Originally Posted by vbayne (Post 3114487)

Originally Posted by vbayne (Post 3114487)

Originally Posted by HarleyHOO (Post 3117230)

Originally Posted by MomofSkye (Post 3117234)

I could never do it, I have never had a problem house breaking any of my pups and i've had Labs,Husky,Great Dane,Papillon,and now the Yorkies. They sleep in the bed with us from the night they come home. I lay them next to me(just as some people do with babies) and every time they move they go out to potty.

We do that for about a week and then i'll let them "move" but watch them and if there just getting comfy then i'll move my leg/arm to touch them.

We have had the Yorkies(well 2 of them) a week today. There both doing pretty good Raider(my pup 7weeks) woke me up at 5am to go potty he pooped as soon as he got out there. The 11 week old that I just got on Monday is pretty much house broken already.


I understand if you have to work mine come to work with me.I like the confining to a small area over a crate if you have one.

I do have a crate it's open to them to go in and out here at the office to use for a bed. I have a carrier(for the 2 smaller ones) and that is what they perfer to sleep in its under my desk. Pheobe(the 11w old) has a bed under DH's desk.

Originally Posted by kalina82 (Post 3114713)

i don't know what the book says that your reading but i was very strict with Morgan when she was a baby. She had a crate and an ex-pen. The crate was for when i was at work or when we were sleeping. the expen was for when i was home but couldn't watch her for whatever reason. She was on a strict food/potty/play schedule. First thing in the morning when i woke up i took her outside. When we came back in it was breakfast time. I fed her in her ex-pen and then left her in there for 15-20 minutes. After that time period we went outside again to potty. I always took her out on a leash so she knew we were on a mission instead of a play date. I took her to one area, said go potty, and then waited for her to do her stuff. I'd stand there for as long as it took, sometimes 30 minutes in the pouring rain, but we did it (with the aid of an umbrella). After she did her business she was allowed 30-60 minutes free roam play time. After a rigorous play she'd need to go back outside to pee usually. Then i'd put her in her pen for a nap. when she woke up it was back outside, then play or eat, depending on the time. that how the day went until bed time. i'd take her out right before i went to sleep and she'd sleep a good amount of time. Usually she'd wake me up at 4-5am to potty. I'd take her out for a quick potty without really talking to her (besides go potty and good girl) or getting her excited. After she pottied it was back in her crate to sleep some more. Then when i woke up we'd start the whole process all over again.

after a while i eliminated the crate and she'd sleep in her ex-pen. I only eliminated the crate when she was able to hold it all night long and not mess in her crate when i was at work. I used the ex-pen for at least a year and a half when i was out and at night time. Eventually i took the ex-pen down and put her crate back out. Now she has her crate/den available to her whenever she wants and she has free reign when i'm not home. she's 100% potty trained and only very rarely has an accident when she's sick.

Originally Posted by Mom to Hot Rod (Post 3192908)

It will take time and it sounds like they may be on their way to figuring it out. Do you praise and/or treat when they do potty in the correct place? Also, you should choose 1 phrase for potty so when you use it, they will know what it means. while training, do no say the phrase until they are in the actual act then repeat it several times. Keep doing this so they will learn the phrase.

Our phrase is "do your stuff". Also, in addition to what the others have said, you should look for the signs that your little ones have for needing to potty. You need to be diligent and quick. If you wait for them to show you by squatting, it will be too late as by that time,they are pretty much finished,lol. Look for signs of circling or sniffing or anything like this behaviour and immediate take them out/put on puppy pad and use the phrase--once they have learned it.

If they do not go after 20 minutes, bring them back in and still watch for the signs and take them back out again, so on and so on.

Maggie is 2 years old and will still sometimes come back from our walks and potty on the pad. I don't get upset as she runs over to it so she has the pottying thing down after all. :) Best of luck.