Yorkie Owner Going Crazy
 

Please help i have a 2 month year old yorkie and i have did everything to trian him but it doesnt work at all i have used puppy pads but the only thing he does on those is pee when i put him the cage for bedtime he would cry alll night i cant even sleep in my own room at night time then in thr morning time you dont smell nothing but poop eww i hate that smell im at the edge of giving this dog away i need help fast oh and he doesnt get his shots till next month so i have been scared to take him outside but now i dont care what i do i would do anything right about now just to get him potty trained and he knows right from wrong just please hellp me!!!!!!

Your puppy is very young and his training will take time, consistency, and patience. It is quite the accomplishment that your puppy is already learning to pee on pee pads. You should schedule a potty time & stick with how often you take your puppy out. He should be taken to go pee every couple of hours. Try and keep track of when he goes #2 and try to get him to the area you want him to potty at during this time. Praise him immensely when he does do things right and reward him. He has a very tiny bladder at this time, and doesn't quite understand where you want him to go potty yet. Everything will take time, but can be accomplished. You might have to start waking up in the early morning to let him out to potty in the appropriate area. Even though your puppy doesn't have shots, if you designate a spot in your yard for your puppy to go potty and don't let him explore anywhere else he should be fine (just make sure no other dogs go there) or you can continue to use the potty pads. As for crying at night, try making an x-pen in your room are sleeping with his crate near you?? Maybe start letting him sleep in your bed?? His crying will get better with time.

Owning a puppy is a lot of work. It requires much time and patience. Puppies, like any other babies, have to learn how to do everything and have repetition to remember what it is you want them to do.

I hope that you can find a way to deal with everything through your frustration. I know puppies can be a handful. I do sympathize with you, but please understand that your puppy doesn't actually know right from wrong at this age. It is up to you to teach them everything that you want them to know. Your puppy is bound to make plenty of mistakes throughout the first year of life. It is a learning experience for both of you, really :p

Patience, Repetition (Positive Reinforcement), Time, and Consistency are KEY when training a puppy.

First and foremost calm down and exercise some patience.
Your puppy is too young to begin with. He should still be with his mom. So he needs to mature a bit more. However, you can still work with him and begin training him and yourself.

The whining will stop if you ignore it. Not right away, but overtime. You have to be consistent and not take him out when he does that.

A far as pooping in the AM. Get up and clean it so its not sitting there until you decide to wake up. It's good practice because when he gets all his shots you'll be taking him outside.

You can take him outside without all his shots if you take him where you know no sick dogs have been. Like your yard (if you have one). It takes time and above all PATIENCE.

At two months old, pup shouldn't even be away from mom yet. If you did your research before getting a yorkie, you should know that potty training can take up to a year and you must be consistant, every single day. You must stay on them, take him out or to the pad at least every 2 hours, be alert for signs of needing to potty. Feed regular mealtimes so potty times become regular. I don't know how long you have had this pup, but if you are serious about owning a yorkie, you are going to have to buckle down and get to work and remain patient. You cannot yell at or punish the dog for accidents. Reward good behavior. If pup is only 8 weeks old and you can already not handle it, consider returning pup to the breeder asap so it can be rehomed with someone willing to take the time to train it properly. Good luck, and welcome to the world of yorkies!

Your pup is only 8 weeks old & is just like a baby.....it takes a lot of time and even more patience. YOU have to be willing to work with your pup...watch for signals that a pee is pending or for pacing pending a poop. Some pups are easier than others just as some skin babies are easier than others. Being a mom means some looonng days and nites, fur baby or skin baby, Yes, there will be days that it seems like all you do is clean up after them and constantly hear the word 'NO' come out of your mouth.....and yes, you may have to get up several times in the middle of the night to work on the potty training....its a baby!! It does get better but you have to understand that it won't happen over night. There are alot of good tips on here and you need to see what works for you & your pup. Good Luck!

I agree, you have said exactly what I was thinking.....nothing to add, good post. Good Luck with your little one and Welcome to YT!

Ok i guess im going to have patience with my little cute yorkie and after all he is only two months i hve had him since January but im going to keep you guys on a update to see how chubbies progressing thanks

Please read a few books and become a bit more knowledgeable about dogs so you won't have unrealistic expectations. It will teach you what a wonderful and complex creature they are - smart, loving, loyal and fun. But at 8 weeks, you have what is the equivalent to an infant dog who should still be with his mother and littermates, not being expected to ace housebreaking. Here are some things to start reading if you are interested in learning some more before you find your books. This is from our YorkieTalk Library.

Read this one first:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/pup...w-parents.html

Link on each of these and read all of them:

Puppy Care and Puppy Info Library - YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community

Wonderful! Keep us updated and photos, please! Welcome to YT.

