Hello all..
This is my first post on here. So bare with me!
I just picked up my Yorkie, Frankie, today. He is 9 weeks old and 2.2 lbs. I know it takes a while for ANY dog to learn "bathroom behavior". But I just want to make sure I begin the right way. As little Frankie lays next to me sleeping, I look at him so adoringly. He really is precious.
So today as soon as we came home I brought little Frankie upstairs. I had to go back down stairs to my car to get the wee wee pads, food, toys, bed and everything else I purchased for him! I was gone for maybe 30 seconds. And sure enough, as soon as I walked up the stairs, there it was.. POOP!! lol lol..
So what I did was put some of the poop on the wee wee pad and brought him over to it. I DID NOT rub his nose in it. I WOULD NEVER do that. But I did put him on the wee wee pad , point him towards the direction of the poop and point in nose down towards it (BUT NOT IN IT). Then about 3 minutes later, he "tinkled" in the living room on the carpet. So I did the same thing with the pee as I did with the poop. He ended up "tinkleing" about 3 more times everywhere else, but the wee wee pad.
My parents stopped over to see him. My dad suggested that when I feed Frankie dinner, take him outside right away. So that's what I did. I fed him and then right away I took him outside. And he pooped after 2 minutes of being out there. I was a very proud mama! I don't want to confuse him. But I do want him to learn both outside and inside bathroom etiquette.
If anyone has any advice I would love to hear it!!!
Thanks...
Nicole