hi everyone, if all goes well i will be getting my first yorkie baby boy in april/may... I have never housetrained a puppy before....
originally i was planning on crate training. I am a stay at home mom so the puppy really wont be in the crate for long periods, but it seemed convenient...the whole "safe place" idea, and having somewhere the puppy is secure during the night... so i was going to exclusively do that, and housetrain him to only potty outside... the biggest problem i see with that is I live in Buffalo and it's Freeeezing during the winter, not sure he will like that very much.
then i started reading about pee pads? i really dont even know what these are. I keep a baby gate up and close off the kitchen for my daughter so puppy will spend his time in the living room with us...there is a small entryway off the living room he was also have access to which is tile flooring. from what i'm assuming the pads are put on the floor and puppy goes on them? The only thing I'm wondering with that is, I'm thinking it may be harder to get him to go outside then? If he thinks it's ok to pee on the pads?? But it seems a lot of people use them...
The last option i'm considering is putting a dog litter in the entryway. My friend has a chihuahua/yorkie that is litter trained. A question i have with this is will the cat use the "dog" litter? I am also concerned my house will smell like poop whenever he uses the litter. But again, if it works seems like it would be good so he didn't have to go outside in the winter? Anyone have experience with litter training??
Ok, any help anyone can give me I would 100% greatly appreciate... like i said i have never housetrained before and with a yorkie i have read it can be harder, but there also seems like more options b/c they are so small. I definately want to do it right so he doesn't get confused and prolong the process b/c of my mistakes... THANKS in advance
