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sheasmom · 01-07-2016, 01:28 PM

Hello everyone! I'm a new Yorkie owner, and my little Shea is my second pup. He is 13 weeks old. He is a joy to have and is very well behaved.....except for when he has accidents!

In our kitchen we set up a penned-in area with his bowls, peepee pad, and a bed. He only stays in this crate when we are all out of the house. When we are home, he is allowed to roam around the house with supervision, and we place his bed our living room.

We want Shea to learn to go on the peepee pad. I would say he is successful 50/50 of the time. If he does not go on the peepee pad, he goes on the big rug in our living room. When I do catch him in the action, I clap and go "No!". This stops his urinating/pooping and then I run him to the peepee pad. However, he doesn't finish there, and then tries to go on the big rug again. I try to clean the spots he goes as well as I can with Nature's Miracle (an enzyme cleaner/neutralizer). He still tries to go in the same spots I've cleaned even after I've cleaned it neutralizer.

My biggest frustration is that sometimes he'll just go on the peepee pad and then sometimes he just goes on the rug. These are my main questions:
1) How long did it take your pup to "get it"?
2) Do you think Shea is confusing the rug in my living room as a big peepee pad?
3) Any other tips/tricks to speed up the process a bit? We are very patient, but I just hope this will not be a year-long issue.

01-07-2016, 01:28 PM	#1
sheasmom Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: New York Posts: 13	Potty Training Help! Hello everyone! I'm a new Yorkie owner, and my little Shea is my second pup. He is 13 weeks old. He is a joy to have and is very well behaved.....except for when he has accidents! In our kitchen we set up a penned-in area with his bowls, peepee pad, and a bed. He only stays in this crate when we are all out of the house. When we are home, he is allowed to roam around the house with supervision, and we place his bed our living room. We want Shea to learn to go on the peepee pad. I would say he is successful 50/50 of the time. If he does not go on the peepee pad, he goes on the big rug in our living room. When I do catch him in the action, I clap and go "No!". This stops his urinating/pooping and then I run him to the peepee pad. However, he doesn't finish there, and then tries to go on the big rug again. I try to clean the spots he goes as well as I can with Nature's Miracle (an enzyme cleaner/neutralizer). He still tries to go in the same spots I've cleaned even after I've cleaned it neutralizer. My biggest frustration is that sometimes he'll just go on the peepee pad and then sometimes he just goes on the rug. These are my main questions: 1) How long did it take your pup to "get it"? 2) Do you think Shea is confusing the rug in my living room as a big peepee pad? 3) Any other tips/tricks to speed up the process a bit? We are very patient, but I just hope this will not be a year-long issue.