I got a harness for her and it was too big but I ordered one of the "Puppia" ones today online?? I got that retractable lead to use too when the harness comes!! I don't have a fenced in yard so I am trying to get her as "confined" as I can and easy access to get her outside quick!!lol Taking her out every 1/2 hour or however often I need to is not a problem but she won't always do anything out there and then when she comes in she goes on the floor!! Do you all advise to leave her in the crate all night and not take her out? I might try that tonight because last night I took her out 3x in the middle of the night and she still peed and pooped on the towel in the front of her cage between sometime between 4am and 6am?? I worry about her "eating it"!!UGH!! Isn't there something to stop that?? She doesn't do it all the time but she has started doing that just this past week??? She eats her food real good. I leave her food down all the time too and that might be why she can't hold it at night?? I don't know?? I don't want her not to have enough to eat and go too long at night without food?? I feel so dumb about all this and I can't believe a 2lb. dog has me so whipped!!LOL
She was raised in a house and she wasn't in a cage there but the lady said that "she slept in a crate at night but she was with her mother so she was good!! The breeder is the one that sold me the wire crate that I have so I figure it is what she needs to be in?? I also have the plastic one and have tried that too but I think at night she is better in the wire one so she can have room to go potty if she really has to and not lay in it??? Is that wrong to do??? I put a towel in the front part folded and a little bed in the back part??
THANKS SO MUCH EVERYONE!!!!! We'll make it!!LOL

We are in the same boat. My husband even gets up at 2:00 am to take Kayla out and she is still not house broke. I have done the pads, diapers etc. everything you can think of and she goes outside, comes back in, looks up at you and tee tees. I think she thinks its my job to clean up after her. The little pee pee pads don't work for her because paper is her favorite thing to tear up. I think they are all different and have different issues and all we can do is have patience and go to the garage and scream to let out some stress. lol!!!!

I definately feel your pain, OMG what a struggle I had with Cody!!!! However, he is 7 months old now and is just about fully potty trained. I say just about because he will hold it forever but when he cant hold it anymore he will go anywhere. For whatever reason, he does not let me know if he has to go. If I ask "Cody, do you have to go potty?" He goes berserk which lets me know he is ready to go, if I ask and he doesnt budge, then he doesnt have to potty. But overall, his accidents are few and far in between. I started him with crate training which worked for the most part, but consistency is the trick, that and a whole lot of patience!!! Good Luck!!

I am having trouble with Lily eating her poop now!!! Not every time but she is doing it quite alot in the past week??? What can I do about that?? HELP!!!!
I thought she was just doing it when she pooped in the house and thought she was hiding it but today I watched her in her xpen outside and she pooped and right away started to eat it??? I had just praised her for going outside to potty and then she ATE IT!!!!UGH!!!!
Thanks for ANY advice?? She is 12 weeks old and I have had her 3 weeks today!! Up one step and back 2 it seems????

I totally agree and do not agree with the pee pad, basically you are teaching them it is ok to go inside. I had no trouble teaching Rambeau to go outside. It takes consistency and patience and time. Always use the same door, the same routine, do it often and bring them to the same spot so the smell entices them to go. Do not clean up poop all of the time always leave some. This will become their routine and their brain will trigger. Rambeau is like a robot, if I had to collect pee or poop I would have no problem. It is true as they get older their ability to hold it is better. The muscles of the sphincters become stronger, the bladder larger and more resilient. If they mess in their kennel or the floor just clean it up. If you catch them just repeat the routine you have been practicing. I have never used a command. I do ask if he has to pee and he gives me that cute little yorkie cock of the head.

Melissa and Rambeau (you talkin' to me mommy?)

