We had the first vet visit today and he has told us to go ahead and have the potty pad in the pen, maybe when we aren't looking and he needs to go he might hit it. He also said that even with the cold temps our garage will not be too cold as he isn't going to be out there long and on a potty pad anyway, not the concrete floor. And when weather permits he can slip outside to go, again he probably won't be out long. Our vet also has a Yorkie at home, which gave him an extra point in my vet search. I feel so much better now, between all the advice here and from him it is all falling into place now. He did say that although he really didn't believe it before having his once Yorkie, they can be very difficult to train. So my feeling that I wanted to hit the floor running was good. So we will do our best and we'll see. In the end, I will win, there will be no pottying in the house. Right now he's going at will while I struggle to see his signs. I thought I caught him and got him to the pad in time. When I turned to clean the few drips that landed on a toy, I returned to find another puddle and pooh, pooh that looked like it had been played with. My goodness....but I will win yet!! |