Abby is 8 months old now and I would say she is only 50% trained, maybe more. Sounds like they all have their little quirks. Abby will not potty on the pad if anyone is around, she likes her privacy. She will pee outside but wait until she gets in the house to poop. She is getting pretty good at going poop on the pad, except it may be a few inches off the paper. I think she is standing on the edge of the pad and it just misses the paper. Some days she will pee on the paper and poop on the carpet and other days she will poop on the paper and pee on the floor. Seems like she just won't do it all. She will come to me and if I don't pay attention to her she will paw at my leg when she wants to go out, but half the time she only plays, does not potty while she is out. My husband would not hear of crate training her, he felt sorry for her and since I work, he has always allowed her access to most of the house. When I come home and see that she has pottied on the paper I will praise her and give her a treat, she seems to understand that. When I say "Good girl, you pottied on the paper" she runs to the treat box. I met a woman recently who has 3 Yorkies and she told me not to expect too much until Abby is 2 years old.
Abby also "tinkles" when she gets too excited, like when company comes in or when she goes to visit friends who have dogs she can play with. I'm hoping she will outgrow that! |