I Need Advise!!

[Ashsteg]

Originally Posted by Ladylavender

I would put him on a feeding schedule of 8am, 12pm and 6pm. No food after 6pm. I would have him no water after 7 or 8pm.

His crate may be small, but it's not small enough. You need to block as much of the crate in the back so that all that's left up front is enough room for him to turn and lay down. (For Millie, we had the smallest crate we could find and 2/3rds of the crate was blocked until she started to grow and we would only remove a few inches at a time. She did not have access to a full crate until she was about 1 year old.)

Secondly, I would take her out at 10pm and go to bed and put her in the crate. (unless you really want to stay up until 12am) Then I would set my alarm and get up about 3 or 4am and take her out for a quick pee and back in the crate. I would do this especially if you are not going to wake up before 8am. Most Yorkies that I know, at that young age, have to get up about 5am because they can't hold it any longer no matter what time they go to bed at night. It's only when they get older that sleeping in until 8am is feasible. If she can reliably count on one pee break in the middle of the night, she will learn to hold it until she gets her break, but you must be reliable and consistent about the break.

OKay thank you. i started blocking off his crate in the back. i didnt realize how much room he had in there lol. but he is doing much better. has not pottied it in !! yay !!
I have another question how do yall keep your yorkies interrested in eating ?? Cash gets side tracked & doesnt focus when eating unless i sit right beside him but, half the time that doesnt work either. Its like everything else is more interresting than eating. I leave his food down till he eats all of it but, i dunno i cant keep him interrested long enough to eat lol.

[BLEU BOY BARBER]

Ut Oh Dont Get In A Habit Of Hand Feeing Or You Will Do It All The Time Trust Me I Speak From Experience!

[Ashsteg]

Originally Posted by BLEU BOY BARBER

Ut Oh Dont Get In A Habit Of Hand Feeing Or You Will Do It All The Time Trust Me I Speak From Experience!

lol well im gradually moving farther away from him and he will eat but turn around and make sure im close by. or run to me then run to his food. lol.

[Ladylavender]

You need to put his food down for 20 minutes and allow him to eat what he wants distracted or not. Then after 20-25 minutes, pick it up, even if he's not finished. Don't give him more food until his next feeding schedule. He will get hungry enough to concentrate on eating at some point. He will also come to rely on knowing that the food is only down for a short time and he has to eat or he gets nothing more until next feeding. You need to use the 20 minute put-down/pick-up at every feeding.

Not only will this get him more scheduled to have him potty trained, but you are establishing control and therefore, he will pay more attention to you when you train him for behavioral issues.