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yasminv1 · 06-03-2010, 01:02 PM

I guess my only concern with pen during day and crate at night is that I don't want her to get accustomed to using potty pads forever. We want her to learn to hold it until we get home. We ultimately want her to hold it and go outside. Please realize we did the same training ritual with our older yorkie and we got him at 9 week old he had accident here and there but learned to hold it quickly. Now I know all dogs are different and she may just have a smaller bladder but I would like them both at some point to follow the same potty ritual.

If she is just too young to hold it right now then I can wait a couple weeks to see if she is able to hold it longer and then to try crating her during the day again but I don't want her to think the pen during the day is forever.

06-03-2010, 01:02 PM	#26
yasminv1 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lewis Center, Ohio Posts: 245	I guess my only concern with pen during day and crate at night is that I don't want her to get accustomed to using potty pads forever. We want her to learn to hold it until we get home. We ultimately want her to hold it and go outside. Please realize we did the same training ritual with our older yorkie and we got him at 9 week old he had accident here and there but learned to hold it quickly. Now I know all dogs are different and she may just have a smaller bladder but I would like them both at some point to follow the same potty ritual. If she is just too young to hold it right now then I can wait a couple weeks to see if she is able to hold it longer and then to try crating her during the day again but I don't want her to think the pen during the day is forever.