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jrsydevil82 · 05-01-2013, 05:43 AM

If this is long, my apoligies. I am new to the board and need to vent. My yorkie is approaching 5 years old. We took her in from another family who didn't take very good care of her when she was around 6 months. They said she was house trained but she wasn't. In that house we had a fenced in yard, and we thought she would be a great companion for our boarder collie. We were able to train her to go outside with the help of crate training (first we used our bc's old crate that was this canvas material, but she tore that up. We got her a smaller hard crate that she couldn't get out of, which worked well). She had a couple of accidents in that house, but it wasn't bad. Eventually we could leave her out during the day with the BC & they have been great companions. The big problems seemed to start when we moved into our townhome. We don't have a big yard anymore, but sufficient grass area outside (end unit). She goes out at the same times every day, and a walk once or twice a day. Sometimes she will go no problem. Other times, she refuses (she will refuse to move, and give me a stubborn look). Sometimes she will go a month without going in the house, but, then she always goes back to peeing on the same area rug, sometimes multiple times a day. When she regressed, she went back in the crate during the day. We have finally had to throw out that rug-especially since my BC started marking spots right next to hers. We got her a bigger crate so she has more room, and now she is always in the crate when we are not around.

I really loved being able to let her be out during the day & night with the BC, since they love eachother. But, I think being in the crate when we can't be there is just the way it will have to be. We are waiting to close on a new home, which has a yard & we are hoping to be able to finish the fence that is mostly there. Hopefully having a fenced in yard will make it stop. I've become mental about it-if she's left out I find myself checking every rug, the couch (because she has gone there, too), everywhere. It's driven me nuts.

Thanks for listening. I don't know if anyone else has a 5 year old yorkie who acts like this.

05-01-2013, 05:43 AM	#1
jrsydevil82 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2013 Location: Washington Posts: 5	Yorkie going in the house (NOT a puppy) If this is long, my apoligies. I am new to the board and need to vent. My yorkie is approaching 5 years old. We took her in from another family who didn't take very good care of her when she was around 6 months. They said she was house trained but she wasn't. In that house we had a fenced in yard, and we thought she would be a great companion for our boarder collie. We were able to train her to go outside with the help of crate training (first we used our bc's old crate that was this canvas material, but she tore that up. We got her a smaller hard crate that she couldn't get out of, which worked well). She had a couple of accidents in that house, but it wasn't bad. Eventually we could leave her out during the day with the BC & they have been great companions. The big problems seemed to start when we moved into our townhome. We don't have a big yard anymore, but sufficient grass area outside (end unit). She goes out at the same times every day, and a walk once or twice a day. Sometimes she will go no problem. Other times, she refuses (she will refuse to move, and give me a stubborn look). Sometimes she will go a month without going in the house, but, then she always goes back to peeing on the same area rug, sometimes multiple times a day. When she regressed, she went back in the crate during the day. We have finally had to throw out that rug-especially since my BC started marking spots right next to hers. We got her a bigger crate so she has more room, and now she is always in the crate when we are not around. I really loved being able to let her be out during the day & night with the BC, since they love eachother. But, I think being in the crate when we can't be there is just the way it will have to be. We are waiting to close on a new home, which has a yard & we are hoping to be able to finish the fence that is mostly there. Hopefully having a fenced in yard will make it stop. I've become mental about it-if she's left out I find myself checking every rug, the couch (because she has gone there, too), everywhere. It's driven me nuts. Thanks for listening. I don't know if anyone else has a 5 year old yorkie who acts like this.