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11-03-2012, 05:39 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Manchester, CT
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| NEED HELP Housetraining-- He's threatening to Make Me get rid of him Please help =[ So we've had Bentley since April, he was born in February and since then I swear we have tried every single method and just cannot get him to stop going in the apartment. We tried the regular being him out on a schedule method, using treats and praise, limiting water intake, belly bands, strictly watching him, he's crate trained, and now we've taken to keeping him tethered 24/7. It's 9:30 AM, he's already been taken out 3 times and gone at least one time on each walk and still... we let him loose for 15 minutes and he went behind the couch. It's so just... frustrating! He KNOWS that if he goes outside, he gets a treat. He'll jump right up at me for it right after he goes... but that doesn't stop him from going in the apartment all the time. He doesn't go in the same spots all the time, he just goes... all the time. I swear, we'll let him loose for an hour and find 3 different spots around the apartment. We're at a complete loss. Boyfriend is losing his MIND. We've just bought a house and are moving in January and he's saying that if Bentley isn't trained by then, we have to give him away. I'm devastated. I don't know what to do. If that were to happen, I don't think I'd ever forgive BF but at the same time, I understand the frustration and I'm just at a complete loss. Help?
__________________ -Jessica, momma to Bentley Last edited by BentleyTheBaby; 11-03-2012 at 05:41 AM. |
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11-03-2012, 05:45 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | I would go out and get the book how to train your dog in 7 days. How to Housebreak Your Dog in 7 Days (Revised):... I would not allow him to have run of the house. I would have a xpen. Or confine him to the kitchen and put up gates. I hope this helps. There is a lot of ideas if you search the YT site also. Good luck and keep us updated |
11-03-2012, 05:59 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Manchester, CT
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| Thank you! I ordered the book =] Yeah, I've been lurking here forever. I don't post much, but this is sort of a last cry for help to see if theres anything I'm missing...
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11-03-2012, 06:04 AM | #4 |
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| I feel your pain. I have a 15 month old Maltese, whom I've had for almost a year and he's still having accidents in the house. He's never had an accident in his crate, though. I've tried all that you've tried as well. I'm at a lost, too. I also have a 4 yr old yorkie who has an occasional accident as well. The problem is that I can't teach them to let me know when they need to go out. I've tried the Poochie bells and the tell bell with no luck. So, I'm not too sure what I've done so wrong with my maltes. :-( My biewer (6 months old) came to me pad trained, but doesn't mind going outside, so he's been a breeze. He caught on to ringing the tell bell all too well. He rings it everytime he wants to go outside, and not to potty, but to play. LOL. Maybe you could try the tell bell. Last edited by Fatalivy; 11-03-2012 at 06:07 AM. |
11-03-2012, 06:07 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Manchester, CT
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| Yeah this isn't my first either... and I've NEVER had a dog this difficult. Ever. =/
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11-03-2012, 06:17 AM | #6 |
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| My yorkie was the WORST to train and now it seems like my maltese is going to be the same way. Forgot to mention, my Maltese started using the pads after seeing Bentley use it. I was shocked when he tried it for the first time, because I had never taught him about pads. He's not consistent, but I'll take it. I wanted strictly outside pottying, but if pads will make my life easier, I will have to accept it. LOL Last edited by Fatalivy; 11-03-2012 at 06:17 AM. Reason: splling mistake |
11-03-2012, 07:32 AM | #7 |
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| Don't let him loose anywhere, keep him in a x-pen with a roll of linoleum on the floor until potty trained, then no more accidents around the house |
11-03-2012, 07:56 AM | #8 |
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| Try reusable pee pads. Some just take along time. But at least if he goes on pee pads your not cleaning up carpet. Or indooor grass. Moki is hard to train. He goes on the porch on his grass pad. But I have a pee pad inside when he's stubburn. He goes on that all the time. Do give your dog free run either. Baby gate him to a room.You can use a belly band also when you are playing with him in the house. |
11-03-2012, 09:21 AM | #9 |
