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Jesskim25 · 05-07-2011, 10:23 PM

Hi I'm new to this forum and I'm getting a 8 week old puppy next week. I want to potty train him so he can do his business inside of our apartment. Has anyone heard of puppy apartments? Modern Puppies - Potty Training a Puppy it's a crate with a divider that leads to a puppy pad. I'm thinking if I should get this and wanted to know if there was anyone out there that used this and worked.

gidget529 · 05-08-2011, 01:46 PM

I have no experience with the puppy apartment. Mine is pee pad trained, and I used the play pen method. You place them in play pen with pee pads at one end and food dishes at the other. I would feed her in there and keep her in there until she peed, praise her, take her out. If you have a very young pup, it could take a little while for this process. The breed is notorious for being slow to potty train.

There may be some other people on the site who have potty trained more than I. I have only trained two pets.

DvlshAngel985 · 05-08-2011, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesskim25

Hi I'm new to this forum and I'm getting a 8 week old puppy next week. I want to potty train him so he can do his business inside of our apartment. Has anyone heard of puppy apartments? Modern Puppies - Potty Training a Puppy it's a crate with a divider that leads to a puppy pad. I'm thinking if I should get this and wanted to know if there was anyone out there that used this and worked.

Is there any way you can have the breeder keep the pup for 4 more weeks? it's better for the pup and it's easier for the both of you to adjust. I haven't clicked the link yet, but it sounds like a good system. I much prefer Gidget629's method better. That's how I trained my 1 and a half year old to use potty pads after being outside potty trained.

gidget529 · 05-08-2011, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985

Is there any way you can have the breeder keep the pup for 4 more weeks? it's better for the pup and it's easier for the both of you to adjust. I haven't clicked the link yet, but it sounds like a good system. I much prefer Gidget629's method better. That's how I trained my 1 and a half year old to use potty pads after being outside potty trained.

That is a good idea about the 4 weeks more. I did not catch on the OP that the pup was only 8 weeks old.

ArmaniMan · 05-08-2011, 02:29 PM

Those actually look like a great idea! I used a large crate with my first one and I just folded the pad up on one side.

Mardelin · 05-08-2011, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesskim25

Hi I'm new to this forum and I'm getting a 8 week old puppy next week. I want to potty train him so he can do his business inside of our apartment. Has anyone heard of puppy apartments? Modern Puppies - Potty Training a Puppy it's a crate with a divider that leads to a puppy pad. I'm thinking if I should get this and wanted to know if there was anyone out there that used this and worked.

I know you want to do everything just right. However, your pup is only 8 weeks of age, just being weaned from it's mother and to even consider taking it away from it's mother is not in it's best interest or yours. It's barely beginning to eat well on it's own. Transitioning it to a new home is stressful, they do go off of food in a new environment. The possibility of hyperglycemia is great. They can't be over handled, this can also lead to hyperglycemia as well as coccidia a common problem that a pup can contract from their mother and it manifests itself under a stressful situation.

From 8 to 12 weeks mother begins training in earnest. Begins to socialize the pup, teaches it where in the pack the puppy fits in. Mom begins to potty train it, teaches it how to play.

The breeder begins to socialize it with humans, how to conduct itself. Puppy shots don't begin until approximately 9 weeks of age and the pup shouldn't leave the breeder's home until it's 2nd shot at approximately 12 weeks of age.

There is wonderful information on the YTCA.org page on when the best age is for a pup to be transitioned to it's new home

What kind of contract is your breeder providing. Is she providing you a guarantee for life threatening diseases and for how long. Does she offer a money back should a life threatening disease happen? Liver Shunt, etc.

AlicetheYorkie · 05-08-2011, 03:09 PM

Welcome to Yorkie talk

I watched most of the video in the link and that is a terrific idea

Jesskim25 · 05-08-2011, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ArmaniMan

Those actually look like a great idea! I used a large crate with my first one and I just folded the pad up on one side.

I guess I can do that instead and save a lot of money! haha. but I'm a new puppy owner and I had no idea that its not good for the puppy to leave at 8 weeks. I can't do anything about it now because he's already on his way to me =(
Dvlshangel- how does the playpen method work? Do you keep your dog in there all day or only when it's time to eat? I was just going to put him in my laundry room gated, with a bed and pee pads in there.

manina · 05-08-2011, 07:00 PM

That video was great , which I had heard of it sooner ! Sounds like a great idea.
I always train my furbabies , the hard way, I made sure I will b home for at least a week sometime it takes a little longer, and that's all I do all day and evening is work with my furbabys , until it's train first on the pads and than outside.

