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My notes in blue below.

Originally Posted by Ladylavender

You may have gotten the "smallest" crate, but it is still to big for your 11 wk yorkie. You must fill the back of the crate so that there is very little room in the front of the crate. The dog should only be big enough to stand, turn around and lie down. No extra corner or room to potty in.

No water after 7pm. pick it up. Feed only 2 x per day (1st thing in the a.m. and around dinner time in the p.m.), to limit the amount of pooping. Millie used to poop only 2 x per day, when fed on a schedule. Take your dog for an evening walk around 7 - 8pm (since sun is still up).
Pups this young need to be fed small meals 4-5 times a day, not 2. Again, a pup this young has not had all it's shots and most definitely NOT be taking for a walk outside. Backyard is ok if it is totally secure and you know no other dogs have been back there on squeezed in between the fence.

At bed at 9:30pm after you take him out to pee. (if you have to be outside for 10 mins to 1/2 hour, you need to stay out there with him until he goes. If he does not go, you need to put him in the crate and in 10 mins take him out again, and continue you this until he goes. (it is hard work, but must be done, to get your little one understand what you want. After a few night of this he will "get it". You need to continue to repeat your "potty word" until he goes.

He should only have to go 1-2 times afterwards, during the night (he is still small with a small bladder). If he whines in the crate, get him out and immediately take him outside to potty. It should not take him long, but if it does, you need to stay out there until he goes. No playing, just keep refocusing him to potty. You may want to point him in the area he has potty before to stimulate him. After he goes back in the crate. You will lose a lot of sleep during this phase, but it is important you keep this regime up, because you want to be successful. When you put him back in the crate and he has gone outside, it's ok to let him cry. (This is hard too). In a few hours if he cries/whines again, take him out, again as before.

You need to take him on 2 walks per day. about 15 mins and then he needs some play time, every day, where you sit on the floor and have him chase a ball or a toy.

During the day, If you are home and you were not clear on this, you will have him on a schedule. A schedule to eat, play and potty. in the a.m., out of the crate, goes from an a.m. walk, he eats and within 10-15mins he goes outside to potty, again and you stay out there until he does go. If he goes (which he should if you are out there long enough) then he gets play time outside the crate, you must watch him and be with him during this time and playing with him. If he does not go, back in the crate for 10 minutes and then out again to go potty. He gets play time only if he goes potty.

after he gets his playtime and his early walk, he should be tired (he is only 11 wks after all) and can go back in the crate to sleep. When he wakes up, outside to potty. Don't let him back in until he does. He should pretty quickly because he has been sleeping and his bladder should be full. It might take 10-30mins. But you MUST stay out there. If he will not go after a while, you will need to put him back in the crate and after 10 mins take him outside and start up the potty routine again. After potty, he gets free time to play and once again you must be there for him. You could keep in in a play area, but there is no guarantee that he will not potty during sometime when you are not looking.

Unfortunately, potty training will consume your life for about 4-5 months. (it should get a little easier when he catches on what you expect of him. POTTY TRAINING WILL REQUIRE MORE PARTICIPATION ON YOUR PART THAN HIS. You will be more trained than him. At some point, he will finally "get it" and start asking to go out on his own. Unfortunately, he may be 9-10 months before that happens, but if you keep up the work, it will so be worth it in the long run. you will have a well adjusted housebroken dog that you will never have clean up after again and will be a pleasure to own.

To op, I personally would not limit water either, in a pup so young, i wouldn't risk it. Your pup should have still been with mamma when you got him. that's why he's crying, he doesn't want to be alone. Dogs like to sleep with their pack, and though many people don't allow their dogs to sleep in their bedrooms, that's what the dogs want, even if on the floor in the crate and not up in the bed. Also if you keep him in your room, you can notice the warning signs he needs to go.

When I got Uni i put a bell on her collar (still do) and when she moved even the slightest bit in the middle of the night, I woke up and took her to try to pee. I did this several times a night for weeks and was consistent. She was potty trained by the time she was 5 months.

You've only put in a bit over 2 weeks, you still have a long way to go. You have to be consistent. With whatever method you choose to try, really try at it for a few months before you say you give up and try something else. it takes time for them to get it, and if you give up too soon and try something else, you will just confuse him more.