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01-03-2011, 01:19 PM | #1 |
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| Frustrated!! Ok...Charlie and I have been through alot with his Parvo & Coccidia but why oh why is he so hard to potty train? I'm home take him out ALOT. Poop he does pretty well. Pee a different story! I was crate training him and almost all the time I'm cleaning/washing. Bought a foldable play area which he likes but still goes in it!! If I leave him for 20min to an hour in the day he goes! I really don't know what to do with him? It gets very tiring!! Any suggestions for me? |
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01-03-2011, 01:22 PM | #2 |
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| How old is he?
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01-03-2011, 01:28 PM | #3 |
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| I ended up pee pad training Buster. He seems to have a very small bladder like his mom. He just does not seem to be able to hold it for long during the day but can sleep through the night, which I can't! The pee pad in the bathroom really helps and he still goes outside. I don't know if the pee pad idea works for you or not. My only problem now is sometimes he does not realize that two feet on the pee pad is not the same as four feet on the pee pad. So luckily the floor in Linoleum! |
01-03-2011, 01:33 PM | #4 |
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| Definitely need to know how old he is because yorkies little muscles do not mature to be able to "hold it" for sometimes up to 5-6 months. It can be very frustrating. Just continue to give a LOT of praise for doing it in the right place and don't holler at them for accidents. Do clean up after them with an enzyme cleaner that will remove their scent. It can easily take up to a year to get a yorkie fully house-trained. Some just take to it sooner. My girls have been easier to house-train than the boys but that could be coincidence. How long have you had him and been trying to housetrain? Have you checked out the sticky in the Training forum: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/tra...ms-solved.html It has some valuable advice. Good luck!
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01-03-2011, 01:54 PM | #5 |
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| Here is a link with great housebreaking tips: Free House Training for Puppies and Adult Dogs - No More Accidents Starting Today! Age of the pup is important and patience on the owner's part is even more important! Yorkies do happen to be a difficult breed to housebreak, but it is not impossible.
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01-03-2011, 02:31 PM | #6 |
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| In my opinion I would agree with FlDebra Levi my male yorkie was much harder to train than my female Lily. Levi seemed to take at least a year to get him to 100%. Lily caught on in a couple of months. I will say what helped me was really sticking to a schedule. The two go out at the same times every day and eat breakfast and dinner at the same times. I also agree to make sure to clean accident spots with an enzyme cleaner. I know it is frustrating...but they do get it. Hang in there.
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01-03-2011, 03:47 PM | #7 |
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| Charlie is 12 weeks...I know young and I have a LONG way to go! It seems he out of all the puppies we have had has been the hardest to catch on! Everyone says they don't go where they sleep but he does! A schedule we are still getting there. When we got him two days later he got very sick. He had Parvo then Coccidia so we had to nurse him every hour for eating. We are now every 4 to 41/2 hours....so the schedule is kinda slow going right now. And he still won't eat on his own real well. No more syringe's but hand feeding him. Very very picky!! He was training on pee pad's from the lady we got him from. I don't really want to use them since I'm home I can take him out. I guess I'm confused why he doesn't care if he goes where he sleeps...I will check out the links...thank you for them! I got a cleaner from Petco that I use and I'm hoping it is working. Then when I have to wash and rewash I use bleach and vinegar to take out the smell. Last edited by Charlie_Boy; 01-03-2011 at 03:51 PM. |
01-03-2011, 04:12 PM | #8 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | 12 weeks is still very young. Don't panic. The argument that dogs won't soil where they sleep only works if they have an alternative -- i.e., they can walk to the other side of a play pen and go. Or, B, you let them out of the crate every hour. Their bladders at 18 weeks have a 2-hour capacity. I'm an advocate of Ian Dunbar and Dog Star Daily. In it, they have a section on errorless housetraining: Errorless Housetraining | Dog Star Daily. Ian also has a podcast radio show, and this 30-minute episode discusses the same thing: audio by title episode 4 - errorless housetraining chewtoy training | Dog Star Daily In a nutshell, here's what the site advocates: When away from home for more than an hour or not directly supervising them, keep them in an x-pen or small playroom. It should include: * Bed/crate * Water * Chew toys stuffed with treats. * Doggie toilet in farthest corner away from bed area. The dog should stay in that longterm play area at all times you're not directly supervising them. When you ARE directly supervising them, don't turn your back on them. Take them out every hour on the hour and reward with three liver snacks for success outside. If this sounds like something that would work for you, definitely check out the site. I'm leaving a lot out. Good luck.
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01-03-2011, 07:14 PM | #9 |
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| Thanks for the tip alaskayorkie! I will check it out! I take him out every hour on the hour but treats I haven't found any that he likes yet. He is such a picky eater....We have tried so many different kinds. We just keep plugging away! |
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