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AZME · 03-02-2015, 05:36 AM

Finn is 7 mos and although he got a little off track while we were packing an moving we've had pretty good luck w/ a combination of things. Instead of a crate I moved him to what I call 'his condo' which is a doggie pen (open at the top) that you can make into various shapes. I made mine into a small 'run shape' about 3 feet x 7 feet . I put a pee pad at one end (a cloth one so he won't rip it) and his bed and a couple of chew toys at the other end. I got him to use the pee pads accidentally one night when I got up to pee myself and took him in the bathroom w/ me (so he wouldn't wake everyone up and planned to take him outside after I was finished) I peed and he peed. Hmmmm I thought this could work out. So from then on if he got up in the middle of the night I took him and a pee pad to the bathroom and there he went) He still goes outside but he will go on the pad if he really needs to. He was about 20 weeks when I made this discovery...fast forward. He is now 7 mos. we just moved to a new home. There is a fair amount more desert surrounding us meaning more hawks, owls, javelina, coyote and a sprinkling of bobcats now and then. Our yard is nicely landscaped with cactus and agave...rather a prickly situation all around. I found out that fake grass is often antimicrobial so I got a 3X15 patch and stuck it in the garage...first day he looked at me with that 'really' look on his little puss. Today up at the very crack of pre-dawn he peed and pooped there like he was doing it all his life. This solves the hawk/owl issue, the middle of the night issue and the rainy day issue. If you take them where you want them to go when they REALLY have to go and can't hold it you are in good shape starting that pattern. Try the cloth pee pads, make the space Louie is in perhaps a little bit larger with a pee pad at the end (love the name btw! I had a Louis that was a character) and you should be on your way. I free feed my little Finn but he is still pretty predictable (now that he's a little older) Potty training is definitely an adventure and Yorkies have no shame when it comes to squating if your not paying them attention. Try and keep things predictable stretch out the time a little longer when your up and confine them to a smaller space if they are going out of sight to pee or poop. At least this is what is working for me. Good luck with Louie!

03-02-2015, 05:36 AM	#12
AZME Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Cave Creek, AZ, USA Posts: 165	Finn is 7 mos and although he got a little off track while we were packing an moving we've had pretty good luck w/ a combination of things. Instead of a crate I moved him to what I call 'his condo' which is a doggie pen (open at the top) that you can make into various shapes. I made mine into a small 'run shape' about 3 feet x 7 feet . I put a pee pad at one end (a cloth one so he won't rip it) and his bed and a couple of chew toys at the other end. I got him to use the pee pads accidentally one night when I got up to pee myself and took him in the bathroom w/ me (so he wouldn't wake everyone up and planned to take him outside after I was finished) I peed and he peed. Hmmmm I thought this could work out. So from then on if he got up in the middle of the night I took him and a pee pad to the bathroom and there he went) He still goes outside but he will go on the pad if he really needs to. He was about 20 weeks when I made this discovery...fast forward. He is now 7 mos. we just moved to a new home. There is a fair amount more desert surrounding us meaning more hawks, owls, javelina, coyote and a sprinkling of bobcats now and then. Our yard is nicely landscaped with cactus and agave...rather a prickly situation all around. I found out that fake grass is often antimicrobial so I got a 3X15 patch and stuck it in the garage...first day he looked at me with that 'really' look on his little puss. Today up at the very crack of pre-dawn he peed and pooped there like he was doing it all his life. This solves the hawk/owl issue, the middle of the night issue and the rainy day issue. If you take them where you want them to go when they REALLY have to go and can't hold it you are in good shape starting that pattern. Try the cloth pee pads, make the space Louie is in perhaps a little bit larger with a pee pad at the end (love the name btw! I had a Louis that was a character) and you should be on your way. I free feed my little Finn but he is still pretty predictable (now that he's a little older) Potty training is definitely an adventure and Yorkies have no shame when it comes to squating if your not paying them attention. Try and keep things predictable stretch out the time a little longer when your up and confine them to a smaller space if they are going out of sight to pee or poop. At least this is what is working for me. Good luck with Louie!