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Originally Posted by jacklenore1 Hi,
Iam having trouble getting my 4 month old Yorkie potty trained. Any suggestions. |
Yes, my suggestion is to join the club. Hehehehe.
Do what works best for your lifestyle. For example, I just can't crate train. Maybe you can post what your schedule is like and we can try and help you come up with some solutions. I work 8-12 and leave Howie in his crate, come home for lunch and let Howie potty on his potty pad in the kitchen and have some lunch, then put him in his x-pen in the living room with water and toys and a puppy pad that he never needs to use, until I get home around 5:15-5:30. When I am home I've created "puppy pad country" which is the area that Howie seemed to like to pee on the carpet. I just put down 5 puppy pads and every time he walks over and goes potty he gets a treat immediately after. And I make sure that I reserve his favorite treat for potty rewards. Eventually I want to reduce "puppy pad country" down to just one pad.
My point of that long winded explanation is that this is a little outside of the potty training norm, but it's the only thing that has worked for our situation. Good luck and be patient!