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| These endearing little stubborn terriers...they will use any methbd they can to show THEY have the upper hand!! I just LOVE that about them! Of course, I am the very same way, so it is an ongoing challenge with each of my dogs, about exactly WHO runs the show, and I have learned, you have to let them think they have won whatever the battle is, while actually you have successfully trained the behavior in your little soul! (FYI: This theory works just as well with BF's) FIRST: It takes absolute persistance, consistance, and determination on your part, that this strong willed little mite is going to do what YOU want....of course, you being the thinking, reasoning adult, you are going to have to adjust your desires to make them "fit" the capabilities of the baby! Get your book, read it thoroughly, and then follow the method given. I NEVER let mine run the entire house, unattended. They are allowed to roam around the room I am in, where I watch them constantly. If necessary, I would try the tethering technique. I PERSONALLY never had luck with washable pee pads when I was training dogs...they could NEVER understand how they were to know THAT rectangle piece of quilted material is a pee pad, and THAT rectangle piece of cloth OVER THERE, is my RUG!!! All pee pads around here are disposable! There is no way they can confuse my rug for a disposable pad. You have to know the QUEs you baby gives you, that he is looking for a place to potty. Then you have to WATCH him every second...if you see him in "hunt mode", ie nose down to floor, running all over the room, clearly searching for SOMETHING, you MUST, once again, for the tenth time in the last 5 minutes, take him outside to potty. Or, confine him in his ex-pen which is lined in pee pads.... If at any time, for ANY reason, you can not have your eyes on him so you can interrupt his indoor-on-the-floor potty behavior, you have to confine him or take him with you to another room (the tether method works great). CONSISTANCE!!! PERSISTANCE!!! COMMITTMENT!!! DETERMINATION!!! (and a little suggestion from an old lady that has been where you are in your life stage....I would "train" BF to understand HE can control the yard, the garage, the car, etc, ANYTHING outside the home....but YOU control the inside of the house, and the budget....if you think you need his assistance in those two areas you will ask for help, otherwise BUTT OUT AND DONT BE ISSUING ME ULTIMATUMS!.....you will determine who stays and who goes from the inside of the house, you are the homemaker and the inside of the home is the females domain....the house and the budget are under YOUR control.....he can have all the rest. If you have managed to snare a control freak who wants to rule the entire kingdom, well you best find out about THAT now....it will save you a whole bunch of heartache, money and trouble later down the road!) Good luck with both your precious little Yorkie and that "rule issuing, ultimatum declaring BF"!!! Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 11-03-2012 at 09:25 AM. |
11-03-2012, 10:02 AM | #10 |
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| You're a marvel Yorkiemom1!!!! I personally wouldn't give a Littlie of your baby's age run of the whole house - it's asking for trouble. What if he pee'd on something electrical? Also - has he been neutered? He might be marking, and that would cut down on the problem. Has he been checked by your Vet - excessive pee-ing might be a sign of a UTI..... Good luck, and please stick with him! Sally x |
11-03-2012, 10:05 AM | #11 |
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| One thing getting an ultimatum with your dog. But it's the same thing if your girlfriend says the inside of the house is mine outside is yours. If you pay 1/2 you can keep the dog on your 1/2. If I pay 100% maybe I'll let you keep your dog in a room. My money I budget it. You budget yours. I pay for everything. I let my wife have what she wants. I still control all the $$.I make it all. I keep my dog in my room because it's my dog. She works and keeps all her $$..Why do I still share mine?? But back to the topic. Sounds like you give your dog free roam that need to stop. Last edited by ironmike86; 11-03-2012 at 10:06 AM. |
11-03-2012, 10:16 AM | #12 |
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| Bentley is still a puppy correct? Was your BF part of the process of getting Bentley? I promise I am not trying to make you feel bad but I really think you need to tell the BF to get a grip. House training requires patience and consistency. A lot of people have given great suggestions and I totally agree with not allowing him free roam. We noticed Georgie's accidents occurred at night so we took the steps away from the bed. He won't jump and is forced to wake my husband or I up if he has to go potty. He has been accident free since. There is a solution but your BF has to be on board too and not take the easy way out by rehoming him.
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11-03-2012, 10:44 AM | #13 |
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| Even if you do get him trained... expect severe backsliding when you move... they usually need retraining in a new home.
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11-04-2012, 04:46 AM | #15 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Manchester, CT
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| Thank you so much for all the advice. We signed up for an obedience class with our vet so *fingers crossed* that if it just a behavioral issue where he feels more dominant, we can change that. We're also going to have him checked for UTI just in case, though it doesn't seem likely. And hurrah for backsliding... at least when we move, we're moving into a house rather than this apartment and we have a lovely fenced in back yard! Hah!
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