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Originally Posted by QuickSilver  globemaster, I think you're right that you need to get your girlfriend on the same page with you. The crate will be really helpful. When I was getting the basics down with Thor, I would let him have (somewhat) free roam for 2 hours max after a potty break. So the next time you are getting busy with your lady, maybe put him in the crate. 
There are a ton of potty training threads here. You should look for the ones on training your dog for outdoors only, since it sounds like that's what you are going for. You should be confining him to one room until he really gets it.
I don't think anyone knows for sure why yorkies are so hard to train... I think honestly because they can pee SO fast that they have accidents that aren't noticed, and so even if you think you are being 100% consistent, they still think that a quick pee indoors is okay.
FYI, go get some Nature's Miracle for his accidents so your furniture is not ruined. |
Thanks for the advice. Putting him in the crate is a good idea for that from now on. I've gotten advice on here to restrict his movement, but I don't think my girlfriend is doing it when I'm not around. I've always got him on a leash as one poster mentioned and haven't had any problems other than tonight since I started that. I've gotten some amazing advice on here and have even recommended the site to my girlfriend, who's never been on here.
That may account for all the yellow stains that I don't think have ever been cleaned. Because he hasn't been properly monitored, I'm not sure what's from when he was younger and now. I watch him so closely that I don't think he's doing it on my watch.
I'll try the nature's miracle. He's probably gonna mark until he's fixed and maybe after from what I've heard on here.
Also, I liked the name of your dog so much that I actually told my girlfriend about it a week or so ago. Thor... I may not get Yorkies, but that is pretty funny for such a small dog!