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KelseyRose · 07-01-2011, 11:20 AM

This whole "yorkies are so much harder to potty train, may never be potty trained, ect" nonsense is complete rubbish if you ask me. Honestly I'm convinced its the owners not the breed that has caused this problem. I'm not saying it was easy to house train my yorkie, but when it happened at 6 months it was worth it. Don't settle for partially trained. Yorkies are smart.

First off for the pads, have you tried weighing them down so he can't drag them? I wouldn't suggest anything nice like a leg of a table, but a rock or two should at least establish a fixed location for where he needs to go. Any shredding behavior should be handled with a short reprimand and replacement of the pad as calm as possible. This is not what you want him to do with the pad so you largely ignore the behavior.

Accidents are learning opportunities. When he pees in the house off the pad, bring him to it, let him sniff it and say "Dont". Soak up some of the pee with a rag and bring it to the pad, weigh it down if you think you have to (lol) go get Rory, let him sniff the rag on the pad and praise him. After that you can remove the rag, but I'd keep the pad for scent's sake. Similarly with poo, you show him the accident' let him sniff, say "dont", relocate it to the pad, let him sniff and then praise.

As long as the only time he gets praise and any more attention than "dont" when he eliminates/interacts with the pad negatively, he'll try creating the praise by using the pad and this is when you give treats. This way its not you training him to do something, he's training you. And we all know Yorkies love to train their owners'.

07-01-2011, 11:20 AM	#5
KelseyRose Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Washignton State Posts: 31	This whole "yorkies are so much harder to potty train, may never be potty trained, ect" nonsense is complete rubbish if you ask me. Honestly I'm convinced its the owners not the breed that has caused this problem. I'm not saying it was easy to house train my yorkie, but when it happened at 6 months it was worth it. Don't settle for partially trained. Yorkies are smart. First off for the pads, have you tried weighing them down so he can't drag them? I wouldn't suggest anything nice like a leg of a table, but a rock or two should at least establish a fixed location for where he needs to go. Any shredding behavior should be handled with a short reprimand and replacement of the pad as calm as possible. This is not what you want him to do with the pad so you largely ignore the behavior. Accidents are learning opportunities. When he pees in the house off the pad, bring him to it, let him sniff it and say "Dont". Soak up some of the pee with a rag and bring it to the pad, weigh it down if you think you have to (lol) go get Rory, let him sniff the rag on the pad and praise him. After that you can remove the rag, but I'd keep the pad for scent's sake. Similarly with poo, you show him the accident' let him sniff, say "dont", relocate it to the pad, let him sniff and then praise. As long as the only time he gets praise and any more attention than "dont" when he eliminates/interacts with the pad negatively, he'll try creating the praise by using the pad and this is when you give treats. This way its not you training him to do something, he's training you. And we all know Yorkies love to train their owners'. Last edited by KelseyRose; 07-01-2011 at 11:22 AM.