Good Luck !! And Congrats and ur new furbaby.

bark@ulater!!!!
manina,mileyandmax

RONLYNN · 05-09-2011, 11:14 AM

I don't think you need to spend money on the "puppy apartment" when you can get a crate and put a pad down on one side and a bed down on the other side...the diver is un-needed. As long as the pad and the bed don't over lap I'm sure the dog can figure it out.

DvlshAngel985 · 05-09-2011, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesskim25

I guess I can do that instead and save a lot of money! haha. but I'm a new puppy owner and I had no idea that its not good for the puppy to leave at 8 weeks. I can't do anything about it now because he's already on his way to me =(
Dvlshangel- how does the playpen method work? Do you keep your dog in there all day or only when it's time to eat? I was just going to put him in my laundry room gated, with a bed and pee pads in there.

It's the exact same idea. Pup is kept in a confined area that has sections. One area for pottying, eating and playing. The smaller the space at first he better because that'll give them a chance to be successful. No free roam until they're trustworthy. I like playpens better because in a laundry room you never know what they may find and get into.

misslissa · 05-13-2011, 06:54 AM

it seems like a great idea but i think the exact same effect could be achieved by buying a three door(or 2 door) crate and buying a divider and cutting a hole in the divider and filing it down so its not sharp. the crate they use looks exactly like mine.
As for potty training i put Gatsby is a closed off area with food and a bed at one end and potty pads at another

ppastry · 07-26-2013, 05:32 AM

I am bringing a new puppy home tomorrow. I too was looking at the puppy apartment but don't have time to order it in. I wanted to start off right. My little boy is 12 weeks old. I do have a crate and was thinking of making a divider out of cardboard. It only has one door. It is a good size crate though. I didn't know if just putting a pad on one side and his bed on one side would work. Didn't want to confuse him where he sleeps.

The first night I have him home should I ignore his cries in the night if I crate him and put the pad on one side? With my other yorkie a I woke in the night for about two months to let them potty. Or if I do the pen method should I let him cry in the night?

Rhetts_mama · 07-26-2013, 07:36 AM

I don't let them cry during the night. I have always wanted them to know that they were safe and that I would respond to their needs. To that end, I've been known to sleep on the floor next to the crate for a time.

I've always responded by getting them out and taking them to the potty pad. No playing, no talking and then taking them back to the crate. I don't let them potty inside the crate because that defeats the purpose of crate training.

ppastry · 07-26-2013, 07:44 AM

Donna you are a good mother. I appreciate your thoughts. I also would get up and let them out and only speak to them by saying "make peeps" and then put them back in their crates. Just like my kids when they were babies.....no talking just take care of business and then put them back to bed.

I wanted to keep him in my bedroom as I have with my first Yorkie but now that I have menopause issues and my bedroom is at 62 degrees with the air on full blast I don't want him to catch a cold! LOL! So will keep him downstairs in my family room. I am worried though about that because with my air on I might not hear him cry. Thinking when I get up for nightly potty myself that I should just go down and put him out.

I would really like to try to potty train in the house this time around. I have a block wall around my back yard, as we have a pool, and my puppies never went potty in the grass. Only on the concrete. My husband used to hate that as sometimes they would go by my patio furniture and the smell would come out when it was hot. So trying to avoid that this time around. Want to keep peace you know!

05-07-2011, 10:23 PM	#1
Jesskim25 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2	Puppy apartments? Hi I'm new to this forum and I'm getting a 8 week old puppy next week. I want to potty train him so he can do his business inside of our apartment. Has anyone heard of puppy apartments? Modern Puppies - Potty Training a Puppy it's a crate with a divider that leads to a puppy pad. I'm thinking if I should get this and wanted to know if there was anyone out there that used this and worked.

