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mainegirl · 04-18-2008, 05:35 AM

I'm waiting for the Backsliding Potty Club to form. I bet it will be the biggest club on YT!

Rosey07 · 04-18-2008, 08:16 PM

Oh that is a good one and little miss drama queen here will be the head honcho!

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Originally Posted by mainegirl

I'm waiting for the Backsliding Potty Club to form. I bet it will be the biggest club on YT!

ckuz13 · 04-19-2008, 09:35 AM

Oh my this worries me..I do not have my yorkie yet and I am a clean freak..A breeder is talking me into a male pup cause she believes they are sweeter and easier to train( her personal opinion) I have owned males in the past and had some marking problems. This is why I wanted a female this time around..But it sounds like this is a breed behavioral thing..I love animals but I love having a clean smelling home too..yikes should I reconsider? love the proverb 12:10...

Rosey07 · 04-20-2008, 05:59 AM

Dogs do have a dog sent like human have a human sent. I have never had a male but I believe I would get what I wanted.

ckuz13 · 04-20-2008, 11:38 AM

I want a yorkie....one that knows not to backslide...male or female.

mainegirl · 04-21-2008, 05:53 AM

Yorkies can be housebroken but it won't be in a few weeks. It takes time..sometimes a lot of time and even more patience for either sex. If you can't handle the thought of accidents then I would re-think any puppy..but especially a yorkie. I have to say even with the backsliding I would never have any other breed of dog. My Ozzy is amazing in so many ways and no dog or breed is perfect...and of course there is always Nature's Miracle

!

poosdarling · 04-21-2008, 06:19 AM

Archie did the same thing! He did very well with the pad until he decided when he was 6 months old that he was old enough to mark up the whole house. Very frusterating because we know he can hold it with no problem but he just occasionally wants to drizzle everywhere. We watch him very very closely!

But yea .... we don't know what happened either. We kind of gave up on training him with the pad. He needs to go out 3+ times a day and still be watched VERY CLOSELY! We are thinking of investing in a belly band soon.

ckuz13 · 04-21-2008, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by mainegirl

Yorkies can be housebroken but it won't be in a few weeks. It takes time..sometimes a lot of time and even more patience for either sex. If you can't handle the thought of accidents then I would re-think any puppy..but especially a yorkie. I have to say even with the backsliding I would never have any other breed of dog. My Ozzy is amazing in so many ways and no dog or breed is perfect...and of course there is always Nature's Miracle

!

I have had many breeds of dogs over the last 2o sum yrs..and I realize puppies have accidents and I am not new at housetraing a puppy..What I am talking about is the bad habit of Marking territories. Alot of it is intinct and sometimes it is just behavioral. There just seems to be an issue with this breed. Don't get me wrong I love the breed..and I know this can happen with a lot of breeds or toy dogs I just don't want to be cleaning up after a 5 yr old dog that just refuses to go in the proper place. I am just suprised at the amount of responses to this thread about their dogs backslidng I was hoping it would be less. I will think seriously about it though

Rosey07 · 04-21-2008, 10:09 AM

ckuz13 for me it was learning this breed. I had to learn to handle them differently than I did my schnauzers. Which by the way learnt to potty before they were able to jump up on a couch. I had to be more sweeter, not too demanding...not to gruff in my voice is what I am trying to say. Lots of rewarding.

I wish you the best!!

ckuz13 · 04-21-2008, 11:01 AM

Thank you..I think having three males in my family can be challenging for male dogs..sometimes the scent of human male hormone can send a message to male dogs to mark as if to say this belongs to me..so we have alot of testosterone going on around here already..its interesting. Funny thing happened last year, My husband and I went to look at some yorkie pups and the Dad of the pups came up to my husband and peed on his shoe. And all the female dogs in the home all sat near my husband on the couch as if they were guarding him..and they licked him the entire time we were there. So I often wonder what vibe is my husband giving off to these lil guys and gals.

