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Originally Posted by Dagger  Yeah I was being sarcastic do you have any advice to help?
Otherwise I don’t need any smart ass reply’s |
Yes I do have advise, 1-this is a forum that is dedicated to yorkies and your "sarcastic" comment wasn't taken lightly or as a joke. 2-this is not craigs list where abusive language is tolerated. So if your are sincere in wanting help you will have to tone it down.
Back in the ole days, my father's, grandfathers day yes, if a dog made where it was not suppose to they stuck it's nose in the pee or poop, even hit the dog for it. This only instills fear of you in the dog even tho you say you don't "believe" he fears you, he does.
It has been proven positive reinforcement is the best way for training dogs. This is a 7 month old puppy you have, it's still a baby.
Confine him (not "it") to a smaller area if you are pad training him. Do not give him free roam of the house until he is 100 % pad trained. Block off doorways with baby gates or use a xpen or iris pen to confine to a smaller area. Keep his bed, food, water, toys and pads in this area, praise with high value treats, if he loves his kibble that can be used as treats or even one little cheerio when he makes on the pad, never punish, scream, holler, yell at him when he makes off the pad, pick up the poop, place it on the pad, then put your pup on the pad and tell him "poo poo on the paid (or what ever word you use). Then throw the poop away, with peeing, if he pees off the pad, take his pad, place it on the pee so the pad absorbs the pee, put the pad back where it belongs and place the pup on the pad and tell him pee pee on the pad. No yelling just use a firm tone. These babies want to please their humans, so if you offer high value treats, praise with happy clapping hands the pup sees how happy he has made you, this will work much better the sticking his wee lil nose in his pee.
Training is not an over night thing, it takes time, much patience and consistency he is still a baby, high value treats, happy voice praise and hand clapping to show how happy he has made you when he hits the pad.