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What is a belly band and where can i buy one - My Yorkie is a year old and still hikes and pees where ever he wants even though I let him out a dozen times a day. he has not been neutered yet and I'm thinking that might be part of the problem as there is an older female (15) and a neutered male s**tzu (5) in the household as well but Lil Bit is the only one that urinates in the house |
I can make you belly bands. Look at the link in my signature. |
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Potty Training a Yorkie??? Yeah Right! My Yorkie is 5 years old, most of the time she will use a pee pad to tinkle, sometimes she'll manage to be on target for poop, but most times the poop is in the "general vicinity" of the pad!!! Like many of you it seems that she likes throw rugs if you don't watch her... I take her to my office and keep a pad near my desk, she ignores it and instead walks to the rug I have at the entrance to my office!!! I've found that with Yorkies you have to watch them and pick up on the signals they send. Also limit the water and food if you are taking them out, don't feed or give water near the time you are leaving. Feed them well in advance. Bottom line - for all the joy they bring to you, I can live with the potty training issue! Besides better to pick up after a 4 pounder than a 40 pound dog! |
I've had Gabby for just a little over 3 months. Got her when she was 9 weeks old. I was told to train her with pads, which i've done, but i don't want her to only use the pads. i want her to go outside when she has to go. i'm wondering if i'm confusing her by leaving the pads around but also trying to get her to go outside. so far she's not very good. she'll pee right next to the pads and lately she's started pooping everywhere but on the pad. she does a good job of going potty outside, but then she'll come in and 5 ot 10 minutes later she'll pee on the floor. i'm starting to wish i hadn't started her on these pads. |
To Tjules Hi Tjules, I see you live in MN trust me you will be glad to know your baby is trained on pads come winter, I am in SC and honestly for a dog as small as a yorkie I am grateful I don't have to take her outside to use the bathroom especially when the weather is bad, or early in the morning. The pads do not leave a odor if you remove them after being used. She may become confuse if you try to train her to the grass. I would stick with the pads you'll be glad you did. :) |
you know...it's so frustrating...i just came in from having her outside and she went three times before we came in ...and we hadn't been in more than 5 minutes, and she walked to the pad, and peed right next to it. if she was good about going only on the pads, i wouldn't care, but she isn't. sometimes she goes on the pad and just as many times, she doesn't. i decided to try the pad training because we work all day and couldn't get her outside so often, but now i'm home at 10:45 each work day and she actually is worse than ever. she's the hardest dog i've ever had to train. |
Hi Tjules I honestly don't have faith in a yorkie ever really being housebroken, (see my previous post from 6-17) they say that toy dogs are the hardest to train and I still have to watch my yorkie who is 5 yrs old like a hawk. Don't give up your baby is still a puppy... about 5 months old right? She will get better as she gets older because she'll have to use the bathroom less frequently. Do you have the pads in specific areas, where you can close her off in that area? Or do you have the pads in various spots? Put the pad in a small room like a laundry room or bathroom and after she comes in from her walk, close her off in that room for about 15 minutes, do that each time and she'll start realizing that she need to go in that area. Make it a habit after the walk and do it consistently. Also check with your vet to rule out any health problems. :aimeeyork:) |
I had that same problem with TJ. I had a large rug under the table. He would poop on it, if I wasn't watching. He went on the training pads just great, most of the time, but he prefered going outside. So, I finally took the rug out until he was 5 months old. He doesn't go on it anymore. He is now 7 months old and the only place he goes now is outside. I kept the potty pads down until he had gone 3 weeks without one time of going in the house. He loves it outside. Last month, I installed a doggie door and all 3 of them go out when they need to. Quote:
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we kept her in the bathroom, which is carpeted, and she clawed all the carpet away in front of the door. so my husband said no more of that. and he won't let me partition her off in the kitchen. i have two pads for her...one in the entrance to the kitchen and one in the basement. we have a finished basement and it's in one of the rooms. i had a toy poodle back in the 80's and she trained in about three days. she had two mistakes and they were both on linoleum. easiest dog we've ever had. what i just don't understand is why she will go right next to the pad instead of on it. she definately has a mind of her own. and she seems smart for some things. on monday and tuesday i put her in my son's bedroom when i went to work. and on wed after we had gotten up and went outside she came up and laid right in front of his closed door waiting to get in. she remembered that after two days, but she can't remember to not pee on the floor after 3 months of doing it and catching heck for it? |
I got Izzy the day she turned 6 weeks old. I was lucky and It only took her about a day or two to use the pad. She is 8 weeks old now and she uses it ALL the time. I have learned that she will not poop and pee on the same pad, so we put two down for her a little bit apart. She is so funny with new pads. as soon as you put a clean one out she will run over and strain out a droplet and then run off happily!!!! haha |
