:42 AM

I have a 6 month old yorkie female, who is potty trained. I got her about 14 weeks and started crate training immediately. Never used the potty pads and she never had full run unless I was watching her like a hawk. If I couldn’t watch her she was in her crate. I have an X-Small crate but it was still too much room and she would pee/poo on one end and lay on the other. Needless to say that didn’t work. This is what worked: I got a doggy bed and placed this in the crate. She could stand up, move around a bit, play with her toys but she couldn’t pee and run. It worked like a charm, the day I put the bed in she stopped peeing in the crate. I believe the trick is not to give too much room in the crate, but that was hard for me to measure. This site really helped.

I used to come home and take her out during lunch and then immediately after work. At about 4.5 months (I think) I noticed she could hold it for the day (when I had an emergency). Even now at 6 months she sometimes in her crate from 8-5 and when I let her out she stops and plays with me for about 5 minutes before she is ready to go out. At this point, she runs around the house without any accidents, when we are home. She will come get our attention when she needs to go outside 

Not home=Crate. No food or water, just few of her favorite toys.
Also, I took the bed out of her crate after about 3 weeks and now she has the entire crate with no problems. It was so frustrating the first few months but now she is potty outside trained.

Most important, do what works in your lifestyle. There is a lot of great advice on this website and every dog is different. Be patient, stick with a routine, and this will be over before you know it.

03-06-2008, 06:42 AM	#15
Candacekimble Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 15	Good Luck I have a 6 month old yorkie female, who is potty trained. I got her about 14 weeks and started crate training immediately. Never used the potty pads and she never had full run unless I was watching her like a hawk. If I couldn’t watch her she was in her crate. I have an X-Small crate but it was still too much room and she would pee/poo on one end and lay on the other. Needless to say that didn’t work. This is what worked: I got a doggy bed and placed this in the crate. She could stand up, move around a bit, play with her toys but she couldn’t pee and run. It worked like a charm, the day I put the bed in she stopped peeing in the crate. I believe the trick is not to give too much room in the crate, but that was hard for me to measure. This site really helped. I used to come home and take her out during lunch and then immediately after work. At about 4.5 months (I think) I noticed she could hold it for the day (when I had an emergency). Even now at 6 months she sometimes in her crate from 8-5 and when I let her out she stops and plays with me for about 5 minutes before she is ready to go out. At this point, she runs around the house without any accidents, when we are home. She will come get our attention when she needs to go outside  Not home=Crate. No food or water, just few of her favorite toys. Also, I took the bed out of her crate after about 3 weeks and now she has the entire crate with no problems. It was so frustrating the first few months but now she is potty outside trained. Most important, do what works in your lifestyle. There is a lot of great advice on this website and every dog is different. Be patient, stick with a routine, and this will be over before you know it.