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mikecoscia · 12-09-2011, 03:02 PM

So my GF and I got our yorkie pup in Sept and we decided to pad train him and use an exercise pen instead of a crate. We went this route based off everything we read about little dogs having small bladders and us working 8 hours of the day. He stayed in his pen during the day and was supervised when we got home. He took to the pad pretty fast but he still had accidents. He got better with the accidents but would still have one-two a week.

He is now 5, almost 6 months now and he was doing pretty well for awhile. Going on 2-3 weeks without any accidents. Last week I thought I would attempt to ween him off the pads since he was doing well inside the house. I started taking him out in the morning and at night and he would poo and pee most mornings and pee at night. However he would still use his pad inside the house. This past week thought the accidents in the house have gone up, one every day! So I gave up and its been inside pad only this week, but the accidents continued. This week alone he learned how to jump on the couch but not off. This has lead to two pee accidents and one poop, we already have ordered pet stairs and hopefully he will get off the couch if he has to go. I know he is teething pretty bad, lost almost all his front bottom teeth this past week. Not sure if that has something to do with it all the accidents or me trying to switch him to going outside. I would really like to train him for both! Outside primarily and pad for emergencies and rainy days. However its proving harder than I thought and at this point I would be happy with pad only.

Anyway sorry for the rant, just getting frustrated as I was hoping he would get better not worse. Just looking for some advice and experiences with your own pups. How long did it take you to train yours completely? I like the idea of the pads where he can go if he is not home, but was told it is kind of a gray area to let a dog go to the bathroom in the house and they will always have the occasional accident. Thanks for any advice, you have no idea how much I appreciate it!!!

12-09-2011, 03:02 PM	#1
mikecoscia Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wayne Posts: 21	How long did it take before your pup was 100% pad trained? So my GF and I got our yorkie pup in Sept and we decided to pad train him and use an exercise pen instead of a crate. We went this route based off everything we read about little dogs having small bladders and us working 8 hours of the day. He stayed in his pen during the day and was supervised when we got home. He took to the pad pretty fast but he still had accidents. He got better with the accidents but would still have one-two a week. He is now 5, almost 6 months now and he was doing pretty well for awhile. Going on 2-3 weeks without any accidents. Last week I thought I would attempt to ween him off the pads since he was doing well inside the house. I started taking him out in the morning and at night and he would poo and pee most mornings and pee at night. However he would still use his pad inside the house. This past week thought the accidents in the house have gone up, one every day! So I gave up and its been inside pad only this week, but the accidents continued. This week alone he learned how to jump on the couch but not off. This has lead to two pee accidents and one poop, we already have ordered pet stairs and hopefully he will get off the couch if he has to go. I know he is teething pretty bad, lost almost all his front bottom teeth this past week. Not sure if that has something to do with it all the accidents or me trying to switch him to going outside. I would really like to train him for both! Outside primarily and pad for emergencies and rainy days. However its proving harder than I thought and at this point I would be happy with pad only. Anyway sorry for the rant, just getting frustrated as I was hoping he would get better not worse. Just looking for some advice and experiences with your own pups. How long did it take you to train yours completely? I like the idea of the pads where he can go if he is not home, but was told it is kind of a gray area to let a dog go to the bathroom in the house and they will always have the occasional accident. Thanks for any advice, you have no idea how much I appreciate it!!!