Boy I am so sad over this incident that I can hardly type. The first advice I would give is the next time you put a puppy on your bed whom you KNOW needs to pee......GET A NEWSPAPER ROLL IT UP and bang yourself over the head several times!!!
Do anything but spank a puppy.....he is a puppy for gosh sakes.....puppies have accidents. He is probably mentally equal to a 8 months old human baby.....do we expect them to be potty trained?.....nope for some human babies it takes 2 or 3 years!! Why would we expect any more of a canine puppy....and a tiny one at that. Most Yorkies will be house broken with LOTS of patience and understanding. Please understand.....HE WILL NOT BE RELIABLE IN HIS HOUSE HABITS UNTIL ABOUT A YEAR OF AGE. Training a puppy is time consuming....If you cannot handle this....I respectfully suggest you find this baby another home. Either that or make up your mind that he will not "get" to you again......spanking can be extremely dangerous for his physical well being....not to mention his mental stability. Is getting this puppy a family affair....is he loved and played with by the whole family....or is he something only you desired to have....this sometimes makes a difference when the training is falling behind....you want him to be "perfect" in his house manners.....to keep peace "maybe?" Using harsh voice or spanking him will only make him afraid....he's KNOWS something is wrong....but he doesn't know what is wrong.....why? Because to pee and poo is a normal body process.....you drink....you pee....you eat....you poop....this is the natural way of things. <g> The best we can hope for is that as he matures he learns exactly what pleases YOU.....he will go to the ends of the earth for YOU....when he is mentally mature....until then....do not expect great feats from such a tiny animal....it just ain't gonna happen.
I would suggest you find a SAFE place for him to stay in your home....running around loose in the apartment is a BIG no no. You need to make his world smaller.....much smaller. Get a baby play pen or a puppy pen or an x-pen....put his bed, food, water, toys and PIDDLE PAPERS....in the pen. When you remove him from his crate.....put him in his safe place until he pees or poos....no exceptions! Then later give him access to say the kitchen....with a gate or something to keep him there. place his pads there.....then begin to let him play for short periods. Until he learns to use his piddle paper. Sleeping in your bed is a BIG no no.....until he is much older and has learned his house manners well. His world should be tiny tiny tiny....when he's learned his lessons...then you give him some freedom.....the better he is the more freedom you give him......but for gosh sakes....make his world PLEASANT at all times. Use "words" if you have to correct him......NEVER his name. When he hears his name it should be like music to his ears! If he makes a mess.....it is YOUR fault not his. Remember he's only doing what comes natural....again it's your job to teach him the proper manners....so just clean up his messes....do not ever punish him again for going potty.
BUT do give lots of love and praise and a treat for doing GOOD....make like it's the most wonderful thing in the world. He will soon get the idea....of what makes mommy HAPPY! Oh and do not associate human emotions to a dog....things are pretty simple to a dog.....he learns what makes his alpha pack member....his human happy by the response he gets....it is action verus reaction. When he makes you happy that's an action.....your happiness is a reaction....dogs know this "drill" very well and they respond to it....whether it happy or negative...they respond in kind....either with tail wagging happiness or great sadness and hurt with tail tucked and head down.....and the worst effect of punishment is "fear biting".....that's when it usually all over for a dog....when they become a BITING DOG.....well duh....what made them that way....the human who is charged with his care.
Well I know I'm rambling....but I felt the need to give you some insight into the dogs thinking. A dog is probably the world most unique animal....he is the eternal optimist.....he will lick the hand which is cruel to him time and time again! Don't ever forget that....gain his trust and do not ever let him down again....you will be rewarded over and over again. So don't let some a small matter as sloppy house manners get between you and your dog....okay? Enjoy him while he is a puppy.....you will not see these days again....as he matures he will change into a different personnality. I'm sorry if I have offended you....but I have had relationships with dogs for over 50 years....I have NEVER hit one yet. Be patient....be kind and your dog WILL reward you with his eternal love and devotion. But again....if you think you cannot handle this....please try to find him another home....I'm not trying to be mean...just honest!
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PS...about the crumbs....well duh....he's a dog that's what dogs do....they will sniff every morsel of food available to them. <G> |