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08-17-2005, 02:06 PM | #16 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: houston
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| Me Too! I need help too! My Yorkie Tater Tot is 1 year old and is having accidents every day still. I crate train her during the night and when she wakes up we go "potty" outside and it is a sure thing! However, during the day she has accidents- sometimes just seconds after we went to potty outside. I have waited her out for an hour telling her to potty and putting her on the grass. The we come in, and sure enough I find a surprise. We tried the bell thing, but she didn't ever take to it. My husband is completely anti-peepee pads, but I think it's our only option. I saw the entry that said not to do the dual pee pad and outdoor training. What are my other options? My husband is threatening to give her away if this continues- we are in a brand new house and Tater has certainly worn the "newness" off! |
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08-17-2005, 02:40 PM | #17 |
BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oregon
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| There's been some really great, sound advice here. Just wanted to add a couple of things. The praise and treats work really well in letting them know what you do want. But you can forget about the harsh tone of voice or any kind of correction to let them know they've made a mistake. It's hard for me not to let out a sigh when they make a mistake, but they know the difference between getting a treat for going in the right place and a sigh and a horrified expression on my face when they go on the carpet. That's correction enuf. One of the posters cautioned against being harsh and it's been my experience that you just teach them to hide when they go. Since consistency and patience are the keys, I found that a collar with a bell on it helped me out a lot. You need to watch the puppy carefully and the bell can be just enuf extra information to give you an edge. My dogs seem to be trained between 6-12 months in terms of knowing the command to go and knowing they're not supposed to go in the house, but it can take them up to 2 years to be consistent about letting me know when they have to go out. Up until that time, if I'm not watching or if they don't have access to a doggie door, I'm likely to miss their cue. At this age if you can get him comfortable going outside; ie, not scared of noises or movements, etc, that's very good. Good luck to us all! CJ PS My first Yorkie is 15-1/2 years old. I saw a chart recently that said 14 dog years = 100 human years. If that's true, that makes her about 115, I guess. She's been blind for about a year and has to sleep in a crate now, but she NEVER messes in there and barks repeatedly for me to come get her to go out to potty. I remember that I had to put her water dish outside to teach her to bark to open the door. Somehow that worked. God bless her. Makes these pups seem like such a royal pain in the butt |
08-17-2005, 02:47 PM | #18 |
BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oregon
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| "The problem is no matter how much we take him outside he goes to the bathroom as soon as he gets inside and will never go to the bathroom outside except once. We have even gone as far as putting what he does inside outside on the grass and no such luck. If anyone can help that would be great!" Sorry, this was the specific issue I wanted to talk about and I forgot My boy (now 2 years old, so this is definitely NOT cute) pulls the same thing with the poop. He's so coy about it. So now I take him out and we wander around, we come in and I hold him - maybe brush him or just carry him while I'm doing something else - and then 20 min or so later, we go out again. Since I know what he's going to do, I try to head him off at the pass. This has been working. I have had to do this 2 or 3 times before he will produce the goods. These poops are plenty small and not a big deal to clean up, but it's amazing how often I manage to step in one and wind up with a mess from one end of the house to the other. My mantra is "I'm smarter than him. I'm smarter than him. I'm smarter than him." We'll see, eh? CJ |
08-18-2005, 06:14 AM | #19 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California
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| Are these potty training problems something associated with Yorkies? Has anyone had any experience with other dogs? My friend has a Corkie and she said she got up every 2 hours for months to crate train him and he is great now. She said it took until he was about 1 year old! Oy Veh! It's just like when my kids were little. You know, sleep depreviation is a form of torture! |
08-18-2005, 08:51 AM | #20 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| I'm still having so much trouble. Maggie is 8 months! I know this is old for her not being trained, but everytime we start making progress someone in my house (my dad... who DOES NOT own the dog) thinks he knows a better way and ruins it. Also, I would crate train her, but my dad and grandmother are always home and she sees them so she go nuts in the crate. I'm at a loss of ideas here.... I move into my new apartment in september and I'm debating whether i should just work on it then when i can do things my own way... i don't even know.
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08-18-2005, 09:43 AM | #21 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California
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| Reminds me of the same problems I had/have with my kids. I have to remind family members that I'm the mom and I get to make the decisions, unless they want to start paying for the clothes, school, food, braces, doctor's bills, etc! Well I pick up my baby tonight. The one thing that I have heard from so many people is consistency is the key. I really hope this works. I signed up for a puppy training class at PetsMart starting next week and a free "crate training" class at my local SPCA. I'll pass along any hints I get! |
08-18-2005, 11:34 AM | #22 |
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| My 2 pups will be 10 weeks old tomorrow. I want them to go outside in a litterbox on the porch to shelter them from the rain & snow. When I'm working, they will be blocked off in the kitchen with a pee pad. They are slowly catching on to all of this. The first week I would just put on a pad when I could catch them. The second week when I would catch them I would say "uh-uh", pick them up, & put on the pee pad. This upset Hannah so bad she thought it was wrong to pee! She would then hold it for 45 min. start to pee again, & I'd say uh-uh, the pee pad, & then we would go another 45 minutes. I don't even say uh-uh no more. They are soooo sensitive. I was stressing out over it too & I think they felt it. I backed off & decided it was just going to take a while & to be more patient. My neighbor said what he did was when they start to go to the bathroom they would put a paper towel under them & he swears that's how his was pee pad trained. I am trying that too & the pups are getting better at the pad training. Sometimes I go in the other room & come back & one of the pups have used the pee pads. Wish I could catch them to praise them. But I think they are getting the hang of this. Maybe give this a try.
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08-18-2005, 12:15 PM | #23 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California
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| Stupid question. How can you tell if they're going to pee? |
08-18-2005, 12:42 PM | #24 | |
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