DBlain | 08-08-2012 07:33 PM | Welcome to Yorkie Talk, and congratulations on Monty, LOL do you use that as a nic name, it's cute. Sounds like you are one smart yorkie mommy, Monty is lucky he found you. Do you take him out to potty on a leash, if not this might help you tweak the potty training. I had 4 yorkies before Lola, three went outside and one was paper trained, all had accidents in the house. Lola is 100% housebroken and sort of by accident, I started to take her out on a leash to potty, and I soon found out the leash method worked like a charm. So now regardless if we are in a fenced in area we always go out to do business via leash. She knows walking around on a leash in our yard is business time not play time. This helps in so many ways, I know when and where she did what, and what it looks like. It also helps when I am in a hurry and have to go out or go to bed, she gets her business done quick. My sister on the other hand lets her yorkie out the door and does not watch to see if she went and what she did. I think half the time her dog goes out and just plays and sniffs then comes back in and later pottys in the house. I spend less time walking Lola around my yard then she spends cleaning up Lucy's accidents. I also use the bell method, I have a long ribbon with jingle bells on the end we ring it each time she goes out, and now she rings it to let me know she wants to go out, works great, better than barking |