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Originally Posted by denvan  I am new to your site and this is my first Yorkie but I have had many different dogs throughout my life and I have never failed to house train ANY dog. Judging from the attention given to the subject on this site it would seem that I am not the only one having problems. I am not going to ask for advice on how to house train a Yorkie but it might help to understand why this breed is so difficult to train.I have had 2 Bull Mastiffs,2 German Shepherds, a Doberman, 2 Irish Setters, 2 German Wire Haired Pointers, a German Short haired Pointer, a Heinz 57, a Brittany, a Springer Spaniel, an English Setter, a Lab, I currently have a Rottweiler and a Boxer. All of the animals were house trained at a very early age thanks in no small part to my wife's diligence. We also have a Yorkie that is 4 mo's old and doesn't have a clue that he should be going outside. My Boxer is 7 mo's and was completely housebroken by age 3 mo's as was my Rottweiler who is also 4 mo's right now. We let him out immediately after he wakes up, after he eats, after a rowdy play session with the other puppies, and numerous times in between. I just don't get it. It is not like we are not paying attention or we don't know what to do, none of it works on this little fart. There are many times ,after he has been outside for half an hour to an hour, he will come in and pee right away???
Why are Yorkies so hard to house train, is it because there blatter is so tiny? I have run out of ideas. I am retired, so my wife and myself are home all day and he is supervised constantly but he still manages to pee when no one is looking. You can't keep your eyes on him constantly! |
Alright is he peeing or marking? Are all your other animals neutered or spayed?
Here is what I had to do to housebreak my Yorkie. I was an abysmal failure at the peepad thing, as like you I had only owned large dogs before. And I freely admit I did not supervise as closely as I should have.
For one week solid, beyond what you did and do, outside to pee/poo, after every meal, waking up, play sessions yada yada.
I tethered him to my waist. And that worked to help me to catch him in action so to speak. Also of course you do know about enzymatic cleanser; also get a black light to highlight those spots of urine you might have missed.
He is crated at night, and when-ever I need freedom to clean or what-ever.
I am not sure Why Yorkies are so hard to housebreak, this is my first Yorkie. They do have small bladders for sure, but Razzle when he wants to and needs to holds if for at least 8hours as a full grown male.
But if you have other full males and or females in the house it will be very difficult.