I love Munchie but im getting so tired of picking up dog poop!!Especially in my room!
 

I just don't know what to do to make him use the bathroom outside or on his wee-wee pad. I even sprayed this spay on the wee-wee pad to make the sent stronger for him to want to use it. Sometimes at night he uses it but other than that its "ima just use the floor to do my business". I bought a wee-wee pad holder for him to step on so he could tell the difference between the floor and where he needs to go but he likes to sleep on it:rolleyes:. I also take him outside many times during the day and when he uses it i praise him or give him treats. Can some one please help me out cause right now its going to be stay in the crate until I let you out to go do your business.

Keep him confined it his crate when you are not able to watch him. Or get an expen and put his bed food water and wee wee pad in it. Puppies need constant supervision or they will definitely go in places they aren't supposed to go. They don't know any better. He will get the hang of it, it just takes time. Just keep taking him outside to potty often and keep praising him. He sounds like a real sweetie.

First and foremost, these puppies are like toddlers. You can not expect a puppy as young as yours to be potty trained. You have a long road ahead of you. Potty training takes great patience and consistency.

There are several ways to go. It is fine to use the crate training technique to potty train. That is how I trained all of mine.

You need to be taking him to the pad every 30 minutes or so untill he gets it, then increase the time as he gets older. Offer him treats or praise every single time. It took Tucker untill he was almost 7 months old before he stopped having accidents and I was (and still continue)taking him outside every hour to hour and half while he was awake. You need to be consisitent. It takes alot of time and patience to train a dog. Yorkies are known to be "hard headed" and "hard to train". I have read on here that some people's yorkies still have the occasion accident in the home even after being trained for years. He is just a pup and it will be months before he is completely trained.

Gosh, you've just had him a few weeks haven't you? I don't know how much research you did before choosing a yorkie, I know you asked a lot of questions, but sometimes we don't ask the right questions, and important information isn't given. That why reading other people threads comes in handy, they ask questions, we didn't even think about. Yorkies are hard to housebreak, harder than most breeds. I would say don't expect 100 % until the age of 6 months, and that's if you do everything correctly. Some yorkies are easier than others, and some poop 5 minutes after eating so you just take them within 5 minutes after eating and they're trained. Others aren't so easy, and some dogs like a separate pee and pooping pad. You have to look at signs your dog gives before he poops, some circle or walk back and forth; you can place them on a pad or take them outside. Always praise the success, and give a small treat, and ignore the mistakes. This link has some good tips. Free House Training for Puppies and Adult Dogs - No More Accidents Starting Today!

Lol, Joey took longer than 6 months too, but I was expecting it and proud each day he was successful, and then we'd have a setback. :D I think she's only had Munchie a couple of weeks, and I was trying to say, she needs to ease up a bit on her expectations. I don't even think Muchie is 12 weeks old yet.

Good luck
 

Yorkies are tough when it comes to housebreaking. All of mine are "forgetfully housebroken". :rolleyes: :D I honestly think that my guys will always be this way.

Tammy

Sasha was the same way. I don't think she was fully 100% until she was a little over a year old. She rarely has accidents, but maybe 1 every couple of months or so. It was definitely a challenge, but like you said, once they're trained, every bit of it was worth it in the end.

First you have to decide if your pad training him or outside training him. you cant do both at the same time youll confuse im. If your pad training him you need to keep him confined to an area with his pad. If you are outside training him you confine him to the crate but take him olutside to go to the bathroom every 30 mins. Reward with treats when he goes where you want him to

So if your pad training you don't think you should take them outside after eating? I think I may have confused Joey. :D

You need to have PATIENTS. Muchie 2 is a baby and it may take up to a year to really get him trained. Dont ever punish. Dont give him the run of the house. As soon as he wakes up you need to take him out or put him on the pee pad.

so there is no way i can do both. I wanted to do both because what if I can't get him outside like when I start working and he has to stay home or the weather is bad?

yea I forgot to say after he eats take him to his pad. They almost always go after they have ate when there a pup

No you really want to stick with one way untill he has that down then you can dual train pads and outside

Well in the morning i usually take him outside to do his business. Are you saying I shouldn't. Just put him on the pee pad.

Which way does he seem to be getting pads or outside thats what I would choose. There are alot of people that work and crate train

He is not going to know what the pad is for unless you teach him. It's not like a kitten and a litter box. If you want to pad train you have to take them to the pad when you KNOW they have to go, like after being crated or after eating, and wait until they go and reward them.

Mine are outside trained only. We never used pads. Yes, they go outside in bad weather. We live in Chicago so we get -30 and 100 degree days, snow, wind and rain and they are still not allowed to potty on the floor. It can be done.

If you are going to leave him at home alone all day it is going to take even longer to train him, even if you use pads. Just be aware of that. Since you are not there to reinforce it, he's going to do whatever he wants. I would crate train and have someone walk him at lunch, like a neighbor or a dog walker, but that's me. I came home at lunch. I realize not everyone can do that, but then you can't complain when you give him free roam before he's trained and he poops on the carpet.

Keep the door closed to the areas he likes to poop in and don't ever let him be unsupervised. If you are taking him out every hour and he is having accidents, take him out every half hour. Walking a dog is good way to get them empty, as opposed to just standing in the yard. Mine go out and pee once in the yard but 4-5 times on a walk :)

Also, if you use pads you are essentially teaching him its OK to go in the house. Some dogs get it, but many don't understand the difference between "on a pad, in the laundry room" or "on the throw rug, in the kitchen" Going outside requires them signaling you they need to go (we use a bell), getting a leash on, waiting for you to open the door, going outside, smelling grass (THIS is the key, grass smells nothing like the inside of your house!) and getting a treat. It's a whole process. Going and peeing in the corner doesn't have that process and some dogs just don't get it...

