How many times per day does your Yorkie go out to potty?

[Her Name Is Rio]

Originally Posted by CouversMom

Here is the schedule for my two:

6:30 am: Wake up, go immediately outside to go potty.

7:15 am: Out one last time before work.

12:00 pm: Daddy comes home for lunch to let them out and play fetch.

3:30 pm: I get home and let them out.

4:15 pm: Out another time to hang out outside when it's nice outside.

5:30 pm: Out again after dinner.

7:00 pm: Out another time.

10:00 pm: One final time before bedtime.

Wow, they go potty a lot. I think I am just concerned about Khloe pottying. For a while there, she was pottying on the rug by the kitchen sink, so I am trying to make sure she gets out enough. She also uses potty pads, but she really enjoys rugs as well

Rio and Bullet have similar potty schedules, just starts earlier, as we get up quite early to go to work (4:30am), and throw one potty break in the middle of the night - usually around 2am. I don't mind getting up in the middle of the night. I figure if they're good about waking us up at 2am, it means no unwanted surprises in the morning!

[kdhawks]

Levi goes out to potty probably 5-6 times a day. He wakes up at 6:30 on the dot every morning to go out. My brother usually walks him mid-morning and early afternoon while I am in class or at work. Then he goes out again around 5:30, 8, and 11:30 PM.

[gaijingirl]

I'm home with Snickers all the time, so I generally take him out every two hours. He (unfortunately) does not give us any signal that he wants to go out, so I just take him out a lot to avoid accidents in the house. He gets a lot of water from his food and he plays A LOT, all day long, so he seems to need to go a lot too.

He CAN hold it for 8 or 9 hours at least, over night..he prefers to sleep in and is in no rush to go outside in the morning. He will give you the evil eye if he is not ready to get up!

[Rachael1983]

Troy:

5:15am Out to potty Pee and Poop
I'm off to work by 6.
In crate during day with no accidents
By 2:40 Out to potty Pee
7:30Pm out to potty Pee and Poop
Good for the night unless he's had excessive water and snacks

[Pixie Girl]

Pixie:

between 5 - 6 am out to go pee and maybe poop
Being my husband is unemployed Pixie goes to see him every two hours. She has a build in time clock as to when she need to go.
Also at Noon
between 4:30 and 5:30 pm
8:00 pm
between 10 and 11 pm for the last time for the day.

My problem with her right now is she'll pee outside everytime you take her. But, when it comes to pooping she may or may not poop outside. She seems to like my house for that duty laterly.

[laci32]

I'm a stay at home yorkie Mom lol. I guess he goes out about every three hours

[Darlene68]

I can't count the number of times Bailey and Jesse pee! They seem to pee alot, they don't go outside so maybe that makes a difference?. My bf's two larger dogs go pee outside, and they only go out about 3 times a day, sometimes only two! I don't know how they hold it for so long!

[Lil Sis]

Mine have potty pads and go for walks. Two times (first and last out of the day) just the back yard, two walks. Whenever they can sneak out (if we go out the back door for something). I do find little "presents" in the upstairs family room from time to time

[Poochieheaven]

Duke- Probably 3 or 4 times. He could probably hold it all day if needed, he has great bladder control.

Piper- way too many times. I think she likes to just be outside so she will ring the bell to go outside every 45 minutes if we let her. Now that it is cold we are trying to get it down to once every couple of hours. At our house she is able to just go outside as we don't have much for a deck, but at my parents that deck was covered with snow and over Christmas break when I was homed and had to physically go outside with her and walk across the driveway to grass, I realized quickly how annoying every 45 minutes was. How if she rings the bell and has gone out recently we'll ignore it. If she really has to go, she'll go ring it again. Most of the time she will ring and then go play and act like she never rang it.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by Darlene68

I can't count the number of times Bailey and Jesse pee! They seem to pee alot, they don't go outside so maybe that makes a difference?. My bf's two larger dogs go pee outside, and they only go out about 3 times a day, sometimes only two! I don't know how they hold it for so long!

I do think it makes a difference when the dog has access to piddle pads or a doggy door. My boys can go hours without a potty break when we travel or when we go places where they don't have their pads.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by Maximo

I do think it makes a difference when the dog has access to piddle pads or a doggy door. My boys can go hours without a potty break when we travel or when we go places where they don't have their pads.

I have the opposite problem. Kaji whines and asks to be let out every 30 mins. He *loves* to potty outside if given the choice. It gets annoying since I can't enjoy visiting my friend.
Now that I think about it... he only does it when at her house. Every where else, he holds it like your boys do.

[ArmaniMan]

Chloe probably pees 10 times a day- she CAN hold it, she does when we are traveling (she held it for over 12 hours when we flew this weekend- I gave her a couple of chances and she wouldn't go), visiting somewhere with no access to pads, or if she is crated for some reason (she hardly gets crated, but she will not soil one if she does). However, in those situations she usually has less access to water and I think that is part of the reason. At home, I see no need to withhold water- I know it does more harm than good- especially for a liver compromised dog. So I let her have as much water as she wants and therefore she pees ALOT. Both of mine have access to pads and use them reliably. I have three pads down around the house and they all get changed twice a day. I know people find them "gross" or think they are just a crutch for lazy small dog owners but to each their own I suppose. I find them to be a necessary part of my dog ownership. There is no way a person who needs to work full time outside the home could get a dog out 10 times a day, even with a walker. Armani goes less times per day but I still like that he can go whenever he chooses.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by ArmaniMan

I find them to be a necessary part of my dog ownership. There is no way a person who needs to work full time outside the home could get a dog out 10 times a day, even with a walker. Armani goes less times per day but I still like that he can go whenever he chooses.

YES YES and YES! I use to think Kaji should be able to hold it and I'd be rid of potty pads once I have a backyard. I don't have a yard yet, but my thoughts have done a 180. It isn't fair in my opinion to make them hold it for 8 hours. I take potty breaks during my work day, why shouldn't Kaji? I think I'll be leaving a pad out for him while I am at work, and let him outside when I'm home. He's really, really good about letting me know he needs to be let out. At my friends house, he's used the potty pads that are out for her dog. I wasn't paying attention and he needed to go. I know this will be possible for my little man to do.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985

I have the opposite problem. Kaji whines and asks to be let out every 30 mins. He *loves* to potty outside if given the choice. It gets annoying since I can't enjoy visiting my friend.
Now that I think about it... he only does it when at her house. Every where else, he holds it like your boys do.

If my boys are outside, they will go a lot, but if we are in someone's house, they are distracted. I think Kaji is just smart and he knows that he can get you to go outside when you are at your one friend's house. Anything to be outside.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985

I have the opposite problem. Kaji whines and asks to be let out every 30 mins. He *loves* to potty outside if given the choice. It gets annoying since I can't enjoy visiting my friend.
Now that I think about it... he only does it when at her house. Every where else, he holds it like your boys do.

If my boys are outside, they will go a lot, but if we are in someone's house, they are distracted. I think Kaji is just smart and he knows that he can get you to go outside when you are at your one friend's house. Anything to be outside.