On Verg of Loosing my Furbaby
Posted 05-26-2008 at 05:49 AM by JJinjersey
Good Morning All,
6 weeks ago I received my beautiful Furbaby Named Bryan.....He's the cutest little boy ever! 2 Days after receiving him I took him to the Vet and he is in perfect yorkie health
. But he need a little training.....he goes potty anywhere he wants...ok.. I get the wee wee pads and put them in his play pen which is were he sleeps and every morning I'm up between 6:30 and 7am to take him in the back yard to take care of #2......Then I found my self getting into arguements with my boyfriend if he makes a mistake and pee's on the kitchen floor or on our upstairs carpet which we planned on taking out to expose our hardwood floors. At first he wouldn't walk when I took him outside for walks....he'd just lay on the ground.....so we made Petsmart our daily routine...I've even enrolled him in puppy classes, but he get so excited and distracted by the other puppies that it's hard for me too teach him the lessons he's supposed to be learning.
We'll he's banned from going into our basement unless I'm carrying him and my boyfriend keeps telling me that I baby him too much, but he yells at him if he makes and mistake and tells my I don't know anything about raising a pup....but he doesn't try to help!!! I find myself always arguing and defending Bryan...Well yesterday was the worst...he had taken an overnight trip to NYC and I noticed that Bryan was not eating anything yesterday at all...Well we load him in the car seat to come home and b4 we got to the highway he exploded from the back 
it was messy and of course that was a problem because we were in my boyfriends car...but the mess was contained to his car seat. But of course I had to clean-up Bryan and the car seat my self with no assistance from you know who
Also Bryan cry like a maniac in the car I thing he has Anixety because he lets out the blood curling yelps and his tongue comes out about 5"....well needless to say he can no longer ride in my boyfriends car.....My question has anyone tried the "how to train my puppy/yorkie" at the bottom of the YT home page... I really need some help other wise I'm going to have to either give him up or move back to my apt in NYC! HELP
ps: I've blocked off large portions of the house and try to keep tim only in the kitchen in the upstairs bedroom in his play pen....I've tried this crate training thing but he just crys in there
6 weeks ago I received my beautiful Furbaby Named Bryan.....He's the cutest little boy ever! 2 Days after receiving him I took him to the Vet and he is in perfect yorkie health
. But he need a little training.....he goes potty anywhere he wants...ok.. I get the wee wee pads and put them in his play pen which is were he sleeps and every morning I'm up between 6:30 and 7am to take him in the back yard to take care of #2......Then I found my self getting into arguements with my boyfriend if he makes a mistake and pee's on the kitchen floor or on our upstairs carpet which we planned on taking out to expose our hardwood floors. At first he wouldn't walk when I took him outside for walks....he'd just lay on the ground.....so we made Petsmart our daily routine...I've even enrolled him in puppy classes, but he get so excited and distracted by the other puppies that it's hard for me too teach him the lessons he's supposed to be learning. We'll he's banned from going into our basement unless I'm carrying him and my boyfriend keeps telling me that I baby him too much, but he yells at him if he makes and mistake and tells my I don't know anything about raising a pup....but he doesn't try to help!!! I find myself always arguing and defending Bryan...Well yesterday was the worst...he had taken an overnight trip to NYC and I noticed that Bryan was not eating anything yesterday at all...Well we load him in the car seat to come home and b4 we got to the highway he exploded from the back it was messy and of course that was a problem because we were in my boyfriends car...but the mess was contained to his car seat. But of course I had to clean-up Bryan and the car seat my self with no assistance from you know who Also Bryan cry like a maniac in the car I thing he has Anixety because he lets out the blood curling yelps and his tongue comes out about 5"....well needless to say he can no longer ride in my boyfriends car.....My question has anyone tried the "how to train my puppy/yorkie" at the bottom of the YT home page... I really need some help other wise I'm going to have to either give him up or move back to my apt in NYC! HELPps: I've blocked off large portions of the house and try to keep tim only in the kitchen in the upstairs bedroom in his play pen....I've tried this crate training thing but he just crys in there
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 | Hi..sorry you are having so much difficulty with your darling Bryan. In my experience you should really try to persist with crate training. This has always worked great with housebreaking any yorkies that I have owned. I know it is normal for them to cry at first and it breaks your heart to hear them but if you remove them when they cry then they learn that this is what to do so mummy will come and take me out. Try again and persist with crate training and do not let him out when he cries only if he is quiet. You can make the crate a fun place by putting surprise treats or bones, etc. in their for Bryan. When you take him out of the crate take him right outside. Yorkies will keep their bed clean but make sure it is not too big a crate only big enough to stand up, stretch and turn around. Generally as soon as you take your baby outside he should relieve himself. When he does then praise him consistently like he has done the greatest thing in the world. I think that pee pad training can be confusing for puppies but if you must then leave him in a confined place and place the pee pad right by the door that you normally take him out. He will come to associate the pee pad with outside and you may be able to train him well for both pee pads and outside. It takes a lot of consitency but if you are consistent then I'm sure he will catch on quickly. Maybe your boyfriend should read a good book on dog training so that he can be more supportive to you and Bryan. I hope Bryan is feeling better and wish you all the luck in the world. Take care and have a good day. LOL Cory |
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| | Hello, I'm sorry to hear about your situation above, and can honestly tell yah, I'm somewhat in the same boat. From Cory's comment above, he is absolutely right. Really emphasize the crate training, yeah it is really going to be tough and especially when he starts crying, but you have to have tougher skin and just let him cry. I've enrolled my pup in a training class as well, and the trainer (& everyone else) has told me the same thing about the crate training. Do make it comfortable for Bryan as well, put a couple of treats in there, and kind of lure him in there so he will be comfortable with the crate. It takes a lot of patience and time, but if you are consistent with it, it will definitely pay off. Also, with the accidents around your place. You really have to keep watch of him. (Yeah that may sound demanding of your time, but it pays off). From what I've read and what the trainer has told me, especially when they are not housebroken yet, after he drinks/eats, wait like 15 to 30 mins and take him outside. Also after a nap and the morning. We really kept this up with our pup, and he's getting the hang of it. We never really trained him on the puppy pad, but we do keep it out, and did buy one of those sprays to put on there so they know to go on there as well. That helped too, especially since we live in an apt complex as well. There are all sorts of information out there to help train, but it all starts with patience and consistency. I'm also sorry to hear that your BF really isn't supporting you with raising Bryan, it must be extremely hard but hopefully he will turn around and see that Bryan really means a lot to you. Also, if Bryan does do something that you don't like or have an accident, have a firm "NO" BUT right after he does it. If he has already done his business in your place without you catching him, theres no point of disciplining him, get what I'm saying? Well I hope this helps! Best of luck! |
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