 potty training 4-5 month old
we just adopted a yorkie a few days ago (4-5 mos old) and we have a 2yr old yorkie already. the new pup, lily, lived w. a breeder for the 1st 2 mos and a rescue facility for the last 2. the 1st night we were delighted that she used the potty pad to pee. since then, she has used it a few more times when we took her to it sev. times/day -now she mostly goes on the floor for both despite just having been taken to the pad. we are having her stool tested today bec. there is blood in it & the vet yesterday said otherwise she appears to be in good health. other than potty issues she is well adjusted/very sweet. our existing yorkie, nola, now has started peeing on the bedroom carpet (marking) and refuses to use the same pad as lily and only goes poop outside so far- so we put out a separate pad in a different area for nola. they growl at each other a few times/day but have not attacked each other - we will continue to monitor them and hope that they will be okay. we let lily sleep outside her crate the 2nd night and next few nights - last night she peed on the bed so we crated her again. i am home during the day and take lily to the pad sev times w/o luck - i am going to gate her in the kitchen when i cannot watch her and/or to try to improve her habits. any advice is very welcome so we can try to regain control. |