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Originally Posted by beana2  
Hi Everyone....Here's my problem and I hope someone can help me...  I need help with Housebreaking my yorkie and I am desperately looking for any advice, tips, tricks..anything. I bought my yorkshire February 10th from a pet store..They told me that he was from a family that bred yorkies for over 15 years...Well truth of the matter...the puppy came from a Amish Puppy Mill....I've read that they are hard to train b/c they live in their own waste....not only that Joey (my puppy) was started on shots at only 3 weeks...and was vaccinated around 4-5 times by the time i got him at 9 weeks. With all this said...Joey still potties in the house...everyday...i'll take him outside and wait for him to potty...but often times he wont go potty until I bring him back into the house...
I'm so frustrated...I just want to cry...someone please help....b/f i run away from home...lol
Thanks in advance~ |
Hey there. Welcome to YT. I have a rescue that I believe originated from an Amish Mill in PA. She had been abused etc. Trust me the potty training has nothing to do with where they came from. Yorkies by nature are hard to train. I should say MOST Yorkies as there are exceptions to the rule. I also had Newman, who passed away a year this August at 10 yrs. old. He came from a small puppy mill operation and was the easiest to train and NEVER did a thing in the house. Consistency is what you need. Start by taking him out every half hour or so and using one word as a command such as the word make. When he goes, make a big deal out of it and use a reward I call mine a cookie. So my girls know when they make they get cookie. When training, I would say Make Make Make and keep saying that word over and over, until they went. When they went I'd say good girl, and praise them and then say cookie cookie and give them a treat. It worked great and within a few days they knew the routine, although they still did have accidents. Try the every half hour, then do every hour, and then maybe every two hours until you learn his cycle. Take him directly outside after he eats or plays etc. It's a long process and could take a year or more but it's worth the troulbe. They are GREAT dogs and very smart.
Elaine