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Jes loves Chewy · 06-05-2008, 07:09 AM

I have a massive problem! Chewy is very well potty trained, he is 8 months old and we have him on a great schedule that works very well.

It has always been when my finance gets up at around 8:30 he feeds and takes him out. It has always been 8:30 sometimes a bit before, chewy has never had a problem with this...but the last 2 weeks he just whines and whines starting at 7am, then cody always gives in and takes him out because he is jumping on the side of the bed and barks....

well now he is starting at like 6am...and i flick him nose and call him bad dog and he usually stops for a few minuets, he is not aloud on the bed but then when he ends up hopping on the bed i grab him, call him a bad dog and then put him in the bathroom where he goes when he is being bad....

he then barks for the longest time, we dont let him out until he calms down a bit and stops... i just feel soooo mean!

ANY IDEAS ON WHAT BROUGHT THIS ON? AND HOW TO MAKE IT STOP?

majic50 · 06-05-2008, 07:15 AM

Maybe it's because the days are getting longer and light outside is waking him up earlier? No idea how to make it stop, maybe if you just took him out for a few minutes, he would do his business and go back to sleep for a while.

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Originally Posted by Jes loves Chewy

I have a massive problem! Chewy is very well potty trained, he is 8 months old and we have him on a great schedule that works very well.

It has always been when my finance gets up at around 8:30 he feeds and takes him out. It has always been 8:30 sometimes a bit before, chewy has never had a problem with this...but the last 2 weeks he just whines and whines starting at 7am, then cody always gives in and takes him out because he is jumping on the side of the bed and barks....

well now he is starting at like 6am...and i flick him nose and call him bad dog and he usually stops for a few minuets, he is not aloud on the bed but then when he ends up hopping on the bed i grab him, call him a bad dog and then put him in the bathroom where he goes when he is being bad....

he then barks for the longest time, we dont let him out until he calms down a bit and stops... i just feel soooo mean!

ANY IDEAS ON WHAT BROUGHT THIS ON? AND HOW TO MAKE IT STOP?

celstu1 · 06-05-2008, 07:15 AM

Can you let him sleep with you? I found that when my boys did not sleep with me they got up early.. probably because they missed me during those long night hours, but now they sleep with me and pretty much wake up when I wake up!

Jes loves Chewy · 06-05-2008, 07:16 AM

he is WAY too hyper to sleep w us we have tried that in the past...thats why he is not allowed on the bed...and when we take him out he doesnt go because he is used to gong after he eats....it seems like he just wants to play!

majic50 · 06-05-2008, 07:20 AM

I have 4 adults and a 12 week old puppy sleeping with me right now and have never had a problem. Of course, I have steps so they can get on and off the bed. Do you think if he got used to sleeping with you he would calm down? Mine sleep when I sleep.

Jes loves Chewy · 06-05-2008, 07:29 AM

It really just does not work....he does not stop moving...ever! when i picked him out i got the most active one i could find, if we are sitting on the couch he walks all over me literally, over my head, my back of the couch, my lap....all the time..when he gets on the bed he thinks its play time, we have tried just petting him, ignoring him, he just doesnt stop....

i love his energy...but at 6am not so much

yorkieusa · 06-05-2008, 07:52 AM

It isn't a massive problem. It's just a little yorkie.

I think the time change has caught up with him. If he needs out, he needs out. Wanting to go out to relieve himself is a normal thing to do when he wakes up. Try not telling him he's a bad dog, because he really isn't being bad. You just don't want to get up that early. Try to go with the flow for awhile. Take him out and see if he will go back to sleep or put his food down and you can go back to bed if need be.

Jes loves Chewy · 06-05-2008, 08:24 AM

when cody has taken him out early he doesnt go to the bathroom at all so i think maybe it is the time change i didnt think of that. and it is getting lighter out sooner... i only say bad dog when he hops on the bed because he knows he isnt supposed to b on there

ScootieBootie · 06-05-2008, 08:47 AM

Are you feeding him on a schedule? Has anything changed in routine?

I suggest that if he acts like that, you take him outside and make sure he does not have to go potty. He may be telling you he needs to go.

If it is potty related, take his food up at 7pm and watch his water intake. Instead of water in his bowl, put in some ice cubes and he can lap up the melted cubes instead of guzzling down a ton of water!

