[tammyphan780]

Hey guys,

I'm new to this site and glad there is such a thing as a yorkie community where i can ask questions and address concerns about my new pup! I recently got her about 3 weeks ago and training her is a bit frusterating for me with her being my first puppy.

So i've been potty training her to go on pee pads in the house (my home doesn't have a fenced off yard so i prefer to train her to go in the house) and she goes on the pad about 3 times a day and then all the other times she goes elsewhere on the carpet. I try to reuse the same pad as often as i can to refrain from wasting pee-pads everytime she uses it once. I was told that yorkies do not like to go on a pad that is "dirty". i tried changing it to a new pad everytime she uses it, and it seems like she uses it more when it's brand new and clean. Is everyone else's pup like this? is there a way to help this situation? any advice on better training a pup indoors to go on a pee pad would be awesome! I need all the help i can get because the past few days have been frusterating with her going all over the floors in my home...

Another question, i've been trying to teach her to lay down but she doesn't seem to want to lay down! i've been trying to bribe her with treats and she is able to "sit" but when i bring the treat lower to near her paws.. she starts backing up rather than laying down... any advice on training your puppy to lay down/roll over/ etc?

and LAST QUESTION... my yorkies ear seems to real smell. it has a sour smell to it and i read in a magazine that we should pluck their hairs from inside their ears. I'm too afraid to even try because i don't want to hurt her... what's the best way to clean a yorkie's ear? Is there some sort of cleaning solution for it that helps the smell or should I bring her to a groomer where she can get her hair plucked?

Again sorry for the many (and probably obvious) questions.. but i'm just so new to all this so any suggestions would be awesome! Thanks so much guys!

Tammy
-Canada