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Originally Posted by mommyof2 Was just curious in finding out how many of you have housetrained your yorkie and what you used to do it. Has anyone used belly bands or diapers? Did you use a crate or puppy pads? I have heard a lot of horror stories when it comes to males that if they go in your house, then it is very hard to get them to not go back to that spot. That's why I'm curious if anyone used diapers with their male yorkie or belly bands.
I have been using a crate and that is helping him not go during the night and during the day but it feels like he is in the crate all the time!! I would love to have him out more but when he is out (even if I take him out and he goes potty) he still peeing and pooping all over the house! I'm just wondering if belly bands or a doggy diaper would be a good way to go!
Thanks for the help!
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I heard about marking but so far Oliver hasn't tried it- he's 6 months old. He's completely housetrained- and we use a litterbox. It didn't take him long to learn since I started teaching him the day he came home. We are switching to secondnature doglitter today so he's a little troublesome making the switch but he's doing just fine. I think i got lucky- he's jsut really easy to train. But I started with keeping him in a small area and when he was out with me he was NEVER out of my site. I kept him close by playing with his toys, petting him, walking around the house with him. Every ten/twenty minutes I would bring him back to his litterbox (so he learned where it was from different parts of the house) and waited. If he didn't go I would keep bringing him every couple of minutes until he went. It really was work though- constant for the first couple of weeks! After that he jsut needed sparse reminders and now he goes when he pleases- it's great. No worries!
I have neevr used bellybands because he doesn't seem to be into marking... but I have read that a lot of people on YT use them for their males. Good luck though- it just takes time and constant reminders!
