Thats probably why he's having so many accidents, my little Billi used to wee and poop in the house until I stuck to a rigid routine with meals, she is 6 months old and has 3 meals at the same times per day. She goes out into garden immediately after and then every 2 hours throughout the day and she now doesn't do anything in the house. She's had 2 accidents which were my fault when I forgot to let her out.Good luck.

I haven't read just how you have your crate set up. If it's just a crate and he is shut up in it, you may want to try to get an x-pen and put the crate in that (with his bedding) and leave the door to the crate open. You can then put his pee pad in one corner of the X-pen with his food in another corner. Some dogs don't like the feel of the pads so newspaper might work better. You can put the pad under the paper to avoid the pee soaking through. That would make it feel more like his home and not so confining. If he feels too confined, he is probably frustrated and you will have trouble getting him to do what you want. Animals need an environment that makes it easier for them to 'be good' in. I have a little girl over a year old that refused to go outside. She would go out for a while and come back in and do her business. The weather has been nice here lately so I had a few days where I just kept them out most all day. She couldn't come in so she had to go outside. Well, something finally 'clicked' in her head and now she is in the habit of going out for her potty like the other dogs. Also, try to catch them being good...positive re-enforcement really works. All dogs are different, just like people. Hope you find something that works for you. :aimeeyork :animal-pa :animal-pa :animal-pa :animal-pa :)

When I go to work I leave my 2 in an xpen, over my floor I lay a clear thick plastic that I bought at the fabric store. In the xpen there are toys, beds, water bowl and a washable pee pad. They don't use it but I leave it, just in case. Zander is more likely to use it then Jazzie. This makes for easy clean up and no harm to the floors.
Hope this helps.

You will not be able to walk him all the time.WHats wrong with just having him used to using the wee pads. Rocky has been using the wee pads since day one, and hardly ever an accident. He goes there when he needs to do his thing and thats it. I am sure it will be easier for him as well. Try it out. I dont think thats a good reason to re home a dog. You are not giving him enough options. Leave a pad in the kitchen or bathroom and let him know that its there. Maybe that will solve your problems that you are having.

I know that like 90% of you all use pee-pads, but it's not required. It IS possible to train a Yorkie to only go outside. I have two of them. I don't think that's the issue...

I don't understand what the problem with needing to go out in the middle of the night is. Mine rarely need to any more but if they wake up and bug me to go out, we take them out. Sometimes I get up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night too.

Have you tried the reusable pads? I use them with a spray that attracts them. Also, I use another spray from petsmart that totally eliminates the odor. There is even a light to show you where they have gone. Good luck.

No, there isn't any water in the crate. Not supposed to be.

I agree carpeting is expensive. I just recently pulled up the carpet in one room and laid lenoleum. It costed about $100 and that wasn't the "cheap" ones.

With that said, I agree it probably would be best for him if you did rehome him. Looking at your previous posts, it appears you've been frustrated with him for a long time. You'll both probably be alot happier.

It is possible to potty train them. My Crickett is a teapot though and I think the bigger they are the easier due to bladder size. She is potty trained and is not quite 6 months old. But she also weighs in at 8lbs. Your baby is quite smaller and will need breaks twice as much as mine would.

If you don't want to use pads (which I wouldn't either), don't want to change carpet, and don't want accidents, I guess I would say you need to re-home him too. It would be the hardest thing in the world to do, but being frustrated everyday over something that he can't seem to control will drive you crazy. Good luck with your decision, I know it is a hard one. I will keep you in my prayers.

You're implying that both Logan and I are unhappy. That's not true. Yes, I'm frustrated because I can't seem to get him housetrained, which is important to us because dogs should use the bathroom outside, not inside. Logan is very happy with us, and I'm happy to have him.

Ripping up the carpet everywhere and putting down wood flooring would cost thousands of dollars and is not very practical. Besides, the goal is to have Logan housetrained so that he uses the bathroom OUTside, not inside - regardless of what kind of flooring he pees or poops on!

The problem is not being able to sleep through the night. It takes a toll on one's health. It's also difficult to take a dog outside at a hotel in the middle of the night.

I always tell people that having a Yorkie is like having a child. With babies and children parents often have to get up in the middle of the night to care for them. I rarely get more than 4 or 5 hours straight sleep because between me needing to go or my 12 year old, Dixie, that sleeps with us, needing to go, or puppies waking up a 5 a.m., it's always something.

There is nothing wrong with teaching him to use a pee pad. When we first moved in our home it had carpet and I bought a piece of vinyl flooring and layed it on the carpet and put the potty pads on that. Or you could setup a x-pen on a piece of vinyl flooring. There are people here on YT that sell belly bands and I think you can get them at Petsmart. I know many people with male dogs use them so that might be your best solution until he is completely trained. I also would recommend getting him neutered as soon as possible. I wish you and your baby the best.

It's not his fault if he has to go! If you don't take him out then you'll have a mess to clean up in the morning. He will eventually sleep through the night, but if he's not ready yet then there's nothing you can do - except let him out.