I have to caution you against "flicking him in the nose." It's very painful, yorkies are so tiny, and you are instilling fear in him. This will lead to an insecure confused non confident dog in the future, that may result in being fear aggressive. It can also lead to house training issues and submissive urination.

My neighbor currently had her friend watch her dog, and her friend did the nose flick thing, and Bless his heart, her dog now cowers when you lift a hand to pet him! (He was only there for two weeks!)

If you don't want him on the bed, put him in a crate or look under the training forum on how to teach him the "bed" command.

Hope this helps~

ScootieBootie · 06-05-2008, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Jes loves Chewy

It really just does not work....he does not stop moving...ever! when i picked him out i got the most active one i could find, if we are sitting on the couch he walks all over me literally, over my head, my back of the couch, my lap....all the time..when he gets on the bed he thinks its play time, we have tried just petting him, ignoring him, he just doesnt stop....

i love his energy...but at 6am not so much

Yikes! You should have not picked the most active puppy!
He will be wanting to be on the go more than a calmer pup.
This means that he will probably pick up the time change issue more than some other dogs.

I suggest making sure that the room he sleeps in is completely dark. (You can get black out curtains to help with this) so that he can't easily see when the sun is up.

Tasha07x · 06-05-2008, 08:57 AM

Humm. I would just ignore him if you defo know it is not for potty BUT thats just me if he just wants to play just totally ignore him till YOU get up!! Thats what i did with bailey coz he was the same and used to cry and bark telling me to get up at 6am with him, i dont think so bailey LOL!! so i just ignored him i knew he didnt need to go potty and in the end when he knew he was gettin no where he curled up and went back to sleep. now he wakes up when i get up

i think he is just testing you to tell you YOU will get up when i get up mum LOL. good luck

mommaofmia · 06-05-2008, 10:58 AM

I know I'm new to having my baby, but I love her more than anything. She is one of my kids, and I treat her like one of my kids. I would never flick one of my kids noses. I realize everyone is different, but I wouldn't do it. I spanked Mia with a empty envelope one day for peeing in front of me and it broke her heart. She cried for two hours. I felt so BAD... I haven't done it since.. Yorkies are so TENDER HEARTED. You could alter your babies entire personality for flicking the nose. Please don't do that... Have a stern voice with short word commands. I would crate the dog in a different room if I were you. Take your baby out to pee and then crate her. Then you will know she doesn't need to use the potty. You have to remember their bladders are really small and they can't hold it as well as a larger puppy. I don't want to hurt your feeling, but seems like you don't have much patience with your puppy. Ever since we got Mia, we have been getting up with her at 6:00. We don't like it much either, but she is our baby and we do what we have to, and usually she will go back to sleep or me or my husband gets up with her. They are like babies and when they're ready to get up, thery're ready. Anyway I hope I helped and I dhope you don't hate me. Yorkies are for yorkie lovers and you may not be a yorkie person. I also have a sheltie who will sleep as long as we sleep and never, ever complains. Best dog in the world and nothing at all like my Mia.. She requires so much more, but I love her and will continue to do it as long as she is with me.... Good luck, you are lucky he's potty trained so well.

Jes loves Chewy · 06-05-2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mommaofmia

I know I'm new to having my baby, but I love her more than anything. She is one of my kids, and I treat her like one of my kids. I would never flick one of my kids noses. I realize everyone is different, but I wouldn't do it. I spanked Mia with a empty envelope one day for peeing in front of me and it broke her heart. She cried for two hours. I felt so BAD... I haven't done it since.. Yorkies are so TENDER HEARTED. You could alter your babies entire personality for flicking the nose. Please don't do that... Have a stern voice with short word commands. I would crate the dog in a different room if I were you. Take your baby out to pee and then crate her. Then you will know she doesn't need to use the potty. You have to remember their bladders are really small and they can't hold it as well as a larger puppy. I don't want to hurt your feeling, but seems like you don't have much patience with your puppy. Ever since we got Mia, we have been getting up with her at 6:00. We don't like it much either, but she is our baby and we do what we have to, and usually she will go back to sleep or me or my husband gets up with her. They are like babies and when they're ready to get up, thery're ready. Anyway I hope I helped and I dhope you don't hate me. Yorkies are for yorkie lovers and you may not be a yorkie person. I also have a sheltie who will sleep as long as we sleep and never, ever complains. Best dog in the world and nothing at all like my Mia.. She requires so much more, but I love her and will continue to do it as long as she is with me.... Good luck, you are lucky he's potty trained so well.

