potty training
 

i have a 6 month old yorkie mix, and she still isn't potty trained yet. I have tried everything i can think of and she still messes in the house, what else can i do to stop her from messing in the house?

Well Terri - I know you don't want to hear this but..........Potty training is 90% of training for YOU and 10% training for your baby. It's natural for her to eliminate. The 90% is tough because you need to consistently put her where she needs to eliminate.

Here are a couple of suggestions, besides CONSISTENCY....

1. Confine her. Do not let her run your home. When we trained our pups we had them confined, with us, in the living room. We had the DR and hall blocked off. The only escape was to the back door where the bell was.

2. Watch her at all times. When most pups poo they will do a little Poo-dance. Remember, I said "Most." Some will get very active and run back and forth and then just drop.l

3. 20 minutes after eating - take her out. Immediately after she wakes, take her out. Each time you take her out tell her "go outside?" Once you get out there say the same thing all the time. I use "Get busy." Put her in the same or close spot to where she went last time. Keep telling her "Get busy" or whatever.

4. After she eliminates, praise her and TREAT her! Have cheerios on hand at all times!

You may feel like you are starting over but you have to be consistent at all times until they are trained. If you are more concerned, try a diaper on in the house and then take it off when she goes outside and tell her to "Get Busy."

Their bladders are little but they can be trained.

Good Luck! Enjoy your precious one!

thank you guys so much, because this is the first time i have ever owned a yorkie and i thought that it would be easy because she's so tiny, but i realize that i really have my work cut out for me!!:)

You will do just fine. And btw I use the command GO POTTY! He definatly knows what that means. ;)

You'll do fine. And yes, "GO POTTY" works great too. I have used that on my others too!

I just use "Get Busy" because they have now associated it with Potty and Poo. LOL