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11-18-2010, 06:51 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC USA
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| Apt dog owner - new transition, lots of help needed Hi, I need your advice please. I've had my sweetie Hailey for two months now. She's 5 months old. I've trained her to go outside and she's doing great! She's crate trained and I had a dog walker come in to walk her mid day but had to fire her after one too many mishaps. Unfortunately, my area does not have a lot of dog walkers and the services that are available are $20-30/a day, which is very costly! So today is her first day home alone. I decided rather than take her out this morning to try to introduce her to the pads. I kept placing her on them a few times saying go pee pee Hailey (which is what I say to her outside). She walked away. I put her back in that area and sectioned her off. When I walked away and came back -- I saw she peed on the carpet. I placed her back on the pad and said pee pee good Hailey and she sat there for 10 minutes shaking like a leaf. I picked her up and gave her lots of love. So here's my situation: I'm gone from home for 8-10 hours a day. I am trying to transition her to use wee pads during the day. Ultimately, I like to continue to take her outside first thing in the morning and when I get home each evening. But I'd like for her to use a pad during the day and at night time. I live in a 1-bedroom apartment and sectioned her off in the hallway with half of the carpet covered in pads, the other half has water food and a dog bed. She looked completely horrified and was shaking like a leaf. I'm wondering what other dog owners that live in apartments do with their dog, if anyone has trained a dog that is used to going outside to transition over to using wee wee pads if they need to go while in the house. I'm wondering if anyone has transitioned their dog from going outside to using another method inside the house? Any suggestions you can give me would be greatly appreciated. I am a nervous wreck. I cried all the way to work. |
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11-18-2010, 09:52 PM | #2 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sacramento
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| Do you have any reliable friends or family that could take her for a walk during the day? Or even friends teenage children? I'm sure they would love it if you gave them $5 for a walk |
11-18-2010, 10:56 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sacramento
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| Actually, I don't even think you can get a babysitter for $5 anymore, it would probably have to be $10 for a teenager. |
11-18-2010, 10:56 PM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
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| can you take a pad with you when you take her outside, and have her use it outside then transition it to inside? |
11-18-2010, 11:20 PM | #5 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: usa
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| don't give up hope I have 3 Yorkie pups 2 are 8 months and one is 7 months and a 9 year old male Maltese Casey My 3 girls started out litter box trained and outside trained and I switched them over to the washable pee pads to save money. I did that by putting the pad in the litter box and then one in front of it and it took a few days but the got the idea. The funny thing is my Maltese Casey for 9 years he's only went outside to go potty and now he's going potty on the pads so don't give up hope. |
11-18-2010, 11:31 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
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| I was in the same shoes as you're in. My boy was over a year old, so going inside was complete foreign to him as he had gone outside for most of his life (I'm assuming). I transitioned him cold turkey. I kept him inside 24/7 and he had no choice but to relieve himself on the pad. He wasn't crated, but I made his pen extra small. He only had enough room for food water and a bed. No walking space at all. I kept the exact same schedule as our walks. Every time I was suppose to take him out, I picked him up and put him on the pad. Many days later, and many accidents later, he piddled on the pad. He got such a yummy treat and lots of hugs and kisses. After that, it was much easier. She shakes because she's unsure. First you teach her peeing inside is not ok, and now all of a sudden it is? She's confused, which is normal I suppose. Mine did it too because he just didn't understand what changed the rules and why. Just give her time and work with her. She'll eventually understand those white things are meant for potty. They'll always be in the exact same spot (I have his in the bathroom for easy cleanup) so she'll know where to find them. Good luck!
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