What do I do when she EATS her poop??? I can't leave it down if she is going to EAT IT??? What am I doing wrong?? I take her out constantly....sometimes she goes sometimes she doesn't but I still take her outside every 30-45 minutes and put her in her xpen and either stand there and say "go potty" ... "good girl" etc etc ... or sometimes I leave her out there in her xpen for 5-10 minutes and watch her out the window to see if she goes?? Do you all use a harness or collar on a leash?? Do you leave it on or take it off every time she comes in?? I ordered a "Puppia harness" but I don't have it yet. Is there something I am doing wrong?? What is the best to do at night?? I have let her sleep with me but now she doesn't want to sleep she wants to play so I have put her in her crate for the past week and I get up in the middle of the night and take her out but she still pees and poops in the front of the crate on a towel and sleeps in the back of it on a little pillow bed?? She screams and cries in it though.....I leave a radio and night light on in the room and cover the back of the crate with a sheet??? I think she is getting a little bit better actually in there but still just screams!!lol She HATES any type of confinement!! She even screams in her xpen until a car goes by or someone walks down the street and takes her attention!!lol I hope I am doing the right things with her?? She puts everything in her mouth she can outside and inside both.....I watch her constantly with that too!!lol I don't care if she ever is a "trick dog" or anything close....I just want to love her and have her go potty outside and sleep at night!!lol
THANKS to all of you for trying to help me!!

I think age is a huge factor. My boxer was trained at week 19 just like my private trainer said he would be. Now the two little ones. Well Gabi is almost 2 and still has the occassional poop accident. UP until 4 months ago she would not poop outside. I think camping really helped her because I was aware of everythin she was doing. It's kind of funny because she knows how to tell me her brothers want to come in, she knows how to tell me she wants to go out and play but refuses to tell me when she has to potty. The oddest thing.

Be patient......It will happen...

won't pee or poo outside (sometimes)
 

Missy is crate trained and we have no problem with. She enjoys her cage and sometimes goes there to eat her treats. We've put potty pads right in front of the door she uses to go outside. For the most part she goes outside and we do give her treats, but the rest of the time she pees or poos in the house. There have been times when the potty pad is about 2 feet from her and she'll pee on the floor. We love Missy and don't want to sell her but we can't afford for her to ruin the house. HELP

Having trouble even getting her to use papers
 

Hi, I just got my puppy; she is 10 weeks old. I've only had her 3 days, but can already see training her is going to be hard.

Her breeder had the 4 puppies in a pack n play where she had newspapers on one end. This seemed to work while they were in the pen. She also had newspaper by a door when the puppies were out. It's my understanding they had pretty free run of the house.

I tried to emulate the situation and got a pack n play rather than a crate. I put a little tray with newspaper on it at the other end of the play. Emma will use that paper when she's in her pen and wakes up from a nap. She will NOT use the paper I have out for her when she is up and running around the house. She knows where her food and water is (kind of a large house) but seems oblivious to the papers. The breeder said she was doing really well on the papers at her house. Perhaps it's just that she's new here, but she is going wherever she wants.

I even put pee from her paper in the pen on her other paper, but it doesn't seem to entice her. I tried pee pads but she just seemed confused and chewed on them, so I figured I'd use paper because she was used to it.

I am wanting to use the little tray with papers, somewhat like a litter box and keep that situation for her due to where I live, etc.

Any suggestions??? I'm not crazy yet, but my partner might be soon. :D


PS this is my first time here, so thank you for any help you can offer; I did read the other posts in this thread, but they seem to relate more to taking her outside, which I will not be doing.

Thanks!
sammer:animal-pa

You might want to start a new thread; this thread is three years old. I tried using a tray, with a pee pad on it, and he seemed to think of it more like a bed, I know lots of people use this sort of thing. I found washable potty pads work for me. This is a very good link that tells you step, by step, what to do, it also allows you to choose between various methods, and takes you to a page with further instructions on that method. Many people have found these training methods successful. Free House Training for Puppies and Adult Dogs - No More Accidents Starting Today! By the way welcome to Yorkietalk and introduce yourself in the General Forum.

Piddles, Poodles and Fleas!!!
 

