potty issues
 

Bailey is almost 2 years old and he still has potty behavioral issues. He still will pee or go hide and poop places in the house! It drives me nuts. Does anyone else have this problem? It's not that he can't hold it, because when I'm at work I babygate him in the kitchen and he does just fine and doesn't go. But if he's playing with our other dog, running around then he'll just dribble all over the carpet! He knows to ring the bells on the door to go outside, but sometimes I think he doesn't like going outside to potty because he's too much of an indoor dog. Am I the only one out there?:confused:

No you're not alone. Piper is 4 and still has accidents. He knows to go outside, but sometimes he's just to lazy. He also hates getting his feet wet on the grass.

Oh my gosh that's exactly how Bailey is! He HATES getting his feet wet so he goes potty on the sidewalk instead

Jewels is going on 3 and still has accidents

The getting the feet wet is a BIG issue. I can count on her using the livingroom/diningroom carpet if it rains. She is six. Oh, but she will go in a huge snow drift though.:rolleyes:

Just when I think Sadie (who's 16 months old) is finally completely trained, she has an "accident" (and I use the term loosely). I can always tell when she's made a "mistake" just by the way she acts so guilty - it's a riot to watch her sneaking around. It's soooo hard to get mad at her. For the most part though, she's 95% potty pad trained. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

But I went into Yorkie ownership with my eyes wide open - everything I had ever read about them said they're very difficult to potty train. I guess all of their positive attributes make up for this one little issue. :p

I too read that yorkie's are very hard to train and that some never become 100% potty trained. Bailey also likes to use to living/dining room carpet as his toilet. He does little "burn outs" when he's down. And I can always tell if he has gone upstairs because it will be very quiet for awhile and he will try sneaking back downstairs with his head held down because he knows he is in trouble and should be ashamed. I swear they're smarter then we think....I think he thinks he's the pack leader and owns me. :rolleyes:

Potty trained but grumpy
 

My Jack is 6 almost 7 years old, he is completely potty trained but if we leave out side too long or we are away and he is in his crate he will go potty even when he doesn't want to. He has been spayed and still acts like he is marking his territory. Every leg of furniture and every corner in my house has tinkles on it. YUCK!! :( Does anyone have any advice. I also have a new baby 5 months old, that is starting to crawl, and I don't want her on the floor with this problem but... Any help would be great!!!

WOW!!! IM SCARED GUYS! Meka's only 6 mo's, and already my husband "knows" that she'll never get the potty training thing. Of course, I am hopeful she will and keep telling him that by the time she's 1 yr old - she'll be a lot better. However, you guys arent giving me much hope... Why is it that they have this problem? I've never heard of any other breed having such a problem with accidents!?! Is it all small dogs/house dogs? Please advise ?!?

Clueless in Potty Results
 

I have no idea why these dogs have such a hard time with this. Like I said before Jack is completely potty trained. He will let is know when he has to go potty, he will hold it until he gets let outside, but if we have ticked him off in some way he will just tinkle just a little bit, its never a bladder full, just a few tinkles. Never have seen this roblem with dogs before.

I swear they know they're not supposed to do it....I think it's "little man syndrome". I can just count on cleaning up pee or poop almost daily....sad isn't it.:rolleyes:

Kobe is my second Yorkie & He's 4 yrs old. He loves getting wet and dirty (he's a cow dog) & always goes to the door when he has to go-but he marks everything-still. And he has taken up pooping on the living room carpet, just for the heck of it.
I know when I see him walking into the tv room & he has his head down-there will be a mess to clean up.
He knows what he is doing and it drives me nuts.:animal36

My first Yorkie would not go out if the weather was not to his liking, lol. If it looked like it would rain-he would pee inside the doggie door & poop in front of the toilet.
I swear, Yorkies are the smartest of dogs & they just do it cause they can.
I gets frustrating though....

WOW, I kinda feel bad now. I huff and puff quitely while cleaning Meeko's over-flow. You see, Meeko is definately 100% trained. He is crated during the day (or anytime we leave the house). He NEVER goes potty in his "room". We kept him on a strict schedule of always making him go potty as soon as he gets out. Usually, he will run around like a mad man for about 2 or 3 minutes but then runs directly to his pad. He actually has us trained as well. ANYTIME he "goes", he will come to tell us literally. He will either paw at one of us or he will do this little sneezy thing to get your attention. This all means, "hey, I did something good. Go see! and give me a carrot!" He also knows that the deal is, we have to SEE it on the pad. This is because sometimes Mr. Meeko tries to play you into thinking he did something and should receive a carrot. Most of the time, he will follow us to the pad to double check for himself. Although sometimes he will just go ahead to the kitchen rug and wait for us to give him his carrot. By the way, he only gets carrots when he goes on his pad. I give him other goodies as treats for all other things.
Here is our only problem with Meeko's potty habits... he sometimes hikes his leg to much and misses the pad. You can't get mad at him cause he did go to the pad and he doesn't realize that he has missed. I don't know what to do about this. Its driving me crazy. I am trying to invent something that gives him more of a border guideline. He also starts going poo on his pad but spins around so much that he begins to wander off of it just as things fall to the floor. So in this case, "things" are not exactly ON the pad but just a few inches off.

Oh, Meeko will be 2 on the 24th of this month.

I'm not sure I can be much of a help on the hiking of the leg part (because I have a little girl) but I have seen pictures where people have put a potty pad around something standing up like a paper towel holder and put that on the pad so they will aim for that. It may also help to put a belly band on your boys that like to mark.

