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ahhh! I want to get rid of Luca! So tired of pee on the floor! He'll be 7 months next week and still goes on the floor. When he does go on the pad, 60% of the time he'll miss the pad. Puts his two front feet or not even on the pad and goes. He even pees on his bed. I know some yorkies never get it right. Some are late bloomers... But sooo frustrated right now!
Aren't they suppose to be intelligent?
Someone want to buy him off me? ( I think I'm just kidding...I think)
Someone console me! 😭

I haven't got my puppy yet. The only thing I can think of is have you tired getting a larger puppy pad so he has more room?
Another thing is maybe he still smells his scent which is why he goes on his bed and off the puppy pad.
I'm sure someone with more experience will help you out.

It doesn't seem to matter what size the pad is. He'll only put his front feet on and go. If there's poop on pad or it's too dirty for his liking, he'll go off the pad.
I got a new bed recently and he "christened" that too.
I just got him neutered so hopefully the "christening" will stop.
Want my dog? 😜
Doesn't help that my three months older dog, Maddie, he's having bouts of diarrhea. she is so sensitive to food and I'm trying to find the right one for her.
This has been going on for a few months also.

Put on belly bands in the house. I lined my home made bands with poise pads cut in half. I made them out of quilting pieces available at Walmart for $1.00 and some velcro. Very simple and still effective. No more headaches with pee spots. My baby had Kidney failure so he couldn't always tell when he needed to go. Please try this and be patient. He is just a baby.

How do the belly bands work? Put it on and when you want him to pee, take it off and take him to the pad?
Is he still considered "a baby" when it comes to potty training?

Yes, belly bands could work for you. Is he neutered?

Yes, you could do that. I trained mine to outdoors but you could also do it on the pad. That way if you don't catch him in time it is in the pad instead of the floor.

I consider him a puppy until he is at least 1 and maybe 1 1/2 years old.

Yes, I just got him neutered this week. So just to clarify...if I put a bellyband on, he won't go? So when I suspect he may need to go, I take him to the pad?

Oh, wait I see - he'll just go in the belly band so it's not on the floor. Will that confuse him and also make potty training harder? That way there's no corrective measures when he does have accidents. The belly band seems like just as much work.

I'm curious how the belly bands work also...would it work for a girl if you are flying and not able to potty a regular times? I am planning to go to Washington and Pensylvania this summer but Im worried about how long she will be able to hold it.

From what I know, belly band go around the mid-section of the dog and meant for males. So I don't believe it'll work for females. I think they do have doggie diapers. I don't know what they look like, but I have a visual in my head and it could look cute on a pup! 😝

I was wondering about that,,,I've seen the ones they use for when the girls are having their cycle. It might work...

I read someone's suggestion to walk to the plane bathroom with a potty pad ad have your pup go there- I thought that was awesome and since our potty pad is in our bathroom it would be somewhat familiar to lilah who follows me everywhere anyway- including the bathroom!

Yes belly bands are just for boys and there are female diapers that they use for incontinent dogs or females in heat- they are definitely not an alternative to potty training but they have their application.

There are some really good tips for potty training under Yorkie talks thread collection entitled 'training' (maybe four down from the top of the list? Can't remember exactly. I will link it). It is also important to note the difference between marking and peeing- hopefully the neutering will calm the marking down. If your buddy wears a belly band during his typical house time and you take it off when you take him out to potty it should he lp him limit his marking and or peeing because he should not want to soil himself. But if he does, the belly band should absorb any fluids. I have also heard tht wrapping a bottle with a pee pad to make a standing place to aim at for the fellows on top their potty pad can be very useful. Yorkies are known to need alot of support in potty training often even up to one and a half/two years. Be patient and persistent, clean everything very well with an enzyme cleaner so it doesn't smell like urine, use baby gates and ex pens to limit where he is allowed to be or keep him leashed to you even in the house- keep him under your direct supper vision at all times and provide plenty of opportunities to walk to the potty pad or visit the yard. Good luck!

Here Are the links:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...ms-solved.html

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...ebreaking.html

I feel your frustration. There are many on the board with more experience than me but I wanted to share our story housebreaking Mr. Simbo who we rescued when he was 9yo.

But first, is there a reason you use pee pads? I am not a fan of any peeing indoors though you're in WI so weather may be a factor? If not, I would seriously consider retraining Luca to go outdoors (some of the links were shared with you.)

We tried the belly bands. The thinking behind it is as follows (for 'normal' dogs, not for those that are older with incontinence or dogs with medical issues.) They're supposed to act as a barrier; when a male dogs pees, the belly band catches the urine, hence protecting your house. You're supposed to take it off when you're telling him to go potty in the designated space. The other theory behind it is that they'll feel uncomfortable with the wetness that remains behind and that will prevent them from peeing and / or marking. In my opinion, this is not a long-term solution. (I made Simbo's from old terrycloth washtowels. Measured them, cut them and had tailor sew them up and adde velcro. I would then place a sanitary pad where the pee would hit. They go around his belly, covering his weenie, hence the name.)

This worked for Simbo for about three days. On the fourth day he got so aggravated that it was impossible to put the belly band on. He kept biting us, which is why we started to focus even more on the outdoor potty training. We had him neutered, which all but stopped the marking. With lots of patience we managed to stop him from peeing inside the house. (Including several months of crate-training.) He doesn't pee when we're around anymore. When we need to leave him alone, he stays in his house _ which is basically a playpen for toddlers that we got just for him. Because he sees it as his home, he never pees in there. Sometimes, though, he manages to escape like he did yesterday. I came home to find he had peed in three different spots.

Because we got Simbo when he was 9 with basically no training our situation is a bit different. Clearly he's not totally housebroken but it's exponentially better than when we first got him. I think with patience and training you'll get Luca to stop _ you just need to be ready for constant supervision when you're home and you'll need to be OK with the fact that when you're not home, he should be confined to his 'space,' whether that's a playpen, or laundry room, or guest bedroom. But for him to recognize that place as his space you'll need to do some work on that front, too. Our trainer, whom I trust and is a great animal lover who helped us tremendously, is a big proponent of not giving pets too much liberty while you're gone. He claims it leads to dominance issues, with which I agree after 13 months of living with Simbo.

Good luck, you'll get there. PM me if you need any pointers. I'm attaching a pic of Simbo in his "little" house, which is 50 times his size!