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09-07-2005, 02:14 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Jose
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| He's finally here.....please help!!! My beautiful new baby boy is finally here! I was so patient for so long. We love having him here and he's a joy to come home to. The only trouble is trying to potty train him. He would rather chew on his wewe pads than pee on them. It's a bit frustrating because it is hard to be consistant while I go to school because I have a different schedule T/TH from M/W. So if anyone has any suggestions please let me know. He's just too cute to be mad at. Thanks Maverick's Mom |
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09-07-2005, 02:25 PM | #2 |
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| Congratulations on your new arrival. How old is he and what have you been doing? |
09-07-2005, 02:30 PM | #3 |
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| Congratulations on the new puppy. Its just gonna take your persistance in taking him to his pad to initiate him to go. Unfortunately I wasnt persistant enough with my dogs and just gave up and trained them to go outside. It just takes time. Good luck
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09-07-2005, 02:34 PM | #4 |
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| congrats on your new puppy. |
09-07-2005, 02:51 PM | #5 |
I Love Thor Donating Member | Congrats! You just have to be patient in the beging...and really, forever on! Good luck! |
09-07-2005, 02:54 PM | #6 |
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| Congrats on your new baby! Believe me you need lots of patience to train him! Good luck.
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09-07-2005, 03:01 PM | #7 |
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| I think the chewing on the pee pee pads must be a puppy thing...maybe when they get bored. Mine did it and still does it occasionally. I have found that it's best to just leave one down, in my case I leave it in the bathroom, and they are very well trained on them. Anything more than one and I can expect to clean up a shredded mess
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09-07-2005, 03:07 PM | #8 |
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| Congrats on your new furbaby!! It takes lots of patience to potty train a yorkie! Be as consistent as you can. He'll adapt to your schedule. Keep him confined when you aren't watching him. I've always trained mine to go outside but I'm sure there are others who can give you tips on training to a pee pad. Good luck. We'd love to see pix when you can post some!
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09-07-2005, 03:16 PM | #9 |
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| He is only 11 weeks old and for up to 20 min after he eats or drinks i keep an eye on him and keep him near his pee pad. But he always seems to go as soon as i turn my back. I don't know what else to do. |
09-07-2005, 03:27 PM | #10 |
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| Congrats on your new baby. Like everyone else is saying it takes alot of patience and consistancy to potty train a Yorkie. I use a crate for Duke while I am at work. After a while he would not go in the crate and held it. He is trained or I guess still being trained to go outside. He is 5 1/2 months and still goes in the house sometimes but he is getting better finally. Hang in there!
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09-07-2005, 03:29 PM | #11 |
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| Don't turn your back! lol! Just kidding! They are little sneaks. When you can't watch him he needs to be confined. Later, when you pick him up again, don't scold if he's peed. Just take him to the pee pad. He'll pick up the routine, but it may take months, yes, months, not weeks. Where you confine him should be a spot that's easy to clean up, ie, a blocked off area of the kitchen, a bathroom with a baby gate up, a crate, etc. Don't expect him not to have accidents. Don't give him free run of the house. Puppies will always sneak off to find a spot. He won't have to be confined forever. Just stay committed to his training. You'll start to see his eating, sleeping and potty patterns as well. That'll help a lot.
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09-07-2005, 03:34 PM | #12 | |
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Congrats on your new little one. I personally don't & have never used the pads. It's just my preference to me it's like putting pull ups on a toddler, or a litter box. But of course it's a matter of preference. When I was training Mollie. I would just take her outside every hour, after a nap, after playing, after letting her out of her crate and first thing in the morning. It didn't take long. It just takes patience and consistency. Good Luck.
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09-07-2005, 03:35 PM | #13 |
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| As an 11 week old puppy he will need to go potty whenever he wakes up, after he eats, after he plays and everyone hour or so all day long. They need constant supervision to train and they cannot really control their bodily functions completely until 6 months so they can't always "hold it". They are like a human baby who must wear a diaper so don't expect too much until then. With your school schedule the best you can do is keep him in an xpen, crate or playpen when you are gone with peepads covering the floor everywhere except where his bed and food and water are. As for chewing the pee pads, they sell "frames" to put them in which makes it hard for them to chew them. I would try that. When you are home and can supervise him, you may want to tether him to your belt loop and watch him so you can take him to where you want him to go when he just wakes up, after he eats and after he plays. Hope these tips help.?][ |
09-08-2005, 07:33 AM | #14 |
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| I did not peepad train my puppy, but outside trained her and I work all day. I just crated her during the day and she did/does not pee or poo in her crate (I am lucky about that). However, the best advise I read here, about peepad training, is to put the peepad or litterbox in a gated/x-pened area. Only big enough for the peepad/litterbox. (no where for puppy to go but the paper. Then keep the puppy in there until it voids (could take 15 minutes or 1/2 hour). After a while, puppy learns that when it's put in this confined area, it is time to go potty. And to be "let out of prison" he must go potty, so he will soon learn to "go" more quickly. (This only works when you are home) After awhile you can start leaving the door to the potty area open and the puppy will start going there without your help. While you are at school, as suggested above, lay papers or pee pads all over the area you have the puppy confined in. they will begin to favor one area over another. As the puppy starts designating a "potty" area, you can start removing the paper/peepads little by litte, leaving them only in the "potty" area. After a while, you should be down to one small area. You could try taping down the peepads, also so the puppy does not chew them. Last edited by Ladylavender; 09-08-2005 at 07:36 AM. |
09-08-2005, 07:39 AM | #15 |
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| Also, if your puppy just absolutely refuses to go potty, after you have been at it for 1/2 hour or so, don't allow the puppy any freedom. Keep them confined and 5 to 10 minutes later take them out to the potty area and try again. Only after having success, can you allow the puppy some freedom in the house. |
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