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Originally Posted by chloesMama  My dog Sydney (not a Yorkie) went through this. When she was little ( around 12 weeks if I remember) she would pee and just go back to sleep in it . BUT we got her from a pet shop , so I assume she was use to just going in her cage. I got smaller and smaller crates but nothing worked. She could have cared less about sleeping in her pee. So I got a bigger crate because I figured atleast maybe she wouldn't lay in it  Maybe you can put a pee pad in the back so she can use that at night...until she gets trained.
I stopped water after 7 p.m. and I took her out EVERY 3 three hours day and night ( I realize you probably can't if you work outside the home because you need to sleep  ) For almost 6 months until she caught on then I went longer between the hours. And when she didn't pee in the crate and did go outside I made a BIG deal of it with praise and treats ( I'm sure some of my neighbors still think I am a nut for being outside at 3 a.m. jumping around and singing a good pee-pee song  )
She now will hold it all day if she had to , and all night till atleast 7 am. and her last out is 9 pm. |
Excellent for figuring out the connection between puppies growing up in environments where they just pee and poop and stay in it.
My breeder used to leave the pups in a bathroom with a pad and room to get away from it. My first one goes on a pad and
never ever has an accident. My friend and I recently got new puppies from her and now she uses pack and plays to leave mommy and puppies in and she also uses washable (hospital) bed protectors as pads so they stay in pee for God knows how long. I am increasingly annoyed about this because between the three new puppies, (two that are around 10 months and the newest who is 4 months - all from separate litters) they all had major training issues that my older one didn't. The 10 month old pups got it together finally but they all eat poop! Because they clean up the den like the mom taught them to. And the new 4 month who is the only boy, he pees as he walks. He also pees on pillows beds and his owners!
This is going to take patience and the main priority is C O N S I S T E N C Y.
It is soooo hard to follow them around at all times when you are training (especially re training) but as soon as I turned my back and pretended to not see a bad behavior because I was tired or busy, the training took two steps backwards. In order to reverse a behavior that they have been used to since they were born, you have to have the patience of an saint and you have to be willing to look at everything that is happening that may be contributing to confusion for the poor dogs. Ignore bad behavior and reward good. Sorry to ramble, I'm long winded.
