my new 8 week old morkie puppy!
 

on saturday, i got a new puppy. he is an 8 week old morkie. his name is tiki. tiki is very small and fluffy. he is my baby. the only problem is that tiki is not behaving well.
i know he is a puppy, but he's becoming almost too much for me and my family, my mom's even considering giving him away and i really dont want that!
tiki sleeps in a crate at night, and when he's in there he usually poops everywhere!
i dont understand this though because he is not allowed to eat or drink past 5. i take him out every 2 hours, and he usually does his business outside when i take him out.he has peed in the house at least 3 times since we got him, and my mother does not like this.
i dont know what to do!
please help :(

He is just a baby it will take a while to potty train him. What did your Mom expect when you got a pup? Just like a child they have to be trained to go to the bathroom where you want them to

He is a baby, and they don't control their bladder very well until closer to 3 mos. Also, I would never take his water up, nor his food. I free feed mine, and as far as feeding how you do it is up to you, but, water should be available to him 24/7. Don't you ever get thirsty at night sometimes? :)
Please be patient, if you can't be right there to correct him when he potties in the house, then he needs put in an xpen, or confined somewhere else. At night, if he's in a crate, he should be let out every 2-3 hours. I always preferred the xpens, so they could move around and pee on a pee pad if necessary. hang in there

I would not ever expect an 8 week old pup to not have accidents, just like I wouldn't expect a 6 month old child to be potty trained. I also think no food or water after 5 pm is a little extreme. Little toy breed pups are so prone to hypoglycemia. Even if you get up at 6am to feed, thats 13 hours with no food or water. You wouldn't withhold food from a baby for that long.

i know the no feeding after 5pm is extreme, but when we bought him the breeder said he only eats at 7am,12pm and 5pm and not to let him eat/drink before/after these times

Maybe you should give a quick call to your vet and ask about your feeding/watering schedule. I agree with the other posters on this thread. I would never withhold food or water from a puppy. I don't withhold food/water for my adult dogs either. The potty training will come. Do you have an ex-pen? I highly recommend one. It's nice to have a little area set up for them with their crate (door open) or bed, pee pads, and food/water. Your puppy will learn to pee/poo on the pads because it's really the only option. :)

Congrats on the new addition to your family.

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You cant withhold food and water for a pup that young they could get hypoglycemia.

Your breeder also placed a pup at 8 weeks old--WAY too young. It can be deduced from the information you have given that your breeder may not exactly be the most ethical being. A small dog that young could easily have serious issues with low blood sugar if food is withheld for long periods of time.

As far as potty training, your dog is quite young. It takes time and being persistance. This is just part of raising a pup--sounds like neither you or your mom thought this through very well. You both seem to have some pretty unrealistic expectations for this little guy.

Maybe a different form of training would better suit you and your guy? Reserach some different methods and see if there is one that would work out better for you all.

Good luck and welcome to YT. :)

It's totally unreasonable to expect a pup that young not to potty in the house on occasion. Make sure you go outside with her when she goes to potty, and give her a lot of praise and love when she gets it right.

I think the formula is that the puppy will hold its urine 1 hr. for every month it is old. I even set a time at night to take my puppies out. Also invest in an ex-pen and some piddle pads.. I still use mine when I can't watch my one 11 yr. whom I don't trust. Another thing that is essential when your are house training a puppy is Nature's Miracle or some sort of enzyme spray. The puppy will go back to the same place time and time again if you don't clean it up with an enzyme cleaner. Don't give up on your baby. Good luck.

Good reference books:
Housetraining for Dummies
Yorkshire Terriers for Dummies

Good reference website:
Yorkietalk.com

Puppies can be very stressful - I'm sure your whole world is upside down right now!! The expen is a great idea. For potty training basics: when the puppy is loose in the house - he must be limited to one room (usu. the family room), the room must be blocked off and all hiding places must be blocked. Lay down some blankets (to save the carpet) and all eyes on the puppy. The idea is to "catch him in the act" and correct the behavior by scooping up the pup and say outside - then take the puppy outside. Stay with and watch the pup until he potties, then praise and treat. Repeat as necessary - be consistent. If the puppy is not being supervised, he must be in a crate.

You have friends here on YT who've gone through the same thing. Puppies are an adjustment to your routine - as the puppy gets older, it will get accustom to your rules and routine and will become part of your family.

Good luck - and leave the water out. :)

Don't mind me for asking? but what is an expen?

