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Originally Posted by Martie0905  This is my first time posting and I'm new to the community. Does anyone else have troubles with their yorkie getting "mad" at you for leaving them so they go potty in the house where they know they shouldn't? When Our little guys gets mad at us for leaving him he either poo's or pee's under our dining room table. He knows he's not supposed to and he knows what he's doing because as soon as we see it he gives us the tilted "guilt" head and runs in the other room with his ears down. We don't have carpet so the floor isn't an issue but it's more a behavior issue that we'd like to stop. He's spoiled rotten and a great puppy but this is driving me crazy. It's not all the time...just when he is mad because we're gone too long. I need advice or tips from anyone who has corrected this kind of attitude |
Welcome to YT!
How old is your Yorkie? Do you consider him potty trained? Does he have a potty schedule?
I have two comments...
1. I made sure that my two little ones were completely potty trained before giving them free reign of my home. Prior to that, they were first confined in their crates, then confined in a smaller room, before getting free reign of the entire place. The thing is, if they have accidents, it means they either aren't given the chance to potty enough (if they're outdoor potty trained) or they haven't been completely potty trained (if they have potty pad access indoors). If they haven't been completely potty trained, I'd suggest limiting the space they're allowed to be in. My two have a schedule and I know when they poop (during morning walks and after work walks) so I know they won't poop at home.
2. When leaving my Yorkies at home, I made sure to transition them slowly to prevent separation anxiety. Basically, you leave them at home alone, in increasing intervals of time, over a period of time. When I leave home, I know they're comfortable and don't freak out. My goal was to make sure they didn't destroy the place when I am away (i.e. no barking, no tearing up stuff, no potty accidents). They used to bark when I leave, so now I play a game of hide and seek treats before I leave. I hide treats everywhere and make them stay in one spot away from the door. They stay there until I'm at the door and I give the command "find it" and they have a ball hunting for treats. I'm a paranoid momma, so for the first week of letting both of them roam after the baby girl was finally potty trained, I watched them at home using an app on my phone to make sure they were well behaved.