It sounds like there is something more going on here than lack of sleep. Of course I get annoyed when Loki needs to go out at night, but it's not his fault. He has a medical condition so he has to go a LOT so I am very proud of him and the fact that he is house trained - but it took A YEAR of constant training to get there. Sometimes he needs to go out every 15 minutes, even during my favorite TV show... thank goodness for the DVR :D We don't even have kids but the dogs wake us up constantly at night. They get up to bark at the neighbor's loud truck. They kick me when they are running in their dreams. Sometimes they get sick at night. Sometimes Sammy walks across me to find her perfect spot ON my pillow. No matter what they get up at 6:30 for breakfast even on Saturday. We haven't slept through the night in 2 weeks after Sammy's knee surgery. When they wake us up we get up, figure out what they need cuddle them and go back to sleep. Their sighs and kisses are enough thanks when they settle back in. I really hope that you get to experience that, rather than just frustration. Some frustration is normal but it should come and go, in between all the awesome stuff. It's all worth it as they lay here sleeping on my feet...

Have you tried signing up for classes??? That's how I learned how to communicate with Loki and he has a HUGE vocabulary now and knows so many commands. I have to spell things as I can't even say "I'm going to walk out to the mailbox" to my husband without Loki jumping out of a deep sleep and waiting for me by the door to go for his "walk" You and Logan might appreciate each other a little more if you went to a few puppy classes! :D

Oh - another thought. Do you know WHY he is waking up? I find that once mine are up we pretty much have to take them out or they will beg at the door to go out and won't come back to bed, even if WE wake them up. Like if I get up to go to the bathroom at night and disturb them by turning the light on or whatever, they will get up and want to go out. Maybe his bladder isn't waking him up. Maybe it's a neighbor or something else. Try covering his crate or experiment with different beds (he doesn't sleep with you, right?)

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Try www.mygofetch.com. Go to accessories.

We've been through the puppy training class at PetSmart. I imagine he's waking up because he has to go potty. He has a little "whine" or growl he does in his crate that tells me he wants out. We go potty, and then he goes back to sleep.

Thank you! I will definitely check those out!

As for helping Logan get to a regular feeding schedule:

I'm a new parent (for 1 month) to a 4month baby, and he was such a finicky eater that he wouldn't eat when i tried feeding him in the mornings. But I read in many places to only put it down for a while and if he doesn't eat than to wait until the time for his next meal. I made sure to treat him (during 3-5 minute simple training exercises) or give him a kong toy filled with some treats around lunch time so that he doesn't get hypoglycemic. But by dinner time he was hungry and ate his dinner with no problems.

Also, I would take the food away after fifteen minutes--that way, he knows that he better eat right away or else it will be taken away. It worked within the first few days - and he is catering to my set schedule rather than me catering to him.

As for potty training - I'm in the process and will be on this forum to update on how it's going. I hope for success for you as much as for myself. I am training him to go on a pad, and am getting a UGODOG potty training system that helps maintain cleanliness and smells. Will update on how that works out.

Belly Bands sound like a great idea - I don't know how much it would help train him to go outside and I don't know if we'd want our yorkies to be in diapers the rest of their lives, but it will definitely save your carpet! Maybe you can try that out the next few month so that he can get accustomed to the idea that you will treat/praise him when he goes outside.

A Yorkie or any Toy breed is like adopting a newborn child.
It takes how many years to potty train a 2 legged child?
It is a lot of work and praise and a lot of patience. Dogs want to please us so be sure to praise him when he does good.
Remember he has a tiny lil bladder.
A lot of toy breeds never go out to potty, they use potty pads or even litter boxes for the simple reason they are tiny and have to go more often due to their tiny bladders.
Do you have a room with tile floor where you can set up an expen for him with his pad in it until you can get him trained.
Have you tried putting a leash on him and around your ankle when you are giving him time to play in the LR.
Then you will know what he is doing and when he needs to go.

We have to learn the signs of he needs to go out to potty and when you have the leash on him and you, you can't miss the signs.
Alot of Yorkies will go under furniture to potty where no one sees them.

Best of luck

Deana
Prestigeous Yorkies

I'm so sorry for the frustration. I can sense it and had a yorkie once who got caught in the stress-cycle within the family. Yorkie has accidents - causes hubby stress - hubby gets frustrated and acts out - stressed hubby adds stress to Yorkie and family - yorkie has more accidents. ~Hugs!!

You've gotten a lot of advice. Some of it you've already tried, some of it won't work in your situation, and some of it gives you something new to try. I will offer you understanding and support.

In the meantime, I wonder if there isn't a bit of the stress-cycle going on in your house. I would suggest the belly bands. No, they don't necessarily "help" with housebreaking unless the pup really hates the feeling of being wet and does hold it until you've taken him out. But what it will do is give everyone a break from the turmoil; give you a breather and let you regroup. Give you a chance to try some new ideas and give you a chance to make a decision without all the stress.

Sending you my best!
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