[MyYorkiesLuvMe]

I have raised and trained many many yorkies. Please remember that it can take upto a year to housetrain a small dog, especially yorkies. The method I use it keeping them in a gated area inside the house. My favorite was a play yard you can find them in the childrens section of a walmart. This is usaully tall enough he cant jump over. Break it down and only use 4 pieces. Only put in it a bed and a potty pad. I always use two pad holders with the pads. Make sure to put one on the inside of the gate directly under the other one making a "L" shape. This will give him a place a potty if needed. Or you could a potty patch "grass like" but make sure you put a barrier so he doesn't shoot out of the playpen. The key to this is CONFINING his space. Giving him access to the entire house is BAD NO NO. He has no idea where he is suppose to go so he goes everywhere. Taking him outside and giving him a treat is teaching him nothing. Now taking him outside and waiting until he potties and saying at the EXACT time he is going, "POTTY" and rewarding with a treat when exactly finished is making that connection of potty outside good. When he potties in the house. Stop him immediately and run him outside do not yell or say anything just stop him for going in the house and take him outside, if he then goes outside at the EXACT time say potty and reward. Remember the key to any kind of training is rewarding at the exact time they do what you want. Running him outside after eating with make him potty. Take him out and play play play. What I am thinking you are having a hard time training him is because of the timing and probably that you dont have a large enough area outside gated that he can run in. When using a leash to take a dog out to do his business it can be very difficult for a young puppy because their attention span is so short. So maybe you could buy a few of the play yards and put them together to make one big one for him to run in outside. Keep him in the play yard inside the house only or in your arms. If you can't watch him 1000% then play yard him. It takes time it does, MONTHS sometimes years. The KEY is keeping him confined. If you work long hours and can't take him out every 3 hours then you must give him a place to relieve himself. I have a three pound yorkie and she can't hold it for more than 4 hours so I use PishPads for her. They are awesome. Please dont give up on him read the books and do your homework after all you have already invested in a life rehoming him is unfair to him.