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AbbysMom08 · 05-08-2009, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by QuickSilver

Yaaaaaay! That's so wonderful! We finally have a potty graduate! Yeah, I think it's very common for dogs to pee around other dogs. It's their version of announcing their presence.

Bummer! I can imagine that turd smirking up at you from its turdiness. Well, 3 days is a good start. When Thor had an accident after two days, he went 17 without an accident the next time. So there is always tomorrow. I am wondering if you should take her into the bathroom with you when you shower. Would she go on the floor there, or is this something she reserves for her crate?

Also, do you have a potty command word? If you can get her on a command, you won't have the long waits outside wondering, will she or won't she.

I never thought of taking her into the bathroom when I take my shower.
I don't know if she would potty on the floor in there or not.
I do have a command word, sadly it is "potty" (said many times) and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Depends on her little mood

skellington · 05-09-2009, 03:04 PM

The other day I thought we were going to make it a whole TWO DAYS with no accidents. Lo and behold, as I was brushing my teeth right before bed, I found a poop on the kitchen floor. Silly dog. By the way, we've been trying to just forgo the potty pads and start over with the training being completely outside.

However, last night, we had a breakthrough. Riot ran down the hall and stood by the door leading outside. He ran back into the livingroom where we were and then again to the back door and started scratching. I took him out, he peed, pooped and cam ZOOMING inside for his treat! HE LET US KNOW HE HAD TO GO!!!!

We are holding our breath that today will be a real day two with no accidents!

QuickSilver · 05-09-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by skellington

The other day I thought we were going to make it a whole TWO DAYS with no accidents. Lo and behold, as I was brushing my teeth right before bed, I found a poop on the kitchen floor. Silly dog. By the way, we've been trying to just forgo the potty pads and start over with the training being completely outside.

However, last night, we had a breakthrough. Riot ran down the hall and stood by the door leading outside. He ran back into the livingroom where we were and then again to the back door and started scratching. I took him out, he peed, pooped and cam ZOOMING inside for his treat! HE LET US KNOW HE HAD TO GO!!!!

We are holding our breath that today will be a real day two with no accidents!

Way to go, Riot! I'm keeping my fingers crossed with you.

skellington · 05-09-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by QuickSilver

Way to go, Riot! I'm keeping my fingers crossed with you.

Thanks! You're always so supportive in everything!

Jeanne_D · 05-11-2009, 07:14 AM

Hello YT mommies
I am potty training my 12 week old male yorkie with an Outward Hound Pet Look Out Booster seat. How? you may well ask. Well, I purchased the booster seat last week. It is made from nylon and mesh materials so it come in a flat box ( you hang it off the head rest of the passenger seat and secure it with nylon straps) So I took the still flattened seat and set it out near Angus' toys so that he could become aquainted with the smell of the seat. At first he laid on it and chewed on his toys, so I figured "this is a good thing" but then he began to use it like a wee pad. So I cleaned it with "puppy clean up spray" to remove the smell and put the still flatten seat near the front door. Again he began to both pee and poop on the booster seat. So finally I put the seat in the middle of 4 wee wee pads in my utility room, which is where I want him to relieve himself, and what do you know!! he is running into the utility room about 60% of the time without being reminded. I guess it was worth the $30 I paid for the booster seat just to house train Angus, but I have never seen anything like this before with a puppy.
Angus' mommy
Jeanne D

Bellaandhelen · 05-11-2009, 07:42 AM

That is too funny that your puppy prefers to use the booster seat as a potty! LOL.

Bella has made me sooooo proud!!! She is on day 12!!! YAY! We even made it through some rainy days. I finally have her pottying on comand (still working on the word for #2, but no accidents in the house).

I hope everyone has a great week!

Helen and Bella

iSylar · 05-12-2009, 06:19 AM

I got Sylar when he was 3 months old and hardly trained. When he was 5-6 months he was great. He's 8 months old now and he thinks the whole house is the toilet. I don't know what I'm doing wrong..

He goes to the bathroom outside then he also goes inside..

QuickSilver · 05-16-2009, 01:29 PM

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGG GGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH HHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

So, as you may have guessed, there's been a setback. I have been moving some furniture around, and I gave Thor access to a bit more of my bedroom, bringing his access up to all but 1/4 of one room of my apartment.

I just stepped barefoot in some poop on the kitchen floor. ARGH! #1. This is the first time. I also spot a big piece of poop on his pad. Okay, I remembered that a few days ago when I was cooking something, I turned around to find him squatting right behind me in the kitchen. He's a "poop walker" so I figured that he started on the pad and ended up ten feet away.

I clean that up and walk into my bedroom, where I FIND MORE POOP on the newly unrestricted rug. ARRRGH! #2. This is NOWHERE near a potty pad, this is just plain bad manners.

