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Minniesmthr · 02-12-2014, 12:06 PM

Good luck with the grass. I am not sure puppy will get the idea he is supposed to go over to the grass area though if he can still get to a floor surface, newspaper or wee wee pad like he is used to eliminating on.

You might be able to put his bed and the grass in a totally blocked off small area, so that he is either in his bed or on the grass with no other surface available for him to walk on. Most will not potty in their beds. This might help puppy understand it is OK to potty on an area that feels different to his feet than smooth wee wee pads, newspapers or the floor itself.

We tried different things with our Gracie. One thing that seemed to work well was to crate her with the crate door open and the crate pushed up to our open patio door.

Good luck!
Cathie

Roxanne1 · 02-21-2014, 09:54 PM

Those of you who have had success in potty training your Yorkie, what do you do (outside of just saying "no" firmly) when you do spy them going to the bathroom inside? I don't want to put them in their crates as punishment, because this is their comfort zone and I don't want it to be associated with punishment. Any advise - I need it! I have two Yorkies - one that is 2 1/2 and one who was rescued at 6 months but is now 1 1/2. My 2 1/2 year old was just getting the hang of the potty training until little Francis came into our lives. Now they both poop and pee where ever and when ever they want. It is like a potty festival in our house! I do take them out on a regular basis however within 15-20 minutes of being inside one of them will have an accident. It is almost like a competition for them. Funny thing is they don't have any in their crates or at night when they sleep with us. I don't leave them unattended, they follow me everywhere, and I do crate them when I leave or when I can't pay attention to them. I absolutely love these two little munchkins, but we are growing tired of constantly cleaning up after them. Help!
p.s. Just ordered the book mentioned in the earlier thread, hope those ideas coupled with consistency help

akaryendy · 02-22-2014, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Roxanne1

Those of you who have had success in potty training your Yorkie, what do you do (outside of just saying "no" firmly) when you do spy them going to the bathroom inside? I don't want to put them in their crates as punishment, because this is their comfort zone and I don't want it to be associated with punishment. Any advise - I need it! I have two Yorkies - one that is 2 1/2 and one who was rescued at 6 months but is now 1 1/2. My 2 1/2 year old was just getting the hang of the potty training until little Francis came into our lives. Now they both poop and pee where ever and when ever they want. It is like a potty festival in our house! I do take them out on a regular basis however within 15-20 minutes of being inside one of them will have an accident. It is almost like a competition for them. Funny thing is they don't have any in their crates or at night when they sleep with us. I don't leave them unattended, they follow me everywhere, and I do crate them when I leave or when I can't pay attention to them. I absolutely love these two little munchkins, but we are growing tired of constantly cleaning up after them. Help!
p.s. Just ordered the book mentioned in the earlier thread, hope those ideas coupled with consistency help

I am potty training my pup too and for a while I couldn't get him to go when he is outside but he would go within 15 mins after we get inside. So I changed to wee wee pad for now. I place wee wee pads in a block off area (you can use your bathroom for easy cleaning at first) with his bed, food and toys. Naturally he would go at the furthest corner away from his food and bed, which is where you have covered with wee wee pads. Use a few of them at first because most likely your pup doesn't get it right yet. I started with 4, now down to 2. When the pup gets to be out and about in the house (with close supervision) if he has accidents, I would immediately pick him up and bring him to the pads. Sometimes he does continue his business on the pads and I give him lots of treats afterward. But most of the time he would stop all together and would sneak off later. My problem is he knows where to go when in his 'room' now, but around the house he would just hold until he gets back into his 'room' to go instead of using the pads I have by the kitchen for him.

Saltypearl · 02-22-2014, 09:05 AM

Gosh...from what I am reading this seems to be a struggling topic for a lot of us. Mine is 19 weeks and I only crate her at night. Since I starting using our old baby monitor and I can hear her wake up and whine, we have had NO accidents. This leaves the rest of the day. I have pee pads in 2 areas and it seems that miss bailee will go everywhere else and sometimes on the pee pads. I am in the process of bell training her to go into the garage. We have set up a plastic fenced area for her to go to. We have also started taking her outside on the leash and she will always do her business out there. It is frustrating to constantly clean up the pee/poop. It is my fault because I give her way too much freedom. I have had dogs before and didnt want to get a dog that was kept in a crate all day.

