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fecurtis06 · 05-31-2005, 06:22 PM

I'm new to the boards and just got a 7 week old Yorkie, we've had her for a week and her name is Saddie (I have pictures of her in a thread I made in the general discussion section). We are trying to housetrain her and she makes her fair share of messes around the houses, fortunately we have all the carpeted areas set off limits, and we understand that accidents happen, especially with a puppy this young so we don't get too frustrated.

We've tried to use a litter box with pee-pads in it. This worked for a few days. She would hop in it, pee, and hop right out. She'd generally poop elsewhere though. But now she doesn't seem to like the box that much. Instead she'll do all her business right in front of it, or elsewhere around the house. We've also taken her outside to potty and she seems a lot more comfortable with that. The ideal situation is for her to go outside while we're hear, and have her trained to use the litter box overnight or while no one is here. We change the pads after she uses them a few times. I know this takes a lot of time, I just wanted to know if there were any tips or just how we should praise her if she does what we want. Thanks in advance.

05-31-2005, 06:22 PM	#1
fecurtis06 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Blacksburg/New Kent, VA Posts: 5	Indoor vs Outdoor Training I'm new to the boards and just got a 7 week old Yorkie, we've had her for a week and her name is Saddie (I have pictures of her in a thread I made in the general discussion section). We are trying to housetrain her and she makes her fair share of messes around the houses, fortunately we have all the carpeted areas set off limits, and we understand that accidents happen, especially with a puppy this young so we don't get too frustrated. We've tried to use a litter box with pee-pads in it. This worked for a few days. She would hop in it, pee, and hop right out. She'd generally poop elsewhere though. But now she doesn't seem to like the box that much. Instead she'll do all her business right in front of it, or elsewhere around the house. We've also taken her outside to potty and she seems a lot more comfortable with that. The ideal situation is for her to go outside while we're hear, and have her trained to use the litter box overnight or while no one is here. We change the pads after she uses them a few times. I know this takes a lot of time, I just wanted to know if there were any tips or just how we should praise her if she does what we want. Thanks in advance.