We're going to have to get rid of her

[kandy313]

I got Bizkit when he was 7 weeks old and before i let him on my floor for the first time i made him pee on a puppy pad and that worked for a long time,he always went back to it. but for the last few months he has been going anywhere. so i have made the appointment to get him neutered and i really hope that helps. he seems to love to hike his leg and let the trash can have it. i do not have carpet but he will go on the rugs so i have removed all of them for now too. he is my baby and i love him very much. so whatever i have to go through with him is worth it... stressful sometimes but he gives alot of love and i give it back to him. be patient yorkies demand alot of attention.

[chattiesmom]

Originally Posted by laurabelle

If something doesn't change. I really think she is un-potty-trainable. I donno what else to do with her. I know I've bitched about this several times on here and gotten such good advice and nothing has helped. She is 6 months old now and we've had her for 4 months and it's just not working. Sure, she goes potty every time we go outside, but she'll run back inside and then 5 minutes later piss right in front of your face. She's gotten better at holding it but she still does not let us know when she needs to go, and so we will sometimes miss it and then that doesn't help, because if it's my fault I feel like I can't get mad at her for it. We've tried treats when she goes outside, punishment, ignoring it and just working on praising her when she does it right, confinement, everything. It does no good at all to crate her because she pees in her crate. She'll pee in her crate, sleep in it, get up in the morning, potty outside, come inside, and potty right in front of you. She has no shame. The only thing she tries to hide is if she poops in the house.

I'm losing it. My fiance and I are fighting over her, he wants her gone and I don't want to get rid of her. But neither of us are okay with our house smelling like s**t. I am not going to let this 5 pound dog destroy my house or my relationships! I am at my rope's end.

I have not read all the posts that came after this one -- I am responding to your "vent" and initial post . If the amount of stress that the Yorkie brings into your home outweighs the love and joy -- then you should rehome her. She will adapt and be happy and you will "get over it" and be happy. You are entirely right, a 5 lb. dog should not destroy your house and relationships.

Sometimes life just hurts and we have to make hard decisions- my heart aches for you. I wish you the very best, both with your future marriage and with whatever decisions you might have to make. Sending hugs, sweetie, I hope things get better for you

[kandy313]

I just found this on the internet and wondering if anyone has tried this

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[xBUTTERCUPx]

Originally Posted by kandy313

I just found this on the internet and wondering if anyone has tried this

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I've tried it. It works really well. NO more wet doggie feet on your carpet and it also helps the pad from being torn or chewed up.

[RMKC]

Originally Posted by Lorraine

My advice is to rehome her, there are many people looking for a nice Yorkie pup. The breed is the wrong one for you. Anytime, I am interviewing someone for one of my dogs or puppies, I make it very clear housebreaking is a BIG issue in Yorkies and really most other toy breeds. It very well could take to a year of age or more for her to be housebroken. Most of the time they are never really that trustworthy in housebreaking or chewing things up for that matter.
If you are that wound up about it, you are likely contributing to the problem and making her a nervouse wreck.
If you are engaged, you and your fiance will have to be in agreement about the dog as it takes both of you to cope with her. If you will marry and have children the problem will become worse. Many couples find themselves in way over their head with a yorkie and starting family.
This is not an easy breed to own.

I agree with you a 100%, if someone is that angry or upset ,and pup only 6 mo. it might be best to find a home where someone will be home to watch her !

[Donna Jean]

Originally Posted by laurabelle

Do you even read all responses before you post?? I just said about two posts above this one that I was mostly venting. You do not know me at all, you have no room whatsoever to tell me that I dont love my dog or that I am not mature enough to handle her. Please do not respond to any other posts of mine unless you've read the entire thread.

Most people are so in love with their yorkies when only owning them for a few months that they would die for them, and do whatever possible to make it work, I did see you post after i wrote this message. I have been in love with this breed for 35 years, and if you are having problems now, they are only going to get worse, and if you boyfriend does not like the situation either, when you get married and have children that yorkie will not survive the child, the yorkie will have to supervised so closley, that it will be lucky if she makes it to the ripe old age of 15 or 16, I did not mean to hurt your feelings, i was only being honest about the situation, as the love for the breed runs deep in my heart, and i can not handle it when someone threatens to GIT RID of a little puppy, sorry my compassion lies with the puppy, i still think you should re home her, as this situation is not going to get any better for either one of you. You are already having problems, and this could well go on for over a year, and i would hate to see a poor little puppy so confused, and tramatised because it can not get the idea of house breaking, it may never be able to be house broken, i have had many that were not, and i tiled my whole upstairs to not worry about that situation. That is just the breed. I am surprised the breeder did not tell you how hard they are to house break, and i am also surprised that she was not paper trained when you got her. If you decide to keep her, you should have her in an exercise pen, with potty papers, her food, bed, and toys, when you are not able to watch her. Puppy's that age should not have the run of the house, expecially when in training, she needs to be close to her potty papers, and get used to using them before you try to completely house break her. And by no means should she have the run of the house to dirty up. She is just a baby, and you would not let your baby have the run of the house, when not able to watch it, it would be in a playpen, they yorkie is just like a baby, a baby is also not potty trained for sometimes 2 to three years, and you expect your yorkie baby to get it in two months. You have a little puppy who needs first and formost to feel secure in it's home, it you are thinking of GETTING RID of her, she will feel your feelings, and that will be of no help, you have to decide to stick it out, or give it up, and let her thrive in another home, where the love overpowers the potty problems. She at the least deserves that.

