[QUOTE=tylergvolk;3980224]Hello, I am new to this forum, but I am not new at being a proud owner of Yorkies.
Currently, I have a 2 year old male Yorkie that has been very hard to potty train. This was partly due to the fact that we had an older Yorkie who couldn't hold his piddles anymore and dipped all over. Needless, to say it was a competition for the longest time between the two Yorkies. Marking there territory in the house and what have you...
The older Yorkie has pasted now, but the younger Yorkie has developed some bad habbits and they NEED to stop.
After doing some research, I have found out that I have set my Yorkie up for failure. Giving him WAY to much freedom while inside the house, he has learned to go inside the house when we are not looking.
I am in the process of putting together the following schedule for everyone in the house to abide by:
This is a work in progress:
Time
Activity
8:00am
Potty/Playtime Outside (Supervised Part-Time)
9:00am
Food/Water/Cage (Remove Uneaten Food)
12:00pm
Potty/Playtime Outside (Supervised Part-Time)
1:00pm
Treat/Cage
5:00pm
Potty/Playtime Outside (Supervised Part-Time)
6:00pm
Food/Water/Cage (Remove Uneaten Food)
9:00pm
Potty/Playtime Outside (Supervised Part-Time)
10:00pm
Treat/Bedtime
Notes:
*Marley ONLY goes outside for 1 hour at 8AM, 12Noon, 5PM, and 9PM for a total of 4 hours a day.
*Marley is fed twice a day at 9AM and 6PM and goes outside afterwards for 1 hour.
*Marley can be free inside the house during cage-time; however, he MUST be watched while inside.
*Praise him OUTSIDE for going potty while supervising.
*Punish him INSIDE for going potty then bring him outside immediately and after he finishes, praise him.
My question is, Does getting the dog Neutered help with the urges to go inside the house?[/QUOTE
Raley is 2 1/2 years old. I had him neutered when he was 7 months old. To this day, he has not marked in the house. He doesn't lift his leg to pee, either...he still squats! You might want to try belly bands on your's and see if that helps.