I'm sorry to hear this, Mushu definitely forgot about the "pee" after an hour, it's pointless to hit him or push his head near the pee and tell him he made a mistake, I would make mum understand this, and plead her not to do anything if it happens, and let me handle it..
I seriously hope nothing worse will happen to him, yorkie is so small...should be treated gently. In fact, every dogs should be treated gently :(

Thank you for the websites. I will try to get her to look at them.

I fear that he will grow up to be scared of everything, because he afraid he is doing something wrong.

Even 5 minutes after the accident is too late!!! ARGG!

Praise him and give him treats! Let him know it's the correct spot to pee pee :)

I always do :)

He goes crazy after those treats ha ha!

This makes me so sad to read this. Yorkies have such delicate spirits (and bones) and when the trust is broken it is so hard to get it back. You've already gotten great advice that I would give so I won't repeat. I just wish you so much luck in dealing with this difficult situation.

I just browsed your photo album, you two look so happy together.. I hope your mum will understand this, and so you don't have to rehome him :)

Thank you. I'll need all the luck I can get! :)

I'm going to pray that he will stay in our home :)

okay sweetie this is what my mom did to train her pug and it worked almost all the time now the poor thing only pees on the floor when she thinks she is standing on he pad

take him out like you have been doing every hour after food and such with no exceptions if you are not home lock him in is crate or x-pen don't leave him with your mom then when you get home get a six foot nylon leach and keep it on his harness so he cant get away from you when you see him start to squat say no and put him on the pad then praise him make sure you are sitting inside the six feet at all times
this should help him realize he cant pee on the floor and where he needs to pee so you can relax and then when your mom is not home let him off the lead and see how he dose

Hmm I never thought about the leash inside the house..I may try that.

Sometimes it's to notice that he is peeing, because he is already so close to the floor that when he squats it's not noticeable..

Thank you for the advice!!

I am so sorry to hear what you're going through. I know you have to be very upset and I wish I were there to help.

When I was younger, my parents made the same mistakes when raising our dogs. They thought it was normal to hit the dog, yell at the dog and put them in time out. They would also rub the dogs nose in the mess and throw them outside. Once I became a dog owner, I knew what they did was very wrong. I was educated enough to know, their actions did not work and it was abuse. I only hope that your mother would come to understand that praise instead of abuse, will help your little one, not hurt. If your mother is a computer person, have her look at all of the advice people are giving you or pull up some of the sites on how to potty train your dog. If she is not into computers, go to the library and get a book on puppies. Have the book out in the open and maybe she will read it. If she doesn't, ask her to sit down with you and read it together.

I know you are 15, but make sure the puppy is priority. It is a lot of responsibility to raise a puppy, but I know you can do it. Make sure you clap your hands and show excitement when your puppy does the right thing by going on the potty pad or outside. Praise gets you very far with these little ones. They love to see you excited and happy. That is their main goal in life.

I wish you much luck and I hope your mother joins in on the fun! ;)

I was raised with cats and just can't imagine my mom ever doing this to any living being -or me witnessing it - but I know back in the day it was susposed to be the way to train -

I'm so glad we've become more humane when it comes to this particular way of handling dogs.....we still have a long way to go because I'm sure this is way more common than we'd like to think

So very sorry to hear you are dealing with this. You are 100% correct that her behavior is unacceptable.

On a positive note, you are very mature for your age and reaching out here was a terrific idea

I second the suggestion of having your mom take a look at the websites referenced. If she won't perhaps print the content, staple it together and give it to her to read. This will be an attempt to change her behavior through education... which may or may not work

You could, calmly, and not in an argumentative way, try to ask her why she believes this type of "training" is acceptable. It may give you some perspective on her thought process - not to validate it - but to give you ideas on how to possibly re-orient her thinking

Finally, I would suggest emphasizing that since it is your pup that you want to be the sole person responsible for his training and care. And that she should not be involved. I also agree with the prior poster who said that when you are not home to have him crated, perhaps in your room so he is safe.

I agree it is more common than we'd like to believe. It really makes me sick to my stomach. The sad thing is being so young, it is difficult to change your parents behavior. It went from generation, to generation, however, I am happy to say I broke the cycle. I have taught my boys how to raise a happy/healthy, dog/cat.

I am sad to say, my brother does not feel the same way I do. He proceeded to train his dogs the same way my parents did and guess what happened? He has a full grown dog that is afraid of men, very nervous and out of control.

Animals have no voice in the way they are treated, so I try to be the voice of any animal that's in need. ;)