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06-02-2007, 10:57 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Maryville
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| We're going to have to get rid of her 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.
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06-02-2007, 10:59 AM | #2 |
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| Oh, no! I am sorry you are having such problems! I wish I could tell you what to do, but it sounds like you have already tried most everything. Are you home during the day? It sounds like she needs constant supervision and tethering to you. Of course that would really be time intensive. Has she been checked for a UTI?
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06-02-2007, 11:00 AM | #3 |
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| It is very hard to train them. I have heard but i dont know for certain if it is true that your little dogs are not ever going to be potty trained until 1 year old. I have an 8 month old and she still have accidents. My boyfriend gets upse. Make sure you get a very strict schedule going. Crates work great. Hopefully this helps. I KNOW it is frustrating.
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06-02-2007, 11:04 AM | #4 | |
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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. | |
06-02-2007, 11:08 AM | #5 |
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| 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.[/QUOTE] I agree.. My boyfriend and I are CONSTANTLY fighting over GiGi. He is never home. So the responsibilty is all mine. I DONT mind but he has to take her out when he gets home from work and he still throws a fit. I tried to explain to him how much Gigi does for me and how much she means to me and he is slowly getting it but I also know that he will leave before she does!!!!
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06-02-2007, 11:34 AM | #6 |
BANNED FOR NOT MAILING PRODUCTS PURCHASED | It sounds like she needs to be crated unless she is outside. I think a good week or so of being crated when she is in the house and only time she is allowed out of the crate is when she is outside or if your holding her. |
06-02-2007, 11:35 AM | #7 | |
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06-02-2007, 11:47 AM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Maryville
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| I knew she was going to be hard to train, I'd heard that a zillion times. I just didn't expect her to be this hard I guess. I donno. I love her and am willing to wait it out and keep trying but I have way more patience than my fiance does. He said we'll have to get through the wedding at the end of the month and see how much money we have and see about putting her in a potty training class or something. I donno. I'm not ready to get rid of her yet, she makes me so happy other than this. She is the perfect dog other than housebreaking. I'm just so frustrated.
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06-02-2007, 12:03 PM | #9 | |
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06-02-2007, 12:25 PM | #10 |
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| It's true - only time and consistancy will help. And also patience! Chico is just now housebroken and he's a year and a half old! Little 9 month old Bitsy caught on sooner because we're being more consistant with Chico - but I still keep a close eye on them. I was also very frustrated because my house smelled like dog pee, so I know how you feel. We took out the worst of the carpeting, kept steam cleaning the rest and just kept working with them. And I did my very best to not get mad at them because that does not help! So it will get better if agree to keep your puppy and work together. Or you should both decide agree to re-home her and take the pressure off your relationship. And please don't feel guilty if that's your decision - it could be the best thing for all of you at this time in your life. |
06-02-2007, 12:43 PM | #12 |
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| This is such a rough decision...It was very hard to train my first yorkie, my husband and I were much younger, no experience at all, both working all day and went away at night a lot. That was our fault, he couldn't train himself. It took a lot of love, patience, persistence and confinement...but he did finally get it...a lot later. I really think my second yorkie, Winston was amazing, I expected the absolute worse and got the absolute best. He was the easiest to train. I have no miracle cures for you, I think it all has to do with the very first day you bring them home...Take them outside first...make sure they know where they're suppose to potty. Praise. Crate, when you're not actually holding them. Persistence, schedules ARE important. Outside before his paws hit the, oh so inviting carpet...Patience, you have to show them who's the boss. And lastly LOVE. Good Luck to you and your fiance, make the right decision for both of you.
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06-02-2007, 01:00 PM | #13 | |
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My suggestion still stands, rehome or be prepared for at minimum another six months of what you are going through now. YOu have to be very careful with what you are doing. Yorkies in particular can be very difficult. If it isn't handled right you run a high risk of a neurotic and/or aggressive dog that ends up being surrendered or put down. That's why my screening process in person BEFORE any sale is ever done is so stringent. And the dog comes back to me if there is any problem at any time regardless of the age of the dog. | |
06-02-2007, 01:04 PM | #14 |
LUV my 3 Furrs & Alex Donating Member | Hi there I completely agree, this might be the wrong breed for you. My 2 babies have been 80% potty trained and they are now almost 6 months old. I have had them science they were 8 weeks old. They still make mistakes in the house but that will NEVER distroy my relationship. I could never say that I want to get rid of my babies b/c it take a lot longer than expected to potty train them. Never. No ofence, but yes I think you should rehome your baby as this stress that you are living in will make her very nervous, and her confidence will go down. She will never be a happy puppy in the situation she is in now.You have to do what's best for you and for her. Maria
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06-02-2007, 01:58 PM | #15 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia
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| For a few days, we kept Gin on a leash in the house. With us. I don't know if we were training her, or training us. But we would take her out on a recurring basis, and if she started to have an acident, we were able to stop her midstream (pun intended) and take her outside. But even that didn't complete resolve everything. Because we weren't taking her out when she wanted to go out. The doggie door is the thing that finally did the trick. In the two months we have had the door, no accidents. My husband and I are both much happier now. As, I am sure, is Gin.
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