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Originally Posted by Debbie Duran  Hello all, i just joined this site in hopes of finding others like myself. I am the proud mama of a Brother and sister 7 month old yorkies. The Boy, Oso is 5.5 pounds and my lil one is SusieQ at 3 pounds. Guess the parents were a little on the small size. I think Oso is about 75% house trained but SusieQ seems to not have a clue. I have setup where their crate (no door on it) is like a little room for them. Their food and water dishes are next to it and then I corralled around all that which is about 3-4 feet and it has full access to the doggie door. In the night I can hear them going in and out of the doggie door. When I take them out of the caged area SusieQ will squat and pee or poo like nothing. I have seen her go out the doggie door quite a few times so what's up with that?  |
Welcome Debbie! I have no clue what to tell you as I am a new Yorkie Mom myself and working on getting my little Jack potty trained and have the challenges that brings during winter in Michigan. Jack is 3 months old and just over 2lbs. We expect he will be about 5-6lbs full grown.
It sounds like you have a great set-up with the doggy door. We also have a sort of play area set-up for Jack in the center of our Family Room. He has a pop-up playpen, which usually has the door unzipped so he can go in and out. It is a space we want him to be happy to be contained within so we can use it when we travel, have company over, etc. Then outside that is the play area which is corralled with furniture and gates. His crate also sits in this area and we goes in there to nap during the day. I usually close the door when he is in the crate. He is happy with the door open or closed, doesn't phase him. I am always around to let him out when he gets antsy. Then I take him "out" Right now "out" is too the garage where I have an area set up for him to potty on pads. When spring arrives we will take him outdoors to potty, so for me the idea of a doggy door seems like a dream!! Jack also sleeps pretty much through the night in his crate which we take to the bedroom with us and set on my nightstand. The other tool I am using is the umbilical cord. When he is out of the family room play space he is teethered to me. I have to watch him every minute and anticipate his potty needs to get him out to potty. Yeah, right now, I am trained, but in time we hope he will ring the poochie bells at the door, and in this way "ask" to go out to potty. LOL - right now the poochie bells scare him. It's a work in progress, and I am in for the long haul, as so many have told me that Yorkie's can take quite awhile to become reliably potty trained. (I understand that means no more than one indoor accident a month.) Well, I have been learning tons from the info on this site and getting some very good advice from members of the group and I am sure you will too!
If you look under "General Yorkshire Terrier Discussion" at
General Yorkshire Terrier Discussion - YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community
there are several threads that may be helpful, particularly a YorkieTalk Library and a Puppy Care Guide. This is also a good place to start a new thread introducing yourself and asking for advice on anything.
Good Luck and welcome aboard!!