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iluvduchess · 11-05-2012, 03:06 PM

Hello, a lot of you may be familiar with my story. I was fortunate enough to land a beautiful 3.5 year old show quality Yorkshire Terrier from a lady who had 6 yorkies, and was trying to get a couple of them started in dog shows, after my "heart" Yorkie passed away in July. In fact she had a partner who was part owner of the Yorkie I bought from her, who is in the upper echelon of AKC in his area, for whatever that is worth.

Anyway, for some strange reason, which I never asked her about, the dog wasn't poddy (potty?) trained, #1 or #2.

He had a belly band on him, to keep him from urinating around the house and marking. I supposed that he had to be kept "intact" to be a show dog, I'm not sure about that. But I'm guessing that is why they kept him "intact".

But, here is my problem. We can't seem to get him trained not to go #2 in the house. Sometimes we think we have the problem licked, and the next thing we know, we have a pile of doo somewhere (normally under my grand piano). Maybe he's just trying to tell me what he thinks of my piano playing (ha! ha!)

But seriously, could any of you wonderful yorkie lovers, who are much better at training dogs than I am, give me any ideas on how to train him from going #2 in the house?

Training him not to go #1 in the house seemed to be pretty easy. We left the belly band on him, except when taking him outside, and of course encouraged him to go potty outside, and rewarded him with a small treat when he was successful.

That went really well and really only took about 10 days to 2 weeks to accomplish. Within just a couple of days, he stopped urinating in the belly band, and after going for about 10 days without soiling it at all, we took it off of him for good, and I've never seen any evidence that he has gone #1 in the house.

But the #2 on the other hand, has not been nearly so easy. Of course, there aren't as many teaching opportunities when it comes to training them not to go # 2 in the house, as there are # 1, since they go #1 about 5 or 6 times a day, and if you're using a real good grade of dog food, only go # 2 about once a day - and usually not more than twice. So, that in and of itself makes training them not to go #2 inside more difficult.

But, I'm just going on and on, and obviously, I'm not doing it right, or he'd be totally housebroken by now. I've had him since early August.

So, if any of you have any good ideas on how to train him not to go # 2 in the house, I sure would appreciate it!

Thanks so much. Other than this issue, he's just a great dog, and just a marvelous and wonderful companion. The answer to my prayers after my other Yorkshire Terrier passed away due to kidney failure at 13 years/10 months.

Thanks again

!

11-05-2012, 03:06 PM	#1
iluvduchess Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bethalto, IL USA Posts: 37	How to train to stop #2 in house Hello, a lot of you may be familiar with my story. I was fortunate enough to land a beautiful 3.5 year old show quality Yorkshire Terrier from a lady who had 6 yorkies, and was trying to get a couple of them started in dog shows, after my "heart" Yorkie passed away in July. In fact she had a partner who was part owner of the Yorkie I bought from her, who is in the upper echelon of AKC in his area, for whatever that is worth. Anyway, for some strange reason, which I never asked her about, the dog wasn't poddy (potty?) trained, #1 or #2. He had a belly band on him, to keep him from urinating around the house and marking. I supposed that he had to be kept "intact" to be a show dog, I'm not sure about that. But I'm guessing that is why they kept him "intact". But, here is my problem. We can't seem to get him trained not to go #2 in the house. Sometimes we think we have the problem licked, and the next thing we know, we have a pile of doo somewhere (normally under my grand piano). Maybe he's just trying to tell me what he thinks of my piano playing (ha! ha!) But seriously, could any of you wonderful yorkie lovers, who are much better at training dogs than I am, give me any ideas on how to train him from going #2 in the house? Training him not to go #1 in the house seemed to be pretty easy. We left the belly band on him, except when taking him outside, and of course encouraged him to go potty outside, and rewarded him with a small treat when he was successful. That went really well and really only took about 10 days to 2 weeks to accomplish. Within just a couple of days, he stopped urinating in the belly band, and after going for about 10 days without soiling it at all, we took it off of him for good, and I've never seen any evidence that he has gone #1 in the house. But the #2 on the other hand, has not been nearly so easy. Of course, there aren't as many teaching opportunities when it comes to training them not to go # 2 in the house, as there are # 1, since they go #1 about 5 or 6 times a day, and if you're using a real good grade of dog food, only go # 2 about once a day - and usually not more than twice. So, that in and of itself makes training them not to go #2 inside more difficult. But, I'm just going on and on, and obviously, I'm not doing it right, or he'd be totally housebroken by now. I've had him since early August. So, if any of you have any good ideas on how to train him not to go # 2 in the house, I sure would appreciate it! Thanks so much. Other than this issue, he's just a great dog, and just a marvelous and wonderful companion. The answer to my prayers after my other Yorkshire Terrier passed away due to kidney failure at 13 years/10 months. Thanks again!