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10-03-2010, 08:55 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker | Crate Training/Potty Training? I'm a big believer in crate training. I did it with my first dog Alfie and it was such a success that I'm currently doing it with my new Yorkie, Princess. I got Alfie when he was a bit older. Not your typical 8-10 week old puppy so he could hold his bladder through the night. Our routine with Alfie was: potty break right before bed, into the crate for night time, and straight to the potty once my alarm woke me up for class the next morning. We did this consistently and he became potty trained so easily! I never really used puppy pads with him so he knew his potty was outdoors. Now when I say, "Time to go potty" he goes straight to the grass to do his business. So here's the situation: Princess is 11 weeks old so I know she has a weak bladder right now and needs to go every 2.5 hours. I currently have her area set up in my room where it's an exercise pen, the whole floor of the exercise pen is covered with puppy pads, her crate in the corner of the xpen, and her food and water bowl in the other corner. This is her area for when it's time to sleep and when I need to go out somewhere and can't take her. I leave her crate open all the time so she can step out to go potty on the puppy pads if she was in the crate. Is this a good idea? I thought the whole idea of using crate training for potty training is to keep them inside the crate with the door closed so they know that when you take them out to their designated area to go potty, they learn that they need to potty there every time? Should I be closing the door to her crate (at night only) and waking up every 2.5-3 hours to take her to potty on a puppy pad (not outside yet because she hasn't had all her vaccines)? Or is my current set up okay in your opinion? She hasn't had an accident yet and has pee'd and pooped on the puppy pads the whole time she's been here but it's only been two days so I'm not really celebrating yet, lol. Any opinion/advice is welcomed
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10-04-2010, 04:18 PM | #2 |
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| I'm sure what you're doing is fine, but when I did the crate training, Sydney remained in her crate with the door closed until it was play, food, water, and potty time. She was on a strict schedule. At 12-weeks, she could hold her bladder all night, so your puppy may surprise you. With using puppy pads, I too placed several in the area for Sydney. Over time, I would remove one pad and then another. If she had an accident, I would put a pad back (her way of saying that I was moving too fast). I bought the book "How to House Train Your Dog in 7 Days." Great book and has made me a believer in strict schedules with a puppy. I hope this helps and good luck! |
10-04-2010, 04:37 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker | Thank you! I will definitely try that and see how it goes. I've been hearing so many talk about the book you mention that I might just really have to get it!
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10-05-2010, 05:07 PM | #4 |
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| My situation is very similar to yours. With my first pup I did the same thing and now with the second (I've had her two weeks) I have the same set-up as you do. But unfortunately I am not having luck with my new baby. She pees whenever she wants wherever she wants I am taking her out ALL the time, I can't seem to get on a schedule because she goes all the time. I tried to put her in the crate last night and shut the door but she managed to get me up every couple hours and still pee and poop in her crate. I know it's a hard process to get our little furbabies potty trained, but I'm not sure what to do at this point. I am open for advice, support, whatever I can get Thanks! Last edited by Winston08; 10-05-2010 at 05:09 PM. |
10-05-2010, 05:44 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker | Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear that. Princess hasn't pooped or pee'd in her crate yet but she has had accidents on the carpet. I'm just waiting until she's had all her vaccines so I can really just take her outside to potty. I think the puppy pads are just confusing her (they're white and my carpet is white lol). I hope you do find some advice though? I'm sorry I can't help.
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03-27-2012, 12:25 PM | #6 |
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| im having problems with my sophie she dosent use the puppy pads r pees out side she pees and poops verywhere ! i leave her in the crate and she runs to the tile to be any advise? |
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