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Puppy pads or outside? I am the new owner of a Yorkie. He is currently six weeks old. I really want him to be potty trained for outside, but it seems like the majority of the people here use puppy pads. I take my Yorkie outside every single hour to use the bathroom&he almost always goes. I am a stay at home mom so I have the time&patience to do this. Should I be using puppy pads or a litterbox instead? The reason I ask is because I also have a Chihuahua who used to use puppy pads, but ever since we moved into a house with carpet, she doesn't use her pads anymore&instead goes on the carpet! (She's three years old) I really don't want to use puppy pads with my Yorkie because I'm afraid if I do he'll just stop using them like my Chihuahua did&go on the carpet instead. Which method do you guys think is better? Like I said, I'm home all day, every day, so I do have time to take him outside constantly. Thanks so much! |
We use pads, I have often thought about training for outside but figure it would be too confusing. Once they know it is OK to go indoors with a pee pad, it may be hard to teach them that it is not OK to go inside without one. I would suggest doing as you have been, and taking that little Chi outside with you and the Yorkie every hour if you are not doing that now. |
I would say outside. Especially if you have the time to do it. IMO, most people use the pads bc they can't take the dog out all the time... It is a good habit to start early. Why would you want to have poop and pee inside even if it IS on a pad, still yucky. I would rather have a dog who uses the bathroom OUTSIDE. And maybe since you are training the yorkie you could take the other dog out with you too all the time and they will both learn to potty outside! Good luck!! (I'm potty training right now too!) |
i got my baby two weeks ago and now he's 10 weeks. last week I took him to the vet to get the his shots and de-wormed.... the vet recommended that i let him stay in side and use the pad until he's at least 14 weeks because his immune systems is still not fully develop yet, which me he's very vulnerable to lots of virus and worms.... so for me i've been just letting mocha go on the pads.... oh yeah i've tried lots of different kinds of pads too. there's a sented pad at petsmart that i got and it works like a charm... just introduce it to your puppies he'll go on it.... i almost positive that he will ... but the pads are pricey don't get me wrong... i bought the small pack just to try it out if mocha would go on it because he wouldn't go on all the other pads that i tried and he went on this one.... soo good luck to you... |
I would definitely say outside. My baby Jamie had some confusion over what was the pad and what was my carpet. It all felt the same to his feet. So I stopped the pads altogether and he goes outside. |
puppy pads or outside I use the litter box and my yorkie goes outside. The litter box is better than the pads to me. This is my first dog and she is doing so well with the litter box. I wouldn't trade anything for the litter box. I was concerned when I take her outside how would she do. I guess the dog instinct she also take care of her business outside. Since you are a stay at home mom then going outside may work for you. I work so the litter box is a GREAT thing to have. I just need them to come out with a self cleaning dog litter box |
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I have only trained mine to go outside. When we first got Autumn she was use to pee pads so I let her pee on one inside and then took it outside, held it down w/two rocks and let her smell and sniff it until she got the hint! |
Mine go outside and on pads. That way if I have to be gone for an extended period of time they have a place they know to go to instead of all over. You will just have to decide what is right for you. |
I think this is really up to the individual! We have a Yorkie Poo who only goes outside, she's 17 lbs! Wrigley goes on a pad in a litter box almost all the time, but she will go outside when we are in the yard and she's never been confused about it or have any accidents! Our new little girl will go on a pad first thing in the morning when she gets up and then not again at all, though she's finding the tile and carpet to her liking at the moment. :( She's great about outside! We love the idea of the pads/litterbox, especially in the winter or rainy weather, but everyone is so different! |
Thanks so much to everyone who has posted responses! I keep Bear in a play yard when I'm not holding him, at night, or when I'm gone&I keep a puppy pad in there&he has (so far) gone on the pad. :) I would love to use a litterbox, but we also have a cat&I'm sure that the cat would start using the litterbox meant for the dog, lol. I think I'm going to stick with the outside thing though, especially since I have the time to do it. |
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Mingtoy goes in a litter box and outside . |
I know everyone's different but I'm all about going outside. I didn't even know people used pads inside the house until I found this site (but then again Bella is my first small dog). If you're already training him for outside I would stick with it. Suddenly allowing him to go inside might confuse him. I didn't have any problem training Bella for outside, we used the crate training method which I highly recommend. She was completely potty trained by 5 months. If you're not familiar with this method look in the training forum on this site and you'll find all sorts of information on it. Congrats on your new baby!:) |
6 weeks is really young! Wow! Don't expect much yet! :D Mine go outside. They ring a bell. It was a lot of hard work but now it's awesome! |
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We just got our little boy a week ago. We are dual training him (outside and in). We figured because yorkies have such small bladders, we wanted him to have a quick spot to go inside just in case he has to. This way his confidence stays up as well as ours. It seems to be working well and he understand that he has two places to go. |
I want to train my new male yorkie to use a litter box with the new "pooch pad" as I live in an apartment and won't always be able to take him outside. Has anyone used the pooch pad, or litter box for a little one? If so, please break it down and make it simple for me and him for when he comes to his new "home". Thanks everyone. |
i don't know if they sell it anywhere else because i haven't seen it at like walmart or target... but i do know that you can get those sented pads on line... both pet co and petsmart sell it online as well as amazon and other places.. but i did a little research before i strated to get them and petsmart is selling them for the cheapest... the brand of pads are: Nature miracle traing pads... i hope this helps and good luck to you |
We are indoor/outdoor trained. For two reasons - if we have to be gone for extended times, we can leave Coby in an ex-pen with a potty pad. (Reggie has the run of the house.) And also, the weather here isn't always great. I'm betting Hawaii has a little bit better weather. ;) We use washable potty pads inside. |
I would prefer to take mine outside but because of the area we live in and in the winter we get a few feet of snow which would make it impossible for my yorkies to go potty outside I have to use the pee pads so that I don't confuse the heck out of them by switching them back and forth from season to season! |
I started off with the pads and got tired of cleaning up, he would sometimes go on the pad and most times off. Now we go outside and he is about 90% trained right now. I think it's just easier and less cleanup for you. I'm also a stay at home mom, so if we have the time its less mess to clean up. Just be consistent with taking him out. |
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Can someone explain this litter box training to me? I live in an apartment and I work, I read about these new things called pooch pads that are washable like 300 times. I want to buy litter boxes and put pooch pads in them for the puppy to use. Mind you, there would be more than one litter box in the house so he doesn't have to go far to go potty, I will also be taking him outside in the evenings and on the weekends, weather permitting. Will this work, will he use these litter boxes? Also at night when I go to sleep, do I put him in a small crate, just large enough to lay down, stand up and turn around? Or a larger area that would contain food/water, blanket and a litter box in case he has to go during the night. How long can they hold it? If it's overnight 8 hours or so, can a small yorkie be in a small crate for that long without having to go? Also, when do they stop chewing on computer wires and television wires? When can you leave them unattended at home with free run? |
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