Help...we have a new Yorkie Rescue

[burgie]

We are in need of some advice. We rescued a neglected Yorkie, named her Maggie and have had her for about 12 days now. We think she is about 5 years old, has had one pup in the past but when the rescue obtained her she was in great need of health care....she had her "surgery" last week, all but 7 teeth pulled and her lower jaw was fractured from infection as well. We were super patient with her while sick, taking her outside often, meds, feeding etc. She has began to spark up the past few days, eating great, spunky and as we were treating her like a puppy..no accidents. Yesterday, she began a new trick of going potty outside then coming straight into the house, looking at my husband or I and peeing and pooping in front of us. No UTI, still on antibiotics but pee and poop has been "normal" for days now. Now, we have given her the hall bathroom with her bed and food and water, baby gate up for when we can not watch her every moment. (she can still see and hear us from here). She is crate trained. Super nervous as well. Any advice?

[Sweetlips6]

Sorry, no advise here, but I will bump this up. Good luck

[Anig]

Wow, I feel like we're in the same boat!

I pottytrained my mini dachshund as a 10-month old puppy & I'm trying the same things with my foster Yorkie, Sophie. I've had Sophie for 8 days & I found her wandering in a neighborhood.

When I can't watch her, she's crated or gated in the kitchen. When she's with me, she's on my lap or on an "umbilical cord", i.e. her leash with the other end on my ankle.

I've caught her in the act of pottying inside the house ONCE & we rushed outside...Sophie then decided that she wasn't in the mood anymore! UGHHHH!

I'm also trying treats for each potty outside, along with the best verbal praise possible!

[puppyluvinmomma]

No advise just have patience.

[yorkieusa]

You could try hanging bells on a ribbon from the door knob and trying to teach her to use them. They're smart and learn quickly. If you catch her having an "accident," say the same thing every time it happens. Like, I would say "Uh-oh" and "No!" Then I'd take her to the door and ring the bells with HER nose and say, "Wanna go potty?" Out we'd go and stay until she did. After she went, I'd get super excited and praise her royally, "Good girl! Good girls get cheese!" Then we'd go in and she'd get a little piece of cheese. Consistency is important. Say the same things each and every time. Saying uh-oh can become an important trigger for them when they have an accident. To this day, mine will jerk her head around if I say uh-oh about something else. Mine caught on quickly, but she was a puppy, too. Hope this helps some. The antibiotics could be causing part of your trouble.

[cheryl19]

Treats, Treats, Treats!! I too have a rescue girl that was older lived in a cage and she had no idea on how to act like a dog. 1st let me say thank you for taking her in But remember it may take time, some people on yt said they had no problems, but I know my Ivy is still not over being a puppy mill dog. She is a lot better but it's been about 2 years working with her. Now for potty training, I took Ivy outside with a leash on every 3 hours or so saying the same words to her ( I say go pee pee ) and don't forget to tell everyone to say the same words. When she goes make a BIG deal out of it and give her a treat. After some time she will get the idea. I would love for you to keep me updated!!

[bellasmomok]

Originally Posted by yorkieusa

You could try hanging bells on a ribbon from the door knob and trying to teach her to use them. They're smart and learn quickly. If you catch her having an "accident," say the same thing every time it happens. Like, I would say "Uh-oh" and "No!" Then I'd take her to the door and ring the bells with HER nose and say, "Wanna go potty?" Out we'd go and stay until she did. After she went, I'd get super excited and praise her royally, "Good girl! Good girls get cheese!" Then we'd go in and she'd get a little piece of cheese. Consistency is important. Say the same things each and every time. Saying uh-oh can become an important trigger for them when they have an accident. To this day, mine will jerk her head around if I say uh-oh about something else. Mine caught on quickly, but she was a puppy, too. Hope this helps some. The antibiotics could be causing part of your trouble.

IMO, bells won't help you potty train, but they will make it easier for her to tell you she needs to go out later, especially if she doesn't just naturally bark at the door or scratch or whatever. That being said, it's also my opinion that bells should be saved for AFTER a dog is potty trained (and so be a separate training)....unless of course you have a LOT of time on your hands and don't mind going out every 3 seconds, literally! Remember, if you're using bells, you HAVE to take them out EVERY TIME they ring the bells on their own. And if you're potty training at the same time, that means every time they start to have an accident or seem like they need to go PLUS every time they ring the bells!!! That got old REALLY fast for us!

Also, the advice about going out and staying out until they go isn't reasonable really. IMO, that will seriously encourage what I call a "fun times" pottier. Meaning, "I love to go outside, and if I take my sweet, sweet time, we'll stay out longer!! If I potty right away, I have to go back in Soooo, I'm going to play and play and only potty when I'm done playing!" (hehe, couldn't resist the commentary ) My advice would be, plan on going out for 5 min or so at a time, and if she doesn't go in that amount of time, go right back in. [Note: You'll end up going out more at first (because she'll still have to go) until she "gets it", but it WILL pay off!!]

Lots of praise is GREAT!!!! And treats are a good idea IMO too (although cheese might not be such a great idea...to much cheese will block a girl up ). Make sure you have tiny treats (or break up into tiny pieces) AND that they're a good quality treat. We were treating sooo much during training that I worried about nutrition, but as long as you're using a nutritious treat that will help! Personally, I like Little Stars treats by Wet Noses (I get them here: Little Stars Tiny Treats by Wet Noses from Golly Gear BUT I saw them on the shelf in another town in their "mill and feed" shop.) They a teeny tiny and the PERFECT size for training! Use whatever works for you

[megansmomma]

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[ARCHIE]

Welcome to YT.
Congratulations and good luck with this little one.
There are several rescue worker's here so I am sure you
will get excellent advise. I'm sure it will take time for her
to get adjusted and also to learn to trust you.

[yorkielover916]

Potty training can take a while no matter how old the dog is. for our puppies when we had them, we used the pee pads and slowly moved them to the door and once we got to the door we went outside then took them to a special spot for them to go potty... this took a while, consistansy is the key if you are constant then it will work. My dachshunds usually will tell me, you have to look for signs too, if a dog has an accident its usually the persons fault for not paying attention. we have accidents sometime when I am cooking dinner, but they will always go by the door b/c they know that they are supposed to go out for potty... anyhow good luck with the potty training hopefully things will improve, you should get alot of great advice her on YT.

[burgie]

Thanks for all the help...please keep any advice coming. I have gotten her to use the puppy pads, she is "sleeping" through the night also but still many frustrating moments.