Please don't make that puppy go without food and especially water for so long. Your breeder is a nut, clearly. Talk to your vet about a REAL feeding schedule. Go over to the training section here and refer to many, many threads on potty training. Get an xpen and some wee wee pads or be prepared to NEVER leave the puppy's side for a very long time. You have to be there to catch him in the act and gently but firmly correct him. Don't ever spank or hit your puppy and for goodness sakes, don't rub his nose in it. Only praise and treat the good behaviors. He'll learn to do what he knows makes you happy but you can expect many months of potty training if your puppy is anything like most....and I'm sure he is.:)

an x-pen is a type of play pen that lets the puppy still run around and play and has room for his food/water, crate, toys etc. It's a great training and safety tool.

On the one hand he is sooo young to have been placed. On the other, you can get him to train early. When you put him in th expen, keep a pad, if he tears at it use a washable one, if possible on a pad holder, so the puppy does not play with the pad.
With Zander, I would take him out of the crate every .50 hour, he was 3 months,.... within a few days I went to every hour and continued to move it up....I would take him outside, I read that you should name the #1, so as he is going #1, I would say, good boy, pipi, good boy, and immediately give him a treat, it can be .50 of a cheerio. I would do the same with #2. I would give him a few minutes, so he would understand pipi first then play. If he didn't produce back into the crate, if he did he would get play time. When I was off to work, he would stay in the bathroom with a pipi pad, bed & toys, I had to get him cloth pads anchored to a pad holder. If he is in an xpen, pin the pad underneath one of the sides of the xpen. This is how Zander learned to use the pad as well, he only uses it now if he just can't hold it. Even now if he tries to hold back and not go #1 when I take him, we walk back to the door, then back to the grass, he then gets it that we are not going in until he goes tinkle.
With Jazzie I just kept her leashed to me, put a bell on the back door, showed her how to smack it when she had to go outside, I would smack it and say pipi outside, give her a cheerio for smacking it, go outside, etc.

Being persistant is what I noticed works. If the dog is going #2 in the crate I get the feeling it might be his morning poo. I remember setting the alarm clock at 5:30 am just to take Zander outside to poo & pi, I knew his sleep was lighter around that time so I wanted to make sure he understood that this stuff is done outside. I read that when they are 5 months or younger, take them out of the crate, hold them in your arms, then put them on the grass, since they are so young and don't hold it as well they could tinkle on the way out :).

Be patient, keep up the good work and you will feel very proud of your furbaby once he is potty trained. :thumbup:

If you look in the Nebraska Yorkie Meetup thread....some of the pups and people are inside of an x-pen

I hate when people rub a dogs nose in urine. I mean would you do that to your toddler when he or she is potty training. Its disgusting and mean! Me and my pittie both worked hard to housebreak him. We stayed consistent and went outside about every 30 mins :D felt like every 10 but he sure did catch on fast.

My Morkie has the whole kitchen! pee pads and water and small bite dried food 24/7 treats are always available form us too! he runs wild when we take him out so I know he is getting enough food. I couldn't lock him in a crate or pen ever!

well maybe the breeder thinks he s a gremlin.lol .no really please make sure the puppy has water its crucial.

If you look up exercise pen you will find several sites showing what they look like and their price. A small puppie's bladder is too small to hold it all night. I think one of mine slept thru the night for the first time at three mos. and all night was from about 12: am to 5:30 am. Even then it wasn't every night from then on. My little one is 7 mos and she still gets up in the night. I do have her and pee pads in a xpen so she can relieve herself and I can sleep. Plus I keep food and water out for both of them 24/7. For goodness sake, please don't stop feeding that baby at 5:00. I'm truly surprised you haven't already had trouble with her sugar
going too low.

We don't mean to jump you, but the things you have said are dangerous and we don't want anything to happen to your puppy. There is a lot of info on potty training on here, so read read read and best of luck to you. Ask anything you need to ask, someone here almost always has an answer, and keep us posted on your progress.

This is an exercise pen :)

I too have a brand new 9 week old yorkie male and 8 week old morkie male. Having a time
to potty train them. I want them trained on the potty lawn, Because come cold weather I can't be trepsing out in the 6am in freezing cold weather. I have fibro the cold hurts bad enough having to go outside will make it worse.So when i read about these potty lawns. I jumped at the idea. Sometimes they go on it sometimes they don't I don't know how much is too much to feed them.I read in one area your supposed to free feed them up until 3 months old. Because yorkies are prone to low blood sugar.That scares me.the breeder even gave a needle with sugar water to take with us home with him.I don't remember how much i would have to give him either. what r the symptoms? i don't know which it is to feed him. One site saids one thing another site saids another.My husband is having a fit about me free feeding. I am at my wits end with listening to everyone with all the different Ideas. I just wish i could get some truth. And what to look for if he does get low blood sugar. The whole situation just makes me cry.

If anyone knows truth it would be helpful to share