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Originally Posted by LittleLolasMom  Thanks for the replies. Last night went horrible again. I brought her crate into my room and covered it with a blanket, she barked and barked. i put her crate next to my bed and had my hand by it to smell me, to no avail.
we put her crate on other side of room covered and she barked and barked. i took her outside, she didnt pee or anything, back to the crate insdie and barked. to the point my fiance had to go sleep downstairs and i put her back in teh bed with me.
she fell asleep laying on my legs, quiet and happy as a clam. perhapsi am never going to win this battle of sleeping in the crate. esp when she is home alone most of the day i can see why she wants to not be kept in a crate at night.
the one problme, she jumped OFF the bed and pooped on teh floor last night, and proceeded to walk around the room on my beige rug with poop paw prints. oh god its bad 
dont know what to do. was considering going home to my parents for the weekend and letting her cry it out int he crate there so no one will care... |
Ok...so, here's what you don't wanna hear but, I'm saying it with compassion...really I am!
Nearly everyone here will tell you the same thing...Yorkies are just like human babies...and really never emotionally grow past the toddler stage...this is your life with a Yorkie.
Now it's not all bad...it's just like I was telling my DIL, our new Grandbaby wants to reverse his nights & days but, I reassured her that definitely by Kindergarten...he'll definitely be sleeping through the night...or was it Junior High
So, it'll be rough right now but, with consistency with both you & Papa on the "same" page as far as training...this too will pass. You need to decide on a plan and stick to it every day and every night.
Once you take Lola to your bed...you have now confused her. She is used to sleeping with her Momma & littermates and now she is expected to sleep not only alone but in another section of the house. You can see how that will induce fear, anxiety and then she barks & cries for you to rescue her.
If she were my Lola...I would allow her to sleep with me. For me, it's actually easier and now that my girls have grown they can hold their bladders & bowels till morning. Lola still has a tiny bladder and bowel that cannot wait till morning whether in your bed or in her crate.
So, really in my eyes...there is no difference as to where it will be easier for Lola to slumber. You still must take her out to potty regardless.
As long as you focus on the light at the end of the tunnel...you & Lola will get through this none the worse for wear and both of you will be happy in the end if you just keep it simple.
Just remember...she IS a baby...technically for the next two years and for most Yorkies it can be an entire lifetime.
