[TamTam]

I don't understand it - Teddy is eight months old now, and has been potty trained to go inside the house on newspaper in a 3'x3' tray for months. He usually does really well! He'll even go downstairs by himself to go potty in the right place. We always praise him big-time with a treat and "Good boy!" when he does it in his tray, and he does get scolded when we catch him going where he shouldn't.

The past week or two Teddy has had accidents on a daily basis - sometimes twice a day. He'll be ten feet from his tray, in the kitchen with me, and just crouch down and empty his bladder! He gets scolded, placed on his paper ... I mean, I'm sure he understands what to do and what not to do. So why all the accidents? It's peeing and pooping, and he'll do it right in front of us!

Is it because he wants more attention? Or because it's freezing cold out and he doesn't get to go outside like he used to? (We live in Minnesota and it's literally -7 today - much too cold for yorkies!)

Please help! I don't know why this is happening!