Will not potty outside
 

HELP!!! I have two one year old yorkiepoos. Both girls from same litter. One is 90% potty trained. The other 0%. They are crate trained I can sit outside for 30 plus minutes and one puppy will not potty. I have tried mat training which was working but now she has decided she likes my rugs better. Please help. I can't keep cleaning rugs. Please help me train them.

First, I would get a vet check to make sure there are no urinary problems. Then, restrict her area and take her where you want her to go potty on a timed basis. Her area only expands as she is successful. Be especially diligent after meal time. We had to do this with a mini dachshund we had. It took about a week for her to get the routine but given that she lived 15 years, a couple of weeks was well worth it. Our little yorkie also went through a short time where she located a couple of throw rugs in the bathroom and the "quiet" living room. We took the rugs up and restricted her from those areas for a short time. We used enzymatic cleaner to remove any residual smell. We knew the problem with the bathroom - when she was new we put her piddle pad in the tub at night so we could quickly potty her and avoid play time and get back to bed. She'd try to get to her piddle pad during the day and couldn't so the rug was the next best thing. We learned her pad had to be in the same place all the time. Now she's flexible when we travel etc. but she's older too. We also use oral commands - "go potty" or "go pee" when we take her potty at bedtime or when we want her to go on her pee pad or outside. She understands fully. So you might consider putting her harness and leash on and taking her out and training to a command with lots of reward when successful. Then she knows she out there for a reason, not just play time. I'd bet eventually she's not need to be leashed, just let out with the command to go. Good luck.

You could try wee wee pads, but then you're stuck with them knowing inside is ok.

I would try a diaper or belly band for boys. Something might make them feel that they need to hold it. Have them, or just her, wear it. Take it off when you take them out, it might help her relate that then it is time to go.

It works good for my maltese, but every dog is different.

First, remove all rugs if possible. If not possible, do not give her access to any carpets/rugs/mats.

Do you have their feeding set at a strict schedule? That is the best way to make sure their potty is also on a predictable schedule.

Instead of waiting 30 minutes outside, take the 0% puppy out every 15 minutes for 5 minutes. If she doesn't go, bring her right back inside and watch her like a hawk (or hold her). Fifteen minutes later, try again. Try until she'll potty outside. When she finally does, give her a LOT of praise. Maybe even a treat. She'll eventually get it. Just maybe sure you watch her to prevent any accidents.

You can also try crate training or putting up something like a child gate to keep em in a certain area (which I do).

Took 18 months to train my Prince Charming to wet outside. He would run to the door like he would go outside BUT he stopped at the door and wet just inside the house. We had multiple discussions about this problem of his and he dutifully looked horrified that I was upset with him again for same thing again. Then came the "I'mean sorry kisses and the promise he would gonly outside correctly the next time BUT I could hear the snickering under his breath! The next time it would happen all over again....... UNTIL I mentioned it to a friend in dog rescue and he just started laughing at something that was NOT funny to me!

Then he. Told me since the grass was cut, the boy just refused to go in the grass because it was poking his soft pads. Being a prince made him decide nothing could poke his royal feet. My friend suggested to buy a 1 foot x 1 foot concrete block that was smooth on top. Scent the block with his urine by rubbing the next few wipe up clothes with it. We did this and it worked. Once his block was firmly marked he never had a problem going outside again EXCEPT once. We went to my sisters house about 2 hours away and when I thought he should go outside I realized I forgot to bring his block. I took him out on his leash and told him to go wet. He looked at me and promptly sat down then looked away from me. I picked him up and went back into the house. Took him out every hour but he never went. Never even tried. He went 12 HOURS without doing any business. When we moved to Louisiana his block was packed in the trunk last as we needed too have it easy to get out of the car.

I swear this is a true story.


We still have his block never will get rid of it.

I started teaching Ella to potty outside at 4.5 months.

I made sure I woke up before she did so I could take her out to pee and poop first thing in the morning. i gave her a lot of treats after she pooped. She still preferred the pad.

Then she got UTI. I made Ella drink a lot of water because I needed a pee test. At time time, she was really uncomfortable with peeing outside, but I guess she didn't have a choice this time. She peed A LOT outside. And she got comfortable with that.

Also back then she only peed on concrete, never grass. I don't know why.

I also taught her how to ring her bell on the back door. Before we go out, I ring the bell.

Now, 1.5 months later, she rings the bell when she needs to go out, and she pees and poops on outside and on the grass.

I think she figured it out herself... smart kid.