[JustJoey]

About a year and a half ago, my fiance (now wife) bought a Yorkie. I wasn't thrilled with the idea because I feel it hard to have a dog in an apartment lifestyle (for me anyway).

The dog was never properly trained and I did what I thought was right but the dog just isn't getting the idea.

My two problems are:
1. The obvious peeing and pooping in the house.
2. She just does not get the walking on a leash concept.

I take her outside in the morning, when we get home from work, a little after she eats dinner and again before we go to sleep. Is this enough? Should I take her outside every hour? I've read so many different concepts on pottie training but nothing seems to work. We tried to crate train her because we were told that the dog will not soil the area in which she sleeps. The crate was pretty small and needless to say...it became constantly soiled.

We started keeping her penned up in the kitchen with two baby gates. She still makes her messes in there. I'm just at my wits end and the carpets are completely trashed.

Which leads me to the next issue. I would take her out even more if when we got outside (which she's ALWAYS excited to go out) she wouldn't run out, stand there and not want to move. Sometimes she'll walk just fine, other times it seems like I have to drag her to move. I hate doing this but I don't know what to do.

Is there anyway to work on both these issues at the same time? Perhaps head outside and if she doesn't want to walk then pick her up and put her back in the kitchen? Then she yelps and tends to get annoying.

Someone please HELP...before I completely lose it.

Thanks in advance.