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Old 07-03-2010, 04:56 PM   #91
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Khloe is only 10weeks old and every time she needs to go potty, she just runs through the blinds on the slider door. thats her signal....its cute, but im glad i picked up on it.
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He has the living room and the kitchen as well as the hall that is all he is aloud. However he does find his way in the bedroom no matter how i block it. There is a 8 year old llhasa apso that has never been properly potty trained that he lives with. He also bites and chases my cat. I love him I dont want to have to give him back to his breeder.
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Khloe is only 10weeks old and every time she needs to go potty, she just runs through the blinds on the slider door. thats her signal....its cute, but im glad i picked up on it.
Yes, that is cute, but will it eventually mess up the blinds or her? If you think there might eventually be a problem.... could you fix something that would be right next to that same door, like a bell or a sleigh bell type of thing? That way she wouldn't have to run through the blinds or what if the blinds are open?

Wish my dog had been so smart
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He has the living room and the kitchen as well as the hall that is all he is aloud. However he does find his way in the bedroom no matter how i block it. There is a 8 year old llhasa apso that has never been properly potty trained that he lives with. He also bites and chases my cat. I love him I dont want to have to give him back to his breeder.
As long as there is another untrained dog in the same place as the Yorky, then it will be really hard or next to impossible to train your dog. Both dogs need to be in separate crates while you are out. Then put your dog on a leash while your home so you can see what it is doing and pay attention to it while it is out of the crate.

I'm confused by the way you wrote... There is a 8 year old llhasa apso that has never been properly potty trained that he lives with. Is this dog yours also, or does it belong to another person?

Get a squirt gun and squirt the lasa every time he chases the cat or tries to bite. Tell him NO every time he does it while you squirt him!!!

Both dogs need to be in their own separate crates while everyone is out. Just follow any good house training book, there are several good ones out there that have more than one way to accomplish this. Just keep it up. Many Yorkies take a long while to house train,but the human has to follow the same rules everytime or the poor dog will fail.

Why would you have to give him back to his breeder? Is this because you don't know how to house train him? This is not a good enough reason to give him back because you failed to train him. Though if that is your last resort, the breeder would be the best thing for him, if indeed they agree to take him back. Have you asked your breeder for help/advice in house training him?

But first, before you give him back, you should get a good book and keep trying !!! Many small dogs are hard to train and if the human has no idea how to do it, then both are doomed to failure.

There is no one magic formula to train a dog. There are many good books that are not expensive and you can always call a good used bookstore and see what they have there in the way of housetraining books.

Please get a book, there are several videos on utube that have good advice on house training dogs, don't limit yourself to the Yorky ones, look at as many as it takes to get several ideas. There is a book , the title I can't remember exactly, but it something like The Hard to Train Dog, saw it at Borders yesterday. It had 10 or so pages on house training,(alone) small dogs, and explaining owner expectations and reality of the small dog.
If you love your dog, please go the extra mile and keep trying. YOU OWE it to him!!!!!!
Good luck. Don't give up!
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Old 07-07-2010, 12:13 PM   #95
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The Llhasa it not mine she is my mothers. Thank you for the advise and no I would not give him back to his breeder just becouse of lack of potty training. He chases and attacks my 8 year old cat, as a result she does not come inside much and is losing wieght. I have had her longer and I would love to keep them both as I love them. However if I cant get him not to do that then I have no choice. I will work on him.
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its FL, so we pretty much always keep the blinds closed lol. gotta keep the sun out or it gets hot inside.

there was a few times when they were half open too, and she would just touch a couple of them and then she sits by the door and stares at us, waiting for us to take her out.

we were planning on getting a bell too. the blinds have just been working for now.

ps. we just took khloe to MI for a week, and no potty accidents!!! she did good

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Yes, that is cute, but will it eventually mess up the blinds or her? If you think there might eventually be a problem.... could you fix something that would be right next to that same door, like a bell or a sleigh bell type of thing? That way she wouldn't have to run through the blinds or what if the blinds are open?

