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Originally Posted by Alfie Wow... am I glad that I found this forum because everyone here seems to be having the same problems as me. I bought my Yorkie as a gift for my girlfriend about 3 weeks ago and was told the exact same thing by the breeder where I purchased him from: "He's already house trained and he'll get used to his environment in a few days..." not the case at all...
We made the mistake of letting him roam around the house at first and he pooped and peed everywhere he could. Sometimes he'll pee on his pee-pee pads but for the most part he simply lies in the tray that we've set up for him to do his businees in ... Can anyone answer a few questions for me:
1. Why does he lie directly on the pee-pee pads after he's peed on them?
2. I've washed the floors of my house with a solution of water and vinegar... am I to do the same inside of the small area that is designated for him, excpet for his pee-pad area?
3. I have a huge cage/crate that I could use for him instead of the area where he currently stays. Should I keep him in there instead?
4. When I leave him in his area for an hour or two he rips his pee-pads to shreds... why?
Any help that anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated. He's almost 4 months old. |
He may be pee-pad trained, but he now needs to be trained where you want him to go.
Yep! 1st mistake letting him roam. The first thing I tell my new adoptive yorkie parents is; when you bring your baby home from the hospital, would you put it in the middle of the floor and tell it this is your home, have at it. Same with a puppy, they need to learn house manners and discipline.
Yes, Vinegar is a safe method for cleaning the whole area where your puppy is kept.
I suggest washable pee-pads.....safes you the possiblity of having to remove pee pad shreeds from his nostrils with a pair of tweezers.
Crating is great for potty training, but I don't recommend it for long periods of time.....mostly for sleeping in. When you take him out of the crate, take him to the area you want him to potty at.....he'll eventually get it.