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rallen · 01-09-2013, 04:23 PM

Hi all,

I'm new here and I could use a little advice. This last summer I rescued a full-blood 3 and a half year old Yorkie from the side of the road, and after searching for the owner I decided to keep him. He is absolutely a great and lovable dog, but he has been the hardest to train. Early on Alfred (that's his name) was really bad about using the restroom in the house, and cleaning up accidents was a daily thing. It has been around 6 months since I got him and I have gotten him to go outside a lot more, but occasionally we will have bad days and he will leave a few surprises. Overall he has gotten a LOT better.

But the problems arise when he does go outside. He has a hard time recognizing commands. He knows he's going outside when I say "Outside?", because he goes absolutely crazy. But I've tried so many times to get him to use the restroom on command, but he usually just runs around and marks different places, and then I have to walk him around the block before he goes number two. I would really like it if he would be able to learn some commands, but I'm just not sure how. He's also not neutered yet, and only has one testicle (sorry for the detail haha). Will this complicate things when neutering does come?

I live in a house we three other roommates, and I'm working part time and I'm a full time college student, so I admit that consistency is a hard thing to maintain. I try to take him out every morning and when I get home, and a couple of times in the evening. Accidents still happen, and some days it's pretty frustrating. Any advice for maintaining some form of consistency with my Alfred?

Thanks for any help!

01-09-2013, 04:23 PM	#1
rallen YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 1	Training an older Yorkie Hi all, I'm new here and I could use a little advice. This last summer I rescued a full-blood 3 and a half year old Yorkie from the side of the road, and after searching for the owner I decided to keep him. He is absolutely a great and lovable dog, but he has been the hardest to train. Early on Alfred (that's his name) was really bad about using the restroom in the house, and cleaning up accidents was a daily thing. It has been around 6 months since I got him and I have gotten him to go outside a lot more, but occasionally we will have bad days and he will leave a few surprises. Overall he has gotten a LOT better. But the problems arise when he does go outside. He has a hard time recognizing commands. He knows he's going outside when I say "Outside?", because he goes absolutely crazy. But I've tried so many times to get him to use the restroom on command, but he usually just runs around and marks different places, and then I have to walk him around the block before he goes number two. I would really like it if he would be able to learn some commands, but I'm just not sure how. He's also not neutered yet, and only has one testicle (sorry for the detail haha). Will this complicate things when neutering does come? I live in a house we three other roommates, and I'm working part time and I'm a full time college student, so I admit that consistency is a hard thing to maintain. I try to take him out every morning and when I get home, and a couple of times in the evening. Accidents still happen, and some days it's pretty frustrating. Any advice for maintaining some form of consistency with my Alfred? Thanks for any help!