[RLC12345678]

Originally Posted by Lorraine

Most of the time they are never really that trustworthy in housebreaking or chewing things up for that matter.

Um, I completely agree with this. Not only was Hootie a year old before she was potty trained (even now she'll leave a surprise every now and then for us) but I came home the other day to a huge hole chewed/dug in our sheetrock. Now, both H&H are back to their crate when we are not home. Yorkies just take alot of patience and if that is something that is ruining your relationship, then I think you should rehome her.

[chachi]

I agree you may need to rehome her. Yorkies are extremely difficult to potty train. I have a girl who is 2 yrs old that still has accidents. We are taking all our carpet up and putting down wood and ceramic tile floors. That is what works for us but know it cant be everyones answer. My breeder even told me they are difficult to pottytrain so I knew what I was getting into It just goes along with owning a yorkie.

[Fuzzywug]

I agree with those who are saying that the best thing for all of you may be to make the hard, but loving decision, to re-home your yorkie. It may be a very long time before she's potty trained. How long can you fight with your fiance about it........... a year? maybe more?

I have a year old yorkie that was living in nearly the same situation and was brought to us because he was peeing and pooping all over the house and in his crate, even in his food and water bowls! They crated him, he messed in his crate. She took him to the vet and they ran all sorts of tests which showed nothing. She took him to work with her - he pooped and peed in his carrier. They called a trainer, that didn't help. His mom loved him, his dad hated him........ because of the pottying in the house. they were fighting. She sat in her car and cried for 20 minutes before driving away.

It took me two weeks to potty train him. The only thing that was different in my house is that there wasn't any stress. His mom came to see him a few weeks ago and when she saw him she agreed.......... even though it broke her heart........... she had done the best thing for him and for her family.

I wish you all the luck in the world, but unless you confine the dog, use papers or pee pads and are consistent and stop the arguing...... the dog will never be potty trained. My heart goes out to you and to the pup.

[Donna Jean]

Originally Posted by Fuzzywug

I agree with those who are saying that the best thing for all of you may be to make the hard, but loving decision, to re-home your yorkie. It may be a very long time before she's potty trained. How long can you fight with your fiance about it........... a year? maybe more?

I have a year old yorkie that was living in nearly the same situation and was brought to us because he was peeing and pooping all over the house and in his crate, even in his food and water bowls! They crated him, he messed in his crate. She took him to the vet and they ran all sorts of tests which showed nothing. She took him to work with her - he pooped and peed in his carrier. They called a trainer, that didn't help. His mom loved him, his dad hated him........ because of the pottying in the house. they were fighting. She sat in her car and cried for 20 minutes before driving away.

It took me two weeks to potty train him. The only thing that was different in my house is that there wasn't any stress. His mom came to see him a few weeks ago and when she saw him she agreed.......... even though it broke her heart........... she had done the best thing for him and for her family.

I wish you all the luck in the world, but unless you confine the dog, use papers or pee pads and are consistent and stop the arguing...... the dog will never be potty trained. My heart goes out to you and to the pup.

You have hit the head of the nail, you are sooooooooooooooo right on, you need a stressless enviorment to train a puppy, and confinement, and lots of potty pads and positive reinforcement!!!!!!!

[Donna Jean]

Originally Posted by mistyinca

OK...this was totally out of line--and wrong too. They are not "the most difficult to housetrain." Neither is it true that they can't hold their bladders well until close to 6 months. My Chloe has been housebroken since she was 5 months old (using the methods I described in my last post in this thread).

She is venting here and frustrated, that doesn't mean she's being bad to her dog. So lighten up!