05-08-2011, 02:29 PM	#5
ArmaniMan I ♥ Armani & Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 3,895	Those actually look like a great idea! I used a large crate with my first one and I just folded the pad up on one side. __________________ Armani & Chloe

05-08-2011, 03:09 PM	#7
AlicetheYorkie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 889	Welcome to Yorkie talk I watched most of the video in the link and that is a terrific idea __________________ Jenn, mom to: Dayton , Alice ,Darla, Miya , Summer & Chooch

05-08-2011, 07:00 PM	#9
manina Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Orlando/IL Posts: 1,223	Congrats and Welcome to YT !! That video was great , which I had heard of it sooner ! Sounds like a great idea. I always train my furbabies , the hard way, I made sure I will b home for at least a week sometime it takes a little longer, and that's all I do all day and evening is work with my furbabys , until it's train first on the pads and than outside. Good Luck !! And Congrats and ur new furbaby. bark@ulater!!!! manina,mileyandmax

05-09-2011, 11:14 AM	#10
RONLYNN Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Manhattan Beach, CA Posts: 1,635	I don't think you need to spend money on the "puppy apartment" when you can get a crate and put a pad down on one side and a bed down on the other side...the diver is un-needed. As long as the pad and the bed don't over lap I'm sure the dog can figure it out. __________________ Ronda & Teddi PPU - Petite Pups United Member The PINK Club Member **

05-08-2011, 01:46 PM	#2
gidget529 Gidget & Sidney's Mom Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: PA Posts: 3,462	I have no experience with the puppy apartment. Mine is pee pad trained, and I used the play pen method. You place them in play pen with pee pads at one end and food dishes at the other. I would feed her in there and keep her in there until she peed, praise her, take her out. If you have a very young pup, it could take a little while for this process. The breed is notorious for being slow to potty train. There may be some other people on the site who have potty trained more than I. I have only trained two pets.

05-13-2011, 06:54 AM	#12
misslissa YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: canton ohio us Posts: 1,574	it seems like a great idea but i think the exact same effect could be achieved by buying a three door(or 2 door) crate and buying a divider and cutting a hole in the divider and filing it down so its not sharp. the crate they use looks exactly like mine. As for potty training i put Gatsby is a closed off area with food and a bed at one end and potty pads at another __________________ Don't say I love you unless you mean it, but if you do say it a lot. People forget.

07-26-2013, 05:32 AM	#13
ppastry Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: aliquippa pa usa Posts: 25	I am bringing a new puppy home tomorrow. I too was looking at the puppy apartment but don't have time to order it in. I wanted to start off right. My little boy is 12 weeks old. I do have a crate and was thinking of making a divider out of cardboard. It only has one door. It is a good size crate though. I didn't know if just putting a pad on one side and his bed on one side would work. Didn't want to confuse him where he sleeps. The first night I have him home should I ignore his cries in the night if I crate him and put the pad on one side? With my other yorkie a I woke in the night for about two months to let them potty. Or if I do the pen method should I let him cry in the night?

07-26-2013, 07:36 AM	#14
Rhetts_mama Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,959 Blog Entries: 1	I don't let them cry during the night. I have always wanted them to know that they were safe and that I would respond to their needs. To that end, I've been known to sleep on the floor next to the crate for a time. I've always responded by getting them out and taking them to the potty pad. No playing, no talking and then taking them back to the crate. I don't let them potty inside the crate because that defeats the purpose of crate training. __________________ Don't get your knickers in a knot. Nothing is solved and it just makes you walk funny.

07-26-2013, 07:44 AM	#15
ppastry Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: aliquippa pa usa Posts: 25	Donna you are a good mother. I appreciate your thoughts. I also would get up and let them out and only speak to them by saying "make peeps" and then put them back in their crates. Just like my kids when they were babies.....no talking just take care of business and then put them back to bed. I wanted to keep him in my bedroom as I have with my first Yorkie but now that I have menopause issues and my bedroom is at 62 degrees with the air on full blast I don't want him to catch a cold! LOL! So will keep him downstairs in my family room. I am worried though about that because with my air on I might not hear him cry. Thinking when I get up for nightly potty myself that I should just go down and put him out. I would really like to try to potty train in the house this time around. I have a block wall around my back yard, as we have a pool, and my puppies never went potty in the grass. Only on the concrete. My husband used to hate that as sometimes they would go by my patio furniture and the smell would come out when it was hot. So trying to avoid that this time around. Want to keep peace you know!