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08-17-2008, 01:44 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles
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| Need HELP w/ Potty Training schedule Hi guys- This is my first time posting. I recently got a yorkie puppy a few weeks ago and I need help potty training him. I'm sure everyone has needed help at one point. Here's my problem. I work full time M-F from 8a-6p. I don't get home till about 630-7p. I knew that when I got the puppy and given my work schedule, it's going to take longer to potty train my yorkie. Does anyone else here work full-time and have had success in potty training their yorkie? Can someone who works full-time give me the schedule that they used to potty train their yorkie? For example, what's your feeding, playtime, potty training schedule like. I'm also trying to crate train him as well. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! THANKS! |
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08-19-2008, 08:08 AM | #2 |
I ♥ Franklin & Maggie Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oklahoma
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| My advice is if you're going to be gone for that long every single day, to get an exercise pen (playpen). No dog, especially not a puppy, will be able to hold it for 10-11 hours a day. Even if they could, they shouldn't have to. If you get a playpen, you can leave his bed, some food and water and a potty pad in there. That way he will have some space to roam and also have access to food and water and be able to potty when he needs to. Franklin just caught on when we got him - your dog should too. I would suggest waking up, taking your dog out IMMEDIATELY, then feeding him breakfast. While you're gone I would leave some food. Yorkie puppies are prone to hypoglycemia which can be fatal if not treated quickly. You absolutely HAVE to come home on your lunch break. Take him out. If he's eaten all of his food, give him more - if not, don't. Again at night, take him out immediately when you get home. Feed him dinner. There's honestly no way to potty train a puppy to go outside when you're going to be gone that much during the day.. they just won't be able to hold it. We did this with Franklin and once we moved, we did away with the potty pads altogether. We do leave one for him while we're gone but he NEVER uses it and only goes outside. It's easy to transition from the potty pads to outside. You should also consider taking him to daycare a couple of days a week or having someone come in the middle of the day to take him out and/or play with him. Dogs, Yorkies especially, are pack animals and they thrive with constant companionship. It's not really fair to leave your dog cooped up all day by himself.
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08-19-2008, 10:00 AM | #3 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada
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| I agree, you must find someone to come in and check on him. That's way to long to leave a puppy.
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08-19-2008, 10:16 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Yakker | I have a 9 month old boy. I also work full time. I started from the very beginning training him to a litter pan, but with a wee wee pad in it instead of litter. So that way he has a clear cut area..the litter pan, but without the messy litter. Also, able to cut the wee wee pads in half and get twice as much use out of them. Also, I used Housebreaking Aid spray on the pads in the beginning. I don't use it anymore, but in the beginning it really seemed to help. You can get it at the pet store and you just spray a couple sprays on the pad, the scent is supposed to make them want to go on the pads. I bought a bigger crate for him so there was room for his water, food, a bed and his potty pan. This has worked out great. When we are home, he still goes to his potty pan to go, he doesn't go outside at all for potty. I started by keeping it in the living room with us and every half hour or so I would put him in it and say potty to reinforce. When he had accidents I would pick him up and put him in it again and tell him potty. He learned very quickly that was where he was supposed to go. When he did go in it, lots of praise and a small treat. He is still using this now and it is working well. That way he has his potty with him in the crate since you are gone so long. It is also nice, cause when I go to someone else's house I just take the pan with me and throw it in a corner somewhere. Hope this helps you. |
08-19-2008, 02:54 PM | #5 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles
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| Thanks guys for all you advice! Emilio, I like your idea about the potty pan and the pee pee pads. I think I'm going to try that. He's 12 weeks old at the moment, do you think he'll catch on quickly? How long did it take your puppy to get trained? Question about the pee pee pads...how often do you change it? Do you change it everytime he goes pee? Can you use one pad for the whole day? I would think you would easily go through the entire stack in a week or two. Where can I get a ton of pads for a low price? I know I work long hours, but when I do come home at night I make sure to play with him a lot so he doesn't feel alone. On weekends, I play with him even more. The vet suggested that I don't let him play with other dogs until he's fully vaccinated. He currently has giardia. The vet says it's not life threatening and I just finished giving his last done of Panacur. Once he gets his 16 week shots, that's when I plan on having him socialize with the other dogs at my apartment. |
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