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mire · 04-10-2006, 10:02 AM

My Rylie is soon to be one years old. He never has accidents anymore. When I got him, he was 10 weeks old. From the start, he was crate trained. He was confined to the crate the first month or so and then i put up a baby safety gate so he had full run of the bathroom. I set a wee wee pad prominently in one corner and his food on the other end of the bathroom, as they DO NOT LIKE their food next to their "potty". Throughtout the first few weeks of wee wwe pad training, I would put a few drops of stinky stuff right in the middle of the pad (you can buy this at pet stores for about $10). I would put Ryllie on the pad and have him sniff it. After a few days, he just knew. He would go to the pad. And when he did, I would whoop it up: clap and sing and say "Rylie! You go potty! Good boy, good boy!": he got so excited to see me so happy, that he ALWAYS went to the bathroom in front of me just so he could see me perform my "happy potty" routine! You have to give your Yorkie something to work for, and Rylie was learning to work for my happiness. Of course, he got plenty of hugs & kisses for his good work too! I guess you can slo give treats, but I didn't want to worry about not having any on me to give him ( I can always show Rylie how happy I am!).

04-10-2006, 10:02 AM	#46
mire Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Weehawken NJ Posts: 53	Potty Training Can be Easy--if you are consistent My Rylie is soon to be one years old. He never has accidents anymore. When I got him, he was 10 weeks old. From the start, he was crate trained. He was confined to the crate the first month or so and then i put up a baby safety gate so he had full run of the bathroom. I set a wee wee pad prominently in one corner and his food on the other end of the bathroom, as they DO NOT LIKE their food next to their "potty". Throughtout the first few weeks of wee wwe pad training, I would put a few drops of stinky stuff right in the middle of the pad (you can buy this at pet stores for about $10). I would put Ryllie on the pad and have him sniff it. After a few days, he just knew. He would go to the pad. And when he did, I would whoop it up: clap and sing and say "Rylie! You go potty! Good boy, good boy!": he got so excited to see me so happy, that he ALWAYS went to the bathroom in front of me just so he could see me perform my "happy potty" routine! You have to give your Yorkie something to work for, and Rylie was learning to work for my happiness. Of course, he got plenty of hugs & kisses for his good work too! I guess you can slo give treats, but I didn't want to worry about not having any on me to give him ( I can always show Rylie how happy I am!).