[deniselea]

Hi All...It's been a few years since I've been on YT. I'm glad I found my way back. My baby is going to be 5 next month. I did a lot of research before getting her (she's my first dog ever) and figured she would fit perfectly in my lifestyle. I lived alone in a condo and decided to train her inside on pads so she'd have a place to go while I was at work. She did well most of the time. I moved back home to pursue a new career. She stayed in a hallway with her bed, toys, food, water, and pee pads. No matter how long I was gone during the day, there would be nothing on the pad. She'd wait until I got home, run around the table a few times, then go do her business on the pad and get a treat. That was fine. However, she randomly would pee on the carpet...and I never saw her do it.

A month ago I moved into a new home. I decided to have the master bedroom and living room floored so she wouldn't pee on any rugs. The living area is pergo and ceramic tile. I figured she'd be fine. Wrong. I left her one day for 2 hours, and she peed on the floor....so much for my rug theory. I decided to leave her in my bedroom. For the first 2 days she was fine...day 3 she peed on the floor. So I decided to put her in a smaller area...the bathroom. She has her bed, food, water, toys, music, and a pee pad. That has seemed to work. When I come home, there is pee on the pad and I make her go as soon as I get home. She has had a few "accidents" since moving in 5 weeks ago....but not in the bathroom. She has had them when I'm home. I'll go into the kitchen and see pee. She also peed on the carpet upstairs once. It is so frustrating. She is almost 5 and I feel like she should know better. I feel bad leaving her in the bathroom all day and would like her to be able to enjoy the downstairs area while I'm at work, but I can't even trust her by herself for 2 hours in the area. Can this be fixed? I had thought about maybe outside training her....she will go outside if we go away or out for walks. She gets plenty of exercize running around in the house. But I honestly don't want to train her to go outside...inside is easier for both of us.

So, I've heard a lot that Yorkie's are hard to train, they have accidents, etc. But I don't want her having "accidents" anymore. What can I do to prevent them and will she ever be able to stay downstairs in the opened pergo/ceramic tile area without having accidents? She knows where her pad is...I just don't understand why she does it. I anticipate many, many, more years with her. I don't want to have to clean up pee for all of those years.

Sorry for the long post....just trying to give the key points to get some advice. Thanks in advance for your help.