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Please do not give up on your yorkie because of house training. You will be missing out on 15 years of joy because of nine months of let's be honest here, tiny potties.

Potty training CAN be maddening, it's understandable that you are frustrated. Please keep your dog's perspective in mind, though. Clearly she does not understand everything that's going on, otherwise there is no way she would risk losing her family over her bathroom habits.

Dogs can prefer to go inside for the same reasons we do: it's more comfortable, and you have privacy. ALSO, dogs can absolutely understand that potties on the floor get the humans upset, but NOT connect that with their own bathroom functions. It's extremely common.

You've already gotten a lot of good advice here. Make sure you clean up accidents with an enzyme cleaner and restrict her access to her favorite potty areas. You can also put her food there, that will make her more reluctant to toilet there.

Finally, and I know this is hard, remember that every accident in the house is actually your fault, because it means you either need to restrict her movement more, or watch her more closely.

I have been potty training an adult yorkie for several months now, and I had no idea how hard it would be. I had a couple weeks where I got almost nothing done because I was watching him so closely. BUT after that, it clicked. He's had one accident in the past two months.

It also helps to have a delicious treat that she ONLY gets for good potties. When she goes in the right place, praise her lavishly and break out her special treat.