Yorkies are the hardest breed to housebreake.

[autumn star]

I guess I should consider myself lucky. Both of mine were easy to train. Go outside w/out problems. But then again my hubby calls me the housebreaking Hitler!

[ash0248]

Dusty will go to the back door if I am in the back part of the house & he will bark. If I am in the kitchen he will go to the kitchen door & bark but when I ask him if he need's to go potty he will run to the back door. I think it is cute. It also let's me know how smart he is because he know's he can not go out the kitchen door but he know's to go to a door near me to let me know he has to go potty.

[Julie1760]

Originally Posted by Erin

Do you have to use pee-pads? Mine go outside. I know WI is colder but we have 12 inches of snow here and even last week with the cold they went outside... Loki pees quickly and comes back in the house. Sammy spends 20 minute outside eating snow...

I don't "plan" on using them...I got some washable ones for just in case we have to leave her in the bathroom for a long time. Otherwise, I'm planning on training her outside. Hopefully having Chloe' show her the ropes will help alot.

[Roxie21]

Originally Posted by Erin

I agree, and I also think a lot of people seem to either expect a 4 month old to be housetrained and just know what to do without training or they give up on an 8 month old who isn't trained yet and just say they aren't trainable. When I suggest using crates or leashes in the house people complain that they don't want to do that. They expect it to be easy. It's not. But that doesn't mean it's not possible!


I had my husband check the site and it seems to be working fine. They are large images though maybe they take a long time to load. You can see them at their website too: http://www.tellbell.com/

Same here! Patience and consistency is a must. I crate trained and use a bell also. Roxie is 3 years old and we have been accident free since she was 7 1/2 months. Yes, It was frustrating and I didn't think I would ever have my freedom back but it was all worth it in the end.

[Yorkieluv]

My yorkie was potty trained very quickly...I think it's the individual dog.

[Izzy Princess]

Originally Posted by Erin

Mine ring a bell to go outside. It was a full time job for months getting them trained, but now that they are it's wonderful. No baby gates, no pens... they sleep in their crates sometimes but don't have to.

I have bells on my website if you need some

Izzy rings the bell to go outside but only to chase the squirrels - just can't get her to ring the bell to go outside potty. I have always used our phrase..."outside potty ring the bell" and take her paw to tap on the bell. She caught on alright but figured out outside=squirrel....so I know she gets it but not for potty.

[Erin]

Originally Posted by Izzy Princess

Izzy rings the bell to go outside but only to chase the squirrels - just can't get her to ring the bell to go outside potty. I have always used our phrase..."outside potty ring the bell" and take her paw to tap on the bell. She caught on alright but figured out outside=squirrel....so I know she gets it but not for potty.

Aww... she's smart! Sammy loves chasing squirrels too. I just took her out every time she rang the bell even if she was totally kidding. If she rang it, then didn't go potty, she got a time out in her crate until she did really go potty. That helped a little. So did time and consistency. One day she just figured it out. We still give her a LOT of encouragement. My neighbors think I'm crazy for doing the Sammy pooped happy dance...

[Izzy Princess]

Originally Posted by Erin

Aww... she's smart! Sammy loves chasing squirrels too. I just took her out every time she rang the bell even if she was totally kidding. If she rang it, then didn't go potty, she got a time out in her crate until she did really go potty. That helped a little. So did time and consistency. One day she just figured it out. We still give her a LOT of encouragement. My neighbors think I'm crazy for doing the Sammy pooped happy dance...

I know..she's a little stinker. I'm never giving up..one of these days she will catch on..she's still a baby in my book. She goes spastic when she sees the squirrels in the backyard and then she rings the bell...no way sister. Consistency and time..she'll eventually get it.

Hope others can give me suggestions on how to get Izzy to let me know she has to go potty.

[sexiixtc]

Kayah goes on the pee pee pad whenever she feels like it
It's funny cause during the summer.. someone will go outside with her every 30-1 hour.. BUT in the meantime.. she will still do her business in the house on the rug
I'm hoping Evie will be easier to train (are my hopes too high??)