I am starting to dislike Baxter. A lot.

[stovesj]

Is it possible to ignore him? Our dogs wake my husband in the early AM so he gets up to take them out. I think he has conditioned them to do this because they never wake me up. I could sleep in very late and they still don't wake me. DH get annoyed that they do this to him and not me.

[PrincessDiana]

Originally Posted by mayerae23

Hey! Don't feel bad about starting to hate your dog. I love Cricket, our first yorkie who is now a year old, more than I can tell you... But when he was a puppy, there were times that he pushed me so far to the edge that I talked to my husband about giving him away.

This dog, this tiny, adorable pain in the ass, did the following: Woke up several times a night, cried consistently if he didn't get his way, peed everywhere if we let him run for any amount of time, and... drumroll... LOVED to poo and roll and eat it.

Ick. I'm clean. My home is clean. And Mr. Cricket was a dirtly little man.

He would also wake us up all hours of the night, sometimes to go potty, sometimes just to wake up.

Cricket sleeps with us--he refused to do the kennel at night, and we tried everything, literally. So this was a big issue.

My first tip: Run the hell out of that sweet little furbaby when you get home from work, and don't let him sleep a lot when you're around. Keep him up, keep him alert, keep him busy. We actually got two of those razor scooters that kids play with so that we could go faster and wear out the dog faster. And it works like a charm.

My second tip: Work on those potty commands. Reward with treats or "good job!" or excessive petting when the pup potties outside during the day--whatever it responds to best (Cricket's is praise and petting). If he isn't pottying during the day, he needs to learn that's the time to go.

My third tip: Restrict water and food. Cricket eats at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. with a few little treats here and there. He gets water all day, but we've learned that he always gets a big drink at 9:15. That's it. No more water. We take him out to pee at 10:30 or so, and that's the last call. He always pees then--99% of the time. He poos at 7:15 a.m. and between 5:45 and 7 p.m. That's our schedule. Cricket loves it, and we love it.

Don't feel bad--just try not to beat him or kill him. The schedule has been good for us. Regular meals and regular water equal regular potty, and regular exercise plus regular potty equal SLEEP.

You can do it! Training them is a real you-know-what, but you'll get there. Take your breaths, stay patient, and you'll get there!!!

Also, grab some yorkie books from the library and read up on those subtle things you can do to show that you're the dominant boss (like going through all doorways before your dog). Those make a huge difference in training.

You can do it!!!

What a GREAT post!

Somedays I still hate Franklin. For instance, this morning, he decided to bark his little lungs out at 6:30AM! Mind you, I am a college student who likes to sleep in until at least 8:30 when I have class and noon otherwise. I almost killed the little s**t. Luckily this is not an often occurrence. Franklin has calmed down majorly and I think he will continue to do so as he matures. It'll get better some day, I PROMISE!

[tr_farmer]

You can send Baxter to me so Daisy can have a friend. Every once in awhile I have to get up with her in the night and she has been trained since about 3 months old.

[mscat]

I honestly can say I have never hated my Suzi. She is a doll, and even when she naughty, I just can't help but secretely laugh. It all comes with owing a dog, or even having children for that manner. I love my Yorkie pup soooo much, and my special needs teenager.
I use pee pads, no problems. Suzi makes messes sometimes, she is a puppy, oh well, I clean it up, and move on. To me accidents and messess are bound to happen, it is to be expected.

[KimberlySRN]

Originally Posted by mscat

I honestly can say I have never hated my Suzi. She is a doll, and even when she naughty, I just can't help but secretely laugh. It all comes with owing a dog, or even having children for that manner. I love my Yorkie pup soooo much, and my special needs teenager.
I use pee pads, no problems. Suzi makes messes sometimes, she is a puppy, oh well, I clean it up, and move on. To me accidents and messess are bound to happen, it is to be expected.

I am the same way, sometimes I just have to keep my laughter in or turn away so they don't catch me.
I could never HATE my pup, maybe be flustered with their actions but never HATE.

