| I think you will find that that majority of the folks on this board tend to have young puppies....thus ths issue of pottie training becomes the primary problem when not discussing symptoms of illness.
Most people search out the board while preparing to buy a new puppy or have gotten a puppy which has developed some kind of illness.
If this question goes out to only folks with older dogs I think you will find most are 99% potty trained with the other 1% being 'accidents' related to unexpected situations.
My former yorkie died at age 13 and in his later life developed some pee-ing issues with I later learned were his early sx of diabetes. Otherwise he was totally trained and actually would worry me to go in and out so much.
I also have a chihuahua....(my "de-fault" yorkie) which will be 1 year old in late April. She was the most incredibly easy puppy to paper train I have ever had in my life!!!!!!! I had heard the same thing about chihuahuas.
Any puppy will need some type/method of potty training and I don't think yorkies are any worse or any better than other breeds. I will admit the adorable nature, personality and great looks tend to make me overlook most accidents or issues with potty training. Lil Bit is still young..4 1/2 months, but she is making progress everyday.......and most mistakes are her attempts at using the paper....like getting 2 feet on and back feet off.....or that "walking poop" thing most dogs do.
Good luck in your search for answers to this question.....I'm sure many folks will have other thoughts for you.
But I still vote for yorkie anyday.......but I do LOVE my chi, too!!!!! |