Calis'sMom,My wife and I picked up some video's about training dogs,and they showed how to train your dog to ring the bell to go outside and go potty.We got some chain (light chain) and fastened it to the wall about 24 inches from the floor with the bell on it.Next comes the training with your Yorkie.On the first day we had him we picked him up and took his paw and rang the bell, every time he went out we helped him ring it and gave him a treat.He learned within the first week we had him to ring the bell on his own.He did have his accidents in the house also.Now he will ring it but we still keep an eye on him because he had some near misses with the bell,meaning that he went to ring it and missed it,so we pick him up and help him again.He is not 100% house trained yet,but the bell is working and you need to keep working with your Yorkie on it and always reward him with treats.By the way the treats we give him is his own food he eats for his meals,one,they are small and he can eat them fast,so he doesn't take forever to finsh his treat,2nd.he thinks they are something great even though he has a bowl full in the kitchen.
Good luck