Feeling Frustrated...

akaryendy · 02-22-2014, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Saltypearl

Gosh...from what I am reading this seems to be a struggling topic for a lot of us. Mine is 19 weeks and I only crate her at night. Since I starting using our old baby monitor and I can hear her wake up and whine, we have had NO accidents. This leaves the rest of the day. I have pee pads in 2 areas and it seems that miss bailee will go everywhere else and sometimes on the pee pads. I am in the process of bell training her to go into the garage. We have set up a plastic fenced area for her to go to. We have also started taking her outside on the leash and she will always do her business out there. It is frustrating to constantly clean up the pee/poop. It is my fault because I give her way too much freedom. I have had dogs before and didnt want to get a dog that was kept in a crate all day.

Feeling Frustrated...

Hey at least your Bailee does go when she's out on a leash. Eventually you can have her go outside for potty. For Oliver, he never goes when we are outside so far. One time he held it in for 4 hours! Good thing is we haven't had to clean up his accidents much, he's been going when he's in his 'room' wee wee pads.

Saltypearl · 02-22-2014, 09:57 AM

Is Oliver crated during the day?

Bailee will never be able to be let out to potty as we have a hawk and a coyote that roam the neighborhood.

lgjjp · 02-22-2014, 10:51 AM

We have 2 schnauzer/yorki pups. they will be 4 months old next week. Pup #1 (Chewy) is doing well. puppy pad trained for the most part. Pup #2 (Juno) is not training at all. seldom uses the pads unless she has no choice. Juno went to another family who (unknown to us) kept her confined to a small crate all day with a puppy pad inside. She was doing well with pad training when they took her. After 3 weeks decided they no longer wanted her as she wasnt trained so we got her back. I have to keep her confined to small area in the kitchen that is lined with puppy pads and her crate is there for her to lay in otherwise she pees everywhere and anywhere.She has no problem going in her crate but most of the time she wont. she gives me no indication that she has to go. Ive seen her run full speed- stop squat pee-and take off again. I take her outside she refuses to go, bring her in and she pees on the carpet. she can have no freedom at all in the house or im cleaning up messes. Im at the end of my rope with her. Ive trained other puppies fairly quickly and easily but nothing seems to work with her. Any advice will be greatly appreciated!!

Piddle Place · 02-24-2014, 10:10 AM

My Jaz hates to go outside when it's raining. Is the grass set when your dog is going outside? Her indoor dog toilet works great for these days so we don't have to worry about the carpet. I can tell she is a more comfortable dog now. She used to get stressed when she thought she would have to be outside in rain or cold. To look at options Welcome to Puppy Litter Boxes | Puppy Litter Box Reviews

Piddle Place · 02-24-2014, 10:17 AM

I so agree. I think it sad to leave any dog crated all day. If you create a safe environment for the dog, they can be much more comfortable. Perhaps try this...
Have a crate with her bed, but leave the door open.
Attach a little fenced area around the crate. I bought mine at baby r us for about $25
Set inside the gated area her water, plat toys, chew toys, a d her indoor dog toilet
I also leave the television on.
These simple privileges made for a non-neurotic pet

Piddle Place · 02-24-2014, 10:18 AM

I agree, but I think I posted my support of your comment in the wrong place....you have my vote

fayem · 02-25-2014, 03:12 PM

Omg this baby will be the death of me.i have tried to potty train for two and a half months. i use praise n treats and take him out frequently like every two hours or sooner if i see the signs. some time he goes and sometime he will come in and 10 minutes later hell go into the office and relieve him self. He will whine at night and i take him out and he goes but the daytime. ??? recently when i take him out he thinks its play time. he reaks havoc he runs to the back fence where two small dogs live n begins to bark then he runs to the side yard and barks because there is a mastiff that lives there.total bad behavior. i think he forgets to potty.im at my whits end! but i sure do love this dog.so cut n playful and loveable.can someone give me suggestions?

akaryendy · 02-27-2014, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Saltypearl

Is Oliver crated during the day?

