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Originally Posted by sportschick  Wow, I am so glad that I am reading some very positive things about her going inside and outside. It has snowed and rained for the past 2 days, SO no exercise which means a nutty doggie. I am doing my best to play with her and get some energy out when I am home.
I haven't tried the leash teathering. I don't know if that would work because she is SO underfoot when she is out in the kitchen. I have already stepped on her paws twice. No damage, thank goodness. I am afraid if I tether her, she will be MORE underfoot. I need to have some time without her right on top of me to do what I need to do. Plus, the rest of my house, with the exception of the bathroom is wall to wall carpet, and I do not want her on the carpet at all for a VERY long time, since I let her run around when I first got her and she went all over the carpet. Boy are they quick.
To Yorkiemikie: Yes, you are right, it is 10 x more work than I thought. 20 x more work. Just the constant picking up of poo and pee off of the papers, and trying to stop her from walking in it is exhausting. And changing the papers and cleaning the freakin floor.
She hates the pen and that is where the papers are. She DOES, however, go in there own her own at times and of course, I give her the freakin Noble Peace Prize of praising and a treat for it. Whoever thought that a hunk of crap could be such a momentous occassion??? The breeder I bought her from says that Yorkies think the whole world is their own personal toilet and she swears they do things to get back at you when they don't get their way, like pee RIGHT IN FRONT of the pen instead of going in and peeing.
I am glad it gets better because right now, I don't see her EVER getting potty trained and she won't ever be released from the stupid pen to at least have free range of a limited area of my kitchen.
Plus the constant whining that gets louder and louder when I leave the room is driving me crazy. She KNOWS I am home. She has plenty of time with me in the a.m., I come home from work for lunch for 20 minutes, then she has plenty of time with me at night. Along with Gerry (my landlord/friend) goes up just about every day and check on her and plays with her for a bit.
WHEN is this constant whining going to stop? AHHHHHHHRRRGGGGHH |
lol, Your baby just loves you and wants some security that she is not being left alone. Dogs have absolute no sense of time so whether you leave for 5 hours is the same as leaving for 5 minutes. To them, all they know is that you have left. If they don't see you, you are not home with them. There reality is only what they can see.
There is a walk that you have to learn when owning a yorkie--it's called the "yorkie shuffle". lol You just learn to shuffle walk. it's something that you will pick up without even realizing it. When I first got Hot Rod, he would be right on my heels and I did't realize it and I must have kicked him at least 2x. Well, I felt awful but both he and I learned. He kept his distance and I learned the shuffle. lol
If you do not feel tethering is for you, right now, go ahead and put your baby in the pen if you need to tend to things, but keep in mind, the tether is purposely for the reason of knowing when she wants to wonder off to pee or poo. You will have to be strong and ignore the whining. My Maggie was and still is a whiner to a point. I have to say with her, puppy training with a clicker was the only way I could train her. I feel that it worked on her with the clicker to help curb her whining. She would wind so loud I could hear her upstairs. I used this to my advantage that when I would come downstairs, I had the clicker and treats ready. as soon as she quieted down, I clicked and treated. She caught on after awhile and it help tremoundously!!! She doesn't really whine now, but on occasion she will if I take too long in letting them out of the pen in the mornings.
It sounds like you have all the knowledge in place, you just need to keep in mind the patience, consistency and diligence. I promise you, it will happen.
When I say treat, I don't mean you have to give big treats. I even cut up a zukes treat for training purposes...they are already small, I have been know to cut them up into 4 little pieces. or now I give small pieces of cooked carrots or other veggies. Good luck.