[TexasYorkie]

When we got Zoe we were up with her about every 2 hours or whenever we heard her move in her sleep crate and we took her outside. We found that she just liked to sniff everything and play. She also did not like us to watch her and we were afraid to not watch her because she was so tiny, so we decided it was best to just train her to go inside. We bought a crate that was big enough to put the Nature's Miracle pad in them and every two hours or if she moved we put her in it shut the door, we then left the room (about 5 minurtes) to give her privacy. If she went we gave her a treat, if she didn't we put her back in her sleep crate, which was just big enough for her to move around in. (She only had one accident in her sleep crate and it never happened again we made sure to wash it good to get any smell out.) After she slept awhile and when she woke up in the morning we would put her immediately in her potty crate and shut the door and she would go. She was not out of our sights or out of her hands grasp until she was fully potty trained. It took about 2 weeks to a month and she was fully potty trained. If we saw her sniff around we snatched her up and put her in her potty crate. If we were not able to surpervise her, then she went in her sleeping crate. She did not have a chance to make many "mistakes", becuase we watched her like a hawk. She will not go unless she has a pad, so we make sure we have them whereever we go. She is now 17 months and all we have to do is put her down in the morning when we get up and tell her to go potty and she runs to her crate and you hear her jump in it and she goes immediately. We do not reward her with treats anymore, we just tell her good girl if we see her do it. However she does have hangers ever now and then so if we see her cowering in a corner or not answering when we call then we know she has a hanger and we have to help her get it off. I was amazed at how quickly she learned. It took alot of sleepless nights, but it was definately worth it in the long run. We got her when we both knew that one of us would be with her at all times that way her training was 24/7. It was after my first year of graduate school for psychology, so I guess you can say Zoe was my first experiment. I guess behavior modification paid off. My advice try not to give them a chance to fail, becuase they do want to please you. Make sure you set boundaries with them and be consistent. Pretty much just like raising a child. Hope that helps and good luck.