 Hard to potty train!!!!!
I have every excuse in the book - why my Yorkie (at 7 months) isn't potty trained very well.
1) Don't we all know that Yorkies (the breed) are especially hard to potty train? Of course, we all know that!
2) I work part time and it is hard to potty train my pup when I can't be home with him all the time.
3) I don't have a fenced yard and can't just let him out every once in a while. I have to stop whatever I'm doing and go out and stay out with him for a while - often!
4) I live alone - I don't have anyone to help me.
5) I'm a night owl and stay up late - so, it's hard for me to get up real early every morning and take him outside.
6) I don't mind taking him outside often - but occasionally, I'm busy doing something else and get distracted and forget to take him out.
7) I don't have much of a schedule for myself - I'm pretty much a free-floating person - so, it's hard for me to follow a schedule for my pets.
8) It's winter. It's cold and dark and wet. I don't want to go outside. I think we'll just try to use puppy pads this week.
9) I keep belly bands on him. He's not ruining my carpet.
10) He's still young. A lot of people don't get their pups trained until they are almost a year old.
Well - these are some of my excuses why we aren't doing very well. And, I have a lot more if anyone needs some.
I've been thinking about this today - and the end result is - I think I'm not doing my part as well as I should. So, I guess I'd better get myself going....
Carol Jean |