Thor of course is blissfully unaware that he's done anything wrong and is lounging in the sun. Oh, and he just peed on his pad, so I have to give him a treat despite the fact that he has broken all my hopes and dreams forever. ARGH! #3.

I cannot BELIEVE he messed up. ARGH! ARGH! ARGH! I literally just broke his crate down last week and put it away because I thought we were completely done. I was so close to calling him completely potty trained. I think he might be a devil dog.

I guess you could say I'm disappointed. Excuse me,

AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHH!

So. Deep breath. How far back do I need to restrict his access, and for how long? I've closed the door to my living room (AGAIN! ARGH!), and I figure I'll give it a couple days and then give him access to the hallway again. And then I guess the bathroom. Then the large closet. Then the dining area. Then the kitchen. Then part of my bedroom again..... It's going to take FOREVER. Why'd you do it Thor? WHY?

ParrotLady · 05-16-2009, 01:54 PM

Awwww, hang in there. I am sorry for your disappointment though. You are always there for us, we will be her for you too.

QuickSilver · 05-16-2009, 01:58 PM

Thank you! I'm over it, mostly. Day #1 tomorrow, again. My little devil dog crept over and curled up to sleep behind me, so all is forgiven. He is sooooooooo lucky he's so darn cute. And okay, he is very sweet, when he's not committing Poops of Evil.

aslish_ps · 05-17-2009, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by QuickSilver

Thank you! I'm over it, mostly. Day #1 tomorrow, again. My little devil dog crept over and curled up to sleep behind me, so all is forgiven. He is sooooooooo lucky he's so darn cute. And okay, he is very sweet, when he's not committing Poops of Evil.

I know exactly what you're going through... Chuck is completly pee pad trained and pees only on his pad. But he's also a "poop walker" so I find just very small pieces of poop around the room where his pad lies.
Also once in a while he just squats and poops right where he is

I correct him when I see him doing it, other times he just gets away with it... Hopefully in time, he will learn to only poop on his pad but I have no idea on how to stop the evil poop walking

Hang in there, I have faith in Thor!

QuickSilver · 05-21-2009, 05:24 PM

Sigh. Thor continues to mystify me. I was playing with him in my office, when he stopped and squatted, MILES away from his pad. He hasn't pooped off-pad in my office in months. I have no idea what prompted him today.

westieboy · 05-21-2009, 05:51 PM

Have you guys ever thought about clicker training your dogs to pee/poop in the right place? Do you use crates? Seems everyone is just giving their dogs too much freedom before they are housebroken. Every accident they have is reinforcing to them that they can pee/poop anywhere they want.

ParrotLady · 05-21-2009, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by westieboy

Have you guys ever thought about clicker training your dogs to pee/poop in the right place? Do you use crates? Seems everyone is just giving their dogs too much freedom before they are housebroken. Every accident they have is reinforcing to them that they can pee/poop anywhere they want.

Pardon my ignorance here, but you mean you train them to only go on command? They hold it if you forget? I understand clicker training for sit, stay etc. I just don't understand how you use it for potty training. I am very interested in how you do this.

QuickSilver · 05-21-2009, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by westieboy

Have you guys ever thought about clicker training your dogs to pee/poop in the right place? Do you use crates? Seems everyone is just giving their dogs too much freedom before they are housebroken. Every accident they have is reinforcing to them that they can pee/poop anywhere they want.

Not sure if you were asking me specifically, but Thor is scared of the clicker. I do praise and treat when he goes in the right place. He definitely knows to go on the pads, 99% of the time anyway. It's that last 1% that's killing us. I have been expanding and contracting his range depending on his success. At this point, he went 45 days with no accidents, so I don't want to return him to the crate.

Also, even though I was very sad to see him squat, I did move him before any damage was done.

05-09-2009, 03:04 PM	#377
skellington Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: WY Posts: 265	The other day I thought we were going to make it a whole TWO DAYS with no accidents. Lo and behold, as I was brushing my teeth right before bed, I found a poop on the kitchen floor. Silly dog. By the way, we've been trying to just forgo the potty pads and start over with the training being completely outside. However, last night, we had a breakthrough. Riot ran down the hall and stood by the door leading outside. He ran back into the livingroom where we were and then again to the back door and started scratching. I took him out, he peed, pooped and cam ZOOMING inside for his treat! HE LET US KNOW HE HAD TO GO!!!! We are holding our breath that today will be a real day two with no accidents! __________________ Proud Mamma to Riot and baby Chaos