Rosey07 · 04-21-2008, 05:09 PM

see *** how cute these little ones are...one thing I have learn is that they are soooo much more than their mistakes....that being said...I am not going to allow a dog to urinatre where ever...got be the boss just nice about it.

kristay1988 · 04-21-2008, 05:25 PM

my 5 month old goes outside some days perfect, and sits down and i can tell she needs to go outside, then the next day she goes outside comes in and goes potty inside. She always tells me at night when i'm sleeping when she needs to go out, but not usually during the day.

04-18-2008, 05:35 AM	#16
mainegirl Donating YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Maine Posts: 513 Blog Entries: 1	I'm waiting for the Backsliding Potty Club to form. I bet it will be the biggest club on YT! __________________ Member of the Little Gentleman's Club

04-21-2008, 05:53 AM	#21
mainegirl Donating YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Maine Posts: 513 Blog Entries: 1	Yorkies can be housebroken but it won't be in a few weeks. It takes time..sometimes a lot of time and even more patience for either sex. If you can't handle the thought of accidents then I would re-think any puppy..but especially a yorkie. I have to say even with the backsliding I would never have any other breed of dog. My Ozzy is amazing in so many ways and no dog or breed is perfect...and of course there is always Nature's Miracle ! __________________ Member of the Little Gentleman's Club

04-21-2008, 06:19 AM	#22
poosdarling Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Queens Posts: 618	Archie did the same thing! He did very well with the pad until he decided when he was 6 months old that he was old enough to mark up the whole house. Very frusterating because we know he can hold it with no problem but he just occasionally wants to drizzle everywhere. We watch him very very closely! But yea .... we don't know what happened either. We kind of gave up on training him with the pad. He needs to go out 3+ times a day and still be watched VERY CLOSELY! We are thinking of investing in a belly band soon. __________________

04-21-2008, 05:25 PM	#27
kristay1988 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 6	no luck potty training my 5 month old goes outside some days perfect, and sits down and i can tell she needs to go outside, then the next day she goes outside comes in and goes potty inside. She always tells me at night when i'm sleeping when she needs to go out, but not usually during the day.

04-19-2008, 09:35 AM	#18
ckuz13 YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sunny Arizona Posts: 351	Oh my this worries me..I do not have my yorkie yet and I am a clean freak..A breeder is talking me into a male pup cause she believes they are sweeter and easier to train( her personal opinion) I have owned males in the past and had some marking problems. This is why I wanted a female this time around..But it sounds like this is a breed behavioral thing..I love animals but I love having a clean smelling home too..yikes should I reconsider? love the proverb 12:10...

04-20-2008, 05:59 AM	#19
Rosey07 No Longer a Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: way down South Posts: 860	Dogs do have a dog sent like human have a human sent. I have never had a male but I believe I would get what I wanted.

04-20-2008, 11:38 AM	#20
ckuz13 YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sunny Arizona Posts: 351	I want a yorkie....one that knows not to backslide...male or female.

04-21-2008, 10:09 AM	#24
Rosey07 No Longer a Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: way down South Posts: 860	ckuz13 for me it was learning this breed. I had to learn to handle them differently than I did my schnauzers. Which by the way learnt to potty before they were able to jump up on a couch. I had to be more sweeter, not too demanding...not to gruff in my voice is what I am trying to say. Lots of rewarding. I wish you the best!!

04-21-2008, 11:01 AM	#25
ckuz13 YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sunny Arizona Posts: 351	Thank you..I think having three males in my family can be challenging for male dogs..sometimes the scent of human male hormone can send a message to male dogs to mark as if to say this belongs to me..so we have alot of testosterone going on around here already..its interesting. Funny thing happened last year, My husband and I went to look at some yorkie pups and the Dad of the pups came up to my husband and peed on his shoe. And all the female dogs in the home all sat near my husband on the couch as if they were guarding him..and they licked him the entire time we were there. So I often wonder what vibe is my husband giving off to these lil guys and gals.

04-21-2008, 05:09 PM	#26
Rosey07 No Longer a Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: way down South Posts: 860	see *** how cute these little ones are...one thing I have learn is that they are soooo much more than their mistakes....that being said...I am not going to allow a dog to urinatre where ever...got be the boss just nice about it.