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acn122 · 05-03-2009, 07:06 PM

I'm in the same position. I am having one heck of a time training JC.

I got him 3 months ago, (he's a year old on the 10th). The people that gave him up never crated him and when I tried I thought he was going to go insane. There would be no way I would put him through that for 2 weeks! I think that is total abuse. After 2 weeks he would be emotionally scarred for a very long time.

There has to be another way, but I am getting frustrated. He goes 7-8 hours when we sleep, so I don't understand why he can't hold it for more than 2 hours during his waking hours.

It is not an everyday occurrence, but enough that I can't trust him which doesn't make me happy. I don't want to have to watch him every 10 minutes.

Why do Yorkies have housebreaking issues? I've talked to owners who just live with it. Even though, their pee and potty are miniscule, I still don't want to live with it.

05-03-2009, 07:06 PM	#7
acn122 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Attleboro, MA Posts: 16 Blog Entries: 1	Crate Training I'm in the same position. I am having one heck of a time training JC. I got him 3 months ago, (he's a year old on the 10th). The people that gave him up never crated him and when I tried I thought he was going to go insane. There would be no way I would put him through that for 2 weeks! I think that is total abuse. After 2 weeks he would be emotionally scarred for a very long time. There has to be another way, but I am getting frustrated. He goes 7-8 hours when we sleep, so I don't understand why he can't hold it for more than 2 hours during his waking hours. It is not an everyday occurrence, but enough that I can't trust him which doesn't make me happy. I don't want to have to watch him every 10 minutes. Why do Yorkies have housebreaking issues? I've talked to owners who just live with it. Even though, their pee and potty are miniscule, I still don't want to live with it.