I am just agreeing with her, when some one says the want to GET RID of their puppy, maybe they should think before they get people like me upset, as i love this breed more than anything on this earth, and i have been in the business of breeding and showing for 6 years and have had yorkies for over 35 years, so please don't tell me i do not know what i am talking about!! This lady and her soon to be husband should be sooooooooooo in love that nothing should be bothering them, and a tiny puppy that is living in a house hold where sometimes they love it and sometimes they don't just doesn't set well with me. You need to be soooooo constient if you want your yorkie to be able to bond to you, it is not only when it is bad, but also when it is good, the love should never differ, and the thought of GETTING RID of her should not even come to mind if you are in love with your puppy, so i have a really hard time with Venting over something that this thread has been going on for a long time, and you are the first one to want to GET RID of your dog. What you soe, you reap. I am a member as are you, and i am just as intitled to be on the side of the puppy, now all of a sudden you have never had anything you have loved so much just because you needed her, she needs to be loved all the time, and she needs to know she is loved all the time and is not going to have to change homes because you and your boyfriend can't agree as to keep her or GET Rid of her, or if she does anything wrong, she is a puppy, you've had her 2 months, not very long to even get a really close bond going with the feeling you have been holding about her. Everyone here agrees this is a very hard breed to housebreak, and some never make it, but they haven't gotton rid of their dogs, and some have, I think you are one of the ones that needs to rehome your puppy and you will be doing you a favor, your soon to be husband, but most importantly your poor babie. Or take the advice so many have offered you, and stick to a constient program. Only you knows what you are capable of doing, and only you can make the choice, and you are the only one that can take the advise or throw it out with the newspaper. You have choices, you need to take advantage of everything said on this post, and make up your mind and stick to it for the sake of your puppy. I know you would not feel to secure if your parents kept telling each other they were going to have to get RId of you if they could't get you potty trained, and that takes several years! Best of luck in your choices, i wish you nothing but the very best! Which ever route you chose to take, does not sound like an easy one.. I'm sorry you have to make a choice!!!!!!

[Donna Jean]

Originally Posted by Donna Jean

I am just agreeing with her, when some one says the want to GET RID of their puppy, maybe they should think before they get people like me upset, as i love this breed more than anything on this earth, and i have been in the business of breeding and showing for 6 years and have had yorkies for over 35 years, so please don't tell me i do not know what i am talking about!! This lady and her soon to be husband should be sooooooooooo in love that nothing should be bothering them, and a tiny puppy that is living in a house hold where sometimes they love it and sometimes they don't just doesn't set well with me. You need to be soooooo constient if you want your yorkie to be able to bond to you, it is not only when it is bad, but also when it is good, the love should never differ, and the thought of GETTING RID of her should not even come to mind if you are in love with your puppy, so i have a really hard time with Venting over something that this thread has been going on for a long time, and you are the first one to want to GET RID of your dog. What you soe, you reap. I am a member as are you, and i am just as intitled to be on the side of the puppy, now all of a sudden you have never had anything you have loved so much just because you needed her, she needs to be loved all the time, and she needs to know she is loved all the time and is not going to have to change homes because you and your boyfriend can't agree as to keep her or GET Rid of her, or if she does anything wrong, she is a puppy, you've had her 2 months, not very long to even get a really close bond going with the feeling you have been holding about her. Everyone here agrees this is a very hard breed to housebreak, and some never make it, but they haven't gotton rid of their dogs, and some have, I think you are one of the ones that needs to rehome your puppy and you will be doing you a favor, your soon to be husband, but most importantly your poor babie. Or take the advice so many have offered you, and stick to a constient program. Only you knows what you are capable of doing, and only you can make the choice, and you are the only one that can take the advise or throw it out with the newspaper. You have choices, you need to take advantage of everything said on this post, and make up your mind and stick to it for the sake of your puppy. I know you would not feel to secure if your parents kept telling each other they were going to have to get RId of you if they could't get you potty trained, and that takes several years! Best of luck in your choices, i wish you nothing but the very best! Which ever route you chose to take, does not sound like an easy one.. I'm sorry you have to make a choice!!!!!!

Ment to add, my 8 week old puppies are well potty paper trained, however they are in a large exercise pen, with potty papers at each end, that does not mean i should give them the run of the house, they are trained because they are so close to their papers. They have to learn to control their bladders, and that comes between 4 and 6 months!! Ask any Vet! Still a young puppy should not have the responsibility of the whole house, they need to be close to food, their bed, water, and their potty pads! They will get the idea on their own, all of mine go with a package of potty pads and i have had no problems. Everyone is different, and does things differently, i am not trying to offend anyone, just telling it as i see it.