To each their own…

[PrincessDiana]

I think it's obvious that the OP and the other members who have posted on this thread (including myself) don't really hate our dogs, or even dislike them. But I know that every now and then they can become a handful and everybody at one point in time or another can get REALLY frustrated with their dog. I wouldn't believe you if you said you've never been mad at your dog. Some people use certain terms more liberally than others. I don't think it's necessary to make people feel bad for being frustrated.

[tanksmom]

I think of our furbabies are alot like skin babaies in we have to reteach them and ourselve on a regular basis, 1 thing throws the routine off and its time to train all over. If your little boy is anything like mine he'll keep trying your reslove on and off. Good luck getting through the night.

[Carsons Mommy]

Originally Posted by Lynn WDW

I don't know what happened but all of a sudden he stopped sleeping through the night. He's 7 mos. old. We were up 3 times last night to go out and 2 times the night before. He makes it all day without going potty so I don't know why all of a sudden he has to go during the night. He sleeps with me and my husband. I have totally spoiled this dog and was so excited when he started sleeping through the night. I know it throws him off a bit with his stomach when he gets his heartworm medicine but that was Friday and this is his bladder. Tonight I am going to try to leave him in the bathroom where he stays during the day and see if I can get him back on schedule. Any other suggestions? I am really getting tired of this.

Hey don't feel bad. Last night I didn't go to sleep until 6am because Carson was barking his HEAD off at the thunder for literally 4 hours.

Sometimes my babies aggravate me but I've never started to dislike them. I love them as much as I would love a human baby. Just remember he is still a puppy with a very small bladder. If he has to go, he has to go. Be patient he will get better as he gets older. Good luck!

[Mayas Mommy]

Well I am a bit upset you would say you HATE your Yorkie ..... they have to learn just like human Babies ..... Maybe he wont go all day cause he got in trouble one time ????

I would teach him to go potty on command ..... send him out and make him go and REWARD - REWARD - REWARD !!! I do it with mine .... when we leave I send her outside and tell her ... 'go Potty' .... and she will ..... and then gets a Treat ....

[BlondeYorkieMom]

I know how frustrating it can be when they go through these phases! Both mine were real handfuls around 7 months old (that's the nice way to put it), even my Cooper who is the most lazy, loving, docile yorkie ever! I try to tell my boyfriend how awful his "teenage" phase was (that's what I chock it up to), because no one can believe that this dog was ever a handful! So he will grow out of it

Baron is now 1 year old, still hyper (but we try to wear him out during the day). I agree with working on the "potty commands". I just tell Baron to "go potty" and he knows he has to use his potty pad before he can be on the bed with us. To start letting him sleep with us, I would get up around 5am and make Baron use his potty pad before he can get back into bed. As he got the hint, I could sleep in longer and longer. It's to the point now where he wakes me up with a little bark when its time! (He can't & won't jump off the bed)

I guess my personal opinion is decide the behavior you want and find a way to convey the expectations to the dog! (Whether its pads or outside) They are really smart and if they want something (ie sleeping in bed) they will conform their behavior

Sorry my post is so long Good luck and he will grow out of this phase!

[BlondeYorkieMom]

Originally Posted by mayerae23

Hey! Don't feel bad about starting to hate your dog. I love Cricket, our first yorkie who is now a year old, more than I can tell you... But when he was a puppy, there were times that he pushed me so far to the edge that I talked to my husband about giving him away.

This dog, this tiny, adorable pain in the ass, did the following: Woke up several times a night, cried consistently if he didn't get his way, peed everywhere if we let him run for any amount of time, and... drumroll... LOVED to poo and roll and eat it.

Ick. I'm clean. My home is clean. And Mr. Cricket was a dirtly little man.

He would also wake us up all hours of the night, sometimes to go potty, sometimes just to wake up.

Cricket sleeps with us--he refused to do the kennel at night, and we tried everything, literally. So this was a big issue.

My first tip: Run the hell out of that sweet little furbaby when you get home from work, and don't let him sleep a lot when you're around. Keep him up, keep him alert, keep him busy. We actually got two of those razor scooters that kids play with so that we could go faster and wear out the dog faster. And it works like a charm.

My second tip: Work on those potty commands. Reward with treats or "good job!" or excessive petting when the pup potties outside during the day--whatever it responds to best (Cricket's is praise and petting). If he isn't pottying during the day, he needs to learn that's the time to go.

