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Pee Pads/Newspapers Okay... I'm NOT trying to be rude, just understand. I read all this stuff about how the yorkie puppies are "wee wee (I *hate that word, lol) pad trained. And, how people keep using aforementioned pads even after puppy is in their new homes. Doesn't this wee pad business just serve to confuse the puppy? Why not just begin taking them straight into the grass? My other dog, Casey (she passed last month, but I had her since she was 4 weeks old), never peed on paper. I began taking her into the grass and, while she was not a yorkie, she never once had any housebreaking issues. With Pippi, my Yorkie, I got her at a pet store (bad, I now know. She was aging out there, though) and I was really concerned about housetraining her, since she peed/pooed where she was in the store. But, I'd take her outside and wait, for however long it took. She rarely had accidents and is now 100% housetrained. So, the question I have is this: isn't it better to show them where you want them to go, rather than messing w/pads & papers? |
sometimes the pad IS where you want them to go. Sugar was potty pad trained when I got her at 2 years old. Her previous family lived in an apartment and there were 4 small children in the home ~ no one had or TOOK the time to take her outside to pee. She will potty outside but still prefers her washable potty pad to the :snow: or :ip: :rolleyes::rolleyes: Stubborn girl! I agree that Personally I prefer outside potty :thumbup: |
some of us live in apartments and don't want to go down an elevator late at night, etc. and we live up north where it is cold, rainy and snowy. Lola is pad trained for those days. She is 3 years old and not confused at all. She goes outside when I take her but will also go on a pad if it is down and she has to go. The only way to do this is to pad train entirely first and then just let them go outside when you are walking them. The scents of other dogs will eventually get them to go outside as well. morrislaz |
Yeah, I guess I forget about snow :rolleyes: We live in Miami, so it's never a concern (though, it's supposed to get cold tonight..yay!). I take her down the elevator about 10 for her last pee, then we go at 8:30 am for the morning. When I lived on South Beach (the 27th floor), we did the same. When we go to my native Germany (she's been 2x b/c I don't want to kennel her & nobody could watch her), my friend would shovel snow for her spot to go. But, she did *not* like the flight - she'd scratch my arm and I knew she wanted me to take her out, so I'd put her in the crate for privacy, and she'd go. Otherwise, other than take-off/landing, she stayed on my lap. Was just wondering if removing the paper step would help :) |
you need to consider also that you do NOT want your dog to go out on the grass at that age. They should not be exposed to areas outside that could be hiding the parvo virus which can live in a lawn for many years. Your puppy will not be immuned to parvo until it has had all of it's vaccinations and until then, it should not be outside on the grass. |
I use the pads mostly because of the weather. I have some that will go outside also. I really like the pads when we travel. Everybody just has something that works better then others. :animal36 |
Yes, you are exactly right. But, I was 15 years old when I had my 4 week old, no Internet back 15 years ago & my vet didn't tell me :mad: Luckily, she turned out fine. Didn't think of this. Oh, I moved from S.Beach up a bit north to a city Bal Harbour. We live in a more reasonable 5th level condo here :rolleyes: But, yeah, I didn't think of this...:thumbup: |
I have a doggy door with a penned area for when they need to go out when I am not at home, but on snowy or rainy days they will not go out and I have newspapers that I put down. |
Like I said in my OP, wasn't trying to be rude. It's just that yorkies have such a bad rep for being difficult to housebreak. And, they're so smart :) It has always just confused me (with the exception of the too young) as to why people would want their dogs using the house as the bathroom :) |
I think going outside is best, but if it's pouring down rain for 24 hrs. or longer, it sure makes it difficult...I've got one that pees outside weather permitting, and anywhere she durn well pleases, if it's raining like crazy for hours...Fortunately, I have laminate floor, but I still don't like her doing that...I've got another one that is, pretty much, pad trained...Believe me, I'd rather them both be pad trained, but the older one never would do pads, but she will do outside...the younger one came to me almost pad trained, and he goes in or out, but if it's raining, he'll go inside, on the pad...much more convenient... |
