How many months usually it takes to get housebroken? - Page 2 - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Stitches29 · 07-20-2005, 04:49 PM

I will say Joey, that it will take as long as YOU want it to take. The puppy can not train themselves. It is totally up to YOU. If YOU are consistant, it should have already gotten it down about 95%.

Tuck'smom · 07-21-2005, 12:56 PM

There really is no magic number as someone has said, but it is in most cases, longer than a number of other different dog breeds. My German Shepherd was housebroken in 1 week after we got her as a 6 week old puppy. My first two yorkies were close to a year each even with diligence, but Tucker is doing quite awesome at a little over seven months with the litter box. Only a couple accidents a week now...YAY!!!!!
Dana

Kelz · 07-21-2005, 05:51 PM

we got Bentley when he was 2 months old and started trying to train him then.. he's now 5 1/2 months and he's gettin pretty good about going potty outside..but he does have his accidents every once in awhile.

brosie1823 · 07-21-2005, 07:08 PM

Linus is 97% trained for pee pee and about 60% trained for poop. He's 5 months old and just now is really getting it. It's been about a week since a pee pee accident...poop is another story.

Mystify79 · 07-21-2005, 07:36 PM

I've had a hard time potty traning my Pixie. She's a little over 6 months old and still not 100%. She seems to get too busy playing to actually walk all the way to the pad (a few steps away) and instead will just pee wherever she is. It's been my only training problem with her. She's getting better but as soon as I give her any kind of extended freedoms she starts regressing. I usually end up having to backtrack in training and start again. My Maltese was a lot easier to train. He was probably about 95% within a month and was 99.9% by 6 months. But I've basically heard that toy breeds are notoriously hard to potty train.. so just have patience.

That's what I keep telling myself anyways.

chloeandj · 07-21-2005, 10:17 PM

My experience is about 8-10 months old they are pretty darn good. But I'm not very experienced with a boy.

07-20-2005, 04:49 PM	#16
Stitches29 My Little Magwad Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,739	I will say Joey, that it will take as long as YOU want it to take. The puppy can not train themselves. It is totally up to YOU. If YOU are consistant, it should have already gotten it down about 95%. __________________ "My Furkids" Maggie, Molly and Meme...

07-21-2005, 05:51 PM	#18
Kelz YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Yukon, ok Posts: 2,885	we got Bentley when he was 2 months old and started trying to train him then.. he's now 5 1/2 months and he's gettin pretty good about going potty outside..but he does have his accidents every once in awhile. __________________ Kelly- momma to Parker, Star,Zoe, & Kegan.. RIP Silly Lily OK Yorkie Rescue - http://okyorkierescue.org

07-21-2005, 07:08 PM	#19
brosie1823 Linus - Master & Commander Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 917	Linus is 97% trained for pee pee and about 60% trained for poop. He's 5 months old and just now is really getting it. It's been about a week since a pee pee accident...poop is another story. __________________ Linus on Dogsterhttp://www.dogster.com/?150058 Lucy on Dogster http://www.dogster.com/?150061 Check out our bows! www.littledogbows.com

07-21-2005, 07:36 PM	#20
Mystify79 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 565	I've had a hard time potty traning my Pixie. She's a little over 6 months old and still not 100%. She seems to get too busy playing to actually walk all the way to the pad (a few steps away) and instead will just pee wherever she is. It's been my only training problem with her. She's getting better but as soon as I give her any kind of extended freedoms she starts regressing. I usually end up having to backtrack in training and start again. My Maltese was a lot easier to train. He was probably about 95% within a month and was 99.9% by 6 months. But I've basically heard that toy breeds are notoriously hard to potty train.. so just have patience. That's what I keep telling myself anyways. __________________ Pixie 2005-2015 "If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever."

07-21-2005, 12:56 PM	#17
Tuck'smom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: DeBary, FL Posts: 140	There really is no magic number as someone has said, but it is in most cases, longer than a number of other different dog breeds. My German Shepherd was housebroken in 1 week after we got her as a 6 week old puppy. My first two yorkies were close to a year each even with diligence, but Tucker is doing quite awesome at a little over seven months with the litter box. Only a couple accidents a week now...YAY!!!!! Dana

07-21-2005, 10:17 PM	#21
chloeandj Tinkerbell, My Little Flutterpup Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beautiful California! Posts: 6,112	My experience is about 8-10 months old they are pretty darn good. But I'm not very experienced with a boy.