New Male Yorkie Pooping in House

[Mom2LilMax]

My husband brought home a Yorkie about 3 months ago he found online. He started out the first week with no accidents and now it has gotten to the point that he poops in the house every single day. We keep him in a kennel because he can't be trusted unless he is right beside me -- those are the only poop-free days we have, btw. He was outside all evening with us last night, pooped and peee outside so I let him sleep with me last night...nope. Woke up to poop again.

He has no problems peeing outside. He even has favorite spots that he poops when he poops outside. He doesnt hike his leg in the house. He's around a year old now; husband hasn't taken him to get fixed yet but it's in the works. I have had dogs in the past, never this breed, and this poop in the house but no pee thing is new--and a bit odd to me. I don't want to keep him in a keep him locked up all day, but I don't want my toddler in poop even more.

Any advice?

[Iceecool2]

When does he actually poop? An hour after his meals?

[Maximo]

Start over like you are training a new puppy. I agree, it is a bit unusual that he pees outside without problem, but poops inside.

You can crate train or keep him contained in a small area with an xpen or baby gates when you can't supervise closely.

Make sure he has adequate access to go potty outdoors. Have set potty times and a few extra. After meals, when he first wakes up, after playtime. Does he have a routine for telling you when he needs to go out to pee?

Always praise him profusely when he goes potty outside and give him a small treat.

[Verbena]

I agree start over with potty training. Good luck

[Mom2LilMax]

If I let him sleep in our room, uncrated, we will always wake up to a pile whether he's been outside or not. Other times it honestly varies. If I know he pooped outside, and it's not our bedtime, he can run around the house. But even then sometimes he will poop in the house again. The only gaurantee is if he's crated all day and that's no fair to anyone. There is not a set time he does it. He eats around 7pm once a day.

[Mom2LilMax]

No, he will NOT let us know when he has to go. It's the strangest thing ever to me-- the whole situation.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by Mom2LilMax

If I let him sleep in our room, uncrated, we will always wake up to a pile whether he's been outside or not. Other times it honestly varies. If I know he pooped outside, and it's not our bedtime, he can run around the house. But even then sometimes he will poop in the house again. The only gaurantee is if he's crated all day and that's no fair to anyone. There is not a set time he does it. He eats around 7pm once a day.

He eats only one meal? Is he not a morning eater? The one meal late night is probably making him poop early in the morning, before your wake up.

The key to solving the problem is consistency, a schedule that encourages a body rhythm that will help you anticipate his need to poop. One of my boys goes 3 times a day: early morning, afternoon, and evening. Not the exact time each day, but general windows of time. We feed meals and try to do our doggy activities around the same time each day. A daily walk helps too.

Crating him all day may be making things worse through inconsistency and lack of exercise -- plus the late evening meal.

I would also work on training him to alert you when he needs to go. Bells are the general method for dogs who don't develop their own method. You can use hanging bells on the doorknob or a simple office bell on the floor. There are dog specific bells sold on Amazon. To train, take your dog's paw and hit the bell each time before you go outside. Use keywords or phrases, like "Outside to potty!" and then when he goes, repeat the keyword, "Good Potty!" or whatever you choose.

[Iceecool2]

He's so young he should be eating more than one meal. Does he not want to eat? Titus has a short attention span so if you r not watching him eat he will walk away to follow my husband or our cats lol. Titus is about 3 months now and we feed him 3x a day. At 7:30am, 1:00pm, and at 6 pm. I take him out in the morning, after he eats, an hr after he eats, after a nap, after playing with him, and before he goes to bed. He still has accidents don't get me wrong but its only due to negligence from either myself or my husband. If your puppy sniffs around the floor alot and sometimes even in circles then hes letting you know hes ready to go outside to potty. Sometimes I catch him too late and he squats and pees on my carpet...sigh lol Let us know how it goes with your puppy

[Mom2LilMax]

He is a year old. All of the vets I've been too have always told me once a day is plenty to eat. He still gets treats and follows the toddler around and consumes dropped food from him. If he ate more he'd be pooping even more.

I am curious if anyone else has ever had this problem as far as the pooping situation with their dog? I know the older they are the harder it is too break a habit. We didn't have any accidents yesterday. Yay!

[Iceecool2]

Originally Posted by Mom2LilMax

He is a year old. All of the vets I've been too have always told me once a day is plenty to eat. He still gets treats and follows the toddler around and consumes dropped food from him. If he ate more he'd be pooping even more.

I am curious if anyone else has ever had this problem as far as the pooping situation with their dog? I know the older they are the harder it is too break a habit. We didn't have any accidents yesterday. Yay!

I don't mean to question you so please don't take it personally but I wonder if the vets are right? Usually dogs eat at least 2x a day right? And my vet that I went to said for us feeding him 3x a day since hes so young and small was a good thing. I wonder why the advice is so different.

[Mom2LilMax]

Not sure

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by Mom2LilMax

He is a year old. All of the vets I've been too have always told me once a day is plenty to eat. He still gets treats and follows the toddler around and consumes dropped food from him. If he ate more he'd be pooping even more.

I am curious if anyone else has ever had this problem as far as the pooping situation with their dog? I know the older they are the harder it is too break a habit. We didn't have any accidents yesterday. Yay!

The feeding schedule is definitely contributing to the problem. There are rare instances here of dogs who don't like to eat in the morning, and have one meal. Two meals is preferable for digestion and all of the body's systems, just like it is for humans.

Eating treats and whatever the toddler drops throughout the day is going to make your dog's pooping schedule erratic, unpredictable -- making potty training difficult. What kind of food is your dog getting from your toddler? That is concerning too.