Bailee will never be able to be let out to potty as we have a hawk and a coyote that roam the neighborhood.

No we never crate Oliver. He has this gated area as his 'room', about the size of a queen bed. We have his bed at one corner and and pads on the other end. Of course toys and food during the day when we're at work but we remove them at night so he knows it's bed time.

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Originally Posted by fayem

Omg this baby will be the death of me.i have tried to potty train for two and a half months. i use praise n treats and take him out frequently like every two hours or sooner if i see the signs. some time he goes and sometime he will come in and 10 minutes later hell go into the office and relieve him self. He will whine at night and i take him out and he goes but the daytime. ??? recently when i take him out he thinks its play time. he reaks havoc he runs to the back fence where two small dogs live n begins to bark then he runs to the side yard and barks because there is a mastiff that lives there.total bad behavior. i think he forgets to potty.im at my whits end! but i sure do love this dog.so cut n playful and loveable.can someone give me suggestions?

My Oliver thinks outdoor is playtime too. So i just let him play to get used to the outdoor now. He's a pup so his urge to explore is crazy. We are pad training him and hoping eventually when he's used to the outdoor more, we would take him our with his soil pad and transition to indoor potty to outdoor potty.

sandy simpson · 02-27-2014, 10:35 AM

Well I got mad at JoJo for peeing on the side of his dog crate so I bought a potty pee pad. The kind with the grass in it. Spud has used it and now I hope old Jo will too. It would be great to stick that fake grass outside and the Yorkie goes to it every time. I really feel for all of us who have little sneak a pee pets. I have to get a flashlight and hunt for pee spots. All for the love of a Yorkie! It is worth it.

akaryendy · 02-27-2014, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by sandy simpson

Well I got mad at JoJo for peeing on the side of his dog crate so I bought a potty pee pad. The kind with the grass in it. Spud has used it and now I hope old Jo will too. It would be great to stick that fake grass outside and the Yorkie goes to it every time. I really feel for all of us who have little sneak a pee pets. I have to get a flashlight and hunt for pee spots. All for the love of a Yorkie! It is worth it.

Hahaha I know what you're talking about. Especially we have carpet upstairs and gosh the first week I kept stepping on his pee when go looking for this sneaky boy. He's a lot better now with pee pads but I gotta say I learned to literally 'watch where I'm going'. Even now, once in a while he disappears and comes back to be, he always looks so suspicious to me and I have to put on my Indiana Jones hat and go do my rounds around the house hunting for pee spots.

ppastry · 03-19-2014, 12:50 PM

Hi all.....I have posted before about this same problem. Seems I am a bit winded and need to vent and seek help!

I am so frustrated with my 10 month old Winston. I wanted to pee pee pad train him as I travel for the winter and wanted to be able to keep him in the condo when I am away. It would have been so much easier as we go out of the country and it is a little difficult to find places to potty him.
Well I have been successful in that when I put him in his special crate to potty(sort of a puppy apartment type of crate it is expandable) and tell him to Pee Pee he instantly does it. But......he will very very seldom go in on his own to do his business. That puppy apartment video shows the dog jumping in and out on his own....really does it work that way. Maybe the idea is good but I need the video to see how they train them. Maybe I did something wrong in the training process?

We just came back from Mexico and taking him was extremely stressful. He had multiple accidents. I try to keep up with him every couple of hours but sometimes I got caught up in cooking ect...and would forget to potty him and he would go right on the rugs. I had to pick up all the owners rugs and tuck them under beds. Of course there were two I could not pick up and those he chose to use. When we went out for extended amounts of time I would leave him in his pee pee area and he chose to pee pee somewhere else. A couple of times he did go into his area (walk in shower with glass doors that shut) this was when I too was in the bathroom with the bathroom door closed and he was stuck inside the bathroom.

He also has been neutered and had his extra baby teeth pulled. He had many chewing toys all over the condo but instead chose to chew the furniture. I was so upset having to find things to repair the furniture in the condo.

