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Originally Posted by Martie0905 
Levi is 7 months old and is totally potty trained. He goes outside when we're home and he uses pads while we're atwork and he never goes anywhere in the house except where we have the pads. We did start the transition gradually...we did it for a couple hours at a time and gradually worked our wayto a full day. He doesn't freak out at all when we leave. We give him a kongfilled with treats topped with peanut butter and I leave small treats all overthe areas he has access to. He has at least 20 chew toys and never chews onanything. His only tempermental action is that when he's "mad" at ushe pees under the dining room table. He doesn't do it every day...it's usuallyon Mondays when we've been home with him all weekend or our first day back towork from time off. He's not a barker unless someone bangs on the door and heis such a "chill" puppy. We are actually amazed at how good he is! Idon't think it's anxiety...I think he's mad at us because he knows he's notsupposed to do it. If this is the worse thing he does we are very lucky andit's not a huge deal. We just want to try to resolve the issue if possible.
This morning I put his favorite quilt under the table so hopefully he won't doanything but lay under there. He poops on his morning walk and thenon the evening walk when we get home. He doesn't soak all the pads and he neverpees under the table when we're home...so he knows what he's doing and he knowshe's not supposed to do it. LoL...Little s#it!
What app did you use? I wouldlove to get that and watch him in action when we're not there! I often wonderwhat he does all day?!?!?
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Awesome! Sounds like you've done everything right, from the slow transition to the treat-giving when you're leaving. Good job!! Very happy for you
So...this is just my own opinion, based on my readings and experience:
Every Yorkie is different (some say their Yorkies are potty trained at 3 months), but I tend to err on the side of caution and believe that they technically aren't fully potty trained until over a year. Reason being, between 7 months to 1 year, they are in the adolescent period. This is when they may "act out" and revert back to bad habits for no reason at all. I've read several posts of others' Yorkies who were angels and suddenly acted out during this period. Of course, not every Yorkie will do this, but I was mentally prepared for this to happen in case it did, which is why I didn't trust my two until they were each over 1 year.
My theory is always prevention. If they're doing something you don't like, unless you're there to catch him in the act in order to give a firm "no", then prevent it from happening at all. For your situation, if there's a certain area he's having accidents in occasionally, perhaps somehow blocking off that area under the table (i.e. barricade it with boxes or whatever you have at home. If it's a rug under the table he's targeting, then remove the rug for the time being (then put it back after a few months). Try this for a few months. Be persistent about preventing access while you're away. Hopefully within a couple to a few months, he'll start to settle down, get over the adolescent Yorkie tude and be a good accident-free boy!
The app I use is called Presence. It's available on iPhone and Androids.
Presence I downloaded it on my iPad and leave it at home as the 'camera', which uses WiFi. You can set it to record only when there is motion and then you can watch the recordings later. At work, I can turn on the live streaming and watch them too on my desktop. If you have more old phones lying around that has a camera and has WiFi capabilities, you can set up multiple phones as cameras at home. It's pretty awesome! Just make sure to click the 'dim screen' to save batteries and keep it plugged in so the battery doesn't die.