As far as u saying i do not have enough patients for my chewy that does not make since to me, if i did not have patients i would not be on here trying to find the methods others have used for this situation. I love my chewy more than anything. I simply do not want him to think he rules the house, and getting up at 6am when i get home from work at 12 does not make since to me at all. Everyone has different ways of parenting and mine is working just fine in every other aspect. He was trained by the time he was 5 months to do his business outside, he was trained on a schedule and i was just curious as to if anyone else's yorkie had veered for the schedule before and what they did to do that. I have a very precious yorkie who i rescued from a puppy mill and put more money than i had in nursing it to health...that is patients. As far as u not wanting to be mean, u were not...u were being judgmental...and thats not in my character to tell someone how to raise their pup or family so i wont, but i suggest that u ask more questions before you pass judgment next time. u saying ur babys are like ur kids, how would u like it if someone told u maybe ur kids just weren't for u?

mommaofmia · 06-05-2008, 05:17 PM

I am sorry if you think I was judging you. That truely wasn't my intention.

I wish you all the luck raising your baby. Your right everyone is different on how we teach them. I'm sure your doing fine without my two cents. I'm sorry if I offended you.

Good luck!!!

CobysMom · 06-05-2008, 05:46 PM

My little man has done that before and the only thing that we made sure we tried differently was making sure we stopped giving him water after 9:00pm, we take him out and he normally is asleep until 10:00PM. We take him out every morning at 7:30AM. It has been working great! Of course, if we forget to take away the water bowl at 9:00 then he gets up earlier to use the bathroom. I don't know if you guys would like to try stopping feeding/and allowing him to drink at a certain time but it worked for us.

Best of luck to you and let me know if it works....if not maybe we can think of something else together.......Stay positive it will work out!

06-05-2008, 07:09 AM	#1
Jes loves Chewy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Portage Posts: 78	GaaaaaaH!!! help please! I have a massive problem! Chewy is very well potty trained, he is 8 months old and we have him on a great schedule that works very well. It has always been when my finance gets up at around 8:30 he feeds and takes him out. It has always been 8:30 sometimes a bit before, chewy has never had a problem with this...but the last 2 weeks he just whines and whines starting at 7am, then cody always gives in and takes him out because he is jumping on the side of the bed and barks.... well now he is starting at like 6am...and i flick him nose and call him bad dog and he usually stops for a few minuets, he is not aloud on the bed but then when he ends up hopping on the bed i grab him, call him a bad dog and then put him in the bathroom where he goes when he is being bad.... he then barks for the longest time, we dont let him out until he calms down a bit and stops... i just feel soooo mean! ANY IDEAS ON WHAT BROUGHT THIS ON? AND HOW TO MAKE IT STOP? __________________ Jessica

06-05-2008, 07:15 AM	#3
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	Can you let him sleep with you? I found that when my boys did not sleep with me they got up early.. probably because they missed me during those long night hours, but now they sleep with me and pretty much wake up when I wake up! __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

06-05-2008, 07:16 AM	#4
Jes loves Chewy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Portage Posts: 78	he is WAY too hyper to sleep w us we have tried that in the past...thats why he is not allowed on the bed...and when we take him out he doesnt go because he is used to gong after he eats....it seems like he just wants to play! __________________ Jessica

06-05-2008, 07:29 AM	#6
Jes loves Chewy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Portage Posts: 78	It really just does not work....he does not stop moving...ever! when i picked him out i got the most active one i could find, if we are sitting on the couch he walks all over me literally, over my head, my back of the couch, my lap....all the time..when he gets on the bed he thinks its play time, we have tried just petting him, ignoring him, he just doesnt stop.... i love his energy...but at 6am not so much __________________ Jessica

06-05-2008, 07:52 AM	#7
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	It isn't a massive problem. It's just a little yorkie. I think the time change has caught up with him. If he needs out, he needs out. Wanting to go out to relieve himself is a normal thing to do when he wakes up. Try not telling him he's a bad dog, because he really isn't being bad. You just don't want to get up that early. Try to go with the flow for awhile. Take him out and see if he will go back to sleep or put his food down and you can go back to bed if need be. __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

06-05-2008, 07:20 AM	#5
majic50 YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 299	I have 4 adults and a 12 week old puppy sleeping with me right now and have never had a problem. Of course, I have steps so they can get on and off the bed. Do you think if he got used to sleeping with you he would calm down? Mine sleep when I sleep.

