Im desperate..
 

So this little one Bentley is not learning to use the wee wee pad. My friends yorkie is 14 weeks old and is fully trained. I'm definitely doing something wrong. (Bentleys already 5 months). I have a trainer coming once a week and she gave me a schedule to use which I have been following but now he seems to hide the poop instead of using the pad. She told me to step on the floor loudly when he went in the wrong place and as he's doing it take him to the pad. No luck, he's just hiding it behind the couches, under the table. I don't have the time to be on top of him all day since I work and go to school full time. Are there any tips or any methods you guys used with your yorkies? He seems to be stubborn but I know that hes smart. Im desperate guys.... :confused::confused::confused:

I know you must be frustrated, but some yorkies take longer to potty train. He is hiding because he knows you will get upset. You must remember he is still very young and sometimes forget "where" to go poo! Try confining him to a small area with his puppy pad. He will eventually get the hang of it. Praise him when he does it right. I am having a hard time believing a 14 week old puppy is fully trained, unless it is in an x-pen and doesn't leave that area.

Good advice from Deb. I really don't have much advice since I am one of the lucky ones. My Bentley trained quickly, but he still has his moments. As a matter of fact a nice 1&2 accident right in the hall this morning after successfully using his pad.

I totally understand not being able to stay right on top of him. You might have to restrict his world a bit. Bentley will be 5 months on Saturday and he still does not have full access to the apartment. While I was training Bentley he was in a Xpen unless I was able to be right with him.

And YES your Bentley is smart. Any little boy name Bentley is incredibly smart. :D

keep him in a area that only has room for bed and food water and pee pad..they will sit on it at times but they will prefer to go there than in their bed. You can even use a crate for her bed in side an expen made pretty small. Use a fabric pad instead f paper if he is shredding them..

OMG my Bentley will also turn 5 months on Friday!! He was born December 26th!!! :)

If you are giving Bentley the run of the house while you are away from home, that might be a problem. When we got our Bella four weeks ago (8 weeks of age), we kept her in her crate (pet carrier) most of the time, letting her out once to potty on a pad, eat, and drink, plus 15 minutes play time per hour. The pad was in a pen exactly the same size as the pad so she HAD to go on the pad. We praised her effusively every time she pottied. As time went by, we gave her longer periods outside her crate, and we opened the pen holding her potty pad so should could walk in on her own. Now, four weeks later, she spends most of the day outside her crate, and goes into her potty enclosure on her own. We still praise her every time we see her use the facilities. She's had very few accidents. At night, we keep her in her crate by the side of the bed and take her out to potty when she whines in the middle of the night. She is now 12 weeks old and almost completely potty trained. I will consider her completely trained when she can hold it all night and not have to go in the middle of the night, but at least she does not potty inside her crate.

Honestly Rudi is almost 2 and a half and he still does this from time to time :/ Granted we did not have him from a puppy.

I tried potty pad training Rosie until I cried. She will not pee on the pad. I finally gave up and just trained her to go outside. She won. Lol. I even tried the spay and everything. Nothing worked. She just didn't want to use it. Maybe your baby is the same way. I know how frustrating it can be!

Keegan is 20 weeks old and I'm having a time an a half trying to get him not to pee and poop in the floor. I take him out every 2-3 hours and he will still come in and pee in the floor. Molly was soooo much easier to potty train.

I strongly disagree with the advice of your trainer. Stomping loudly on the floor would just scare him. No wonder he is hiding his poop. :(

Personally, I believe the best way to train is to create the situation where they will be successful and then treat and praise the heck out of them. This means, spending days, (or weeks) where you severely limit his space, so that he has to go on the pads, and then when he does, you praise & treat immediately. It takes a strong commitment of your time, but it pays offs in a potty trained pup.

I agree with the suggestions above to limit your pup's freedom to a relatively small area with the pad. Keep the pad in a designated location. Don't move it around and don't have multiple pads, unless they are lined up next to each in the small location to make a larger target while training.

When Max was a pup, he often didn't want to use a pad more than once, and he insisted on a fresh pad to poop. Try changing the pad frequently, and take care of the poop immediately. Praise profusely when he gets it right and give him a small treat.

I also do not agree with the trainer's foot stomping. Your pup might think pooping itself is bad.

one more thing a trainer told me that makes sense. A standard 12 by 12 room is enormous to a puppy. Giving him free reign in the house or even a room that size is overwhelming for them and scares them. My trainer told me that letting Jess have access to even the first floor of my home would be like me living in the middle of giants stadium. Make the world smaller and more cozy. Bed / pad, thats it. Once he hits the target (honestly his only other choice would be his bed) gradually widen it. Get one of the gates or pens you can make bigger gradually. Thats what we did. She hasnt had an accident on our floor in over two months. WE do put her in her 5 foot long crate every few hours to remind her to go but she knows. We keep it open for her. She rarely leaves family room.

Thank you for the tips guys and yes I was also a bit shocked with stomping the floor, she said I could also clap my hands but I prefer positive reinforcement. So the crate came in today from amazon and he's confined to it has only used the pad all day. Also immediately after I let him out he followed my others dogs and used the pad!!! So happy!!! Thank you guys!! I finally see a light at the end of the tunnel :) :)

Hooray!!! There still might be occasional accidents, but it sounds like things are on the right track :).

I respectfully disagree with the trainer as well. Georgie would freak out if I stomped on the floor and probably have an accident from being so scared. I am glad you are using positive reinforcement:) It takes time with some. Georgie is a smart little Yorkie boy but has had accidents over the years. I don't think the 2 things go hand in hand. Heck Georgie is so smart he knows he can have accidents and we will love him to pieces regardless;) Good luck I am sure Bentley will get it:)