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Originally Posted by carlyn6884  thanks so much! you have been a huge help, with this and my food issues  I dont plan on him being in the crate often AT ALL. like i said i am mostly always home so its just for emergencies basically... and at night, at least til he gets used to our other dog. and if i am away during the day it would RARELY be for more than 3 hours...
How often do you think I should let him out? |
When I used to housebreak outside, I would take them out quite often at first. Whenever they would eat or drink. (You can buy these little bags that fit on a belt loop on your pants, throw treats in it) Always make sure you have those on you(we used those little goldfish crackers)and when you take him out, tell him go potty. When he goes, givel lots of praise and a cracker, he will learn very quickly. I know people will say yorkies are hard to housebreak, mine never took any longer than any other dog I've ever had. When you catch him going on the floor, I would tell mine NO and then take them right outside and tell them you potty outside. Dogs love to make you happy. He will learn quickly. Consistency is the answer! As he gets older you can start taking him out less. You will also learn to know what to watch for when he's got to poop. I've seen male dogs actually keep walking as they're peeing, so, kind of hard sometimes on the peeing. The last dog I had I trained to go outside was a shih tzu, by the time she was 4 mos old she was completely housebroke and would come jump at me when she had to go out