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cocosmommie · 02-02-2011, 03:06 PM

I adopted CoCo a 8 month old yorkie/Maltese mix. She looks just like a yorkie

She weighs 7 lbs. The woman I got her from had her trained on potty pads. She wasn't even reliable on them, as she told me. I have had her for 6 weeks. I bought the bells to hang on the door and have been using them every time without fail. I say "need to potty" encourage her to ring them and out we go. She will go without incident as long as I am dragging her out every couple of hours. When I have her tethered to me , with leash, she will not signal. She doesn't circle and sniff, bark nothing she will just squat and pee in front of me. Same with off leash under supervision. She will just squat and go in front of me. I assumed after 6 weeks she would at least go to the door and stand. She keeps her crate clean and is crated while I'm gone and at night. I'm a stay at home mom so she is rarely crated. She doesn't pee int he same area. I clean with a strong vinegar water through to the pad. It's always a differnt place, just wherever she is. I have been diligent with her. Praise and treats for going outside. What else can I do..... I'm going crazy and really frustrated. She is not catching on at all. She only drinks about 7 to 8 ozs of water a day. I don't ration it, thats just her norm. She pees 3 or 4 times a day. I really think the pee pads messed up her training with the previous owner. Any ideas anyone?

02-02-2011, 03:06 PM	#1
cocosmommie Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: texas Posts: 17	Need help with potty training 8 month old yorkie I adopted CoCo a 8 month old yorkie/Maltese mix. She looks just like a yorkie She weighs 7 lbs. The woman I got her from had her trained on potty pads. She wasn't even reliable on them, as she told me. I have had her for 6 weeks. I bought the bells to hang on the door and have been using them every time without fail. I say "need to potty" encourage her to ring them and out we go. She will go without incident as long as I am dragging her out every couple of hours. When I have her tethered to me , with leash, she will not signal. She doesn't circle and sniff, bark nothing she will just squat and pee in front of me. Same with off leash under supervision. She will just squat and go in front of me. I assumed after 6 weeks she would at least go to the door and stand. She keeps her crate clean and is crated while I'm gone and at night. I'm a stay at home mom so she is rarely crated. She doesn't pee int he same area. I clean with a strong vinegar water through to the pad. It's always a differnt place, just wherever she is. I have been diligent with her. Praise and treats for going outside. What else can I do..... I'm going crazy and really frustrated. She is not catching on at all. She only drinks about 7 to 8 ozs of water a day. I don't ration it, thats just her norm. She pees 3 or 4 times a day. I really think the pee pads messed up her training with the previous owner. Any ideas anyone?