It is not acceptable in my house, but it does happen. My female come from a breeder and she was potty pad trained. If you call a 12 week yorkie trained. I was so impressed she would come out of her crate and go straight to her potty pad.
She is now 19 months old and will pee on a rug occasionally. I do get on to her if I catch her but most of the time I do not. She usually poops on the pad always.
My male dog come from a puppy store/mill. I had no idea about puppy store/mills at the time. He was my first. I did research his breeder after hearing of puppy mills and I do feel like he was a puppy mill pooch.
He was the hardest to train. I did everything I was told to do and he would hike that leg everywhere. I had trainers tell me yorkies are the hardest and I would tell them he ain't going to win. He is much better now, but he will too sometimes pee on the floor, garbage can or what-ever is near him. I think I am finding more that it is an obediance thing with him. I think sometimes he does it to get attention. I always know if it is him or her. Of course his is usually up against something and hers is just about the size of a fifty cent piece.
I do tell them this is no-no and I feel like they know what I am talking about. I do not hollar or rub noses or anything. I don't believe in that.
Both of my two have been spayed and neutered now. |