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Originally Posted by MarieElise  Hello All,
My name is Marie and I am new to the site. I just added the cutest little Yorkie to my family and he is so sweet! His name is Reilly and he is about 13 weeks now. I got him Saturday night and he is adjusting quite well however potty training is a little tough. I've been hearing conflicting things - wee wee pads vs. outside. I take him outside in the morning as soon as I wake up and he goes then. Other than that he will not go outside. He is too distracted by the leaves and everything else. I take him out for walks and try to stay out as long as possible and he will not go. Then as soon as we get inside he goes. I tell him "NO" in a firm voice but he seems unfazed. I thought maybe he prefers inside. I bought wee wee pads and he just shreds them up. Not really sure what to do. I feel like a crazy person doing the same thing and when its not yielding any results. I know it's only been a few days but I feel like he is not connecting the NO with the action. Also, when he goes I say no and go to pick him up to bring him outside to teach him he growls and gets very nippy like he wants to hurt me. It doesn't seem like he is playing but I could be wrong...
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks much!
Marie |
Hi Marie Congratulations on your new Yorkie and welcome to YT. Potty training can be frustrating but you must be consistent. I use pee pads and Buster pees outside as well. Inside you have to learn the cues to when they are ready to pee and have a pee pad ready and always in the same spot so they know where to go. Put them on the pad and give the command go pee or potty or what ever words work for you. When the do reward them with a treat and praise them. If they make a mistake somewhere else clean it up and get an enzyme spray and spray that area or they will continue to go back to that spot because X(pee) marks the spot. If they make a mistake and you are there say no and more them to the pad place them on it and give the command again and praise. Never scold if they make a mistake and you are not there. They will not understand the correction if they are not doing it at the time and may interpret the bad dog as don't pee in the house rather than don't pee in the wrong spot.
Biting can lead to aggression issues so that must be corrected as well. There are different approaches say No when they bite and pull away, make a pained sound like they hurt you and say NO. I would say no to Buster and then turn away from him so he understood that he would not get attention if he misbehaved. The crave our attention so if you take that away they know the fun/loving stops if they misbehave. I never ignore him too long as he forgets what he is being punished for with long time outs. I am sure more members will also have great advice.