I agree - no nose rubbing necessary but they must know it is bad. In my house all I have to do is say "who did that" and they BOLT! I will take them both to show them and ask them who it was (not that they answer!) then chase them outside for a time out until i let them in again. my thing that kills me is that my female will sneak a poo and the male will go and pee on it to mark his territory! I could cry!
I am lucky enough to have outdoor access so during the day they can stay in the garden. and they sleep outside in a kennel at night unles the weather is bad. It has helped them learn that outside is the place to go. But even so they will go and have a poo either on the bricks, or the steps or sometimes RIGHT NEXT TO THE DOOR as if they were leaning against it while they dropped it! They have even peed so close to the gate that it's gone under their water bowl! have they no pride?!?! lol! So in this case I put mesh on the security gate so they have no more access unless I let them and I have told them often enough that the steps are BAD! Maybe the grass tickles?!?!?! ha ha! and I loved the food and water to a place where they dont pee!
The only thing that helped with me was letting them spend more time outside than in but I am lucky to have that option. It isnt a myth that Yorkies are hard to house break but it isnt impossible!
Try a command word when he goes out and praise him like he the most intelligent dog in the world when he does it right! make him proud of what he has done when he does it right and ashamed when he does it wrong (kindly of course). deep down I know it will never be perfect and i have accepted that but I still try my best to improve as much as I can! I remember once saying to my fiance that Taylor had been 13 days without peeing in the house...as I was boasting she squatted at my feet and peed! ha ha ha ha!!!!!!
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