Keri-
Welcome to YT! I'm a former Wisconsinite... This will be my first winter not living in WI and I'm soooooo excited
I'm sorry you have such a hard time training your yorkie. What way do you want to have him trained? Outside, potty pad or litter box? After all the methods, is it at all possible that Cooper could be confused? Or I could be deadwrong. All I know is that with Trixie's potty training, I had to be very consistent. I had my eyes on her at all times (I was a little obsessive, I have to admit
), and if she'd so much try to squat down, I'd yell out really loud 'uhuh', picked her up and literally ran outside. As soon as she went potty outside I gave her tons of praises. It took a while and I think there will always be accidents... But after a few weeks, she got it. And she's been good ever since. Consistency is the key!
Good Luck!