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Originally Posted by Lucky3  Hi,
I am new to this group. We have a male yorkie that is 12 weeks old, we have had him since Christmas. This is our 1st pet, we are doing crate training & mostly pottying outdoors. my question is it normal for puppies to have several good days, & then have a horrible day? like for instance yesterday he had numerous accidents in the house & even pooped inside which he hasn't done since we got him. we didn't do anything different, it just seemed every time we went out to potty, he forgot what he was supposed to do & start playing. I'm not complaining he is doing so wonderful, & honestly is down to 1-2 pee accidents in the house, there has been days where he has 0,  thanks for the help!! |
I got lucky, as Bailey was mostly house trained when we got him at 9 weeks of age. Yes, he did have accidents in the beginning, but this has all but stopped. Having said that, I still keep some newspaper down where he used to go inside, just in case. He hasn't used it in quite some time
Just a thought - when is the last time at night that your dog eats? I am no expert here, just saying that my 2yo Bailey's food goes up at 7pm now, with a w/r break before his bedtime at bed at 8, so that I can be the most sure that he isn't in need of pooping in the house during the night. I used to keep him in a pen, with a large container (with a bed in it) I turned into a house for him, with and a cut out for him to go in and out as he pleases. FYI - down the left side of the entrance I put 'Fort', and the right side 'Yorkie'. haha Just recently, say the last 6 months or so, he has been sleeping in my bed. Never had an accident in bed... touch wood.
It takes time, so be patient, and w/out food in the night perhaps this may help and cease the night w/r breaks