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sportschick · 02-26-2012, 06:17 PM

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My dog is 7 months old. I was supposed to get her at 4 months old, but I moved and then had all kinds of issues with my apt. that weren't safe for her so I had to keep postponing and postponing her. The breeder kept he in a pen with another puppy for the extra 3 months. So not only do I have to contend with the potty crap (pun intended), I have to deal with her not having her little friend to keep her company.

I, unfortunately, gave her the run of the house (while I was home) when I got her a week and a half ago . She WAS paper trained, but she just decided to pee and poop where she wanted. The breeder told me not to let her run around AT ALL, but I didn't listen and now I am paying. I have her in a small ex pen in the kitchen when I go to work. I cover the floor under it with papers and her bed and water are in there. I do let her out when I come home and play with her and I play with her in the a.m. I still can't tell when she really has to go potty or she is just sniffing around the floor. Sometimes she is really good and goes into the pen and goes on the paper. Today, she went in once by herself and peed, but then peed twice in the kitchen and even started to poo, but I grabbed her and put her in pen. She KNOWS better, but she just keeps doing it.

I am going to come home for lunch tomorrow and put her harness on and try and get her to walk outside. This will be the first time she has even been out. The breeder trains them to be indoor dogs. But this dog has way too much energy to just stay inside and she is older, getting to the "adolescent" stage, which means she can get very bratty and defiant.

I just feel like she is NEVER going to go where she is supposed to. I am trying to focus on the good days I have with her like yesterday and not the ones like Friday when she freaked out and flung everything around in the pen because she couldn't get her way and have me in the kitchen with her all the time.

This is a great forum because everyone helps you out and tells you their own tales of Yorkie woe and that they all got through it.

Anyway, good luck with Bandit.

02-26-2012, 06:17 PM	#10
sportschick Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Reading, MA Posts: 261	seekinganswers My dog is 7 months old. I was supposed to get her at 4 months old, but I moved and then had all kinds of issues with my apt. that weren't safe for her so I had to keep postponing and postponing her. The breeder kept he in a pen with another puppy for the extra 3 months. So not only do I have to contend with the potty crap (pun intended), I have to deal with her not having her little friend to keep her company. I, unfortunately, gave her the run of the house (while I was home) when I got her a week and a half ago . She WAS paper trained, but she just decided to pee and poop where she wanted. The breeder told me not to let her run around AT ALL, but I didn't listen and now I am paying. I have her in a small ex pen in the kitchen when I go to work. I cover the floor under it with papers and her bed and water are in there. I do let her out when I come home and play with her and I play with her in the a.m. I still can't tell when she really has to go potty or she is just sniffing around the floor. Sometimes she is really good and goes into the pen and goes on the paper. Today, she went in once by herself and peed, but then peed twice in the kitchen and even started to poo, but I grabbed her and put her in pen. She KNOWS better, but she just keeps doing it. I am going to come home for lunch tomorrow and put her harness on and try and get her to walk outside. This will be the first time she has even been out. The breeder trains them to be indoor dogs. But this dog has way too much energy to just stay inside and she is older, getting to the "adolescent" stage, which means she can get very bratty and defiant. I just feel like she is NEVER going to go where she is supposed to. I am trying to focus on the good days I have with her like yesterday and not the ones like Friday when she freaked out and flung everything around in the pen because she couldn't get her way and have me in the kitchen with her all the time. This is a great forum because everyone helps you out and tells you their own tales of Yorkie woe and that they all got through it. Anyway, good luck with Bandit.