I always wonder how a person can be a dog-lover and dog parent and at the same time be a person who gets totally bent out of shape over a little pee or poop (or, for that matter, poop eating--they ARE dogs, afterall
). Especially the teeny bit of pee or poop that happens with a yorkie accident. I just pick it up, or use the carpet cleaner right then...problem solved...without incarceration or violence. I think that an older dog who ends up having an accident inside is most likely VERY embarassed and already feels VERY bad about it. My heart goes out them.
I hope that anyone tempted to hit, or any other harmful thing, will realize their own mistake and rethink their actions--take a deep breath and start again a new way.