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Originally Posted by ziggy925  Here's what I've been told: Small dogs are hard to housebreak because they are so small. Even a small apartment is so big to a Yorkie they can just run to the other side of the room and to them it's a whole nother part of the house, which makes it a perfect place for a bathroom. Also, dogs do not pee and poop out of anger towards you. Finally, scolding a dog after the fact doesn't work. After about 10 seconds the dog has no idea what you are scolding him for.
I would put down some pee pads, like I do for Ruger, and he does find them when he has to go. We still have a few accidents now and then, but I think that's part of owning a dog. |
I don't agree with what I've bolded above. When we were training Uni, and then with Chuy, and then with Katie, if I found a spot and didn't know whose it was, I would bring each dog to the spot. If it was theirs, they would try to push away, ears down. If it wasn't, then they were really interested in the smell, nose really close, sniffing away, just like when they smell other dogs pee on a walk or in the park. Uni is even known to tattle on the others if she were to find a spot before I did.
A friend's dog came to visit and when around back the shop and peed. I took each one of the dogs to the spot, and wouldn't you know it, the one who did it tried to push away. The ones who didn't were very interested.