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Originally Posted by nikikethai  So this is my first ever yorkie and I think he has an attitude problem he doesnt come when i say come or clap or click or call for him..... WEIRD! AND HES A PUPPY 4 months..... Anyways besides that he wont go pee pee or poop on his puppy pads.. AND im pretty sure he knows to go on it! He like going on the bed... dont know what to do! He's not obedient. He's already 4 months old. He has a low attention span, when im trying to teach him a trick he just walks away. -_________- i dont know what to do   
I've had 2 chi's and a shihtzu..... idk what im doing wrong |
No, your dog doesn't know to go on the pad - not like you are thinking. He's just a baby dog still and hasn't the mental or physical development at 16 - 19 weeks to be very good at housebreaking. He's still adjusting to life and to his new home, leaving his mom and any littermates and to you. He is like an immigrant - he's new to your home, he doesn't speak your language and is terribly young and he's trying to figure out what you want of him while still dealing with the fact that at his age, his bladder and bowel just don't have the ability to retain waste past a certain stage and then they release whatever the dog is doing. With the best of experienced dog owners, 4 month old puppies have accidents and pee/poop where they shouldn't. You have to put your baby on a strict schedule and always, always, IMMEDIATELY always take him out the moment he comes out of his crate or cage, after eating, drinking, after play sessions, after a nap, after training sessions, after brushing or grooming him, after visiters arrive and after they leave - and all of that is immediately after - not one or two minutes later. Excitement tends to stimulate the little guys and if the bladder/bowel are readily full - and they usually are as these little ones eat and drink so frequently - excitement and full bladders/bowels will mean he needs to go right now. And being so young, maybe he just forgets to go potty where he should.
You know with children how they have to be trained over time to use the toilet where they should? And even when they understand that you want them to go in the toilet, they just forget - they are toddlers and can't readily remember things until a fuller memory association path is created in the brain and they fully are capable of connecting the urge to go with getting to the toilet - in time! Your baby is about the equivalent of a toddler, so he needs some more time before you expect him to remember and associate his need to go with getting in place every single time.
Confinement during the housebreaking is absolutely critical as the little one usually won't want to "go" in his confined quarters and will try to hold it until he gets let out to use his pad. I personally let dogs out every 30 minutes the first few weeks I am housebreaking them so that they readily make a memory path that feeling any pressure in the bladder/bowel means they are soon allowed to get out so they can go potty. Then a little treat and nice praise. The rest of the time I am watching the dog like a hawk. If I can't, I confine the dog in its clean crate with bedding in one end and small bowls of food, water. But my dogs get let out of that crate every 30 minutes unless I am gone or nights. And they aren't put back in the crate UNLESS I'm busy housecleaning, paying bills or away from home, etc. too busy to watch them. Otherwise, and this is critical, they are out in the home with me but confined to the den area. I use baby gates or cardboard poster board over the doors to keep them in the room so they don't stray into other parts of the house. I keep using the crate for at least 9 - 12 months when I cannot watch the dog at all times but you absolutely cannot use the crate as its living quarters except for the times it can't be watched. If it stays in there so much, it will soil the crate or pen, too.
As to the coming, your baby is still too young to even know to do that each time. It will take a lot more consistent, repetitious training. Get your baby a few feet away, call him and give a treat and praise when he comes. Keep doing this over and over for about 3 -5 minutes and staying upbeat. When he doesn't come or wanders off instead, say "uh oh"(don't say "no" while still in training - reserve that for when he's really learned something and is not obeying or otherwise genuinely misbehaving), but just say "uh oh" in a matter-of-fact way and don't treat, turn your back. Now comes in the good trainer part - don't lose patience with him - he's a baby trying to learn this trick and repetition is the key to teaching - gently to get him if he's wandered off, put him in place a few feet away, crouch down a little and extend your hand and call him again, using a squeaky toy in the other hand if you must, but this time wiggle your body, smile, turn around or anything to keep his interest and get him to come. Then, immediately treat and praise lavishly. And repeat, repeat, repeat. It is the frequency and upbeat attitude and fun you have with him that will make him want to come to you and it will take him some months to get it down "cold". When his tummy can take it and he's older, use a high value treat like boiled chicken to treat him when he comes and keep up these lessons. By the time he is a year old, he will be coming to your recall every single, solitary time - well, 99%. Now, when he doesn't, crouch down, get a squeaky, say "Come for chicken!" or wiggle or turn your body around, sit on the floor/ground, anything to interest him and get him to you. Then, even if he did have to be encouraged and didn't come right away, keep your response to him for finally coming positive and happy. Once you act mad at a dog for not coming, they don't want to do it again anytime soon & can remember that coming to you sometimes finds you mad & they won't necessarily connect that his not coming at first was what made you mad - he might only remember that sometimes you ARE mad when he comes to you. Patience, fun and short, repetitive sessions when teaching a dog work best. I would train Tibbe in the recall for about 3 -5 minutes each 3 - 5 times a day when he was a puppy. He's 5 1/2 now and he still gets a piece of kibble and a smile and a "Gooooood boy" every single time he comes to me. And he does come 99 99/100% of the time I call him the first time and he NEVER runs away when I call him. Ever. But we worked for a year on the recall so he's really got it down.
Hope this helps a little. Sorry it is long but read it over a couple of times and remember this little dog is still just the equivalent of about a toddler in age and you can't expect a whole lot from a toddler mentally. You just love them and keep teaching and keep it patient and fun. Remember never ever to punish your dog when he doesn't do the command, just say "uh oh" while still learning his first year or so of life and keep training and staying positive with him. He'll learn over time if you are a good and patient and consistent trainer.