Hi everyone, I'm very new to this site. I'm not sure if I'm doing this right!!! But, Thanks for having me!!
I have a 5 year Yorkie named Darby. I just got her in July. She was doing good in the begining with going out to go potty. I don't know what happened. I never see her go in the house, but I find little poopies once in awhile. I never find wet spots. I know she has to be going somewhere. She does not like cold or rain, so I want to train her to go on pads. What do you recommend? I've tried moving the pads to where she has been, but she won't use them. I've tried putting them in a crate. Dosen;t work ! What can I do?
Also, I use flea treatment on her, but she has fleas, and now a rash. I gave her a flea bath but I think that gave her the rash. What can I do about that?
DOJO

Hi DoJo welcome to Yorkietalk, you are lucky to be 100% with pee training, poop training does have special difficulties, when using a pad. I found that most Yorkies don't like too poop and pee in the same place. and having two or three pads helps. Joey likes to poop in out of the way places, and I place a couple of pads in "hidden" areas, and he will be more likely to use them, he's about 90 percent. Sometimes it's close to the pad. I think those people who have regular dogs that go about 5 minutes after eating have it a little easier, and they either take him for or walk or tether the dog to them and set out several pads ensuring that the dog uses one, and then is rewarded. You also might try using a poop pad that is a different material than the pee pads, and I found that placing the poop on the pad helps him understand. '

I can't help you with the flea problem, and I are suggest you start a new thread, in the general forum and describe the problems your having, many people just read the first post in a thead, and don't respond to the other posts, again welcome to Yorkietalk. Here's a link to the general forum.
General Yorkshire Terrier Discussion - YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community

Hello, I have a 11 month old boy and I also got him from a pet store. I tracked down the breeder and talked to her. Anyway, I started training him to a litter pan, with no litter though, just a wee wee pad in it. This way it gives him a designated space for potty. He trained very quickly to it. He has had some regression episodes but still uses it faithfully. In the beginning I used a Housebreaking Aid spray that you can get at any pet store, just spray a couple sprays on the wee wee pad and it attracts them to go there. FYI-this spray can also be used outside to help train. I do put his potty in his crate with him when we are gone, when we come home I take it out and put it in next to his crate. When I first brought him home though, I kept the potty in the living room and worked with him on it when I was home. I would put him in it every time he had an accident and say "potty" over and over. And also, every 1/2 hour or so put him in it and say potty. He caught on very quickly. I got a medium sized pan so I can cut the wee wee pads 23" by 23" in half. And I order them from PetEdge 100 at a time and they last for a long long time. I would try this. It has been great for Emilio. Also, we live in MI so it was nice since when I got him in Feb. there was snow on the ground. I hope this helps you!!

Suggestion and request for help
 

To anyone who uses wee wee pads on a regular. You can actually get 300 medical pads which basically work the same way for about $30.00. You will just need the spray to spray on them, but even buying these pads and the spray is much cheaper than buying the wee wee dog pads from walmart or anywhere else. Also, for $15.oo we brought him a plastic reusable dog litter box to put the pads in, cause he liked urinating on the wedges which also got on the floor. This is another great idea for those who like to use the edge of the pads.

I need a little help in understanding is it normal for a yorkie pup to urinate and poo in different areas. He has been urinating on the pads 95-98% of the time, but only pooed on it once. Is there something we can do about this or is this normal?

poo problem
 

I too seem to get the urinating down but the poo seems not to be conected.

i have heard from several different peopl that they dont pee or poop in the same place, we have a couple different pads set up and peanut seems to pee in one spot and poo in the other.

Ello. Here is what I have tried and seems to be working. First off, Jack is from a "breeder" and I say "breeder" because I whole-heartedly believe she is a backyard breeder borderline puppy mill. She never takes the puppies outside (not even to begin potty training). So we started at spot numero uno. I have read that as a general rule of thumb is that a puppy can hold an hour for the number of months he is. Example Jack is 8 months so he should be able to hold it for 8 hours, which he can but it's a stretch and kind of pushing it.

