Holding it in; Refusing to go.
 

Hello YT! I am new to the forum.

I have a new pup named Max, he is 11 weeks. I've had him for almost 2 weeks and this week I am trying to house break him. The first week I was at my parents home where there is a private yard--so we went outside to eliminate with no problems.

This week we are at my home--my yard is not fenced nor private and other neighbors have dogs, so we did not take him outside until after our vet visit 2 days ago (he's had a pad on the other side of his pen that he's been using with no problems).

Yesterday I made his pen small so he could no longer eliminate inside--he has no issues peeing outside, but he will not poo. After going outside several times yesterday with no results I let him inside, free, and he immediately ran under a table and poo'd with-in a minute.

Today is the same, we've been outside countless times and nothing on that end. I have not allowed him to roam inside unsupervised, so there have been no inside attempts either.

I know holding it in like this can not be healthy. Should I just let him out on the carpet, so he can go, just to get it out?:confused:

It's getting slightly frustrating.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Welcome to YT. :) Max is very young and he has not had all his shots. I would not take your pup outside, especially not around where other dogs might be or have been.

I would start with piddle pads. You can always ultimately train Max to be a strictly outdoor pottier. Piddle pad training will not hinder outdoor training.

Max may be one of those dogs who likes privacy when he poops.

Welcome to YT. I know it's frustrating, but because Max is young, you should expect more accidents than successes. Keep at the pee pads for now, he'll get it.:)

Thanks for your responses.

This is why I hadn't taken him out---but the vet said I should take him out--just not for walks..... so I'm confused. lol.

We have a partially fenced concrete patio, outiside of the fence is the open grass--maybe I'll work on taking him to the pads on the patio so he still get outside but not in an open area.


I recently read about that online because I suspected he may be that way watchin him inside of the pen--so I put a screen on one end for privacy--he barked at it.... so I took it down

How does it work with a dog who likes privacy when outside on a leash?

My first vet told me the same thing -- get that dog outside -- at 13 weeks. She doesn't have much experience with Yorkies and she is strongly opposed to pee pads.

Your pad on the patio idea sounds great. Since your pup is young, he needs access to that pad very often. When he is inside your home, restrict his freedom of movement to an xpen or one room for safety and for potty training. Supervise him closely. When he potties in the correct place, praise him profusely (yes, I do this on our walks too). Maybe give him a small treat (a single kibble, perhaps). Never stop praising good potties.

Never scold or punish. When your pup poops in the wrong place, take the poopies to the pad and show/tell him that they go on the pad. Then show him how you dispose of them and act like it is a really good thing. Yeah! Yippie!


LOL, he barked at the screen. Good question about privacy and walks. My boys aren't shy, so I don't know. I'll post a thread in this section asking.