OK, first, she's 3 months old. You can't expect much. They don't even know they need to go until it's too late. Second, Yorkies are hard to train for 2 reasons. 1. Because they have small bladders and you have to let them out every 15 minutes until they are a few months old, and like every 30 mins until they are 5 months or so. It takes up to a year for them to gain full bladder control. Loki still goes outside every hour or so in the evening when he's active and he's over a year old. But, he's 100% trained, and I'd rather let him out once an hour than have to clean up messes. 2. Because people don't always train Yorkies to go outside - they confuse them with pads/paper/litter boxes. The distinction between inside/outside is SO much clearer than one corner w/ pad vs. another corner with carpet. They are still dogs. I highly doubt many people would try to pad train a golden retriever. Yes, pad training works for some dogs, but not for all. Some pee "near" the pad. It also allows the owners to be lazy, which can increase mistakes. You cannot expect a 3 month old dog to know it needs to pee on the pad and always go there. You CAN, however, set the dog there every 15 minutes and wait for it to pee and then reward that behavior. Just like you would do when you go outside. Yes, it is super time consuming but it's only temporary.
You should definately check out crate training.
Also, if she pees when you let her out of your sight, then don't let her out of your sight. Don't give her too much freedom. Put a leash on her and tie it to your belt loop or crate train her.
Housetraining is a lot of work. It's a full time job for the first few months that you have your Yorkie. It's just something you have to get through and it will start to get better, but not before you clean up a lot of puddles. This is for everyone - your dog does not feel guilt the way we do. If you think they "know what they did wrong" what's actually true is that they are anticipating your reaction. The proper way to "correct" an accident is to catch them in the act, startle them if necessary so they stop, quickly pick them up and carry them outside (or to a pad.) Then throw a party when they finish in the correct spot. Yelling does no good and can hurt progress - it will only make the dog afraid to pee in front of you. If you see the puddle 5 seconds after they are done, say nothing and clean it up. Then try harder next time.
I'm not trying to discourage you, in fact just the opposite. You get out of it what you put into it. You just have to be realistic in your expectations. It's frustrating! Everyone has trouble. But it does get better. Good luck! |