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04-16-2011, 08:15 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada
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| turning 2 in June.. still not potty trained! Ok, I need some more advice! I've asked several times about my yorkie Sadie and how to train her... She is so confusing because sometimes she's great and won't have an accident for a week or two, but then when I think she is responsible she has an accident! What should I do? I don't want to crate her so I will close the door and put her in my room... I watch her in the backyard to make sure she poops in the morning, and she won't have a pee accident (generally) until the evening and that used to be pretty rare... Im wondering, how many accidents are ok? She has free run of the house and I don't know how to take that away from her. Do I have to put her in my room all the time even when she has been good? Because my plan was if she pooped in the morning she could run around during the day, but if she didn't she is in my room and same with at night. Help!! Im so frustrated.. she's almost two!!! She is a smart girl... I taught her to sit and give paw in literally 1 minute... she learned to lay down after 3 tries! She's smart, I know she can do it!! Im at the end of my rope here, I really don't know what to do!! |
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04-16-2011, 08:27 AM | #2 | |
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If your current methods aren't working, which I believe to be very mild as you are treating her like a person and not a dog, then it is time to do what you need to do. Remember, dogs do not have feelings like a person and she wants the discipline and the dog really wants to please it's master by going outside. Put her nose in it and stick her outside. Smack the ground and tell her "No" then put her out the door. Cesar took 6-8 months to be potty trained and that was with crate training. These dogs are difficult to potty train, no question about that, but 2 years is just too long. | |
04-16-2011, 11:19 AM | #3 |
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| Hmm, I do not agree that you should stick your dog's nose in it or scare him. That might scare him into not wanting to potty in front of you making potty training that much harder. And it's gross Our yorkie is 2 as well and potty trained. He crate trained him and went by a book called how to potty train your dog in 7 days (from amazon). If you don't want to crate your dog (which I think is the best thing we did to potty train our dog), I would suggest taking your dog outside more often (even every 3 hours in the beginning). Say "go potty" until she does. Then praise and treat like crazy. I wouldn't wait for her to tell you she needs to go right now. You need to make sure she always has an empty bladder if she's in your house. If she doesnt go potty when you take her out at the 3 hour mark, then leash her to you or have her on your lap and take her out again in 1/2 an hour. Do that until she goes. The key in the beginning is, always have an empty bladder. After going outside is a habit, the you might be able to extend the every 3 hours and eventually she'll let you know when she needs to go by scratching on the door or something. Crates come in handy if you don't want to hold her or leash her to you or if you can't keep an eye on her because you need to leave the house. Then, if your not sure she has an empty bladder, you can crate her. Also, if she's having poo accidents, make sure you feed her at specific times during the day rather than leaving food out all the time. Then take her for a walk after eating and make sure she poos. It's a lot of work in the beginning, but great once it's one. Wish you the best |
04-16-2011, 11:34 AM | #4 |
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| The method that Dands used is how I have trained my dogs. I actually set a time,only in the beginning for a puppy I was an hour. Our Chi would always have accidents in the morning. He would go out,do everything that he was supposed to,be in the house 20min and have an accident. So now he goes out in the morning and then again in 20 or 30 min. The command here is "go sniff". I bet my husband many year ago that our big dog would poop on command, I won $10. If her accidents are usually in the evening then maybe potty just before dinner and just after dinner,then again at 9 or so and then one last time just before bed. We also always take the dogs out right before someone arrives at our house and shortly after they arrive. Some of them know it well enough that they will go to the door and ask to go out. Good luck,dont give up,your baby sounds very smart and able. |
04-16-2011, 12:07 PM | #5 | |
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I would never put my dogs nose in poo, nor would I punish her, I would ignor that slip and then work more diligently to help her succeed and then praise...praise and more praise. The key word is....consistency...stay one step ahead and it will work for you too. Good luck.
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04-16-2011, 12:39 PM | #6 | |
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04-16-2011, 05:00 PM | #7 | |
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Also, another downside, is that the dog will be nervous to pee/poop in front of your regardless, whether it's outside or inside. Yorkies respond best to positive praise. It took me a while to be able to hold my anger when Gizmo went potty in the house and simply pick him up, take him outside and say "Potty" after he just went on my new bathroom rugs. However, consistency is key with these little animals. We have Gizmo on a strict schedule and were very consistent with potty times, and training. He nows rings the bells to go out. This does not mean though, that I trust him 100%, after all he's a baby (5 months). Also, dogs do in fact have feelings, and emotions. Hence the reason puppies can get separation anxiety, and why dogs ears go back when they're sad. However, it's when you use those emotions to your best advantage that you'll be successful at training her. And that means taking advantage of that people pleasing personality. Good luck, and keep us posted.
__________________ Taryn Momma to Gizmo AKA Monkeyman My husband, daughter, son, and dog make me who I am "My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am." Last edited by Taryn0405; 04-16-2011 at 05:02 PM. | |
04-16-2011, 08:20 PM | #8 |
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| This is in addition to my last post. If it's too difficult for you to keep your dog leashed to you or on your lap while youre waiting for her next potty break, you can put her in a down/stay on her bed. So say you take her out at the 3 hour mark and she doesn't go potty. Then, instead of leashing her to you or putting her on your lap for 30 minutes and then take her out again, put her in a down/stay for the 30 minutes instead. She will not go potty on her bed and especially if she's in a "down". If she doesnt know how to do a down/stay yet, put her in her bed and say down. Once she's down, put your hand up and say "stay." if she gets off, don't say anything, just take her to her bed again. Do this again and again until she stays. Then you can release her from her stay by saying "ok". |
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