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hevnsntsophie · 10-18-2005, 10:37 AM

question 1: I have a 10 week old Yorkie and she uses potty pads in her x-pen. But when i let her play in the house with me she goes. I know her potty dance but by the time i get her ( she gets about 10 ft away from me to go) shes already started. So im not sure if i should interupt or not. But i am. I tell her No and bring her to her pad and say 'go potty'. But by that time she doesnt need to go anymore. And she just sits on her pad and looks at me. so i let her sit for 30 secs and say again go potty and nothing. So then its back to play time. Im not sure if i should be leaving her in there after she goes in the house or not.

question 2: she sleeps in her x-pen at night ( in the garage, dont worry its super insualted so its warm at night and cool in the day and its carpeted)with her open crate. Im not sure if i can let her sleep in my room. Im afraid she may not cry to go to the bathroom and urinate in there. and i dont want to defeat the purpose of the crate. So should i leave her in the x-pen all the time or can i start bringing her in the room with me? I dont want to risk not being consistent. so im not sure if movingher crate around is a good idea.

10-18-2005, 10:37 AM	#1
hevnsntsophie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Fremont, Ca Posts: 70	Potty Training and crate question. question 1: I have a 10 week old Yorkie and she uses potty pads in her x-pen. But when i let her play in the house with me she goes. I know her potty dance but by the time i get her ( she gets about 10 ft away from me to go) shes already started. So im not sure if i should interupt or not. But i am. I tell her No and bring her to her pad and say 'go potty'. But by that time she doesnt need to go anymore. And she just sits on her pad and looks at me. so i let her sit for 30 secs and say again go potty and nothing. So then its back to play time. Im not sure if i should be leaving her in there after she goes in the house or not. question 2: she sleeps in her x-pen at night ( in the garage, dont worry its super insualted so its warm at night and cool in the day and its carpeted)with her open crate. Im not sure if i can let her sleep in my room. Im afraid she may not cry to go to the bathroom and urinate in there. and i dont want to defeat the purpose of the crate. So should i leave her in the x-pen all the time or can i start bringing her in the room with me? I dont want to risk not being consistent. so im not sure if movingher crate around is a good idea.