Is your Yorkie potty trained?

[Wrenee4]

We have peepads down for our babies to go. Cruz is the only one that will not use them and will "tell" us when he needs to go outside It does take a while though! Peepads are wonderful for us

[oliver44]

it is sooooo difficult but will get much better. i was at my wits end & one day it all got a whole lot better, but have to be honest not perfect. my saving grace was my doggie door, when i am home they use it religiously, don't feel safe enough when im @ work or gone for more than an hour or so, thats where pee pads come in, i use washable now. don't leave pads all over too confusing for them, i chose one spot & my oliver chose another so we have 2 spots, but thats ok. praise praise praise, verbal & treats. also i have a portable steam cleaner which is wonderful for accidnets which are bound to happen. good luck!!!!

[chelseasgg]

I have a problem with mine. I have a 4 yr old Chihuahua whose name is Tink, and a 1 yr old Yorkie whose name is Teddie. Both are girls and there both fixed. Tink weigh's about 2 lbs and Teddie weigh's about 3 lbs. Tink is laid back, doesn't make a lot of noise. I have always taken her with me to Petsmart, and she has been on airplanes with me so she has been around. She was very good about potting on a pad when I was at work and I let her outside when I am home. I always go with her because of her safety. Teddie on the other hand, will potties on the pad or outside or on my bathroom floor where there is no rug, or any thing. She just squats and p's. She also likes to pottie under the table. I have no clue as to why. I don't like taking her to people's houses because I don't trust her AT ALL. I seen on America's Most Funnest Video's the other day, a dog trained to ring a bell when they needed to go outside. I would love to know how they trained that dog to do that. It was so cute. .

[Vihicks]

I have a 3 year old yorkie that understands everything we ever tried to teach her and potty training was a breeze. She seems almost like a very smart small child.

Last Saturday we took in another yorkie that is 5 years old and was used for breeding. It's very testy around here at times and other times they get along great. Penny of course was never house broke. Abby can't stand the smell when Penny poops on the floor. I have shampooed the carpet more since taking Penny in than I ever have before. I thank God for that shampooer!

I wanted to say hi to all of you, I just joined and was reading the posts on this subject. I guess I have really got my work cut out for me training this puppy.

At first she was so scared of both the husband and I but now she follows me every place I go. I thought about giving her back to the man that gave her to me but I've already fallen in love with her and I can tell she feels the same way. Soooo I guess we'll get it worked out.

Thanks to all of you for the advise on training and to not get discouraged. I've wanted another yorkie for about 2 years so I'll do everything I can to make her a happy puppy and keep peace in the family, by that I mean with Abby.

[wemple2]

When you bring your new pup home the very first day, take it outside first...never let it's paws touch your floors until the pup has pottied outside, give plenty of praise. When taken indoors, only let it roam while you are actively watching or playing with it, when you are not able to give the pup your full attention put it in a pen/kennel. Once the puppy finds out what makes you happy, such as going potty outside, it will continue to do so. A strict schedule is also needed, these babies need guidance, rules and bounderies. Winston has never pottied in the house, not once. He was a blessing, pure and simple. He got the attention he needed to learn what is right and wrong, I could not have asked for a more well behaved dog...but to this day, I swear it was because I took him outside before he was allowed inside.