[sweetr72]

Originally Posted by Donna Jean

Most people are so in love with their yorkies when only owning them for a few months that they would die for them, and do whatever possible to make it work, I did see you post after i wrote this message. I have been in love with this breed for 35 years, and if you are having problems now, they are only going to get worse, and if you boyfriend does not like the situation either, when you get married and have children that yorkie will not survive the child, the yorkie will have to supervised so closley, that it will be lucky if she makes it to the ripe old age of 15 or 16, I did not mean to hurt your feelings, i was only being honest about the situation, as the love for the breed runs deep in my heart, and i can not handle it when someone threatens to GIT RID of a little puppy, sorry my compassion lies with the puppy, i still think you should re home her, as this situation is not going to get any better for either one of you. You are already having problems, and this could well go on for over a year, and i would hate to see a poor little puppy so confused, and tramatised because it can not get the idea of house breaking, it may never be able to be house broken, i have had many that were not, and i tiled my whole upstairs to not worry about that situation. That is just the breed. I am surprised the breeder did not tell you how hard they are to house break, and i am also surprised that she was not paper trained when you got her. If you decide to keep her, you should have her in an exercise pen, with potty papers, her food, bed, and toys, when you are not able to watch her. Puppy's that age should not have the run of the house, expecially when in training, she needs to be close to her potty papers, and get used to using them before you try to completely house break her. And by no means should she have the run of the house to dirty up. She is just a baby, and you would not let your baby have the run of the house, when not able to watch it, it would be in a playpen, they yorkie is just like a baby, a baby is also not potty trained for sometimes 2 to three years, and you expect your yorkie baby to get it in two months. You have a little puppy who needs first and formost to feel secure in it's home, it you are thinking of GETTING RID of her, she will feel your feelings, and that will be of no help, you have to decide to stick it out, or give it up, and let her thrive in another home, where the love overpowers the potty problems. She at the least deserves that.

I was frustrated myself from time to time also...training ANY puppy is work..Sometimes people need to vent and maybe she worded her title wrong...I think she was just crying out for help and ideas...which she got and which it looks like she is trying out...yes I LOVE my dogs and YES I did get frustrated...both feelings can happen at the same time lol...

As far saying "what will you do when you have kids" SHE DOES HAVE A SON!! People need to lighten up and offer support when people ask for it...she clearly was just needing a little help from her friends whom many of us are in the same boat with housebreaking...

She has said time and time again throughout this thread that she wants to keep on trying...so lets not just say throw in the towel and rehome so fast...let support her and help her the way we SHOULD be...

Just my two cents..

Dawn

[bettyeanne]

Originally Posted by Fuzzywug

I agree with those who are saying that the best thing for all of you may be to make the hard, but loving decision, to re-home your yorkie. It may be a very long time before she's potty trained. How long can you fight with your fiance about it........... a year? maybe more?

I have a year old yorkie that was living in nearly the same situation and was brought to us because he was peeing and pooping all over the house and in his crate, even in his food and water bowls! They crated him, he messed in his crate. She took him to the vet and they ran all sorts of tests which showed nothing. She took him to work with her - he pooped and peed in his carrier. They called a trainer, that didn't help. His mom loved him, his dad hated him........ because of the pottying in the house. they were fighting. She sat in her car and cried for 20 minutes before driving away.

It took me two weeks to potty train him. The only thing that was different in my house is that there wasn't any stress. His mom came to see him a few weeks ago and when she saw him she agreed.......... even though it broke her heart........... she had done the best thing for him and for her family.

I wish you all the luck in the world, but unless you confine the dog, use papers or pee pads and are consistent and stop the arguing...... the dog will never be potty trained. My heart goes out to you and to the pup.

I totally agree. My Toto was already being pad trained when we got her at 16 weeks. She is still confined to her X-pen if we have to leave her alone. This is more for her protection than being afraid that she will potty in our house. She is completely pad trained, but she will still pee/poop in other peoples houses [as you know]!! It's frustrating and she is almost 4 years old!!

[Donna Jean]

Originally Posted by sweetr72

I was frustrated myself from time to time also...training ANY puppy is work..Sometimes people need to vent and maybe she worded her title wrong...I think she was just crying out for help and ideas...which she got and which it looks like she is trying out...yes I LOVE my dogs and YES I did get frustrated...both feelings can happen at the same time lol...

As far saying "what will you do when you have kids" SHE DOES HAVE A SON!! People need to lighten up and offer support when people ask for it...she clearly was just needing a little help from her friends whom many of us are in the same boat with housebreaking...

She has said time and time again throughout this thread that she wants to keep on trying...so lets not just say throw in the towel and rehome so fast...let support her and help her the way we SHOULD be...

Just my two cents..

Dawn

Dawn you are the one who needs to lighten up, wheather she has a son or not, means that she had to go through potty training him, sorry you can not see that i am trying to help, and it is nothing more, nothiig less, just my two cents......... and i am not trying to offend anyone, just telliing it how i see it, i am not asking anyone to agree with me, and i have seen a lot of other people on this post feel the same way, for the sake of the dog and the lady, re homing should be a thought. Why make the situation worse for both she and the puppy! Again just my 2 cents!