With pooing off the pad, you could put the pad in a container so they know when they're off of it cause they would have to literally step out. We use a washing machine tray and tape down paper in it (she was already used to going on paper so I figured why change that?). Below is a picture if that helps. (Haha! I caught her going! She's looking at me like "Ahem, can I get some privacy here?)

What do all of you guys think of belly bands for boys? I'm thinking of trying one on Bailey seeing that he can't stop peeing everywhere! Now that the weather is becoming rainy and cold he really isn't going to want and go outside

Kai uses little puppy diapers from Petsmart when he is out and running all around. they really help. He doesn't try to take them off but after he goes in them he wants to let you know to change him so he will come and lick your feet. We are trying to watch him so that when we see him start to smell we take his diaper off and put him outside.. if all else founds. use a diaper! Hope we help.

My yorkie Rickles is now 7 - I got him 4 years ago and I was his 6th owner and I can't understand why because he is wonderful. He came with a lot of issues and one is that puppy pads scare him to death. I use an old throw rug I can wash. He does pretty well but still has accidents. I have now gotten a new yorkie puppy and I can't use puppy pads for him because Rickles seems terrified. What I wanted to say though is that Rickles loves to get his feet wet. He loves to walk in the rain so we get our rain gear on and head out but he will walk through every puddle he can find. He is just like a little kid about it.

Our 5 month old will not bark or make a sound when she needs to go out. She will only pace in circles, all the while trying to make eye contact. And she only does it when I'm around and not when anyone else is in the room. I think she knows that she can get by with making messes with anyone else but me. :thumbdown

I had never thought of that. Sounds like a great alternative. Thanks for letting me know.

That's my Gleason, he is 3 1/2 months old and I have not yet made it clear enough to him but I know the key is patience. I can't train him to outside because Rickles goes nuts if I try and go out with Gleason and not take him and he takes off running if he is off the leash so I am trying to train Gleason to the same rug I use for Rickles. Wish me luck!

This is the only breed that I've seen that will spend 20 minutes outside sniffing and sniffing, in places where they have peed and pooped before, then walk three steps inside, look straight at you, and pee.

You are so right. My 7 year old yorkie Rickles still doesn't understand that he can poop outside. I take him for a long walk every morning before work and the minute we get back home he runs to his rug and poops. I can count on one hand how many times he has pooped outside. That is just amazing to me.

hi: what is a belly band? How does it work? Do they wear it like a diaper? I have more than 3 yorkies and it is hard to know who did what. I have the kiddie doors when I leave and they stay in the kitchen but they will pee anyway. Would it be because it is several of them? My mom is at home all day and they go outside but sometimes they go wherever... Mine are seven and five.

My 2.12 lb. Yorkie (1 yr. old) rarely has an accident. He is very self assured and was raised in the breeder's house with about 25 other Yorkies. The other 20 came in at night I guess. My 5.2 lb. Yorkie (1 yr. old) will have an accident on the patio sometimes and she does know better. She was kennel raised and rarely petted. She is my lover girl. She would rather be in my lap than anywhere else.
I spent a lot of time with them the first 5 months I had them and I know that's impossible for those of you who work. I always wanted one but waited till I was retired because I just knew I would hate having to deal with accidents after working all day. My hat is off to you all that do faithfully clean up after these little rascals!

Our poodle use to get us back by peeing on the comforter on our bed! I decided that we wouldn't have any more really smart dogs.

accidents.
 

I can relate to this story; I have a male yorkie but he is 4-mts and he plays out-side and the minute he comes back he goes to the kitchen rug. I am home all day. So I try to keep a schedule. In the morning it has due on the grass and he goes on the porch. Sorry I'm not much help but just to let you know you are not the only one.

Cheryl:animal-pa

When Bella was younger she was crated if we were out of the house. When we were home she would always potty in the formal living room. Yorkies dont like to potty in their living space. So, I made the area she had access to smaller. I kept all the doors shut to the bedrooms and bought a gate to keep her out of the formal living room. As soon as she was out of the crate she was outside. I would tell her "go potty"..she knew this was not play time. When she went potty i would give her a little treat. I never brought her in or gave her a treat until I got 2 pees and a poop!! I also praised her "good potty girl". She would stay outside all day for this praise. My family would start to play with her as soon as they took her out and she got distracted. So i had to retrain THEM! She quickly learned "go potty". About 10 months old she would use the doggie door to go out when she wanted. No she is 100% potty trained. good luck with your furbaby!:animal36

I don't know how to add my Jack's picture next to my name can someone tell me how?

Thanks
Cheryl

Need Help
 

Hey guys.

I can definitely feel your pain. I have two yorkies. My one is 100% potty trained. He will even go outside in stormy weather, and has been like that since the age of about 3months. He is a year old now.
My little girl is another story. She is about 7 months old and no matter what I try, she always messes in the house. I don't know what to do anymore!!! We keep all the doors to the bedrooms ect closed so they only have access to the tiled floors, but it's still a huge problem. I'm really desperate for advice. My house is starting to smell no matter how many times I clean and disinfect. Is there something I can wash my floors with to deter her from doing her business in the house or anything else I can try that might work.
It's at the point where it's not even a pleasure to come home from work or leave the bedroom in the mornings.

PS - she wasn't treated very well before we got her (got her when she was 4 months) so she is scared of people aswell which makes it even more difficult.

Please... any advice would be great.

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When Bella was a puppy I used White vinegar mixed with water in a spray bottle to cut the smell. Just spot check and make sure it is safe on your floor. I would pick up the soiled area and then spray the mixture and blot up. Worked ok for me and Bella would not go near that area again.