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mmn000 · 12-05-2006, 06:33 PM

Hi -- I don't post very often, but I'd love some advice. Back in July I had a fifteen-month-old yorkie named Zoe and decided to get her a playmate. I bought a yorkie who was only a week apart from Zoe in age, named Coco. The woman who sold her to me told me she was housebroken. She's not. When I asked her how Coco asks to go out, she said that she doesn't b/c she has a fenced in yard and they just let her out every now and then.

She has lots of accidents. I've tried everything. I live in a condo, so there's no yard to just let her out in. I don't want to train her to use pads b/c I want her to go outside all of the time, and don't want to confuse her by making it OK to go inside or outside. So I bought bells for the door and tried to get her to use them, but she won't. I take her out every two hours when I'm home, and she still has accidents. When we go outside I give her a treat everytime she eliminates and I praise her. It's hard for me to catch her in the act and correct her because I can't watch her constantly. It's funny because when I'm at work and I leave her for six hours at a time, she hardly ever has accidents.

A month or so ago, I took Coco to the vet to see if she had a UTI, and she doesn't. Besides, sometimes when she has accidents, she poops inside. I don't know what else to do. Does anyone have any suggestions? I love Coco so much -- she's adorable -- and so does Zoe. I could never give her up. Sometimes I think maybe it's harder for an older dog to learn new tricks, but I don't know what to do next. Any suggestions?

12-05-2006, 06:33 PM	#1
mmn000 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vienna, VA Posts: 42	housebreaking Hi -- I don't post very often, but I'd love some advice. Back in July I had a fifteen-month-old yorkie named Zoe and decided to get her a playmate. I bought a yorkie who was only a week apart from Zoe in age, named Coco. The woman who sold her to me told me she was housebroken. She's not. When I asked her how Coco asks to go out, she said that she doesn't b/c she has a fenced in yard and they just let her out every now and then. She has lots of accidents. I've tried everything. I live in a condo, so there's no yard to just let her out in. I don't want to train her to use pads b/c I want her to go outside all of the time, and don't want to confuse her by making it OK to go inside or outside. So I bought bells for the door and tried to get her to use them, but she won't. I take her out every two hours when I'm home, and she still has accidents. When we go outside I give her a treat everytime she eliminates and I praise her. It's hard for me to catch her in the act and correct her because I can't watch her constantly. It's funny because when I'm at work and I leave her for six hours at a time, she hardly ever has accidents. A month or so ago, I took Coco to the vet to see if she had a UTI, and she doesn't. Besides, sometimes when she has accidents, she poops inside. I don't know what else to do. Does anyone have any suggestions? I love Coco so much -- she's adorable -- and so does Zoe. I could never give her up. Sometimes I think maybe it's harder for an older dog to learn new tricks, but I don't know what to do next. Any suggestions?