My first Yorkie, male, was very easy to potty train. I got him when he was 9 weeks old and crate trained him. He was completely housebroken within a month. Chipper was also a teapot and he weighed 1lbs. We had him for 13 years and he never had an accident until the last 6 months od his life when we found out he had bladder stones, had surgery and then found he had bladder cancer. Now Piper was very hard to house break. She is small, weighs 5.1 lbs at 8 months. I got her at 10 weeks and tried to train her the same way. I was convinced that she had a bladder infection because she peed every 30 minutes. Took her to the vets and had her urine tested and everything was fine. The vet said that she was very young and these babies have very small immature bladders. He said that it was going to take time and patience but she should be trained by 6-8 months. (I'm thinking are you crazy Chip wasn't like that?) Luckily it was summer and I made a point to bring her out every 30 minutes and she would pee. But you couldn't trust her in the house so she was contained in the kitchen. I use to call her Piddle Piper. When she played she be piddling as she ran. I like to think she is completely housebroken now. We haven't had an accident in weeks but I know if I don't bring her out frequently she probably would. She never asks to go out like Chip use to, but you can tell by her body language when she has to go outside. She is really good at night. She sleeps with me and doesn't want to get out of bed until I'm ready to get up.
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