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Originally Posted by Bentleysmommie  So this little one Bentley is not learning to use the wee wee pad. My friends yorkie is 14 weeks old and is fully trained. I'm definitely doing something wrong. (Bentleys already 5 months). I have a trainer coming once a week and she gave me a schedule to use which I have been following but now he seems to hide the poop instead of using the pad. She told me to step on the floor loudly when he went in the wrong place and as he's doing it take him to the pad. No luck, he's just hiding it behind the couches, under the table. I don't have the time to be on top of him all day since I work and go to school full time. Are there any tips or any methods you guys used with your yorkies? He seems to be stubborn but I know that hes smart. Im desperate guys....  |
I strongly disagree with the advice of your trainer. Stomping loudly on the floor would just scare him. No wonder he is hiding his poop.
Personally, I believe the best way to train is to create the situation where they will be successful and then treat and praise the heck out of them. This means, spending days, (or weeks) where you severely limit his space, so that he has to go on the pads, and then when he does, you praise & treat immediately. It takes a strong commitment of your time, but it pays offs in a potty trained pup.