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10-22-2005, 04:20 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: new york
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| REALLY tough time potty training-PLEASE HELP Dear friends, I am hoping some of you yorkie lovers can share some of your potty training wisdom with me. I am having a VERY hard time potty training my 9 month old baby. When I got him at 2 months old, I trained him on wee-wee pads and eventually outside (I never really crated him, I tried-but he cried and hated it and it broke my heart and he would pee in his crate and have no problem sleeping on his pee-seems strange, but he didn't care one bit, so I stopped using the crate). Now he is trained to go outside when it's nice weather and inside when it's pouring and in the winter when it snows. However, he seems to think every rug in my house is a wee-wee pad!! I have pulled all the rugs out of my house and he sometimes is good about using the wee-wee pad, but 8 times out of 10 he misses the pad and I have to clean pee mess constantly. I am now 7 months pregnant and want him to be somewhat trained once my baby arrives because with a newborn and baby Louie messes, I am going to go insane!! I am so tired these days and cleaning up his pee constantly is hard! Does anyone have any suggestions, am I doing something wrong here???? Also, he pees constantly....sometimes every 10 minutes, is this normal?? Thank you for letting me vent! I love my baby and I just want him to be trained properly so that we can spend more time playing together and less time with me on my hands and knees cleaning pee mess.
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10-22-2005, 04:36 PM | #2 |
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| If hes peeing that often at that age it sounds like hes marking. |
10-22-2005, 04:57 PM | #3 |
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| What does that mean and what should I do then if he is "marking?"
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10-22-2005, 05:24 PM | #4 |
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| Let him out more often, and use Belly Bands to protect your furniture. It could be marking, but my dogs seem to have more accidents during bad weather than nice. So I put them out more often in bad weather. I have experienced this problems in both sexes. I am convinced Yorkies are spoiled and mine are. Good luck
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10-22-2005, 05:44 PM | #5 |
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| Is he fixed? Make it easy on yourself, get some belly bands. When the baby comes, the last thing you want to do is clean up his pee and eventually the baby will crawl and you certainly don't want the baby to be around any accidents. I sell them 2 for $10, let me know if you are interested, they really will save your sanity and your house. |
10-22-2005, 06:01 PM | #6 | |
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I make my own, but may consider you next time. I have seen them around the internet for alot more.
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10-22-2005, 06:50 PM | #7 |
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| I am having the same problem with my 8 month old baby. She thinks all doormats are hers to pee on, do belly bands work for females? I didn't think they did.
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10-22-2005, 06:53 PM | #10 |
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| What are belly bands and how do they work?? Do you guys think that I am confusing him by having him pee both outside and inside?? And Yes, he's been fixed, he was fixed at 6 months. Maybe this is a stage they outgrow eventually???
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10-22-2005, 06:56 PM | #11 |
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| It's like a diaper, here is a pic of one I make. You attach a feminine pad to it and wrap it around their waist covering the sprinkler, it attaches with velcro. |
10-22-2005, 06:59 PM | #12 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: new york
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| And that helps train them or they have to wear it forever?? Doesn't having the urine right at their skin cause rashes or irritation?? Also, how often should the pads be changed?? Is this typical of yorkies or do they eventually outgrow peeing every 10-15 minutes and going everywhere?? And yes, I am very interested in buying some belly bands, should I just go on your website?? Thank you for your suggestions and everyone's advice.
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10-22-2005, 07:59 PM | #13 |
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| If he is going every 15 minutes, I would assume that is marking and different than peeing. If you want him to stop marking you have to train him not to, the belly band is only to protect your house. I have heard some people train their dog to stop marking by using a squirt bottle, I don't know if that works. The belly band is only precautionary, they should still be let out often during the day to potty without the band, when you let him back in the house, put it back on. If you use a quality pad, change it as needed and let him air out at times, like during the night, the use of the band should not cause a rash. My mom has an unneutered 10 month old maltese that marks, he wears his belly bands at all times in the house and my mom is so thankful for them. She'd much rather have it on him than worry constantly about where he may have sprinkled. |
10-23-2005, 08:18 AM | #14 |
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| Jodi, I tried to PM you back, but it says your inbox is to its capacity with PM's. Yes, I am interested in the belly bands. What is a paypal invoice??? I'm so new at all this stuff, sorry if I sound like a dork. I can send you a money order if you'd like also. I'd love to see what other fabrics you have. Yes, first baby technically-although I consider Louie my first! Patty
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10-23-2005, 10:10 AM | #15 |
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| Inside or outside I think it can be confusing to a dog when they use pee pads inside and then when its nice go outside. I have noticed that many people on here have a hard enough time when they train them one way but to go back and forth can be even more confusing to the dog. In my opinion you would have an easier time chosing one or the other. Jack and Mandy's Mom |
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