 Won't "tell" he has to go.......
You all make it sound so workable! But I am really struggling with my first Yorkie. He's 6 monhts old, a charmer and I think he's smart but........
Trained him to "leave it" but actually trained him to pick "it" up and throw it down to get a treat! My timing is not good obviously.
He uses newspaper placed at front and back doors (because he was going there anyway!) but will not tell us when he has to go. He didn't take to the bell method and we never see a "sign" that he's getting ready to go. He's like a ghost, he just slips off and goes.
He definitely tells us when his water bowl is empty. When it was a smaller one he just brought it to us. The larger ceramic one is too heavy so he came in front of us and gave us the Yorkie Mind Meld stare with an alert stance before walking over to where his bowl is.
So WHY won't he tell us when he has to potty? We take him out more than once an hour. Many times he comes back in and 5 minutes later he's gone on the newspaper.
Any ideas? We have Puppy class tonight and I will discuss with my trainer but Yorkie people are my best resource. You all are wonderful! |