Jack does not use potty pads as he doesn't get them. We started by taking him out every four hours and as it neared the fourth hour we would confine him to the couch as long as we were on it so he couldn't run around and find a spot to pee. We began to lengthen the time every week and now he can generally hold it for about 6 hours but usually 7. We have limited his water intake to meal times (twice daily 1/4 cup each meal time) and if he is chewing. If he drinks more water because he was chewing we do not make him wait until the 6 or 7 hour mark. When we first began potty training him, we would give him a small chunk of cheese when he peed outside and pooed not to mention we shouted and hooted and made a huge deal when we went outside and he just loved it. We even let him run around on the leash and played "I'm gonna getchya" (which he loves). If he goes in the house and we do not see it, we merely clean it up and ignore him for a few minutes. It he pees and we catch it, we say ah-ah in a loud voice and move toward him. This usually causes him to stop and we can rush him outside so he can go. When he does go outside, we reward him for the behavior. He still occasionally has an accident but it is generally at the fault ofthe human and we admit it. He has been getting better at alerting us he needs to go out but sitting in front of us and just staring. Also if you ask if he needs to go potty in a high pitched voice he will turn his head if he needs too. I don't know how he learned that but it works. And if he doesn't he wont do anything which usually means he wants us to play with him. He's so friggen intelligent.

I hope this helps to give you ideas as well. Good luck and keep us posted.

my dog was not house broke when
 

maggie was 2 years old when i got her. she was not house broke. I started scolding her when she soiled on the floor. We got a chipom they both went out togerther. I taught maggie to potty on command she got a treat for going out. you have to be prestant. Keep giving them a treat(milk bones) I could take her anywhere tell her to go pottie even if she didn't have to she sguatted she was a good girl.:animal36

I wish I could give advice. Unfortunately, I am in the same boat. My 13 week old yorkie will pee pee on the wee wee pad but poop everywhere else. I don't get it. It is frustrating but I just keep at it. YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!
Good Luck!

housebreaking
 

My Yorkie is 1 1/2, he is still not completely housebroken.

I am so confused and upset, he will do really well for about 3 weeks, then he will revert to pooping in the house.

He knows it is wrong but doesn't seem to care. We have a doggie door that he is able to go in and out of anytime he wants. He will pee without any problems, but pooping is the very difficult one to get him to do everytime.
HELP, please.
Kathy

Have you tried rewarding him for 'pooping' where you want him to. Make it a big deal. In our house the "big" treat is cheese or chicken.

Does he have a certain time of day that he goes poop? Mine has a pretty set schedule...first thing when he wakes up and about 4 in the afternoon. When he has an accident is it always in the same spot?

Does he have free run of the house? Until a few weeks ago Leo NEVER had free run of the whole house. He was really good about having NO accidents downstairs. He could not be upstairs alone... He could only be upstairs if one of us was watching him. Our puppy is 18 months and I feel like we are finally potty trained in the whole house.


This may sound really wierd... but works!! Dog naturally don't want to go potty where there food is. So, every night I would sprinkle food around the house.... a couple of pieces in each room. Leo really liked to pee on the stairs...so I would put MORE food on the stairs. I thought it was really weird but I did try it and IT WORKED.

i reward molie when she poops in her potty box. She is too little right now to go outside, I have two cats and a big dog, and it is too cold now. But she will go over to the box and want in. or come to me. I got those milk bone trainers. I make over her when she does her bizness in the right place. And she gladly goes over, she has an accident once in awhile. I have to be persistent and stay right on her.

motherhen

messed up:rolleyes:

well, i'm new at this potty training thing. i've had jackson for almost 4 days now and he's actually been doing very well considering his age and me with no experience with the potty training. i've done my research and luckily, i'm out of college until the end of january to work with this little guy.

i've got him on a pretty set schedule so far... he wakes up around 7-7:30am, i pick him right up out of the crate and put his collar/leash on him and bring him directly outside, through the same door, around the same spot outside. so far, he has peed every morning! and he pooped twice outside. and every time, i bring a little doggie treat and praise him a TON and them let him have about 20 minutes of playtime inside with me in my room which is gated off. he usually eats & drinks during this time too. then i'll usually put him back in his crate and go back to sleep for another hour. he whines at first but quickly goes to sleep.

then we get up again, this time around 8:30 - 9am, i again take him directly outside to go potty and bring treats and praise. and then he gets more playtime where i watch him for about an hour and let him run in his little gated room.