He is 10 months old now. Is this normal? Do I keep up with the same routine that it will eventually kick in and work? I have had many yorkies and all were easily potty trained. I potty trained all of them outside though.

He is not sleeping in the area where he potties. I only put him in the side that is divided when I am not going to be home for a long time.

In Mexico we let him sleep with us in bed as he didn't want to sleep in his play pen and would fuss and wake me up at night. It was no problem as he slept in a king size bed with us even though he insisted he needed so sleep right next to me. Upon our arrival home last night, I did put him in his crate next to our bed. He fussed a bit but did fall asleep. I don't have a king size bed at home and so really don't want him to sleep with us as I won't get sleep. So he sleeps separate to where he potties.

So this morning I placed a bell on the door and thought we would try the outside potty thing. Maybe he just isn't going to catch onto the pee pee pad thing and needs to go outside I thought. He refused to go outside to pee pee. Even yesterday after holding it a good 8 hours he would not go at the dog relieving spots at the airport. He held it until we got home and went in his potty crate. So this morning he wouldn't relieve himself outside not even outside on a puppy pad. After about an hour or so I just gave up and put him back inside the house in his potty crate and he went. Needless to say the morning was stressful for both of us.

Since we just got back from being away for two months I thought let's start with a fresh approach and use the bell on the door idea.

This morning I let his paw hit the bell then took him out to a spot with his pee pee pad. He wouldn't stay there or go. Then I brought out the play pen and put the pad in there to confine him a bit. Nothing....just jumping and getting all worked up. Took him back in and crated him on the bed side. Took him back out to the outside potty pen. Did this for about an hour. Nothing and he had to go as he held it all night. Now it is raining where we live and also cold. Hard to train him in these weather conditions. He hears the rain and get's scared and also doesn't want to get his paws wet. HA! Funny

Appreciate the help from anyone. Would love the indoor thing to work. What to do?

I just don't know what to do. I am so perplexed and I really need some helpful advice. I love him so very much. He is a ma ma's boy. Can't help but think I just can't get this to work. I just don't like him much though when he does these bad things.

Help please. Many thanks in advance.

02-12-2014, 12:06 PM	#226
Minniesmthr Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Dallas, Tx. Posts: 42	16 week old puppy Good luck with the grass. I am not sure puppy will get the idea he is supposed to go over to the grass area though if he can still get to a floor surface, newspaper or wee wee pad like he is used to eliminating on. You might be able to put his bed and the grass in a totally blocked off small area, so that he is either in his bed or on the grass with no other surface available for him to walk on. Most will not potty in their beds. This might help puppy understand it is OK to potty on an area that feels different to his feet than smooth wee wee pads, newspapers or the floor itself. We tried different things with our Gracie. One thing that seemed to work well was to crate her with the crate door open and the crate pushed up to our open patio door. Good luck! Cathie

02-22-2014, 09:05 AM	#229
Saltypearl Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Waterford, MI Posts: 81	Gosh...from what I am reading this seems to be a struggling topic for a lot of us. Mine is 19 weeks and I only crate her at night. Since I starting using our old baby monitor and I can hear her wake up and whine, we have had NO accidents. This leaves the rest of the day. I have pee pads in 2 areas and it seems that miss bailee will go everywhere else and sometimes on the pee pads. I am in the process of bell training her to go into the garage. We have set up a plastic fenced area for her to go to. We have also started taking her outside on the leash and she will always do her business out there. It is frustrating to constantly clean up the pee/poop. It is my fault because I give her way too much freedom. I have had dogs before and didnt want to get a dog that was kept in a crate all day. Feeling Frustrated... __________________ Bailee's Mommy....Nancy

02-22-2014, 09:57 AM	#231
Saltypearl Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Waterford, MI Posts: 81	Is Oliver crated during the day? Bailee will never be able to be let out to potty as we have a hawk and a coyote that roam the neighborhood. __________________ Bailee's Mommy....Nancy

