So my girlfriend and I decided not to crate train (we both use this same screen name by the way so sometimes your not responding to the same person) and we are trying to use the pee pad method. We've encountered some problems and wondering if anyone has suggestions.
1) Our Yorkie seems to pee the most when we are not home or we are sleeping, so it is extremely difficult for us to reinforce going on the pad and stop him when he goes on the carpet.
2) When the dog is at my house I keep him in my bathroom and he seems to go on the pad more ofter...not sure if it is because he is in a smaller space. But when he's at my girlfriends house she prefers to keep him in her room and apparently the pad doesn't even exist to him then.
How can we train our Yorkie to pee on the pads better? Is it too late to try and crate train after you stopped or should we stick to the bathroom containment. We are just a little lost and don't want our Yorkie to get into the habit of peeing all over the house. |