 Did he pee or not???
I have a 13-week-old Morkie (but I couldn't find a Morkie forum, so I'm appealing to you Yorkie-owners for help). I'm trying to get on a strict schedule for housebreaking, but I have a kinda silly problem -- he's so small (2.5 pounds) and close to the ground that it's hard to tell if he's peed in the grass or not. He only squats a tiny bit when he pees, and sometimes it looks no different than just standing still. I try to crouch down to look for it, but sometimes I still can't see, or maybe he's done before I get down there (his pees are tiny!). In the afternoon, I can check to see if he's wet, but then it might be too late to give immediate praise. And in the morning, the grass is dewy and he's always wet.
I thought I might try bringing a pee pad outside and encouraging him to go on that, so that I could be sure he went. But it'd be easier in the long run if he just went on the grass.
Suggestions? Am I just an idiot? In my defense, this is my first dog ever, so I've never done this before!
Julie |