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Oh pls help! Buster is over 7 months old. We did the crate training religiously. We even trained him to use the "Tell Bell". For the most part he lets us know when he needs to pottie and on top of that I take him outside and tell him to, "Go pottie." every two to three hours. My problem is that every few days, sometimes two or three times in a day, he will pee in the house. So far it has been in a different place everytime. Im going crazy with this dog! I dont understand why most of the time he gets it right but at other times he just goes wherever, without any warning or requests to go outside. I hate the idea of keeping him crated most of the day.
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Would this book be helpful if an older dog is having a relapse? My yorkie is afraid of some cats that have came in our yard and has started having accidents in the house, but at least she usually goes on the pad. but for years she used the doggie door until this cat problem came up.
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Old 07-26-2010, 12:12 PM   #99
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I have a 5 year old female yorkie who diligently goes on the pads. We just now added a 6 month old male yorkie to our family and is very difficult to crate him when he sees the other dog running around. He also came to us in the crate via airplane and I think associates his crate with that bad experience and will not go near the crate. They both get put away in the laundry area when we are not at home, as well as at night so they do not have full reign of the house. When we are home, we keep a pretty good eye on him, praise him when he goes on the pads, as well as give him a treat when he goes. Although watching the older dog go on the pads has been a good example for him, he still manages to go on the floor and rug. When we catch him in the act, I say NO and try to get him to bring him to the pads - but he runs away from me. Should I try and catch him and carry him into the area that I want him to go or should I try and get him to follow me instead. Trying to catch him to carry him has been difficult.
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I want to start off by telling how much I love Maxo, he's a sweet little yorkie, but in the 4 years that i've had him, i've been unsuccessful in properly housebreaking him. I got Maxo when he was only 2 months old, I was rookie mom so I read every article online, listened to friend's success stories, etc. I dont know what I'm doing wrong, I'm desperate for help and hope some can help me! Maxo sleeps with me and my husband, sometimes my 2 year old son. He pees on basically anything that's in his way, walls, doors, corners, laundry basket, carpet, hardwood. When we're not home, he's put in a spare bathroom that holds his pet bed, clean water and food. While we're gone, even if its extended to 6 hrs or so, he won't pee or poop, or even eat or drink water for that matter. However, when we're home or sleeping at night, he'll sneak off and do his business all over the house. Giving him away is not an option, but I'm tired of cleaning his pee. Does neutering help? Any tricks anyone can share? Should I get a crate or is it too late? Do I need a trainer? Please please help!
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My Pixie is almost 2 years old and in the last few weeks her schedule seems to be off. She is waking up 2 to 3 times at night to be taken out side. Most of the time she is ranning around thinking that something is out there. We have had a problem with a mother cat and two kittens under out deck. But, they seem to be gone. I'm also not getting proper sleep at night and it is starting to show at work.

The other problem is she seems to tell us when she has to pee but most of the time poop is the problem. She'll do it first thing in the morning and then sometime during the day it is in my livingroom or family room downstairs. She is only feed at night to help control when she poops. She never comes to us when she has to poop.

We did do crate training and also a confine area for the first 6 to 8 months. My husband is indicating if we can get her turned around then she is going to have to go. I don't want that. We still confine her when we are at work or anytime we leave. Any help or suggestion as to what I can do...
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Old 07-30-2010, 04:34 PM   #102
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1) I AM NOT A DOG TRAINER
2) I AM LIKE YOU, A YORKY LOVER
3) I HAVE OWNED MANY DOGS,CATS,(VARIOUS AND SUNDRY OTHER KINDS OF PETS) IN MY LIFE TIME. (born in the 50's)

4) I AM MAKING SUGGESTIONS ONLY. THESE HAVE WORKED FOR ME. IT
TOOK A LONG TIME FOR ME TO 'GET IT' OR TO LEARN HOW TO HOUSE TRAIN MY YORKY.

FOR ALL OF YOU Who are having problems with HOUSE TRAINING YOUR YORKY !!!!!!

There is NO Magic One Way to House Train you dog!

Every body on this page, I am sorry that you are having problems house training your dogs. Not all dogs are easy to house train. You have to do the same thing over and over and keep it up untill the dogs' get "IT".

If one technique worked for you in the past, but now the dog has relapsed, then start over just the way you did the first time and do everything you did before and keep it up until it works again and then I would keep it up for another month just to make sure. Keep it up until the dog "Gets It"

Most small dogs that are under a year in age, will relapse or not really "get It" for quite a while till they mature a bit more,(both in brain and in body) .

Those that are over a year old and Were house trained before, may be sick or other various reasons they have relapsed. If for some reason you suspect they are sick, then please take them to the vet and describe to your vet with your best ability about what is going on with your dog.

These books are just suggestions, you don't have to buy these two that I mention. ...... But please find a good book that you like and can easily understand and then follow the instructions exactly and practice them at all times!!!!

