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04-17-2012, 01:19 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Emmaus, PA, USA
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| Why does he poop on my floor??? Winston can be outside for 20 minutes. He'll pee and run and hunt for worms. I never know when he has to poop. But, if I think he just doesn't have to go, he always seems to prove me wrong and he poops on my rug or hardwood floor. (Never on the pee pad!) He's 7 months old. When will this get better? I realize he probably tells me he has to go, but I just don't understand his language yet. I think that's what happened Friday night when he was home alone with my tired 15 year old who was lying with him on the sofa. Winston pooped right on the arm of the sofa. I guess the kid just didn't want to get up to take him out! I honestly don't think he understood why the dog got antsy all of a sudden. Again, we are the ones missing the signs. I did get the poochie bells, but he is afraid of them! Hee hee! Will this get better? He poops in the house almost every day. Oh, and if you want to know about his schedule, that seems to be part of the problem. I was told to keep food out 24/7 by both the breeder and vet. He's 3.2 lbs., so on the smaller side. Anyway, the past 2 nights he has been eating during the middle of the night. Then he wants to go out at 3 or 4:00am to poop! Ugh! |
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04-17-2012, 05:25 PM | #2 |
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| Free feeding only works for dogs that are reliable in their housetraining. Take up the food and offer it at specified times of the day. Generally, he'll have to poo 30-45 minutes after eating. What are you feeding him? Poo is waste, by-product, stuff the body can't use and disposes of. A good, premium dog food will yield less poo to deal with. I feed mine Royal Canin and both only poo once a day. |
04-17-2012, 08:54 PM | #3 |
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| Free Feeding is not a good idea in my opinion until your dog is on a schedule and such, my vet always told me that Ralph is not going to starve himself. Ralph poops one time a day, sometimes two, but you need to get your dog on a schedule, because without one it will just make it very hard to potty train them. I would also try putting your dog on a leash when it is time to go potty, that way your dog knows that you are out there to go to your business not eat the worms heheh! (: I hope that helps! |
04-18-2012, 05:11 AM | #4 |
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| Are you home a lot to be able to work with him. It sounds like you probably have a fence and you let him out on his own. If that is the case I would start using a long leash or tie out and go out with him each time he goes out to potty, I am not sure what type of bell you use, but mine is on a ribbon with some small jingle bells, you can gently ring it before going out and give him a small treat right by the bell, then go out but don't walk all over the place, because he is out Just to go potty not to play and chase things, I find the less Lola can walk around the quicker she will go. If I let her pull me all over the yard she would sniff for an hour, so stand your ground. After he goes, then go right back inside with a small treat. Go out ever hour if you can and when and if he poops outside make a big deal and of course treats. Not bothering to do their business outside and playing instead is common. My sister's yorkie has a big yard and it will be all over the place and she can not see if and what she does. Then later on she has accidents in the house, because when she went out she played instead of going. Lola goes out on a lead and 90% of the time she tries to get right back in after peeing, when I know she has not gone poop in quite a while, or in the morning, I will stand on the porch blocking the door and say go poop, go poop, go poop, it's funny she will look at me, put her tail down and then go back down the steps and about 90% of the time will poop. After about 5 min and no poop then I figure she must not have to go so we come back in. It's a pain to do this but I found it very effective. My husband often does not want to take the time, so I go through this with him, LOL not trying to make him go, but proving to him when he takes her out just because she did not go does not mean she does not have to go. He will say she does not have to go, I will say yes she does, then I tell her go potty, go potty, go potty and low and behold she goes LOL when it comes to my DH I love being right. My neighbor has a large dog, sometimes I will let the dog out for her if she has to work late, even though her dog has been in the house for about 7 hours, it goes out and just stands there and would come back in if I let it. I have no idea why so many do that, it's almost like they are to lazy to go. So that's why I think having them roam loose is not always the best idea for some dogs. Also before we go on a walk I do the same thing I walk around the yard with the potty lead to see if she will go, then I switch to our walking leash, this way we are not half way into our walk when she goes and then I have to carry a stinky bag around with me. The last thing I do before heading out for a walk is to use the bathroom, so think the dog should do the same. Anyway good luck I know some dogs are easier than others.
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04-18-2012, 12:58 PM | #5 | |
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04-18-2012, 05:40 PM | #6 |
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| When trying to house train it is a good idea to take the dog to the appointed place and tell it to go potty or whatever command you want them to learn. When he does his business give your pup a treat and big praise and go right inside.The pup needs to realize you are out there for potty and not play. You need to watch him every second and feed him at specific times. Sometimes going for a brisk walk will encourage the bowls to move if you think it is around that time. You really need to lean his timing. When you start getting him out there at the right time he will start realizing what he is supposed to do. |
04-18-2012, 05:54 PM | #7 | |
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I've always schedule fed for this reason too....poop times are predictable. I fee RC too, but it yields 2 poops per day. With an extra small pup you just may have to feed more often. My ZoE isn't small, but she get fed 3 times per day. Regular servings morning and early evening, and then a lil mini meal before bed (or she'll puke bile in the wee hours of the night/early morning).
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