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SnowWa · 04-07-2006, 01:24 PM

I understand your problem. Mine is similar because I work and am not home part of the time.

But - remember (with or without a pool), a lot of us can't let our little dogs outside unless we take them out on a leash. So, you're really in the same boat that most of us are in.

I know with my little pup - now that he's gotten older (8 months), he pees less frequently, there isn't as much of a problem as there used to be. I often leave him confined in the kitchen for 6 hours or so, and he doesn't pee at all. But, once out of the kitchen, he'll pee wherever he wants. I have him wearing a belly band when he has free run of the house. This doesn't stop him from peeing, but it does stop him from doing any damage. (But, again, he isn't peeing as often as he used to).

When I'm home and being a good girl, if I take him out every hour and a half or two hours, he almost never pees in the house. But, this is because I'm trained, not because he's trained.....right?

I think my taking my pup outside oftener - letting him pee outside and telling him how wonderful he is ---- along with continuing to tell him how wonderful he is not being when he pees in the house is going to have to be the method that will work best for us. Doing this consistently (which is my problem) - and having patience and letting him get older is probably going to be the best solution for us.

Good luck! If there was an easy answer - there wouldn't be a zillion posts on YorkieTalk about potty training problems.

Carol Jean

04-07-2006, 01:24 PM	#2
SnowWa YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,992	I understand your problem. Mine is similar because I work and am not home part of the time. But - remember (with or without a pool), a lot of us can't let our little dogs outside unless we take them out on a leash. So, you're really in the same boat that most of us are in. I know with my little pup - now that he's gotten older (8 months), he pees less frequently, there isn't as much of a problem as there used to be. I often leave him confined in the kitchen for 6 hours or so, and he doesn't pee at all. But, once out of the kitchen, he'll pee wherever he wants. I have him wearing a belly band when he has free run of the house. This doesn't stop him from peeing, but it does stop him from doing any damage. (But, again, he isn't peeing as often as he used to). When I'm home and being a good girl, if I take him out every hour and a half or two hours, he almost never pees in the house. But, this is because I'm trained, not because he's trained.....right? I think my taking my pup outside oftener - letting him pee outside and telling him how wonderful he is ---- along with continuing to tell him how wonderful he is not being when he pees in the house is going to have to be the method that will work best for us. Doing this consistently (which is my problem) - and having patience and letting him get older is probably going to be the best solution for us. Good luck! If there was an easy answer - there wouldn't be a zillion posts on YorkieTalk about potty training problems. Carol Jean __________________ http://tinypic.com/ipxhmb.jpg A Yorkie is worth a thousand words.