I had the same problem with my previous yorkie and with a lot of work, I was able to break him of it. I live in an apartment, so I don't use a doggy door, so if you want to try what worked for me, you may want to cover the door only during this training time.
If we were indoors, Gizmo wore a belly band. I still took him outside like I normally would to go pee without his belly band. I dunno about your little guys, but Gizmo was IMPOSSIBLE to catch in the act. I know some people disagree with what I'm about to say... but they DO remember what they did even if you don't catch them in the act. I would check the belly band at least once an hour to see if it was wet or dry. If it was dry, I told him good boy and put it back on. If it was wet, I showed it to him, he'd get that "I'm sorry" look on his face, and I'd tell him "NO". Then I'd replace the panty-liner and repeat the process. It took about a month for this to work, but it did work. As time went on, I would less frequently find pee in his belly band. Once he went 3 days without me finding pee in his belly band, I let him go belly band free. Then I would check his "ahem" instead to see if it was wet. It never was.
I dunno if I was lucky with my method or not, but it worked for me. |