Just wanted to add that I use Nature's Miracle pads, which are supposed to be specially grass scented. I myself can't smell them, but I believe Thor identifies the area by smell. He certainly enjoys sniffing around them! I have a pad at work that I move around, and he will follow the pad.

But yes, one of the funniest stories I've heard on YT was a puppy who apparently went off "white square" to decide where to pee. That worked fine, unless the sunlight came in through the window, magically creating a new "white square" to use.

What a cute story...:)

really like this forum getting all my questions answered without having to ask them

I'm uncertain if our success in training Bailey was due to our process or because she's just a good dog? I kinda think it was both.

Anyhow, I work too - and we had Bailey trained in 2 mos - 100% reliable at 4 mos. I went into it with 100% of my undivided attention. Fortunately, my hubby was just as dedicated to the process - so we were able to tag-team.

Words of advice: never multi-task while potty training. Either the puppy is in the crate, or she is in a room (blocked off) and supervised. Bailey is trained to go outside - only. During the day, she was kept in an ex-pen with vinyl on the floor, water and a pee pad. Since I wasn't there during the day, she just peed everywhere in the expen. No rules in her ex-pen. No biggie - I just took 5 minutes every day and cleaned it up. (lots of baths - lol) At about 8 mos - she began to hold it all day.

What ever process you you decide - be consisitent and dedicated. They quickly learn to go behind your back when unsupervised - don't even turn your back to brush your teeth - they're just too quick! The more mistakes in the house, the harder your job will be. A couple months of dedication = a life time of trust.

Good luck :)

Missy was really easy to train for me. I just kept her in her ex-pen and shrunk it right down in size, so that there was just room for pee pads, food/water, and her crate. Once she had that down pat, I gradually increased the size of the ex-pen. After that, I used the ex-pen to section off half of my kitchen, she did great....so I allowed her the full kitchen. Then gradually I increased it until she had full reign of the house. You have to be patient and consistant. I'd only have her out of the ex-pen when she is supervised. Just my opinion, but it worked for us :)

This site is great for educating.. there is always someone who will ask the question for you without realizing they are helping you too!

Oh my, Munchie is still so young I think your expecting a little to much potty skill to soon. If your concerned with the accidents then you need to either crate train or make sure that Munchie is at your side whenever free roam is involved, otherwise your going to have poop/pee where you don't want it. it is a given with any puppy that there will be accidents and yorkies are notrarious for being difficult to train.

Dual training can work, I will attest to it not working for all dogs though. I am retraining my almost 2 yr old to use an artifical grass litter box in my garage or go outside... no more in the house here.

Let me tell you, I have a puppy, different breed that is going to be one year in October and she is STILL not house broken, I have been at it for a month and she has at least one accident a day. I also have a 3 year old toddler and if YOU don't take responsibility to take them to the pad or outside you can't expect them to know. Even now both of them have accidents and it's not THEIR fault, it's usually MY fault. Perhaps you need to keep him outside or on his pad longer, just like with a child sometimes you need to tell them to go even if they dont want to at the moment. But even if they don't go that moment, try again sooner rather then later. My 2 year old yorkie still has the occasional accident, if her pad is not clean enough. Sometimes I also have to get THEIR scent of pee or poop on the pad to get them to "get the idea" .. I'd suggest you take out any carpet in your room and get alot of patience.

Just another thing to add to this...you'd never leave a toddler lose in your home without a diaper, right? So, think of your lil' one the same way...confined spaces with Piddle Pads and lot's & lot's of praise when he hit's the target whether on the pad or the lawn! ;)

Consistency is key so, don't beat yourself up or get frustrated with your lil' one...cuz, it's not always an easy or quick process either to house train ...but, it will get better!

Good luck to you! :D

Let me just say that Munchie is starting to get it guys. He has been using his wee wee pads alot now. Its mostly at night. I dont know why but its still great. Im so happy:D

I would just like to add my two cents worth here . Having had shepherds for 20 years that trained at 10 weeks old , I was wondering if I was losing my housetraining technique until I came to this site and learned so much about this little breed. Just like the group says , it was well into 8 months before my little guy got the hang of it all ...and that took a lot of human patience. When you know you are not the only one going through this , it does help your perspective. I started with the pee pads and now he does both ..outside and pads. Sometimes , he still makes a mistake at over a year but I forgive him because he is so darn cute !!!!! He is a doll and I just love him ...accidents or not .

Wow, he did a about face in 3 days?? What did you do that made him catch on?
Jemma is 7 months now. It took a good 6 months before she got it. Sometimes she just misses the pad and I never scold her for it because she did go to the pad, just a miss. Also will not go poo and pee on the same pad, she uses. So I have one in the kitchen near the door and one in the bathroom where she poos.
It sounds like he has the run of the house which he shouldn't. Munchie is a baby and needs tight supervision. When I go to work I still keep Jemma in a puppy pen with her little bed, a pad, food/water and her toys. Because they are so small, they can get into paces we wouldn't even think about. And imagine a puppy chewing on a electric cord and gets electrocuted?
I doubt Muchie is potty trained yet. Too young.
Good luck in the trainning