What is the routine of your day to day? Please give more info. Don't spaz out yet...give it some time and let us try and help you...if it gets real bad I will be happy to take him for you:D lol

Seriously please tell us what your doing with him...thanks and welcome to YT!

What i do day to day with him is i wake up around 6 because i have to be at school by 7 then i would take him out the crate feed him and let him run around untill its time for me to leave so i would put him back in the crate untill i get out of school which is 3:45 i come home i do my work n get settled in then i would go take him out the crate and i notcie he would have pee in the cage so i have to take him a bath and clean the cage out i been going through this process for a long time and another question his crate is big i was wondering if that was another problem with him using the bathroom in his crate

I wouldn't expect an 8 week old puppy to hold it for 9 hours. It's not gonna happen. He's small ...his bladder is small.

If you can't be home to take him out or find someone which can...I'd really suggest using an x pen with a pad vs a crate. He will readily use it.

He's not 8 weeks he is 2 months but im going to work with him

I'm no expert but I have had 100% success with the four of my Yorkies using the methods on my web site. You are more than welcome to read over them, try them and hopefully you will have as much success as I did.

You can find the link at the bottom of my post.

Oh, I see. 2 month and a year?!? 14 months.

No, two months? Isn't that two month-long periods of four weeks each = 8 weeks? I'm really confused.

He is too young to be expected to hold his pee that long...at 8wks the best he can probably do is 2hrs...poor little guy....you need to get him an ex-pen hun. Can you have someone check on him during the day while you are at school? Also he should not be left alone for that long, when they are that young he can become hypoglycemic...with no one the catch the symptoms....they can go downhill very fast, this could result in you losing him. I'm not trying to scare you, this is fact, he is too young to be alone for that length of time...
He is going potty in his crate because he cant hold it....you say you have been going through this process for a long time....yet he is only eight weeks....how long have you had him?

4 weeks in a month. 2 months equals 8 weeks.

I'm confused....When was the pup born....2 months is the same as 8 weeks.
Your first post says 2 month year old....is he 14months or 8 weeks?

I bought a plastic fence that goes in a circle from Petsmart. I put his little crate in there when I went to school and pinned some pee pee pads on the fence. Give your little Yorkie some room to come out of that crate and walk around. Take him outside and I would pin a pee pee pad outside too. Train him to use those pads. He will get the idea. Oh and watch when you get his shots. Do not get all the shots together. Read the posts on this forum BEFORE you go get shots. Be patient, lots of love and your Yorkie will come along. I wonder why Yorkie pictures are on the pee pee pad packs! They are a little harder to train! But worth it in the end!

A small room, like a bathroom that is puppy proofed (shower curtain tucked into the tub, not hanging outside of it, anything on the edge of the tub put inside, etc) is wonderful to use for having to leave for 8 hours or more for a job, school, etc. Lilly is almost 11 weeks and I have had her since she was 5 weeks...yes I know it's bad but I was not given a choice. The people told me to come get her and everyone else already came to get theirs and what was wrong with me..Eep... anyway
Put her crate in there left open, a blanket with some toys on it, a couple of pee pads and her kibble in a bowl to snack on. I do not leave water for Lilly during the day, she will just run over it and soak everything. I make sure she has plenty before I leave and then all evening after I get home. She has been fine the entire time I have had her.
You also have to keep reminding yourself your baby is still very much a baby and will be for a long time. Lilly is extremely smart but she does have the occasional accident and I have to remind myself when that happens she is a baby still.
You may want to get up a bit earlier to play with her for 30 minutes to an hour before you leave. Helps wear them out and sleep and nap during the day.
Hang in there!

I look forward to updates. Remember they sense your mood and play off of that. Stay calm even if your at your wicks end.

Maybe he is 1 year and 2 months

disregard I believe he is 2 months. She said she had him since January.

Ok, I am by far no expert, but here is my opinion. For one, you should be getting up way earlier to tend to your pup. When he is trained then you can get up an hour or so earlier. He is cooped up in the crate for waaaaaaay to long. It's almost non stop from the time he goes to sleep until you get home, finish your homework, and settle in. Then when you do spend time your frustrated because he's dirty and you need to clean him and his cage.

My suggestion...


Wake up at least 2 hours earlier, but I suggest possibly earlier. This way you can feed him, let him go to the bathroom, play with him, and some training before you crate him again. When you get home settle for a little bit (15 minutes) then tend to him. Wash him up, clean his quarters, feed him, play with him, maybe take him for a walk... that way he's taken care of before you do your homework.

You can't feed him, clean up poop, stick him in a cage and expect him to be well trained or happy for that matter. You have to put in the time and effort and you will get it back with a well behaved and loveable dog.