When Sandy is in heat (she is 3 yrs old), I put her in a washable little doggie pant that uses a removable liner. Instead of using the little doggie liners that go with this brand... I buy ladies panty liners. They are a LOT cheaper.. and they work great. One of the breeders I talked to told me about the pants and that they used the ladies liners. (Because of the price.) It keeps everything clean and sanitary. I remove the pant and change the liner, while she goes outside to potty... and whenever it needs changed. They sleep with me... so I don't have to worry about a mess or odor in our bed... or on the furniture. Quote:
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i'm wondering if everyone that has posted here actually want their dogs to use only the pads? wouldn't it better if they know that they are to go outside everytime and then if you have to leave them for any amount of time put a pad down and they can use that if they need to. Gabby used the pads the very first day we got her. and she does use them, it's just that she doesn't use them consistantly. yesterday she peed on the floor twice and the day before she peed either twice or three times. i don't like to have to have those pads on my floor so we have to step around them for the rest of her(or our) lives. My goal would be to only have them down when we are gone for several hours. |
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The only problem I've had is she goes to the pads to poop, but just in the vicinity. Most times no directly on the pad for that. Thank goodness she's a small dog !! |
Hi Tjules I do use the pee pads exclusively, occassionally Noddie have urinated in the grass when she has picked up another dog's scent...this is very rare though. But I also don't have pads all over my house, they are in 2 places - the laundry room behind closed door and removed when used and in a corner on the outdoor patio where no one has to walk around them. Don't put the pads all around because your entire house will become her tiolet. Pads are in only one place inside my house. Put them in discrete low traffic areas and take her to them when she signals she need to potty, if she doesn't give signals take her on regular intervals and don't wait for a signal... I find by taking Noddie regularly 2 to 3 hours or after waking up or playing she has very few accidents around the house. Just watch your baby regularly and take her to the pads... you really should have only one area in your house with the pads:aimeeyork. |
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However, about the puppy pads. I use the washable ones only. I wash once a week and we are good to go. I love them!!!!!!!! Good luck to you dear. Ronda, Harley and Sophia :animal-pa |
Washable puppy pads?!? Where do you get them? :aimeeyork |
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You can get them from me. |
I think they sound great, but mine is used to the disposable ones. Wont they not use something that is different? |
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I didn't have any problem switching over, but if you are worried about it you could put a paper pad on top of the washable one for awhile and then slowly reduce the size of the paper one until they are going only on the fabric pad. |
That sounds like a good idea... |
I haven't read other's responses but my Pao does very well on pee pads even if we are at friend's house. He might make a mistake the first time but by the second time he usually gets it right. |
I just switched over to washable pads after 10 years! I wish I had done it years ago... I like them sooo much better! Better for the environment, as well. |
pee pads Hi, I am concerned if I switch from newspaper to pee pads... Yuki will think it is okay to pee on any fabric? He is use to the newspaper...if we are at another persons house and they have newspaper around he will pee on it even if don't direct him to it... But, maybe we should switch to pee pads? I hate the look of newspaper ewwwwwwwwww......Where to purchase pee pads? Washable ones... Thank you everyone for your help! Melissa |
Don't let anyone talk you into neutering him if that is not what you want. I have a four year old male yorkie and neutering him did nothing to "fix" his peeing where he wants. So if your not comfortable with the idea....don't get talked into it. I wish I didn't neuter because I would love an offspring of my dog.....great personality makes up for the inconsistent house training efforts! good luck, Rose and Levi |
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My Abbey is 2 1/2 years old. She has been using pee pads since we got her at 10 weeks. I am so glad she uses them. It really makes life much easier. We have 2 down in our house, one in a corner of the living room and one in our bedroom. When we travel we put one or two down wherever we are staying and she never has a problem finding them. We buy the Blue Ribbon brand at walmart. They are inexpensive, good size and good quality. She will pee outside if we go on walks but never asks to go out. Ellie |
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I think they like to cover other dogs smells. So this is one reason. The other reason is they like to climb under things to do their business because to them it's like they are hiding it from normal traffice areas. I have found my yorkies even like to climb on a ledge of woodworking to defecate. No matter what I do my 2 year old still defecates in my daughters closet, every morning if she slept in her room. I really think no matter what we use we don't ever remove a scent of them being at that spot before. |
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