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Originally Posted by hairhome  Wow...you're amazing! Thank you for the details...I THRIVE on details, since I'm such a novice. My husband has been trying to get her to do her business outside. But true to what I've heard....it's hit or miss. He is SO happy when she makes a poop outside (she clearly gives signals for when she has to poop in particular) but she is FAMOUS for going outside and forgetting, or becoming distracted, and then coming back inside, and running to the pad to poop. It's almost as though she's saying, "whew, thanks for coming back inside....i've been wanting to poop and I needed to see my pad to poop!"
So.....for this breed....though it will get easier over time, and she'll be 100% trained one day....we need to understand that she'll always need to have the ability to go in the house...? Since we aren't home mid day, (unless we hire someone)...we have to realize that this kind of dog, must always have pads to go on? My husband had a large dog growing up, so he's been thinking that it'll be like his childhood dog....he walked his dog in the morning, the dog apparently held it all day until like 4:00pm and then he walked it when he got home. So I'm right in understanding that this is not realistic for a yorkie/shorkie? He was hoping to have our shorkie do all eliminating outside.....?
We do have someone come every day (a neighborhood teen who is GREAT with our shorkie) but she cannot come until 4:00 pm. I'm home by 6:00 pm. We leave in the morning at 7:30 pm |
I don't think pads are necessary at all but I may be alone in my thinking! I don't use pads and never have. I do think it's helpful when they're real young & you're not home often, etc, but I don't believe in peeing/pooping allowed in the house EVER. Jackson is strictly outdoor trained and I wouldn't have it any other way.
I just think at 12 weeks old, you can't expect them to hold it 8 hours. Once she's grown, I absolutely think she can hold it that long.