When I first got Missy, there was wayyyy too much snow outside for a little 7 week old, 1 lb yorkie to potty train outdoors. So I just continued using pee pads, like the breeder did. She ended up breaking her leg, and once that was healed she had to be spayed, so she spent a looooong time confined to her ex-pen as a puppy. Once she finally had "free reign", she was consistantly using her pee pad, so I just stuck with it. I have to admit, I love the convenience of the pads. I use washable ones (actually Shamwow's) to be more environmentally friendly. :) |
love my pads I like the pads my doggy has never been outside, more convinent for me he is almost pee pee trained at 15 weeks without going out side...still not poop trained but getting there is 100% crate trained...I work during the day so I'm glad I have piece of mind that he can pee while I'm at work. I personally like the pads we go away alot and its so nice to pick him up grab a pad head to the bathroom and he pees....hotels, etc. |
Starr is outside potty trained, she will go to the door and bark or look in the direction of the door and bark. She also has a designated indoor wee wee pad location. This is done for several reasons. The biggest is the weather and we travel. We were in Breckenridge Colorado the week after Thanksgiving, the outdoor temperature was -11 with a -29 wind chill. We had a heavy coat on Starr and booties and she would start shaking so bad it was like when we get the chills. She couldn't stand long enough to go to the bathroom. If she wasn't pad trained, I don't know how she would have been able to go to the bathroom. Snow is terrible, as she can't squat if it snows over a couple of inches. We are concerned that if we don't keep a pad out and we take her on a trip we will have a problem getting her to go back to the pad. |
pee pads Belle was trained on pads and newspapers when we got her. Living in Minnesota (we got her in January) there was no way she could go out and alot of dogs in the neighborhood so I wouldn't let her in the grass. She has stuck with the pads (seperate ones for pee and pooping) They work so good. My only problem is lately when she pees near the edge of the pad holder, it runs out onto the floor (tile)? Anyone else had this happen? If I put another pad under the holder, she thinks she can stand on the edge of that and pee and it counts as good:( We do take her camping with us in the RV and I use her pads especially for night or bad weather. The first time I saw her pee outside I got so excited, my baby was a big girl now! |
Chloe was almost five months old when we got her . Her breeder had her pad trained so we stuck with it . She was sooo small ( about 2 lbs.) when we got her ( she is only 3 lbs. now) I couldn't imagine taking her outside , especially in the cold and snow we get. She will go outside if we are outside...she doesn't get confussed. She knows her pad is OK in the house and outside is fair game :) I love having the pads so Chloe can go when she needs to. Sydney , our bigger dog who we didn't pad train ( she was trained right to outside) still looks at me sometimes when Chloe is peeing on her pad like , "hey ...do you see what that dog just did in your house !" :) |
Troy is puppy pad trained. He is 5 months old. I crate trained my other dogs and let them out outside early on but with Troy he ended up catching some feral cat worms from going outside too early. The pads are a convience to me since I work all day. Troy will reliably go to them even when I'm home. His area is a designated expen that I made with laminate floors. |
Great topic. I would LOVE my 2 to be trained for outdoor potty sessions only....... but Seymour has a hard time holding it for 8-10 hours. He even gets us up during the night. Most of the time they will go to the door to be taken out which is the best. But we still have the peepads for our "backups" and it is nice that they do both. It also is convenient when we travel and we can use the pads in the hotels. |
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Of the 3,100+ dogs that we have helped treat during the past three years or so, a growing number of them have been fully vaccinated and up-to-date with all of their shots, regardless of whether they are puppies or adults, and yet they are still getting Parvo (and dying if not properly and promptly treated). Check out a blog post we wrote about vaccinations: ParvoBuster Blog Blog Archive Parvo Vaccinations - What The Vet Won?t Tell You! |
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you are not bursting any bubbles... I do know about parvo. My simplified answer to the op was to let her know about the possibilities of the parvo virus living in the grass. OF COURSE there is NO 100% guarantee, (nor did I say that a vaccination is a guarantee) that ANY dog will not get parvo, vaccinated or not.... just that generally the vaccine will HELP prevent your puppy from getting parvo. The purpose of my post was NOT to debate the effectiveness of the parvo vaccine, but to educate the OP about the dangers of parvo with an UNVACCINATED young puppy. If you have a fenced yard where other neighborhood dogs do not have access, your puppy will generally be SAFE once it has had it's shots. |
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