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Originally Posted by Collinsm0713  HELP!!! I have two one year old yorkiepoos. Both girls from same litter. One is 90% potty trained. The other 0%. They are crate trained I can sit outside for 30 plus minutes and one puppy will not potty. I have tried mat training which was working but now she has decided she likes my rugs better. Please help. I can't keep cleaning rugs. Please help me train them. |
First, I would get a vet check to make sure there are no urinary problems. Then, restrict her area and take her where you want her to go potty on a timed basis. Her area only expands as she is successful. Be especially diligent after meal time. We had to do this with a mini dachshund we had. It took about a week for her to get the routine but given that she lived 15 years, a couple of weeks was well worth it. Our little yorkie also went through a short time where she located a couple of throw rugs in the bathroom and the "quiet" living room. We took the rugs up and restricted her from those areas for a short time. We used enzymatic cleaner to remove any residual smell. We knew the problem with the bathroom - when she was new we put her piddle pad in the tub at night so we could quickly potty her and avoid play time and get back to bed. She'd try to get to her piddle pad during the day and couldn't so the rug was the next best thing. We learned her pad had to be in the same place all the time. Now she's flexible when we travel etc. but she's older too. We also use oral commands - "go potty" or "go pee" when we take her potty at bedtime or when we want her to go on her pee pad or outside. She understands fully. So you might consider putting her harness and leash on and taking her out and training to a command with lots of reward when successful. Then she knows she out there for a reason, not just play time. I'd bet eventually she's not need to be leashed, just let out with the command to go. Good luck.