I'm so frustrated with this whole potty training thing!

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by Ashlea

When we go out (on the leash) Kya just sits by my feet like she has no idea what we're doing out there. I try to get her to move but she's just not interested. I've tried carrying her to the crate and trying again a few minutes later, and nothing. She'll just try to get back to the house before me. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as it's past the door she pees. She just won't do it outside!

can you take the area where she's peeing and bring it outside (like a door mat)? so she'll smell the urine outside and possibly go out there.

at this point, if it were me, she'd get two options. outside or crate. if she doesn't pee, put her in her crate for a while since she won't pee in there, then take her back out. if she doesn't go again, put her back in teh crate. she's got to learn that either she potties outside, or she stays in the crate. a day or two of this won't hurt her and you'll be much happier once she finally pees outside.

do not give her the option of not being in one of those two locations. since you know she pees by the door, don't let her go there. outside or crate only until she potties outside.

[AbbysMom08]

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[AbbysMom08]

Originally Posted by kalina82

i'm sorry your having such problems with your little girl. you say that you put paper in her crate. Is this newspaper? has there ever been a time when she was paper trained? maybe she's conflicted with the crate training and paper training?

Also since she still goes in the crate at night you may want to wake up at 3 to take her out again. i know it sucks getting up in between only a 5-6 hour nap. mine was able to hold it at that age and she was crated as well. When you take her out at midnight are you sure she is peeing and pooping? make sure she is, and if she is holding out a little, stay out there longer with her, on a leash, until she does.

No, she was never trained in any way! Yep. When I take her out between midnight and 12:30a, she does pee and sometimes she poohs. I stay out with her sometimes for 45 minutes and then it's really time to go in as she is clearly not going to pooh and I have to get to sleep. I have to be up by 5:45a.
The paper lines the drop pan. She doesn't stand on it. There is a grate between her and the drop pan. I just don't know.
Last night, early evening, I left the door open on the crate and she just walked in and peed. She is usually very good about telling me when she has to go. I couldn't believe she just walked in there and peed
I just know I am at my wits end with her messing in her crate. Well, I guess I'm lucky she doesn't mess all over in the house.

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by AbbysMom08

No, she was never trained in any way! Yep. When I take her out between midnight and 12:30a, she does pee and sometimes she poohs. I stay out with her sometimes for 45 minutes and then it's really time to go in as she is clearly not going to pooh and I have to get to sleep. I have to be up by 5:45a.
The paper lines the drop pan. She doesn't stand on it. There is a grate between her and the drop pan. I just don't know.
Last night, early evening, I left the door open on the crate and she just walked in and peed. She is usually very good about telling me when she has to go. I couldn't believe she just walked in there and peed
I just know I am at my wits end with her messing in her crate. Well, I guess I'm lucky she doesn't mess all over in the house.

so if she pees in her crate she doesn't feel the wetness?

this might be why she isn't getting it just yet. Take the grate out, and take the paper out. Divide the crate into a small space for her to go in, turn around, and lay down in. only enough room for a bed.

[AbbysMom08]

Originally Posted by kalina82

so if she pees in her crate she doesn't feel the wetness?

this might be why she isn't getting it just yet. Take the grate out, and take the paper out. Divide the crate into a small space for her to go in, turn around, and lay down in. only enough room for a bed.

That's right.There is a pull out drop pan that sits below the floor of the crate.

I may have forgotten to say this but, she sometimes messes on her blanket also. So I would think she would feel that. Her crate is 19 inches long, 12 inches wide and 14 inches high. There is no room to put an actual bed so I put a little blanket in one end. It's really upsetting when she messes on her blanket.

What's really upsetting to me is the other 2 yorkies that I have had, never did this. Potty training them was not bad at all. Once they were house broken, which didn't take long at all, they didn't mess in the house. I was just very lucky. That's one reason this is so hard for me.

[crodrig]

I brought my dog home last week and tried pee pads, but on day 1 she decided she would pee everywhere except the pads. That's when I decided it would be outdoor potty training all the way. This was a tedious process, but this is what I did.

1. I bought a spray at pet smart for potty training
2. I would take her outside every 3-4 hours (she's only 3 months old so she won't be able to hold it more than 4 hours or so - this is the hardest part because it means getting up in the middle of the night to take her out).
3. I found a command to say to her when she went outside - "go pee" it could be anything as long as it's consistent. I sprayed some of the spray on the ground and said "go pee." When she does go pee, I repeat the command and then I go crazy and say gooooood girl, good girl...etc.

4. when i'm in the house and she's out of the crate, I watch her like a hawk. when I see her sniffing around suspiciously, I take her out and say "goo pee." Sometimes it's a false alarm, but better safe.

5. I've discovered the power of Vinegar. I use it to clean inside the house and if she does have an accident I make sure to scrape it up very vigorously. Once the dog smells the pee, he's likely to go again on the same spot - they also sell enzymatic products at pet stores to remove odor, but vinegar has been working well for me.

6. I take her out after she wakes up from a nap, after she eats or drinks, and if more than 4 hours have gone by before she has peed.

Day 1 and 2 she had a couple accidents and hasn't had one since. Has never gone in her crate.


I also heard that if she's peeing in a specific place in your house you don't want her to go, feed her at that spot. Dogs are not inclined to pee where they eat or sleep.

hope this helps.