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12-19-2012, 08:13 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Dade city fl united states
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| Potty training help with my stubborn girl. So I'm kinda new at this. But I have a female yorkie who is now 14 weeks and she knows where to go potty (outside). But she has "accidents" ALOT. And I know she can hold it, she's just not for some reason idk, I know she can cuz she has held it thru the night and at least 4 hours while I'm at work. But sometimes she will do so good and only go when I take her out every hour. I used to take her out every 30 minutes but I pushed it up so she can learn to hold her self. But anyways, sometimes she's does good then mostly she's just a brat and will go on my carpet or on my bed. She even goes pee in her own bed, which I crate her in a pin only small enough for her to lay down in, and only keep her in there no longer then 4 hours. I keep the same routine everyday, feed her the same time everyday. Also she doesn't tell me when she needs to go, I have to just take her every hour. But she is getting out of hand and idk what else to do. could it be a behavioral problem? Ive listen to everyone and read everything. I'm just getting frustrated. Hope someone can help me. |
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12-19-2012, 08:26 PM | #2 |
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| The only thing I can tell you is that it WILL get better and she is still really little so you need to be SUPER patient with her and SUPER consistant! Watch her for signs of needing to potty before she goes. Try to catch her in the act of having an accident so that you can tell her "NO!" and immeadiately take her outside and tell her "Potty!" (Or whatever it is as her key word, of course.) Also, make sure that you are always taking her out the same door and tell her that you're going outside to go potty. I ask my boys, "Wanna go outside? Wanna go outside and go potty?" They perk up and run to the door. Blazer started going right to the door by himself when he had to go potty (though ended up having accidents at the door if I didn't see him there soon enough) and he either barks or scratches at the door to let me know that he needs to go out. When I decorated for Christmas I hung bells on the door handle and he rings those now when he needs out.
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12-19-2012, 08:42 PM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Dade city fl united states
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| Well I've been doing all those thing for like ever it seems. And she's not rlly getting much better. Dot know if I'm doing something wrong or if she's just being stubborn. And we live in a one bedroom apt so it's only one door, and she loves to run up and down the stairs to go outside. Also I've been trying this new thing where when I take her out I stand at the doer and ask her if she has to potty then to speak so it clicks with speak if you gotta potty. Don't know if its going to work or not but I figured I'd try. I'm just rlly worried about her going potty in her own area, like her bed and crate. Not good at all and I'm tired of washing her bed an her like every other day. |
12-20-2012, 06:18 PM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: singapore
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| i find yorkshire, personal view of course, is harder to train compared to my other dog a westie. I teach the same trick to both at the same time and same frequencies, my westie gets it within 2 days, the yorkshire took around 2 weeks. and it happened to the other 2 tricks i taught them.... i think the hyper active nature makes a dog harder to train, my yorkshire is like a bouncing rabbit, i have never seen him "walk".. run, hop and jump is how he gets about. so be patient i would say. the yorkshire has been with us for 5 mths and I regularly bring him down at the same timing everyday, still he pee/poo at home... so just need to wait till he is "enlighten". just part and parcel of housebreaking a dog i guess... Last edited by tom_kkh; 12-20-2012 at 06:21 PM. |
12-22-2012, 06:59 PM | #5 |
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| She's pretty young still to be "getting" much of anything. My Dori was 3 months old when she came to me and it was a full YEAR before she was reliable. We bell trained her, and the first 3 months at home Dori was NEVER out of my sight. Potty always after eating, playing, crating or sleeping. She sleeps in a crate at night so I would hear her stir about 3 AM and immediately take her out (no playtime or talking). I never really gave her an opportunity to make a mistake. It was SO worth it. Good luck with your girl.
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12-24-2012, 11:51 AM | #6 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Dade city fl united states
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| Soooooo now on top of everything she is now eatting her poop what causes this? I don't get it cuz I thought they we clean animals? Just isn't right. Am I not doing something right? Is she not getting what she needs? Idk what to do, or is it that she's bored or trying to get attention? |
12-24-2012, 11:58 AM | #7 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: WA state
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| It's actually very common and the only way to prevent it, IMO, is to be there when she poops. Again, to potty train intentionally, she must not be given a chance to make a "mistake."
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