I have two books that I have used, one is How To HouseTrain Your Dog In 7 Days. It tells you that your dog will NOT be house broken in 7 days,but it does give you great techniques to use and to use them together. Lots of great info on dog behaviors!!!!

The other book I have is House Training Dogs for Dummies Use either one or both books, they both have great ideas, good techniques and suggestions,instructions. You just have to read them and then follow through and practice them with your dog/puppy until you are both successful and keep it up !!!

I cannot Emphasize enough that you don't just use one technique, you use several and all of them together to houstrain your dog !!!

If you don't want to buy these books brand new, then may I suggest you give a local used book store a call to see if they have any books by these titles! (I recently found many of some of the newest dog advice books in MINT condition,[unfortunately that I had already bought new] at a large used book store) Or take a good look at Amazon dot com. This website has been a very good choice for me when getting a lower price on a book I really want or need!!!!

If you don't want to use a crate, get a exercise pen of some sort or close the door to a room you have decided to put them in like a bathroom or laundry,(one of you mentioned that you do this already)

However, crates are really helpful to house train them, they don't want to soil themselves and usually this works while training most of them, but I have heard of some dogs that pee and poo in their crate and this is very unfortunate but, this is what is the best technique really. Keep the crate clean, clean the dog and keep it up! NO SPANKING!!! They do not understand, they are not a human child and they are VERY LIMITED in their inteligence!!! They only know when you are angry and upset with them but that is all they know. They do not understand WHY you are angry and upset.

Use a leash on your dog while it is out of its,crate,expen etc. while the dog is in the house and you can't keep your eye on it, put leash on it and attach the other end to you in some manner, tie the leash around your waist or your belt and don't ignore the dog!!!!! Wash dishes,,sneek a peak at what your dog is doing !! Make your bed, turn around and check on your dog
If this is too much to do with your dog attached to you with a leash, then put the dog in the crate,ex pen, etc or outside in a fenced yard until you are ready to keep your EYE on your dog with a leash attached to you both while you are in the house!
When your dog is truely house trained, then you can let your dog have run of the house while you are there without the leash.

If your dog is not house trained, don't let it have free run of the house! Simple as that!!!!

Watch your dog!!! Do you know the difference in behavior if your dog is going to sit to rest or is it squating to pee or poo? Some folks may not have knowledge of the differences in these behaviors. If you don't know these behaviors, please take the time to observe your pet when it is doing these behaviors so that you will know! Then you can say NO if it is getting ready to squat and take your dog to its place you want it to use the bathroom in.

I don't like chasing my dog to try and catch her either!!!! It is much easier to train your dog to come to their name!!! Don't call them and spank them when they come to you or they will NEVER come to the sound of their name!!!!!

It never hurts to train your dog to love the sound of their name to come, to sit ,or to rest in the down position or to heel by your side when you are walking them on a leash! Even train them to stand in place so you can groom them or trim their nails.

Clicker training is good to learn for yourself and teach your Yorky too! There are Free clicker videos online, just google clicker training and other folks in here have mention these websites on Yorky Talk.

AS to Barking and waking me/you up at 2 (odd hours) in the morning to go and play with the outside cat......I am going to try one of those Bark Offs, a friend of mine bought one and says it works for them so far. Thier little barky dog keeps odd hours too. Getting up at 2am to sqirt Abby with water is too slow as she quits barking by the time I get there and she won't have a clue as to why I am squrting her and its a big pain for me

When you are successful, it would be helpful if you come back in here to help and encourage others who need help and suggestions and to commiserate with others who have the same problems!!

Keep it up, know that you are not alone in having a dog that is not house trained! Look at all the pages with other folks in this thread, with the same problem, just different variations or worded differently

Most of all Have patience everyone and good luck!!!
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I am stumped. I have two wonderful Yorkies, father and daughter. They have been housebroken for years, but recently one is pooping in the house overnight or sometimes during the day no matter how many times they go out. We can't figure out which one or why? What recommendations can you come up with? Please, we need help.
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Hi,
I'm Stacy and I have a 9.5 week old Yorkie. She's not my first Yorkie. But my first Yorkie came to me fully puppy pad trained. I've read this entire thread, minus the links b/c most of them are broken links. I plan on buying both books. I have a question, for you all. I hope you don't mind.
Is 9.5 weeks too young to puppy pad train a puppy. From what I've read in this thread most people start at 12 weeks. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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hi i know this is a really long thread but im havin trouble potty trainning my masie, im intrested on the book mentioned on the 1st theard but i dont want to create train her would that be a problem?
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