Do yorkies ever really learn to potty outside or on pads ALL the time?

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by RachelandSadie

Just curious, I'm STILL having potty issues with Sadie.

The bell works every now and then, and she did pretty good on potty pads during her spay (we were off schedule with outside training due to her stiches having to be dry and it's snowing out).

She was doing pretty good about always peeing outside, but I've never been able to get her to always poop outside. She still squats on the floor and even peeing now is not going well.

We're moving to a new house in two weeks and I just want to know if we should pretty much start our training over from scratch.

She'll finally have a fenced in yard and a walkout back door with no stairs, so i'm hoping she can learn that ringing the bell lets her out the door and she can do her thing out there on her own with me watching.

I was having to pick her up and carry her to a chicken wire fenced pen (not fenced yard) and then leash her up and go out hte front door during all the snow to a clearing spot.

Do you think finally getting on a real routine and schedule will help her?

Any advice to change her habits at the new place and avoid accidents all over my new floors?

THanks

What I've found out, is those that have been trained on potty pads are easy to train to go outdoors. The ones that have been trained to go outdoors, I've never been able to train to use a pee pad.

[katy-yorkie]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

What I've found out, is those that have been trained on potty pads are easy to train to go outdoors. The ones that have been trained to go outdoors, I've never been able to train to use a pee pad.

This is so true. I tried to train Buster to go on the potty pads and he wanted no part of it. He is trained to go outside but now there are times that it would be nice if he were pad trained.

[Cirlonde]

The strict schedule idea worked really well for Chloe. She's going on ten months old and now the only time she has an accident in the house, it's my fault. Generally, because I either got off schedule or she just completely slipped my mind. My new problem though is getting her to ASK to go outside. If I do forget her (which granted has only happened a couple of times), or she over ate/drank and needs to go sooner than I expect, she doesn't understand to TELL me that she needs to go. We've tried the bell, but she's scared of the noise. I also make her bark at me before I'll take her out (while asking if she needs to go potty). Still no luck...I'm about resigned to just having to always be on a schedule and not being able to trust her completely.
-C

[lzeigler001]

We bought our 4 lb Yorkie Bella an x-pen and she climbs right out of it, like a bug. She came to me at 6 mo and was use to a doggie door and going outside on the breeders deck with pee pads, so house breaking has been tough. My other yorkie, Bit is fine, she hardly has accidents and goes outside, never pee pad trained. I have one room with pee pads in it and Bella has been using them, but there are times she still pees on the carpet. We tried the cage method, but she has such anxiety she shakes as soon as she sees the cage. I just did not have the heart to keep her in the cage all day while Bit was out running free. Any suggestions would be helpful!

[guliverandmaya]

Guliver, my older dog is 100% trained to do his stuff out side. He can hold himself up to ten hours even! I take him down at 7.30am and when I get back from work at 5pm. it took a year to train him but he got it! I am reading and reading here, and I belive that its all about getting their bladder muscels stronger, and it takes time. dont give up!!

[dennabelle]

When we got Bells she had accidents in our old house all the time. I was like you getting a new house and worried... But in the new house she hasn't had any accidents unless she was sick. She always uses the potty pads or gets close anyways. But look out for door frames and corners of cabinets. I didn't look to see how old yours was, but teething Oh man let me tell you she has tore my door frame up. If I catch either one of them chewing on things besides toys I always tell them NO! Good Luck with your house!