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Originally Posted by smurray  my yorkie killer (husband named him). is 18 wks old is 1.8lbs. and i've had him for 7wks,got from local small town pet store.i've tried to be consistent with housebreaking offering treats and praise .but am having difficult time. i work full time m-f 630 to 3 or 4 but my oldest child comes home between 2 and 3 to feed ,play with let out to potty.while at work killer is left in fairly largw bathroom with puppy pads covering most of floor and a pet taxi for sleeping,which(he sleeps in at night no problems i get up in middle of night and take him out to potty).the main problem is while i"m gone he poops everywhere but on puppy pads and walks all in it getting on walls,baby gate,floor i dread coming home.i have 3 children so he gets lots of attention,goes everywhere with us on weekends,and most everywhere with us after work.we love him. help anyone have this problem |
Hi and welcome to YT. Congratulations on your puppy, Killer.
You say that he's in a large bathroom, you might want to try and leave himin his crate for the initial potty training. Remeber, just because we put potty pads down for a dog, does not mean they know what it is for. There are some that have an attractant (sp) to attract the dog. Maybe those would work for you.
Being that you work so early and your child doesn't come home until 2 or 3, I would probably recommend really concentrating on training him when someone can take him out so he will get the message quicker and easier as 8 hours is really too long to make the puppy wait in the crate. Is there a way that someone else could stop in at lunch time to let him out to potty? Good luck.