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ppastry · 03-19-2014, 12:50 PM

Hi all.....I have posted before about this same problem. Seems I am a bit winded and need to vent and seek help!

I am so frustrated with my 10 month old Winston. I wanted to pee pee pad train him as I travel for the winter and wanted to be able to keep him in the condo when I am away. It would have been so much easier as we go out of the country and it is a little difficult to find places to potty him.
Well I have been successful in that when I put him in his special crate to potty(sort of a puppy apartment type of crate it is expandable) and tell him to Pee Pee he instantly does it. But......he will very very seldom go in on his own to do his business. That puppy apartment video shows the dog jumping in and out on his own....really does it work that way. Maybe the idea is good but I need the video to see how they train them. Maybe I did something wrong in the training process?

We just came back from Mexico and taking him was extremely stressful. He had multiple accidents. I try to keep up with him every couple of hours but sometimes I got caught up in cooking ect...and would forget to potty him and he would go right on the rugs. I had to pick up all the owners rugs and tuck them under beds. Of course there were two I could not pick up and those he chose to use. When we went out for extended amounts of time I would leave him in his pee pee area and he chose to pee pee somewhere else. A couple of times he did go into his area (walk in shower with glass doors that shut) this was when I too was in the bathroom with the bathroom door closed and he was stuck inside the bathroom.

He also has been neutered and had his extra baby teeth pulled. He had many chewing toys all over the condo but instead chose to chew the furniture. I was so upset having to find things to repair the furniture in the condo.

He is 10 months old now. Is this normal? Do I keep up with the same routine that it will eventually kick in and work? I have had many yorkies and all were easily potty trained. I potty trained all of them outside though.

He is not sleeping in the area where he potties. I only put him in the side that is divided when I am not going to be home for a long time.

In Mexico we let him sleep with us in bed as he didn't want to sleep in his play pen and would fuss and wake me up at night. It was no problem as he slept in a king size bed with us even though he insisted he needed so sleep right next to me. Upon our arrival home last night, I did put him in his crate next to our bed. He fussed a bit but did fall asleep. I don't have a king size bed at home and so really don't want him to sleep with us as I won't get sleep. So he sleeps separate to where he potties.

So this morning I placed a bell on the door and thought we would try the outside potty thing. Maybe he just isn't going to catch onto the pee pee pad thing and needs to go outside I thought. He refused to go outside to pee pee. Even yesterday after holding it a good 8 hours he would not go at the dog relieving spots at the airport. He held it until we got home and went in his potty crate. So this morning he wouldn't relieve himself outside not even outside on a puppy pad. After about an hour or so I just gave up and put him back inside the house in his potty crate and he went. Needless to say the morning was stressful for both of us.

Since we just got back from being away for two months I thought let's start with a fresh approach and use the bell on the door idea.

This morning I let his paw hit the bell then took him out to a spot with his pee pee pad. He wouldn't stay there or go. Then I brought out the play pen and put the pad in there to confine him a bit. Nothing....just jumping and getting all worked up. Took him back in and crated him on the bed side. Took him back out to the outside potty pen. Did this for about an hour. Nothing and he had to go as he held it all night. Now it is raining where we live and also cold. Hard to train him in these weather conditions. He hears the rain and get's scared and also doesn't want to get his paws wet. HA! Funny

Appreciate the help from anyone. Would love the indoor thing to work. What to do?

I just don't know what to do. I am so perplexed and I really need some helpful advice. I love him so very much. He is a ma ma's boy. Can't help but think I just can't get this to work. I just don't like him much though when he does these bad things.

Help please. Many thanks in advance.

03-19-2014, 12:50 PM	#240
ppastry Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: aliquippa pa usa Posts: 25	Help...desperate pee pee pad training Hi all.....I have posted before about this same problem. Seems I am a bit winded and need to vent and seek help! I am so frustrated with my 10 month old Winston. I wanted to pee pee pad train him as I travel for the winter and wanted to be able to keep him in the condo when I am away. It would have been so much easier as we go out of the country and it is a little difficult to find places to potty him. Well I have been successful in that when I put him in his special crate to potty(sort of a puppy apartment type of crate it is expandable) and tell him to Pee Pee he instantly does it. But......he will very very seldom go in on his own to do his business. That puppy apartment video shows the dog jumping in and out on his own....really does it work that way. Maybe the idea is good but I need the video to see how they train them. Maybe I did something wrong in the training process? We just came back from Mexico and taking him was extremely stressful. He had multiple accidents. I try to keep up with him every couple of hours but sometimes I got caught up in cooking ect...and would forget to potty him and he would go right on the rugs. I had to pick up all the owners rugs and tuck them under beds. Of course there were two I could not pick up and those he chose to use. When we went out for extended amounts of time I would leave him in his pee pee area and he chose to pee pee somewhere else. A couple of times he did go into his area (walk in shower with glass doors that shut) this was when I too was in the bathroom with the bathroom door closed and he was stuck inside the bathroom. He also has been neutered and had his extra baby teeth pulled. He had many chewing toys all over the condo but instead chose to chew the furniture. I was so upset having to find things to repair the furniture in the condo. He is 10 months old now. Is this normal? Do I keep up with the same routine that it will eventually kick in and work? I have had many yorkies and all were easily potty trained. I potty trained all of them outside though. He is not sleeping in the area where he potties. I only put him in the side that is divided when I am not going to be home for a long time. In Mexico we let him sleep with us in bed as he didn't want to sleep in his play pen and would fuss and wake me up at night. It was no problem as he slept in a king size bed with us even though he insisted he needed so sleep right next to me. Upon our arrival home last night, I did put him in his crate next to our bed. He fussed a bit but did fall asleep. I don't have a king size bed at home and so really don't want him to sleep with us as I won't get sleep. So he sleeps separate to where he potties. So this morning I placed a bell on the door and thought we would try the outside potty thing. Maybe he just isn't going to catch onto the pee pee pad thing and needs to go outside I thought. He refused to go outside to pee pee. Even yesterday after holding it a good 8 hours he would not go at the dog relieving spots at the airport. He held it until we got home and went in his potty crate. So this morning he wouldn't relieve himself outside not even outside on a puppy pad. After about an hour or so I just gave up and put him back inside the house in his potty crate and he went. Needless to say the morning was stressful for both of us. Since we just got back from being away for two months I thought let's start with a fresh approach and use the bell on the door idea. This morning I let his paw hit the bell then took him out to a spot with his pee pee pad. He wouldn't stay there or go. Then I brought out the play pen and put the pad in there to confine him a bit. Nothing....just jumping and getting all worked up. Took him back in and crated him on the bed side. Took him back out to the outside potty pen. Did this for about an hour. Nothing and he had to go as he held it all night. Now it is raining where we live and also cold. Hard to train him in these weather conditions. He hears the rain and get's scared and also doesn't want to get his paws wet. HA! Funny Appreciate the help from anyone. Would love the indoor thing to work. What to do? I just don't know what to do. I am so perplexed and I really need some helpful advice. I love him so very much. He is a ma ma's boy. Can't help but think I just can't get this to work. I just don't like him much though when he does these bad things. Help please. Many thanks in advance.