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01-26-2015, 09:11 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ohio
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| Potty Training I have a 4 month old male puppy, I adopted him 2 weeks ago from a family who didn't have time for him, they started him outside and decided to bring him in on puppy pads, I don't want to use puppy pads, I had a yorkie for 13 years I lost 2 months ago, to heart failure and she rang bells, so I'm trying to teach him the same, but i'm having a hard time, I am not home all day everyday, I work retail and crazy hours, he isn't in his crate more then 5 hours because my mom gets home and will let him out, but its going on 2 weeks and I feel like I'm not getting anywhere, he went to the bells once on his own to poop, but he's had accidents after that, What should i do? UGH i feel like he will never learn and its frustrating... I need help!
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01-26-2015, 09:19 AM | #2 | |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Manitowoc, WI
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My 2 pups are trained to ring the bell to go out, so I understand how great that is for potty training. The only thing I can think of is, if possible, take a few days off work in a row (or more) and spend those days to potty train. I know most don't have the luxury to take off work, so that may not be an option. It can be hard when the training is not consistent, but with time it will get better. Good luck! | |
01-26-2015, 10:06 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Elkridge, MD, USA
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| How long did it take you to train your dogs to ring the bell? I have the bells by the door, but I am inconsistent with ringing them. Did you have to ring them yourself for your pups to pick up on it or did you train them to ring it themselves? We've been working on the potty training for about 2 months and I'm getting tired of going out every hour lol. I think I might shed a tear if he learned how to ring a bell to tell me to take him out. |
01-26-2015, 10:24 AM | #4 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ohio
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01-26-2015, 10:42 AM | #5 | |
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I did pretty much the same thing that Lgrand said with the bell. I did ring it for her for the first couple days since she was a little scared of it at first, and then every time I took her out I would make her hit the bell and say, "let's go potty" every time. You could also try giving a treat right after making him hit the bell. Then he would associate the bell with a treat and want to do it on his own, and then as he becomes more consistent slowly stop giving a treat every time. I did the treat method with my second dog, a Shih Tzu. He loved to eat, so this worked very well for him. He was only 9 weeks when I got him, and was potty trained in 3 weeks. | |
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