I am in a panick . . . .I need help with houstraining
 

Try to introduce the same routine ,if it works I'd try it .

If he's doing so well with housetraining why the bellyband? Just curious.

I have a pee pad in the 2 ends of the house. I was thinking of not having one in the front part but I took it up and she pooped where is use to be so I keep one there too.

A 12 week old puppy will need to pee at least every 30 mins. Do you have doggie daycare by you? Or a dog walker? Or even a retired neighbor who can help out?

Nope. :(

I am thinking of just letting her run around in the laundry room and there's a pee pad available for when she needs to go but I fear Tiger will be barking at her constantly and non stop . . . and it would not be fair for him to be in a crate while Annika has free run of the laundry room :rolleyes: What do you think?

I may just be really weird. But, if I had to leave a little dog (any dog) in a crate for 10 hours a day - I wouldn't have a dog.

I work - and my dog is confined to a large kitchen/laundry room area when I'm gone. He has everything he needs - toys, water, food, a bed (forget the potty pad - he tears these up in 10 minutes).... and at 9 months, he almost never goes to the bathroom when I'm gone anymore. (And, if he did - it would be on vinyl and not the end of the world.) I take him out ever two hours when I home - evenings, weekends, days off, etc. And he also wears a belly band at times when he has free run of the house. He sleeps with me and rarely has ever had an accident during the night.

I think crate training is fine. A lot of people have use this very successfully when their dogs were pups. And, I think a dog being confined to a crate occasionally is okay (an hour or two for a special reason). And, with the door open, many dogs like to spend time in their crate and sleep in it.

But - 10 hours a day - I couldn't do this. It seems so "unhealthy" to me. Imagine a person or a child having to live this way!! I would even think this would affect bone structure and development.

I even feel sorry for my birds that are in a cage so much of the time - but at least they have a large cage and can fly around and play all day.

Is this just me?????

Carol Jean

You may need to rethink having Tiger in the crate,with the puppy running round.If you have them both in the kitchen,gated off,with their things there,including a pee pad for the puppy,then maybe Tiger could have his crate to retreat to if he needs his space.Will you have another crate for the puppy or will she have a basket? It all depends on whether they get on well right away or not.
Do you have a yard? Toilet training must be so hard without one! Where does Tiger go/did he go other than out on walks?
On the plus side,Tiger can show the pup what to do! Good Luck!

Carol Jean ~ I do believe this is "just you". I have read a many posts on here about crate training and the fact that many people have to leave their animals in a crate for many hours a day. I see nothing wrong with needing to be able to do this when you are working with your Yorkie to eventually allow them to be in your home, free roaming while you are at work.

My Bailey is in a larger size crate that has plenty of room for his food, water, toys, blanketsand he can move around quite well.

Morgan is in an x-pen away from Bailey so they cannot see eachother while I am working on the potty training thing with her. Eventually they will be crated together once Morgan is able to hold her bladder longer.

Also, I do not believe in reading Des post that she was looking for advice as to or not to crate her dog, she was looking for training advice for her new puppy that is not yet home yet.

I look at it this way, we all have ways of parenting and raising our Yorkies, just like our children. No one person does it the same as the next. Just because you don't agree with the way someone does something, that works well for them doesn't mean that it is wrong.

JMO.

Wel,l Im putting my two cents in here.Im with carol on this one. I think it is not good for anydog to be crated for 10 hours a day. I know alot of people will hate me for this.I will say also why have a dog that has to be crated for 10 hours a day? Especially a new puppy that need consant care.
Rocco's previous owner keep him crated about 10 hours a day ,not to mention when she would get off work get home, let him out then go to her kids games.To me it is to much! Rocco circles almost constanly and I think it stems from being crated for long periods. It is just plain wrong to me.

I don't think that circling has anything to do with being crated. Daisy is only crated at night and she circles too.. I think that a lot of Yorkies do this. I don't see anything wrong with using a crate. Do you know that most dogs sleep the whole time we're gone anyways?? Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but just because one has to work (and chooses to use a crate) doesn't mean that they are a bad owner or that they shouldn't be entitled to owning a dog.. JMO..

I am with everyone who thinks a dog shouldnt be crated for 10 hours. I would use an xpen or gate them in a room so they can move around a bit.