She knows she's upsetting you, not that she's "doing wrong" Nothing will work "quick" as she is 6 months old. She may not be fully trained until she is 8-12 months old, especially since she has so many bad habits already.
Why are you using pads if you want her to go outside? It doesn't really work both ways. If you want her to go on pads, you have to teach her to use the pads and not just the floor and she will learn it's OK to go in the house. If you want to teach her it's only OK to go outside then don't try to use pads. You can't let her out of a pen/room she's been in all day and obviously not gone - first you need to take her RIGHT outside, carry her out, and walk her until she goes. You have to go outside WITH her and give her a treat for going potty (choose a word, like hurry up, to teach her to do it on a cue)
Try bell training her so that she can ask to go out. She has no idea where the proper place to go is, and she is probably afraid of going in front of you which is why she has hiding spots. If you are crating her when not watching her, then why is she going on the carpet? (Crate training means a period of time in the crate 30-60 minutes or when you can't watch her, like when you are cooking dinner... then a potty break and when she goes she gets freedom, if she doesn't go she goes BACK in the crate. The whole point is to prevent accidents) If she goes right in front of you when you are watching her, then whisk her outside immediately. Try keeping her on a leash you tie to your belt to make it easier to catch her.
Do you feed her on a schedule? If so, she should poop on a schedule. Walking will almost always result in a BM if she has just eaten.
She's only 6 months old. She's only just started to get a signal from her body before she needs to go. Before 4-5 months old they are like infants, they do not know when they need to go ahead of time and it's up to you to make sure she is in the right place at the right time and there will be accidents. Now that she is a little older she should start improving with your guidance. I would suggest you spend $80 on a steam cleaner, we have a Bissell Quicksteamer, and clean up right away with Simple Solution carpet cleaner and follow up with the steam cleaner. If you get the smell out of the carpet she will be less likely to go. Cut off her access to her "favorite" spots - close the door, put a dog bed there, etc. Make sure the kids understand she needs to go out on a schedule, every 1-2 hours, and she needs to be supervised to make sure she does not come back in until empty. Give her a treat immediately when she goes, while still outside. Simply letting her out in the backyard will not train her, you have to go outside with her. Draw up a poster board and make the kids sign off on her schedule every hour. If she doesn't have accidents, set it for 1.5 hours, then 2 hours...
I know it's frustrating, but it's not fair to give up on a 6 month old because "Yorkies are hard to housetrain" I have two that are trained. You have to work with them and teach them and make small exceptions for their small bladders, like making sure they go out more often than a big dog, but it's possible and you adjust to the routine. If the kids are old enough to help out, even better!
Good luck! |