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DillonLee · 05-13-2013, 12:48 PM

Hello All,

I adopted a 2.5 year old Male Yorkie X on May 5th. He is absolutely precious. Right away he bonded with me and follows me all over. He loves me and is trusting me more and more each day. He loves everyone he meets and is very happy and excited to meet other dogs. It's now May 13th and have had Rallo little over a week. It was aparant to me right away that Rallo has recieved NO training at all!! He does not know any commands, walks AWFUL on a leash, but has slowly been coming around.
He came from somewhere where he was outdoor trained for potty and clearly beaten if he had an accident inside (I can tell as he makes a very nervous face and shows all his teeth and hides (usually piddling) if I look at him after an accident).
I live in a top floor condo suite with no grass (gotta love the downtown concrete jungle) and had the goal of training Rallo to do his business on Wee Wee Pads.
Well let me tell you, this has been harder than meeting the pope and more stressful than I ever imagined it to be. He refuses to go on the Wee Wee Pads. I am home all day with him trying to train him as I just finished University and put him in the potty corner every 20-30 minutes and tell him to Pee. Nothing. He almost thinks I'm punishing him if I try to keep him there too long I think. I do try to use a calm voice and pet him when he is calm encouraging him to do his business.
I did everything I could think off, when he had an accident I would put a little of his pee on the pad and take him to it and tell him to pee. I took it outside and tried to get him to pee on it out there. I rubbed grass on it so it would smell more like outside. I left a little terd for him to recognize when he goes to the pad. I NEVER scold him, just simply put him where I am keeping the Wee Wee Pads and tell him to Pee. But he WILL NOT pee on it EVER! He just holds and holds and holds till finally I thought I might be asking for a bladder infection and a vet bill and just caved and took him in the car to some grass.

I finally gave up and went out and spent $50.00 at petsmart on Potty Patch https://pottypatch.com/ as I heard from a few people it was the ONLY way they could get their dogs trained. I showed it to him and take him to it just like before. He likes the faux grass and thinks its comfy to lay on. I just pick him up and tell him to pee. He lays. I pick him up. I don't want him to think I'm punishing him so I let him off after a few minutes. I've even put a mini spruce tree I have next to the Potty Patch to make it feel even more like outside or if he wants to lift his leg and aim at it.

Please help me. I don't know what to do. He holds his pee and refuses to even have an accident in fear. It's ridiculous ... I have never seen a dog so stubborn. I am desperate ... I'm afraid he'll never get it. He's slowly learning sit, lay down, stay .... but like I said sllllloooowllly. I don't want to give up on the indoor training (DON'T YOU DARE JUDGE ME) I still take him on daily walks, to the dog park, and on runs so he does his business on our walks but I can't get him to go where I want him to. Anyone? Please, this is my first dog on my own and I need some serious tips.
I realize it is summer and like any dog they are hard wired to go outside but the winters in Northern Canada are long and brutal and I want to get a jump on this NOW.

Thank you to anyone who can help ...

05-13-2013, 12:48 PM	#1
DillonLee Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 19	Unique Potty Issue ... REALLY Confused! (Help!) Hello All, I adopted a 2.5 year old Male Yorkie X on May 5th. He is absolutely precious. Right away he bonded with me and follows me all over. He loves me and is trusting me more and more each day. He loves everyone he meets and is very happy and excited to meet other dogs. It's now May 13th and have had Rallo little over a week. It was aparant to me right away that Rallo has recieved NO training at all!! He does not know any commands, walks AWFUL on a leash, but has slowly been coming around. He came from somewhere where he was outdoor trained for potty and clearly beaten if he had an accident inside (I can tell as he makes a very nervous face and shows all his teeth and hides (usually piddling) if I look at him after an accident). I live in a top floor condo suite with no grass (gotta love the downtown concrete jungle) and had the goal of training Rallo to do his business on Wee Wee Pads. Well let me tell you, this has been harder than meeting the pope and more stressful than I ever imagined it to be. He refuses to go on the Wee Wee Pads. I am home all day with him trying to train him as I just finished University and put him in the potty corner every 20-30 minutes and tell him to Pee. Nothing. He almost thinks I'm punishing him if I try to keep him there too long I think. I do try to use a calm voice and pet him when he is calm encouraging him to do his business. I did everything I could think off, when he had an accident I would put a little of his pee on the pad and take him to it and tell him to pee. I took it outside and tried to get him to pee on it out there. I rubbed grass on it so it would smell more like outside. I left a little terd for him to recognize when he goes to the pad. I NEVER scold him, just simply put him where I am keeping the Wee Wee Pads and tell him to Pee. But he WILL NOT pee on it EVER! He just holds and holds and holds till finally I thought I might be asking for a bladder infection and a vet bill and just caved and took him in the car to some grass. I finally gave up and went out and spent $50.00 at petsmart on Potty Patch https://pottypatch.com/ as I heard from a few people it was the ONLY way they could get their dogs trained. I showed it to him and take him to it just like before. He likes the faux grass and thinks its comfy to lay on. I just pick him up and tell him to pee. He lays. I pick him up. I don't want him to think I'm punishing him so I let him off after a few minutes. I've even put a mini spruce tree I have next to the Potty Patch to make it feel even more like outside or if he wants to lift his leg and aim at it. Please help me. I don't know what to do. He holds his pee and refuses to even have an accident in fear. It's ridiculous ... I have never seen a dog so stubborn. I am desperate ... I'm afraid he'll never get it. He's slowly learning sit, lay down, stay .... but like I said sllllloooowllly. I don't want to give up on the indoor training (DON'T YOU DARE JUDGE ME) I still take him on daily walks, to the dog park, and on runs so he does his business on our walks but I can't get him to go where I want him to. Anyone? Please, this is my first dog on my own and I need some serious tips. I realize it is summer and like any dog they are hard wired to go outside but the winters in Northern Canada are long and brutal and I want to get a jump on this NOW. Thank you to anyone who can help ... Last edited by DillonLee; 05-13-2013 at 12:50 PM.