My third tip: Restrict water and food. Cricket eats at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. with a few little treats here and there. He gets water all day, but we've learned that he always gets a big drink at 9:15. That's it. No more water. We take him out to pee at 10:30 or so, and that's the last call. He always pees then--99% of the time. He poos at 7:15 a.m. and between 5:45 and 7 p.m. That's our schedule. Cricket loves it, and we love it.

Don't feel bad--just try not to beat him or kill him. The schedule has been good for us. Regular meals and regular water equal regular potty, and regular exercise plus regular potty equal SLEEP.

You can do it! Training them is a real you-know-what, but you'll get there. Take your breaths, stay patient, and you'll get there!!!

Also, grab some yorkie books from the library and read up on those subtle things you can do to show that you're the dominant boss (like going through all doorways before your dog). Those make a huge difference in training.

You can do it!!!

Your post brought back images of MY dirty little poo monsters!!! They were so cute, but such dirty little boys! Just when you think they're good.....they pee ON YOUR BED (or couch, or shoes, or purse...)

[kinnykins]

yes we are having issues at night with our 8 month girl, not potty bt getting up to bark at "something" she has seen at night its becoming a habit we are trying to break it at the moment... zero tolerance at night im afraid, dont mind letting ot for potty issues but barking?? pleeeese

[Shirlthepearl]

I go to bed at 8.30pm and get up at 7am. My youngest puppy Suzi 3 months sleeps in her little pyramid half the night and in bed with me the rest. She goes once during the night only on a pee pad. (I have picnic mats down just in case she misses, The plastic ones with a fabric backing £1 each.)

Katie my 14 month old Yorkie doesn't go at all during the
night. There's no way I would get up anyway. lol.

Good luck love.

Hugs Shirl x x

[Erin]

I agree that he is probably sleeping all day and then not tired at night.

[mayerae23]

I noticed that some of you mentioned having issues with your dogs barking, so I wanted to share something that has helped us with Cricket a lot.

Cricket didn't bark much at all when he was a smaller puppy (he would make small "ruffs" occasionally, but never really bark). We thought we were lucky.

But then, one day, the barking started. He'd bark his little head off, and there is no WAY I'm going to be that irritating person in the neighborhood who is disrespectful in the morning by letting their dog raise the dead with barks.

This goes back to that subtle yorkie training we read in the book, and it really does work. When your dog barks, try these two things:

1. Say "thank you!" Yorkies know they can hear better than we can, and they could be trying to alert you of something that doesn't feel right to them. Figure out what it is (the wind, the mailman, the icemaker) and say in a nice tone, "Thank you, Cricket! That's the icemaker. I hear that. Thank you for telling me!" When I first read that in the book, I thought it was so stupid, but it worked the first time! Somehow, they know that you're acknowledging their alert, they feel better because you know what the noise is, and they settle back down.

2. If it's not an issue of acknowledging their alert, then try this. Let's say you're out and the dog sees a squirrel and just can't stop barking at it. Pick him up, face him away from the squirrel, and cover his eyes firmly. They may struggle a little, but it's a good lesson and worth it. Cricket will stop barking, and because he can't see the squirrel, he'll realize that it's more fun to be on the ground and SEE the squirrel than it is to be picked up and not see anything. Again, this sounds silly, but the book said to try it and it worked like a charm.

So again, try either acknowledging them or covering their eyes (taking away the stimulus). Those helped with Cricket!

I think the "hate vs. not-hate" back and forth is interesting. For those of you who have never, ever for a single second hated, bless your hearts. You're probably the kind of people who love their children unconditionally at all times and have perfectly sweet dispositions and, great for you, have the ability to let things just roll off your back and never get to you. Sometimes I wish I could be more like this. But I'm not.

I get frustrated. I love Cricket SO MUCH, but sometimes he's a pill. So if there are other people who feel like, in the moment, they hate their little doggies for pooping and rolling (come on!), then I'll throw in my 2 cents so they don't feel like evil people and so they maybe feel a little more sane.

Because, frustrated though I get, I'm not a bad person. I'm just a real one.