Nothing is working with potty training my yorkie
 

We go to my yorkie when he was 6 months old. He had been in a cage for the first 6 months of his life. We've tried putting him in small areas with potty pads and he tears them to spreads and poops and pees everywhere and on himself, we've tried crating him and he does the same thing. He poops and pees everywhere in the house regardless if there's a potty pad or not. We corrects him by clapping and moving him to the potty pads. We use lots of immediate positive reinforcement and saying then word potty on the few rare occasions he does go on the potty pads. I don't know what to do with him. He doesn't understand. He doesn't understand peeing outside at all- it's winter currently. When we take him outside he sits and shakes and looks at us that's it. I use the enzyme sprays on the potty pads. I use the correcting spray all over my carpet. I feel so discouraged.

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You need to pick pads or outside not both. You need to be taking him where you want him to go potty every hour. When he goes give him a treat and tell him how good he is. When you can’t watch him you will need to keep him in a small space like a crate or exercise pen. You have to stay consistent and it takes time.

I was given a Yorkie that is not potty trained. I take her outside every hour or so.. She will potty. I leave her outside to try to get her to poop. She almost never poops outside-- but will poop once she is in the house.
I am getting tired of this.

Leaving a small dog outside by themselves is a no no there are to many predators also if she were to go potty you would not see her so you could her a treat and tell her how good she is when she does go potty. Have you tried taking her poo and putting it outside where you want her to go? Do not give her free roam of the house when you know she needs to potty. I remember with one of our pups growing up we had to take a chair outside and sit and wait. Potty training can be hard but when they mess up or fail it’s ussally us the humans who are making that happen.

When you say he was in a cage his first 6 months of his life, do you mean in some puppy mill or a pet store? If that's the case, I think it's best to not crate train him. Whenever you don't have eyes on him at all times, put him in a small play pen with pee pads everywhere. Depending on how big the play pen is that you get him, gradually, week by week, remove a pad. Soon, he'll prefer one area to potty on in that play pen.

I know it's frustrating when they tear up the potty pads! I've been there. Try buying some Bitter Apple and apply it to the edge of the potty pads. Keep a small bed and a LOT of toys in the play pen for him to chew on. Get some of those toys where you can stuff kibble into to keep him occupied, rather than chewing up the pads.

If you find that he still chews up the pad (which very likely may be the case), try getting a potty pad holder. I tried a couple before settling on this one from amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dogit-70576A1...ct_top?ie=UTF8
The square shape fits the potty pads perfectly, unlike the other rectangular shaped ones.

It's best to pick up the poop as soon as he goes. Sadly dogs who were raised in a cage have no human's sense of 'whats clean'. They'll eat or rub their faces and body in the poop. It's really not their fault...

But most important of all, do not give him full access to your entire home. When he's not in the play pen, keep him restricted to hard floors only - no carpets! Only let him out of the play pen when you're with him, playing or training him. Otherwise, put him back in the play pen. It's the normal thing to do to want to let your cute puppy roam. But that will only allow him to develop the habit of going potty everywhere in your home, which you definitely do not want. It's not easy to contain your super cute puppy, but it's what parents always say "it's for their own good" (and yours for that matter). If you want to let him out longer, when you're preoccupied, then put a harness and leash on him and tie the leash to your pants when you're working around your house. They're less likely to get into any mischief when they're by your side. At the very least, you can catch him if he pees nearby you by accident.

He's just a baby right now. Unfortunately dogs are not born to be able to use the toilet. But, even so, our parents had to potty train us ;). It's something everyone has to go through, so don't feel so discouraged. It just takes a lot of patience, you'll get there. There's no way for a puppy to understand what humans want. It's up to you to train him to understand. The easiest way to train them to not do what you don't want them to do, is prevent it from happening to begin with.

At 6 months, I would make sure to keep in the play pen area at least at every hour. Only let him out to play with you a little bit after you saw that he pottied. If you let him out to play before he peed/poop, there's a very high chance he'll have an accident. You want to prevent all accidents at all times. It's hard to be strict like this, but if you want to fully potty train him, you gotta try.

Since it's winter time, if it's really cold where you are, I might not try to potty train him outside just yet. Maybe wait for the warmer weather. By then, he'll be a little older. Then, have a strict potty walk schedule every day. You'll be surprised - dogs like to potty outside. Especially if you tell them how good they are.

Forgive if it sounds like I leave her outside. Neither of our dogs is ever left outside unless we are with them. We have coyotes on our neighborhood.:animal36