I don't think I can handle this any longer!!!

[snickers65]

I recommend you to use the belly bands.

[RoxyLuv]

Have you tried pee pads upstairs?

[Love_Capone]

This is just a suggestion. Maybe you can start from scratch and crate train him upstairs. Go outside to use the bathroom, play time upstairs, back in crate. Do everything the way you did before but do it upstairs so that it clicks in his head "I need to go downstairs and outside". Just a suggestion. When I switched from pee pads to outside I started from scratch and it didn't take long at all.

[Julie1760]

You've had a lot of good suggestions.

If your main problem is upstairs, have you tried gating off the upstairs?

Myah is 16 months old and would sometime go upstairs that the top of the step when we weren't paying attention to where she was....mainly when I wasn't home. We put a baby gate up at the bottom of the stairs so she can't go up there. She doesn't go anywhere downstairs in our living area.

Make sure to use a product that is make for urine removal. You have to get rid of all the smell. You can use a black light to see where the spots are that you may not know is there.

I hope you don't have to get rid of him...but if you do, I know you'll find a really good home for him.

[Cirlonde]

Our little four month old puppy was a nightmare when we first started potty training her. I just felt completely helpless...I mean, we were doing everything by the book and it just wasn't working. Then we put her on a much more strict crate schedule where instead of just going in when we weren't playing/feeding/going potty, she was in the crate at the exact same time every day for the same length of time.

So far, it has been nearly a month with no accidents! She gets out of her crate for 1.5 hours and stays in her crate for 2.5 hours. We started out with much smaller lengths of time, but as she's gotten older we've lengthened both her in and out times. Life is so much more pleasant now!!
-C

[charly]

I would try the wee wee pads upstairs and really monitor him. Unfortunately some furbabies are harder to train than others. Rockie is 2 and l still monitor his pee time.

[cj125]

Originally Posted by Cirlonde

Our little four month old puppy was a nightmare when we first started potty training her. I just felt completely helpless...I mean, we were doing everything by the book and it just wasn't working. Then we put her on a much more strict crate schedule where instead of just going in when we weren't playing/feeding/going potty, she was in the crate at the exact same time every day for the same length of time.

So far, it has been nearly a month with no accidents! She gets out of her crate for 1.5 hours and stays in her crate for 2.5 hours. We started out with much smaller lengths of time, but as she's gotten older we've lengthened both her in and out times. Life is so much more pleasant now!!
-C

I don't understand this.. could you please explain it to me?

[Cirlonde]

Originally Posted by cj125

I don't understand this.. could you please explain it to me?

Sure! I'm not always the best at communication! My husband is home with the puppy during the day. So he lets Chloe out of her crate for an hour and a half to potty, play and eat during which times he watches her closely to stop any accidents from happening. Then she goes back up in her crate for two and a half hours to sleep. Then he lets her out again for an hour and a half. This way, she's learning to "hold it" for four hours at a time.

What I meant by "We started out with much smaller lengths of time, but as she's gotten older we've lengthened both her in and out times." is that when we first got her, we were doing like one hour out of the crate, one hour in the crate. But we've allowed her more freedom and longer stretches in the crate as she has gotten older. It also allows him time for all the things he has to do during the day, without neglecting her or allowing her to put herself in danger while he can't have his eyes on her.

Eventually, we hope to be able to have her out all the time unless we're gone or during the night. But she's just not that trustworthy yet!

Hope that made a little more sense!!
-C

[DanielleK]

Any updates from the OP??

I don't want to ruffle any feathers, but I am a bit surprised at the amount of responses that kind of took a "so be it" attitude towards this problem - allowing that Yorkies may be stubborn or lazy and so that's that? Pulling up carpets in your home just so your dog can 'go' where they please?

Honestly, I think any dog can be trained, you just need to put in the time and effort.

[PrettyBoysMommy]

I have a 4 year old yorkie,he is the smartest dog in the world,he is pooping black loose tarry stools,this yorkie has always had a picky diet eating only boiled chicken,he refuses to eat anything else,Any ideas as to what his problem is? Please anyone?

[Jemma]

Originally Posted by PrettyBoysMommy

I have a 4 year old yorkie,he is the smartest dog in the world,he is pooping black loose tarry stools,this yorkie has always had a picky diet eating only boiled chicken,he refuses to eat anything else,Any ideas as to what his problem is? Please anyone?

Hi, it would be advisable for you to start a new thread so people can see your post. This thread is directed at the original posters problem with her dog. If you start a new thread of your own, you'll get more answers, ok. Hope this helps. Just don't want you to think you're being ignored in this thread. And welcome to YT!

[Jemma]

To the OP, I would definitely try pee pads upstairs. If he/she feels like he has to go in a hurry, there is always a pee pad available for him. Perhaps you can do as a poster above stated. Put him on the leash for a lttle while. Pee pads have a certain scent, people can't smell it, that brings the dog to the pad and allows them to eliminate ther.
Good luck, I ave a little Shorkie such as yourself. She is 8 months now. She goes on her pads. But she won't poo and pee on the same pad, grrrr. So I have 2 pads where she now goes. And in seperate areas in the house. Better that than all over the house.

[rebeccag]

I would def. gate off the upstairs. I understand your frustration. I have two puppies who still have accidents. They've been really good but on occasion...uggh! In fact, Ksena jumped over the baby gate to my daughter's room and pee'd on her fairly new Ikea round bed....I was beyond mad to say the very least. If my eyes aren't on them...they go in the crate and that's that. Maybe the kids aren't paying close enough attention to the pup while upstairs. Or maybe you could try the potty patch or wee wee pads in the spot the pup likes to go up there. You could always call Animal Planet and request some help from "It's me or the dog" show...

[littlewhip]

Alot of great advise has already been given Just wanted to add, My boys are from ages 1yr-8yrs I still have one that is a challenge to train, I suggest using the belly bands It really helps, He dont wear them all the time, Only when he has free range and knows mom is not looking, lol
they can be stubborn, I also make sure they go out on a schedule

[MyDuke]

I can completely relate to you. Duke is 22months old, he has been trained to use the pee wee pad since I got him, however, besides from the times that he peed on my area rugs - which I no longer can have any types of rugs in my apt, I've recently found stains on my couch. His pad is only about 6 feet away from the couch and he would only does this when I'm at work. I would find these stains and smell his urine once I get home.

I got really frustrated the other day that I considered giving him away too but then is it really him or me not able to train him and be there consistently to train him? Who knows, but I can understand the frustration. I left him alone today with good faith, hoping he won't pee on the couch again since I had to wash the couch cover over the weekend. We'll see what happens once I get home.

And I can't crate train him since I work 9-5. He's been so good with the pee wee pads and not sure what's going on lately, and he's in good health too.