05-11-2009, 07:14 AM	#380
Jeanne_D Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida, Palm Beach Posts: 161	Potty training with a car seat? Hello YT mommies I am potty training my 12 week old male yorkie with an Outward Hound Pet Look Out Booster seat. How? you may well ask. Well, I purchased the booster seat last week. It is made from nylon and mesh materials so it come in a flat box ( you hang it off the head rest of the passenger seat and secure it with nylon straps) So I took the still flattened seat and set it out near Angus' toys so that he could become aquainted with the smell of the seat. At first he laid on it and chewed on his toys, so I figured "this is a good thing" but then he began to use it like a wee pad. So I cleaned it with "puppy clean up spray" to remove the smell and put the still flatten seat near the front door. Again he began to both pee and poop on the booster seat. So finally I put the seat in the middle of 4 wee wee pads in my utility room, which is where I want him to relieve himself, and what do you know!! he is running into the utility room about 60% of the time without being reminded. I guess it was worth the $30 I paid for the booster seat just to house train Angus, but I have never seen anything like this before with a puppy. Angus' mommy Jeanne D

05-11-2009, 07:42 AM	#381
Bellaandhelen Donating YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: West Lafayette, IN, USA Posts: 279	day 12! That is too funny that your puppy prefers to use the booster seat as a potty! LOL. Bella has made me sooooo proud!!! She is on day 12!!! YAY! We even made it through some rainy days. I finally have her pottying on comand (still working on the word for #2, but no accidents in the house). I hope everyone has a great week! Helen and Bella

05-12-2009, 06:19 AM	#382
iSylar Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alexandria, VA, USA Posts: 67	I got Sylar when he was 3 months old and hardly trained. When he was 5-6 months he was great. He's 8 months old now and he thinks the whole house is the toilet. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.. He goes to the bathroom outside then he also goes inside.. __________________ Ginnie - in love with my little monster, Sylar dogster: 925141

05-16-2009, 01:29 PM	#383
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGG GGGGGGGH! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGG GGGGGGGGGGHHHHH! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH HHHHHHHHHHH!!!! So, as you may have guessed, there's been a setback. I have been moving some furniture around, and I gave Thor access to a bit more of my bedroom, bringing his access up to all but 1/4 of one room of my apartment. I just stepped barefoot in some poop on the kitchen floor. ARGH! #1. This is the first time. I also spot a big piece of poop on his pad. Okay, I remembered that a few days ago when I was cooking something, I turned around to find him squatting right behind me in the kitchen. He's a "poop walker" so I figured that he started on the pad and ended up ten feet away. I clean that up and walk into my bedroom, where I FIND MORE POOP on the newly unrestricted rug. ARRRGH! #2. This is NOWHERE near a potty pad, this is just plain bad manners. Thor of course is blissfully unaware that he's done anything wrong and is lounging in the sun. Oh, and he just peed on his pad, so I have to give him a treat despite the fact that he has broken all my hopes and dreams forever. ARGH! #3. I cannot BELIEVE he messed up. ARGH! ARGH! ARGH! I literally just broke his crate down last week and put it away because I thought we were completely done. I was so close to calling him completely potty trained. I think he might be a devil dog. I guess you could say I'm disappointed. Excuse me, AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHH! So. Deep breath. How far back do I need to restrict his access, and for how long? I've closed the door to my living room (AGAIN! ARGH!), and I figure I'll give it a couple days and then give him access to the hallway again. And then I guess the bathroom. Then the large closet. Then the dining area. Then the kitchen. Then part of my bedroom again..... It's going to take FOREVER. Why'd you do it Thor? WHY? __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger. Last edited by QuickSilver; 05-16-2009 at 01:33 PM.

05-16-2009, 01:54 PM	#384
ParrotLady Donating YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ross, TX Posts: 259	Awwww, hang in there. I am sorry for your disappointment though. You are always there for us, we will be her for you too. __________________ Tracie and Penny http://www.parrot-and-conure-world.com

05-16-2009, 01:58 PM	#385
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	Thank you! I'm over it, mostly. Day #1 tomorrow, again. My little devil dog crept over and curled up to sleep behind me, so all is forgiven. He is sooooooooo lucky he's so darn cute. And okay, he is very sweet, when he's not committing Poops of Evil. __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger.

05-21-2009, 05:24 PM	#387
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	Sigh. Thor continues to mystify me. I was playing with him in my office, when he stopped and squatted, MILES away from his pad. He hasn't pooped off-pad in my office in months. I have no idea what prompted him today. __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger.

05-21-2009, 05:51 PM	#388
westieboy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NY Posts: 139	Have you guys ever thought about clicker training your dogs to pee/poop in the right place? Do you use crates? Seems everyone is just giving their dogs too much freedom before they are housebroken. Every accident they have is reinforcing to them that they can pee/poop anywhere they want.