this continues for the rest of the day where i'm constantly letting him outside, giving him playtime, back in the crate, etc. and whenever i leave the house, he stays in his crate obviously.

this morning, i took my eyes off of him for less than a minute and he peed and quickly after pooped in the house! but that totally my fault and i didn't blame him. i didn't catch him peeing so i just wiped it up but i caught him pooping and quickly said "No!" and brought him outside and said "go to bathroom outside!"

he's a really smart little man, i can't complain too much, lol. and the times when he's peed in the house, he usually goes straight for the pee pee pad which was great. if he can be trained both outside ad on the pad, that'd be great.

he definitely constantly needs to be near you though. if you put him in the crate, he barks obnoxiously for about 20 minutes before stopping and it's quieter and more of a whine if i'm near him while he's in the crate, but he eventually will fall asleep.

I had Fiona completey house trained at 3.5 months! I was shocked, considering I am 26 yrs old, and she is my first puppy since ive moved out of my parents house! Anywhos, I can tell you that Crate training is AWESOME! :D:D

As soon as you let your little one out of the crate in the am, first thing is to take them outside. As soon as they do something, you want to come up with a command word...but you are going to be saying this word while they are in the process of doing something, not before, not after, and make sure you reward, reward, reward when they do something!

When Fiona goes pee pee, i would simply say " good pee pee, good girl" all while she is doing so......

make sure you are consistant with this, and if you have others in the home, make sure you are all saying the same command word.....

for some reason, when i tell fiona to squat, she pees now, so she is doing awesome, and pretty much i have her on command!

its sooo easy, and so fun when they finally do so!

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!

ps...i forgot to mention something VERY important!!!

first thing in the am, when your letting them out, if your out there for 10-15 min and they do one over the other and you know they have to do both, come back in, and put the pup in the crate for another 10 min, and try again! :rolleyes:

Thank you for that. I have been having a problem things have changed, daddy who use to take her out has changed his shift and now goes to work in the am. So I have to take her out. I will do that.
nancy

I have heard, that dogs will not soil there beds. So my molie ann, sleeps on my waterbed. She conciders this whole room hers. she will pea on the pea pad. I put the pad in my little bathroom, she goes in there. She will go in that room sleep on the bed for 1 hour. Then I take her outside and she does her bizness. Watch them when they go outside, we have two Redtailed hawks, and there young looking for food. Also the owls are bad, about flying. These little guys are so tiny that I worried about the cats, but molie soon started chasing the cat and they ran away. Most mice do not chase the cats. Molie looks like a big rat sometimes, but she chases them and they run.
Oh these little guys remind me of bantie roosters

So Discouraged. . .
 

OMG!!!

I cannot seem to house train JC. UGH!! I'm becoming so frustrated.

He is perfectly trained when I'm in the house, but the minute I go outside or leave for awhile, he just pees and potties. Not once, but sometimes 3 times!!

Now I know he can go a much longer time than I leave him, but I can step out for 10 minutes and he goes.

I'm concerned because I am starting to smell it in the house and that is something I cannot tolerate. I love him so much, but he's a year old and still not trained. I'm afraid he's just never going to get it. I am moving into a new house in September and my fiance will never accept this.

I've tried the crate, the pee pads, (which he just shreds), confining him to one small room and taking him out every hour. He's really pretty good when I'm home, but is he going to do this forever?

I can't take him everywhere with me. He's going to have to stay alone without releasing himself every time I walk out the door.

PLEASE, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

My advice is start your own thread, and give more details such as age of your dog, you'll get more specific advice that pertains to you situation. From what you've said, you need to remember, one of the primary rules of house breaking is to clean up those urine spots, dogs noses are much better than human noses, and if you can smell it, you can be sure he can. You must clean up those spots with en enzyme cleaner, it actually eliminates the protein found in urine, and the protein is what causes the smell. You don't want to use something that masks the odor, this only works for human noses; dogs can still discriminate the different smells. Remember a dog is "compelled" to return to the spot where he smells urine; you have to clean the area properly. The only thing in the house that should have a urine odor is a pee pad.