Help!!!

[akcyorkies4u]

I tell people its harder to puppy train when you dont have the time. So if you dont have the time well then way have a puppy

[vainchick5]

Originally Posted by class3204

Last night I put a deposit on a cute little yorkie because i wanted a small dog that does not shed and my wife fell in love with it. so i came home and come to find they are extremely hard to housetrain and i definately do not want a dog that goes to the bathroom everywhere. what do you guys think?????

I thnk that you should probably hold off on getting any pets. ALL pets need housetraining patience.

[hha]

I use pee pads(and in an apartment, that's what I would reccomend), they aren't all hard to housebreak..My yorkies have been the 2 easiest dogs I have ever owned to housebreak..

[Too Cute Teddy]

Originally Posted by class3204

Last night I put a deposit on a cute little yorkie because i wanted a small dog that does not shed and my wife fell in love with it. so i came home and come to find they are extremely hard to housetrain and i definately do not want a dog that goes to the bathroom everywhere. what do you guys think?????

Let your yorkie train you! When Teddy was a puppy he had accidents b/c I was missing his signals - once I learned what to watch for and paid more attention I got it and he is fully house broken!

[daisy mae06]

Originally Posted by Too Cute Teddy

Let your yorkie train you! When Teddy was a puppy he had accidents b/c I was missing his signals - once I learned what to watch for and paid more attention I got it and he is fully house broken!

This Is Great advice

[class3204]

Originally Posted by Ladymom

I think small dogs in general are much harder to housetrain. Everyone I know who has Yorkies as well as other breeds do say that they are harder to housetrain, but it can be done.

How successful you are with housebreaking him depends a lot on you. You will have to watch him at all times when he is loose and keep him confined when you can't. Most potty training problems are the result of the owner giving a puppy too much freedom. If I puppy gets used to going in inappropriate places it is much harder to housetrain him as he will be drawn back to the same spot.

How old will he be when you bring him home? Yorkies should stay with their mothers until they are twelve weeks old. A good breeder will begin pee pad training the puppies before they go to their new homes. This will get him off to a good start. Puppies raised in cages that get used to going potty in the same area that they eat or sleep can be really hard or even impossible to completely housebreak.

Another consideration is whether or not someone will be home with him during the day. If he is left alone much of the time potty training will be much harder and take longer because you won't be home to reinforce positive behavior.

Since you have chosen a male, you must be sure to get him neutered as soon as your vet thinks it's safe so he doesn't start to mark his territory by lifting his leg. Marking in the house seems to be a little dog thing.

You will have to accept the fact that he will have accidents the house. That's just part of being a puppy. If you can live with that and are willing to work hard to housetrain him, you should be successful.

well thats one thing i had doubts about was the breeder. the breeder had 12 puppies and he said they were all between 9-12 weeks old. when i asked if he had the parents he said he had all the puppies shipped from ireland. also the only shot that he was going to give them was the parvo. so to me i was not to sure what to think of that.

[patty58]

As far as potty training, I didn't have any problems with Murfee. I have had dogs of all different sizes and I really couldn't tell a difference. You just have to learn their signals. Good luck

[alex_143]

Originally Posted by class3204

Last night I put a deposit on a cute little yorkie because i wanted a small dog that does not shed and my wife fell in love with it. so i came home and come to find they are extremely hard to housetrain and i definately do not want a dog that goes to the bathroom everywhere. what do you guys think?????

hink that your really need to do alot of resreach on the breed and figure out if a yorkie will fit in with your life style i love yorkies there great but it took my coco about 8 months to a year to get potty trained and even now she still has accidents i dont hit her i just praise praise praise when she does get it right but she still will go pee on my carpet if she feels like it lol also i saw in yor other post that you havent seen the parents and that the pup is imported i dont think that that sounds like a very good person to buy your dog from jmho oh and welcome to yorkie talk

[BabyFidgette]

If you do not know what you are doing, yes, they are hard to potty train. Baby was my first Yorkie and she STILL has "accidents" on the floor. She is 2 years old. If/when I get another pup things will be a lot different the second time around. Good luck!

Oh, and if you are having doubts about the "breeder" (who doesn't sound like the actual breeder) get out now why you can and find another pup...Yorkie or not! Stick with your gut.

[vviccles1]

1st of all,yorkies are very easy to housebreak & welcome to YT! Are you from MA? Iam just curious if your wife got the puppy locally or not. you can pm me if you want.Be very careful if buying a yorkie in MA or NH!

[Nikki+2]

Some people here have had a lot of luck housetraining their dogs and some probably just have a knack at training dogs in general or are very, very knowledgable at training. Most small breeds are harder to train than large breeds and yorkies are not easy to housebreak as a rule. Of course it can be done but it takes a lot of time and effort and it is good that you are making an informed decision. I had our first dog (a mix, 20 pounds) completely trained by 12 weeks. Our first yorkie took until she was 6 months to start to get it and wasn't 100% until she was a year. I grew up around dogs and for me, the yorkies have been, by far, the biggest challenge. I personally love yorkies despite their difficulty to house train but if this isn't the case for you, it is good that you know now. IMO yorkies are the very best breed in the world but if you are concerned with a housebreaking challenge, they aren't for you. Good luck with your decision.

[MikaTallulah]

I have never use wee-wee pads so I am no help there. My dogs big or little have always used the great outdoors for a bathroom and the cats use litter boxes. I use crate training and consistency to housebreak my dogs and lots of love. My dogs hated the crate so they were pretty quick to learn that going to the bathroom outside = No crate. I have found that larger breeds ie. golden retriever, Lucky, house broke more quickly than little dog, Cozy. Lucky's breeder did not believe in paper training and let each puppy go at a different age depending on their level or development and size. I got Lucky when he was six weeks old but some on his siblings did not leave the breeder until they were 12 weeks. So I was working with a blank canvas for Lucky- Completely potty trained at 9 weeks and would cry to go out. When I got Cozy she was 16 weeks old and fully paper/wee-wee pad trained. All of the breeders dogs were wee-wee pad trained. She associated the kitchen with bathroom. Luckily for me my backdoor is right in the kitchen. She would start smelling and out to the yard we would go. She was completely housebroken by 6 months of age. Prior to six months she a few small accidents mostly human errors ie. she went to door and cried to go out but my grandfather refused to put her out.