I need some advice on a rescue

[kobijax08]

I have the opportunity to adopt a 3 year old named Molly(who is just the sweetest thing)from a breeder in our neighborhood. Although I don't agree with the whole "puppy farm" thing this little girl is definitely a best case scenario! Friendly and just an all around precious pup! She is not potty trained and has never lived in the house with them. I want to bring this baby home with me sooooo bad! I have a 3 year old male who is very friendly as well and I think they would get along beautifully. I'm just wondering what advice you could give me on this situation? Is it really hard to housebreak an adult?

[yorkieusa]

That is very nice of you to consider. Do you stay home? If so, I'd say it can be done. You will need the patience of a Saint. How old is she? Has she been spayed yet? I'd like to refer you to a link here:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...ll-rescue.html

[kobijax08]

Yes I do stay at home. She has not been spayed so that will one of the first things we do. She has already had all her vaccs though! Thanks for the link!

[lillymae]

I have never had a problem house training an adult dog. One thing though, if she hasn't been spayed please do so ASAP.

[yorkieusa]

Originally Posted by kobijax08

Yes I do stay at home. She has not been spayed so that will one of the first things we do. She has already had all her vaccs though! Thanks for the link!

That's wonderful that you stay at home. You have a good chance at success in that case. I just realized that you already stated she was 3. I really think it will work, but it will be a lot of work. I would use a tiny treat or just a tiny piece of cheese (or cheerios, if she likes them). If you need something in the meantime, you can get little disposable diapers.

[dogbert]

Originally Posted by kobijax08

I have the opportunity to adopt a 3 year old named Molly(who is just the sweetest thing)from a breeder in our neighborhood. Although I don't agree with the whole "puppy farm" thing this little girl is definitely a best case scenario! Friendly and just an all around precious pup! She is not potty trained and has never lived in the house with them. I want to bring this baby home with me sooooo bad! I have a 3 year old male who is very friendly as well and I think they would get along beautifully. I'm just wondering what advice you could give me on this situation? Is it really hard to housebreak an adult?

I got a 4 yr old from a similar situation. She was trained in a couple weeks using treats. She had to learn more than potty training and she learned fast. BUT it's all baby steps in teaching them and alot of patience/consistance on your part.

[TxVicki]

I have had several that I adopted that came into Rescue from breeding situations and I have been able to Potty Train them. It takes lot's of Love and Patience.
With the last one I adopted in November, she is 6 yrs old and she was kinda potty trained. But now she is fully trained. I also used panties on her as well when training and I had good luck with that. I also had to teach her other things as well.