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Old 07-16-2011, 08:43 AM   #1
ebenn0710
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Question New Yorkie mom needs advice on potty training

Hello everyone,

I've had my little baby yorkie for about five weeks now. She is about six months old (this is a best guess) and weighs 5.4 lbs. She was obtained from a resue shelter by someone and the person couldn't keep her, so he gave her to me. She is very sweet and loveble and loves to play and cuddle.

We also have a cat and another dog, a german shepard mix who she gets along with very well. The cat is another story.

She had her first vet visit two weeks ago, and it was discovered that she had a urinary infection, for which she was given anti-biotics for. The vet also told me that he thinks she is a silky, yorkie mix.

Anyway, she was obviously use to sleeping in bed with the other owners because the first night we had her, at bed time she jumped on the bed and attemped to pull back the covers and made herself right at home. I now realize we have to put her in a crate at night because she occasionally will wake up in the middle of the night, go poop and pee on the floor and get back in bed. I even put potty pads on the floor, but she perfers he carpet in the middle of the night. This has only happened a couple of time, but once is too much. She will be crated from now on until she is trained.

Last night I took her out to go potty and she peed, but not pooped. I then put her in her crate and put her in our spare bedroom at about 1am. This morning at 6am, t my surprise, when I opened the door she was there to greet me all excited. She somehow opened the crate door during the night to go potty! I found that she pooped on the carpet next to the door. This was very disappointing, and I need some advise on what to do. I tried keeping her in the crate in our bedroom, but she crys and wimpers off and on all night. I take her out first thing in the morning, feed her, and then she is left in a small inclosed area with pee pads during the day when I'm at work. I also come home at lunch time and take her out for a walk and she does very well during the day. It's just the pooping in the middle of the night I'm having a problem with, and the fact that she doesn't know how to tell me she has to go.

One more thing, she is also in heat now. Could this be having an affect on her behavior? I have a follow-up appointment at the vet today to determine when I can get her fixed.

Any advise for me on the potty training thing?
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