Venus is a lot younger than yours, but when I first came here, someone told me when they potty where they are supposed to, praise, praise praise, and give them a treat.
The treats I use, are her own food too! But it works like a charm. I got her at 8 weeks, and now at 4 months, I say "potty for a treat" and she goes pottying, while slowly walking toward me for her treat.
I've also resorted to potty pads inside my kitchen. I keep her confined to the kitchen too, as its the only room in the house without carpet, and the one I spend the most time in.
May take a few days for him to start using them. First day Venus laid on them, 2ond day, she played with them, 3rd day, I taped the damn things to the floor, and she started using them..
I put my crate beside my bed, that way when I hear Venus whine in the middle of the night, I take her out. Took her about a week, but she quit pottying in the crate. Putting her crate beside my bed, was the best advice I'd got so far with crate training. But that first week beside my bed, she'd wake me after she messed it up. When she finally realized, when she'd whine, I'd get up and take her out....she quit messing the crate up. That took about a week.
I also clicked the "search tool" here. Its in the first dark blue bar on the top of the screen. Starts with "user cp, FAQ just keep going across, you'll find it.
I have learned soooo much I never knew with my first yorkie from this website.
I had my first Yorkie over a year before my sister moved in, she trained him to go outside, so there is hope! Don't ask me how she trained him, I was at work!
I know the potty pads, have really helped me with Venus though. She does pee on them, now poop....sometimes misses in the "run around in circles" little thing they do right before a poop.
She does both, outside potty, and potty pads. Now Adonis, my 6 year old just goes outside.
Good luck, and I'm sure others will have suggestions too. |