06-05-2008, 08:24 AM	#8
Jes loves Chewy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Portage Posts: 78	when cody has taken him out early he doesnt go to the bathroom at all so i think maybe it is the time change i didnt think of that. and it is getting lighter out sooner... i only say bad dog when he hops on the bed because he knows he isnt supposed to b on there __________________ Jessica

06-05-2008, 08:47 AM	#9
ScootieBootie Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2008 Location: NC Posts: 285	Are you feeding him on a schedule? Has anything changed in routine? I suggest that if he acts like that, you take him outside and make sure he does not have to go potty. He may be telling you he needs to go. If it is potty related, take his food up at 7pm and watch his water intake. Instead of water in his bowl, put in some ice cubes and he can lap up the melted cubes instead of guzzling down a ton of water! I have to caution you against "flicking him in the nose." It's very painful, yorkies are so tiny, and you are instilling fear in him. This will lead to an insecure confused non confident dog in the future, that may result in being fear aggressive. It can also lead to house training issues and submissive urination. My neighbor currently had her friend watch her dog, and her friend did the nose flick thing, and Bless his heart, her dog now cowers when you lift a hand to pet him! (He was only there for two weeks!) If you don't want him on the bed, put him in a crate or look under the training forum on how to teach him the "bed" command. Hope this helps~

06-05-2008, 08:57 AM	#11
Tasha07x YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 297	Humm. I would just ignore him if you defo know it is not for potty BUT thats just me if he just wants to play just totally ignore him till YOU get up!! Thats what i did with bailey coz he was the same and used to cry and bark telling me to get up at 6am with him, i dont think so bailey LOL!! so i just ignored him i knew he didnt need to go potty and in the end when he knew he was gettin no where he curled up and went back to sleep. now he wakes up when i get up i think he is just testing you to tell you YOU will get up when i get up mum LOL. good luck __________________ Natasha & Bailey

06-05-2008, 10:58 AM	#12
mommaofmia Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mo Posts: 391	I know I'm new to having my baby, but I love her more than anything. She is one of my kids, and I treat her like one of my kids. I would never flick one of my kids noses. I realize everyone is different, but I wouldn't do it. I spanked Mia with a empty envelope one day for peeing in front of me and it broke her heart. She cried for two hours. I felt so BAD... I haven't done it since.. Yorkies are so TENDER HEARTED. You could alter your babies entire personality for flicking the nose. Please don't do that... Have a stern voice with short word commands. I would crate the dog in a different room if I were you. Take your baby out to pee and then crate her. Then you will know she doesn't need to use the potty. You have to remember their bladders are really small and they can't hold it as well as a larger puppy. I don't want to hurt your feeling, but seems like you don't have much patience with your puppy. Ever since we got Mia, we have been getting up with her at 6:00. We don't like it much either, but she is our baby and we do what we have to, and usually she will go back to sleep or me or my husband gets up with her. They are like babies and when they're ready to get up, thery're ready. Anyway I hope I helped and I dhope you don't hate me. Yorkies are for yorkie lovers and you may not be a yorkie person. I also have a sheltie who will sleep as long as we sleep and never, ever complains. Best dog in the world and nothing at all like my Mia.. She requires so much more, but I love her and will continue to do it as long as she is with me.... Good luck, you are lucky he's potty trained so well.

06-05-2008, 05:17 PM	#14
mommaofmia Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mo Posts: 391	I am sorry if you think I was judging you. That truely wasn't my intention. I wish you all the luck raising your baby. Your right everyone is different on how we teach them. I'm sure your doing fine without my two cents. I'm sorry if I offended you. Good luck!!!

06-05-2008, 05:46 PM	#15
CobysMom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dallas, North Carolina Posts: 52	My little man has done that before and the only thing that we made sure we tried differently was making sure we stopped giving him water after 9:00pm, we take him out and he normally is asleep until 10:00PM. We take him out every morning at 7:30AM. It has been working great! Of course, if we forget to take away the water bowl at 9:00 then he gets up earlier to use the bathroom. I don't know if you guys would like to try stopping feeding/and allowing him to drink at a certain time but it worked for us. Best of luck to you and let me know if it works....if not maybe we can think of something else together.......Stay positive it will work out!