02-24-2014, 10:10 AM	#233
Piddle Place Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2012 Location: Jupiter Posts: 228 Blog Entries: 3	Housebreaking issues My Jaz hates to go outside when it's raining. Is the grass set when your dog is going outside? Her indoor dog toilet works great for these days so we don't have to worry about the carpet. I can tell she is a more comfortable dog now. She used to get stressed when she thought she would have to be outside in rain or cold. To look at options Welcome to Puppy Litter Boxes \| Puppy Litter Box Reviews

02-24-2014, 10:17 AM	#234
Piddle Place Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2012 Location: Jupiter Posts: 228 Blog Entries: 3	Crate training VS privileges help eliminate neurotic behavior I so agree. I think it sad to leave any dog crated all day. If you create a safe environment for the dog, they can be much more comfortable. Perhaps try this... Have a crate with her bed, but leave the door open. Attach a little fenced area around the crate. I bought mine at baby r us for about $25 Set inside the gated area her water, plat toys, chew toys, a d her indoor dog toilet I also leave the television on. These simple privileges made for a non-neurotic pet

02-21-2014, 09:54 PM	#227
Roxanne1 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Naperville, Il Posts: 1	Those of you who have had success in potty training your Yorkie, what do you do (outside of just saying "no" firmly) when you do spy them going to the bathroom inside? I don't want to put them in their crates as punishment, because this is their comfort zone and I don't want it to be associated with punishment. Any advise - I need it! I have two Yorkies - one that is 2 1/2 and one who was rescued at 6 months but is now 1 1/2. My 2 1/2 year old was just getting the hang of the potty training until little Francis came into our lives. Now they both poop and pee where ever and when ever they want. It is like a potty festival in our house! I do take them out on a regular basis however within 15-20 minutes of being inside one of them will have an accident. It is almost like a competition for them. Funny thing is they don't have any in their crates or at night when they sleep with us. I don't leave them unattended, they follow me everywhere, and I do crate them when I leave or when I can't pay attention to them. I absolutely love these two little munchkins, but we are growing tired of constantly cleaning up after them. Help! p.s. Just ordered the book mentioned in the earlier thread, hope those ideas coupled with consistency help

02-22-2014, 10:51 AM	#232
lgjjp YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: glenshaw pa usa Posts: 6	We have 2 schnauzer/yorki pups. they will be 4 months old next week. Pup #1 (Chewy) is doing well. puppy pad trained for the most part. Pup #2 (Juno) is not training at all. seldom uses the pads unless she has no choice. Juno went to another family who (unknown to us) kept her confined to a small crate all day with a puppy pad inside. She was doing well with pad training when they took her. After 3 weeks decided they no longer wanted her as she wasnt trained so we got her back. I have to keep her confined to small area in the kitchen that is lined with puppy pads and her crate is there for her to lay in otherwise she pees everywhere and anywhere.She has no problem going in her crate but most of the time she wont. she gives me no indication that she has to go. Ive seen her run full speed- stop squat pee-and take off again. I take her outside she refuses to go, bring her in and she pees on the carpet. she can have no freedom at all in the house or im cleaning up messes. Im at the end of my rope with her. Ive trained other puppies fairly quickly and easily but nothing seems to work with her. Any advice will be greatly appreciated!!

02-24-2014, 10:18 AM	#235
Piddle Place Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2012 Location: Jupiter Posts: 228 Blog Entries: 3	I agree, but I think I posted my support of your comment in the wrong place....you have my vote

02-25-2014, 03:12 PM	#236
fayem YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: ocoee. fl Posts: 1	fayem Omg this baby will be the death of me.i have tried to potty train for two and a half months. i use praise n treats and take him out frequently like every two hours or sooner if i see the signs. some time he goes and sometime he will come in and 10 minutes later hell go into the office and relieve him self. He will whine at night and i take him out and he goes but the daytime. ??? recently when i take him out he thinks its play time. he reaks havoc he runs to the back fence where two small dogs live n begins to bark then he runs to the side yard and barks because there is a mastiff that lives there.total bad behavior. i think he forgets to potty.im at my whits end! but i sure do love this dog.so cut n playful and loveable.can someone give me suggestions?

