Pimping Mommy for treats
 

Seriously...we have done the treat training thing...a treat for the potty....now these two I swear are asking to go out just to get the treat, But because I can't be sure everytime, and there are two of them someone may be for real. Yes I watch them, and one may go and the other not.

I think they are tag teaming too....you ask to go out this time and I'll ask to go out next....
So here are my issues...they will have me in the treat poor house soon if this keeps up
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I don't think all of that is good for them

So some of the times they go out, I try praise only, and they look at me like.....HAVE YOU LOST YOUR EVER LOVIN MIND...then I go sit down and they stay at the treat counter starring at it as if they expect the counter to drop one for them (hilarious)

Ok so what about this issue....weigh in.

Zoeybear used to go over to her pee pad and squeeze out a dime sized pee and then wait for her treat. I use tiny treats just a taste. They are called yorkie yummies.

Very smart Yorkies AND Yorkie Mom! Let the Games Continue.....
 

I think your assessment of the situation is accurate. AND I think that your Yorkies should get an Excellence in Human Trianing. Try a little twist, when you KNOW that they haven't pottied when they go outside, then give a piece of their regular kibble as a treat. Two can play that game. Believe me, it won't take them long to figure out the new twist on the treat game.

Hummmmm, maybe you could invent a counter that WOULD drop treats -- yorkies the world over would covet one.

Bear gets us with the treat thing too, I swear he only goes potty sometimes for the treat. Great advise on the kibble, we will have to try that! :animal-pa

Got the tiny ones...they have gone through a whole ag...know why I'm up here, they BOTH whinned to go outside.

you're right every once in a while I have given them some of their food and they look at me like WHAT THE HELL

When Ellie is cheating to get a treat she does a little bob with her but.:rolleyes:Cute really,she also does this when she doesn't want to pee and we give her our command which is hurry up.I always know whether she has done anything, when she pee's for real she lifts her back leg slightly.;)

That must be funny...you know her well

Oh, we caught on to Bailey a long, long time ago. We were certain that she was dry squatting - just for the treats!! So, we started the kleenex test. The kleenex never lies - but Bailey sure does!!! LOL

And this is probably an inappropriate comment - but since you used "pimping" in your header - I have to tell you that hubby sometimes calls Bailey the "Treat Ho" - doing tricks for treats. Its not a nick name that I'm fond of - but it does make me laugh. :)

"the treat ho " LOL , Too funny :D

Dry squatting
Treat Ho

Stop it you're killing me over here:lol tears

I don't really know a perfect solution to tell you about them asking to go out all the time... we have that problem with Nikko sometimes. Basically if he's bored or has too much energy, he'll drive us nuts going over to the door to be let out. The only thing we've been able to do to help this is to take him for long walks early in the day, so that the rest of the day he's more relaxed (a little anyways).

He's also a faker when we do take him out... though since we've started watching closer, he's started faking less. We always take him out on a short leash for potty trips, so we can watch him like a hawk. When he pees for real, he squats first, and then *his tail lifts up as the pee begins.* That's the real teller, the tail. No tail lift, no puddle, he gets NO treat. Now when he fakes, he looks at us just for a second like, "did I fool you this time?" and when we shake our heads and tell him to quit faking and go potty, he turns around and goes back to sniffing, like he's thinking, "Oh darn. Well, I tried."

Lauren & Nikko

PS: We use tiny little peanut butter baking chips as potty treats, split into thirds. Each treat really is just a teeny taste... he definitely does ask to go out more often than he needs to, and it's really annoying sometimes. Nevertheless, I am happy our indoor accidents are diminishing!

LMBO - that is a good one. My two are the same way. The worst part is when they start pimping others for treats. My two go to work with me every day. The girl who works up front always gives them treats every time they come in the back door. They get out of the car, take their time going to the potty and smelling everything, saunter to the door, I open the door, and ZOOM they are gone to the front. AND look out if you are in the way. It is so funny.
:D

He sounds like a character....aren't you scared of peanut butter anything right in through here?

They are funny

I am so glad that I am not the only trained yorkie human, lol. My 2 tag team potty too. I usually have a coule of different types of treats open so they get a variety. Sometimes I sneak in real kibble like natural balance roll, broccoli or carrots. Since they are used to getting something different, they don't mind it.

Well I've been doing the kibble thing all day except the first one of this morning. Maya walks away from it and Mika snarfs it up-I'll eat it if you won't.

Misti1, he certainly is a character... but those long walks to tire him really do help with so much in terms of training, and as a bonus, he's learning to walk decently on a leash as well. I can't quite figure out what you are asking me though. Peanut butter right in through here? What? :confused:

Lauren & Nikko

You know they are reacalling peanut butter everything because of the scandal in the plant in Georgia. To hear them talk everything made out of peanut butter in the country must have come from there.

I dunno ... did I miss something?
Are you giving them a treat AFTER they have done their business?

or before?
Because I KNOW if I gave my two treats everytime they went outside before they went ..... They would give me NO PEACE :rolleyes:

Lol
 

You guys are killing me...Dry Squatting...:eek:that's freakin hilarious!!!:D Aiden used to lift his leg ...assume the position ...and nothing!!! :thumbdown I thought he was practicing.:rolleyes: I've got them used to treats before we go to bed,even my cats. They one by one get brushed and then get their treats. If I have people over and it's 7:30 (yes I'm old and in bed rather early) I get barked at,they whine and the cats are up on the table,my lap..like telling me " Let's GO ..Treat time!!! "Smart animals we all have.:animal-pa

After

That's cute