Sounds like you need to start potty training from the beginning again...confining her in the house when you can't watch her or go out...and at 8 mos she is no where near fully potty trained...thats where alot of people make their mistakes, they think after a few weeks of potty training, everything is going good, no accidents, they are trained...potty training is a 24/7 job that never ends...praise praise praise, throw a huge potty party and giving a treat after every good potty habit is the key...Yorkies love attention and to please, once she see that you are happy with her and she get a treat for it, she will continue to try and please you cause she wants that attention from you...if you stop giving that to her...she is going stop too....meaning she is going to do something to get that attention, potties in the house, she gets the attention she want...good or bad...Successful potty training starts and ends with you...you have to be consistent with her schedule...And YES female can be just as territorial as males, if not more so....Having her spayed may stop the pottying on your furniture, what she is doing is marking her territory and at 8 mos old if you spay her now, there is a very good chance she will stop that...but you have to be consistent with getting her outside to potty.
I would start by confining her at all times in the house...get a play yard or xpen...they have enough room for bed/food/water on one side and a potty pad on the other for those "I just can't wait any longer"..taking her outside every few hours...when taking her outside to potty, talk to her...say...lets go OUTSIDE and POTTYin a fun and exciting voice...once outside continue to say..go potty, hurry up,when she does her business, throw a potty party with tons of praises and a small treat she really likes...than take her back inside...don't give her any play time outside during training...cause you want her to know outside is potty time not play time...once your confident she will do her business before play than start letting her play a little while ouside...and remember most have to potty...first thing in the mornings, after eating/drinking and after any play time and always before any nap or bed time.
IF you catch her in the act of pottying in the house...say NO in a very firm voice, don't yell at her...the tone change in your voice will be enough to make her stop and take her right outside and say..go potty, good girl...letting her know this is where you want her to potty....if you find a potty accident in the house but didn't see her do it....don't make any kind of fuss over it to her...just clean it up...with a good odor cleaner like Natures Miracle...making a fuss over it to her will give her the attention she want and she will continue to do it...and you must clean any potty stop with a good odor cleaner...if you don't she will smell it and potty there again and again....Good luck. |