02-27-2014, 10:35 AM	#238
sandy simpson YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: santee, california Posts: 2,123 Blog Entries: 1	dog Well I got mad at JoJo for peeing on the side of his dog crate so I bought a potty pee pad. The kind with the grass in it. Spud has used it and now I hope old Jo will too. It would be great to stick that fake grass outside and the Yorkie goes to it every time. I really feel for all of us who have little sneak a pee pets. I have to get a flashlight and hunt for pee spots. All for the love of a Yorkie! It is worth it.

03-19-2014, 12:50 PM	#240
ppastry Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: aliquippa pa usa Posts: 25	Help...desperate pee pee pad training Hi all.....I have posted before about this same problem. Seems I am a bit winded and need to vent and seek help! I am so frustrated with my 10 month old Winston. I wanted to pee pee pad train him as I travel for the winter and wanted to be able to keep him in the condo when I am away. It would have been so much easier as we go out of the country and it is a little difficult to find places to potty him. Well I have been successful in that when I put him in his special crate to potty(sort of a puppy apartment type of crate it is expandable) and tell him to Pee Pee he instantly does it. But......he will very very seldom go in on his own to do his business. That puppy apartment video shows the dog jumping in and out on his own....really does it work that way. Maybe the idea is good but I need the video to see how they train them. Maybe I did something wrong in the training process? We just came back from Mexico and taking him was extremely stressful. He had multiple accidents. I try to keep up with him every couple of hours but sometimes I got caught up in cooking ect...and would forget to potty him and he would go right on the rugs. I had to pick up all the owners rugs and tuck them under beds. Of course there were two I could not pick up and those he chose to use. When we went out for extended amounts of time I would leave him in his pee pee area and he chose to pee pee somewhere else. A couple of times he did go into his area (walk in shower with glass doors that shut) this was when I too was in the bathroom with the bathroom door closed and he was stuck inside the bathroom. He also has been neutered and had his extra baby teeth pulled. He had many chewing toys all over the condo but instead chose to chew the furniture. I was so upset having to find things to repair the furniture in the condo. He is 10 months old now. Is this normal? Do I keep up with the same routine that it will eventually kick in and work? I have had many yorkies and all were easily potty trained. I potty trained all of them outside though. He is not sleeping in the area where he potties. I only put him in the side that is divided when I am not going to be home for a long time. In Mexico we let him sleep with us in bed as he didn't want to sleep in his play pen and would fuss and wake me up at night. It was no problem as he slept in a king size bed with us even though he insisted he needed so sleep right next to me. Upon our arrival home last night, I did put him in his crate next to our bed. He fussed a bit but did fall asleep. I don't have a king size bed at home and so really don't want him to sleep with us as I won't get sleep. So he sleeps separate to where he potties. So this morning I placed a bell on the door and thought we would try the outside potty thing. Maybe he just isn't going to catch onto the pee pee pad thing and needs to go outside I thought. He refused to go outside to pee pee. Even yesterday after holding it a good 8 hours he would not go at the dog relieving spots at the airport. He held it until we got home and went in his potty crate. So this morning he wouldn't relieve himself outside not even outside on a puppy pad. After about an hour or so I just gave up and put him back inside the house in his potty crate and he went. Needless to say the morning was stressful for both of us. Since we just got back from being away for two months I thought let's start with a fresh approach and use the bell on the door idea. This morning I let his paw hit the bell then took him out to a spot with his pee pee pad. He wouldn't stay there or go. Then I brought out the play pen and put the pad in there to confine him a bit. Nothing....just jumping and getting all worked up. Took him back in and crated him on the bed side. Took him back out to the outside potty pen. Did this for about an hour. Nothing and he had to go as he held it all night. Now it is raining where we live and also cold. Hard to train him in these weather conditions. He hears the rain and get's scared and also doesn't want to get his paws wet. HA! Funny Appreciate the help from anyone. Would love the indoor thing to work. What to do? I just don't know what to do. I am so perplexed and I really need some helpful advice. I love him so very much. He is a ma ma's boy. Can't help but think I just can't get this to work. I just don't like him much though when he does these bad things. Help please. Many thanks in advance.