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Originally Posted by jfalz73  I am working on training our new little Maltese puppy right now. I use an xpen to keep him in. He has a pad in there (i bought a pad holder to keep the pad in place and i love it). When i am able to sit right there with him i keep the door to his pen open and the minute he begins to start sniffing around i get him and put him back in the xpen and close the door. When he goes to his paper to potty, praise him like crazy! It takes a lot of time and a lot more patience!! Just keep at it....he will get it. The key is NO FREEDOM until totally trustworthy!! Good Luck! 
Oliver and Brooklyn were trained the same way. I love the xpen method...it worked great for me! |
Good advice here. Oh, and puppy pad holders work great.
Don't give your dog a chance to go on the carpet when you take him back inside. Take him first to a potty pad--carry him if necessary--and confine him to it for five minutes or until he goes potty. If he doesn't go, put him in his crate.
An hour later, do the whole process again: outside-->pad-->crate.
Once he goes, he can have playtime for a half hour or so, then the process starts again.
This is really what you need to commit yourself to if you want to succeed. It's hard, hard work with Yorkies, but worth it. Good luck!