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01-10-2013, 09:03 AM | #16 |
Between♥Suspensions Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vaissades
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| Because all terriers are slightly harder plus yorkies have such small bladders etc. We impose people perspectuves on them too often IMO. I wonder if further research about pups staying with their mother and litter mates longer wilk aid in developmental milestone understanding. I will also add sheer opinion, yorkies are brilliant to the point they train people often...this sometimes
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01-13-2013, 05:54 AM | #17 |
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| Small dogs do have less of an ability to wait when they have to go. They have a small storage area. I find that a good brisk walk that lasts at least 10 minutes gives a pup the chance it needs to really empty the bladder and bowels. When they smell the scent of other animals it encourages them to go multiple times. |
01-13-2013, 09:18 AM | #18 |
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| I didn't have Any problems. Riley is outdoor trained as well as Pad trained. I would either take him to his pad or I took him to the same spot outside and when he would go I would act like it was The Greatest thing in the world... jumping up and own, clapping etc. LOL!! and then would treat him. He picked up very quickly. |
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12-09-2013, 05:12 AM | #20 |
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| They aren't hard to train at all. All dogs are equal when it comes to difficulty and potty training, what is different though is each individual dog responds to rewards differently and you might need a different approach. The myth that small dogs are harder to train because they can't hold it as long, is because they tend to get away with it when bigger dogs dont simply because they have less pee, smaller poops and fit under beds and other places and because they are small they tend to be spoiled and get away with it more often then a bigger dog would. It's not like they are holding the same amount of pee as a bigger dog in a smaller bladder, they have no anatomical reasoning for the myth that they are harder to train. I find smaller dogs easier to train actually, my girl is the first small dog I've ever had, we had a chow-chow/lab mix when I was younger and he was a nightmare to train. This was the early 90's and my uncle ended up rubbing the dogs nose in every mess he made because if we'd leave for an hour we'd come back there would be 20 piles of poop, and piddle puddles everywhere and one day my uncle had enough and rubbed his nose in every single accident and put him outside and he never accident inside again. While I don't agree with his training methods, it just goes to show you all dogs are virtually the same. It's all about YOUR method, consistency and rewarding it has nothing to do with the dog or it being the dogs fault. I knew someone that was very very abusive with a labrador puppy because the pup ''was untrainable'' this person had the dog free roaming in the house and physically abused it for peeing on the floor then threw it outside and let it back in 20 minutes later, no treats, no consistency, no rewarding. They gave up on that dog and rehomed him, he was only a couple months old and labs are supposed to be smart and the easiest to potty train they say right? It doesn't matter how small the bladder is, when they get the tingle sensation they will go even if they have to go every 20 minutes, the point is to train them to go when they need to. The fact my girl is 3 months old and almost 100% potty trained ( only about 1 accident off the pee pad every couple of weeks now...) makes me wonder who came up with this idea they are harder to train. Last edited by Rainbows; 12-09-2013 at 05:16 AM. |
02-05-2014, 01:19 AM | #21 |
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| I like the idea of the bell. My 3 year old male, Chooks, was trained when I brought him to live with me. He still had a few accidents in the house which I take responsibility for, because I had to learn his way of communication to "toilet". Now my 5 month old female, Snookie, was 10 weeks old when we brought her home so we had to start from scratch. I try to take her out without Chooks because then she just wants to play and pester. She will pee on a pad but will not poop on it! I have trained her to sit and lay down pretty quickly but the potty thing is the chore. I am going to try the bell thing. It does seem like the smaller dogs are more difficult to potty train. I have huskies also and they were quick to learn...consistency was the key with them and I know Snookie will get the hang of it soon. |
02-05-2014, 09:25 AM | #22 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Northern Scotland, UK
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| I think lots of people have mentioned this but all small dogs are harder to potty train than e.g a lab or retriever because they have a smaller timespan to hold in their pee pee or poop ( im thinking this off the top of my head so its not very scientific- sorry! ) they will not be able to hold it in for more than about 3-5 minutes. Does she not give any warning signals like scratching at the door or looking at it? As soon as she starts sniffing the ground or fidgeting if she has been sitting nicely grab her and take her through with you to the garden/backyard or call for her to follow you into the garden/backyard. What i do is shut the door once mine are out and watch out of the window. If you do not have a window take her in the garden with you and watch her from there. Make sure she doesn't get distracted whilst your in the garden with her. If she does a poop, when you come back in give her a treat or something she likes like a toy, so then she will think ' Oh, if i do a poop outside i will get a treat or toy!' FACT: Dogs hate dropping in their own territory Hope this helps! -Heidi & Rosie
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