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I have a litter of three yorkies - six weeks old today. I have come across something in the Poo area that I'm unfamiliar with. I started paper training them at 3 weeks. The smallest girl (little over pound currently) has had a problem pooing. When she first started going on her own, we noticed her trying with no luck. We figured she was just young and may still need her mom's help. This was not the case. Her poop was balling up by her bottom. Her poop continues to ball up and get caught in her fur. It makes her very uncomfortable. I give her but washes, and I have trimmed the hair by her anus (which she hated). Her brothers don't have this problem. Have any other breeders had this problem? Are there any remedies? My fear is she won't want to poo on the paper because it is uncomfortable for her and she'll try to poo somewhere else. Maybe oil her butt to keep the poo from sticking, but I'm not sure if that's safe for a puppy to ingest. Thanks in advance for your advice.