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Does yorkies ever get potty trained? My baby is one and he uses pads and goes outside. He may do good for a month and then he will use the rugs. I have big rugs under the beds and in the den. I really don't won't to take them up because we have hardwood and it's cold. His pads are clean. I don't get it. He sleeps with us and he always gets up and goes to his pad but this morning he went on the rug on my side of the bed. Ang guess what I stepped in it when I got up. I don't understand why he goes good for a while and then he don't |
You need to restrict the areas he is allowed to roam until he is 100% trained. Also you need to use an enzyme cleaner to get the pee smell out of the rug. You may not be able to smell it, but he still can. Essentially he thinks it's one big pee pad. Or get new rugs if it can't be cleaned entirely. Also you need to keep an eye on him. When he starts pacing and sniffing around take him to his pad. Feed him on a schedule so you more or less know when he needs to go. That goes for food and water. It can be done. People always say Yorkies are hard to potty train and I don't agree. I have had to retrain many fosters and they all did well, even one who had bladder problems. You just have to keep a watchful eye. ETA if he is sleeping in your bed, keep a bell on him. When he starts to wake up and get restless the bell will wake you up and then you take him to his pad. Don't just let him on the floor where he can go wherever he pleases. |
The way I got Jaxson who is 5months old fully house trained is strict routine! He had to earn trust & learn to go outside which he did in about a 2 weeks. :) He still stays in a big play pen at night just so I know he's safe cause he's still a puppy & i'm afraid he might get into something without me hearing him. I'll post his schedule for you as well. 7am-Breakfast/Water 7:30am- Potty Time! 8am- 30minute play time 8:30am- Potty Time! 9am-PlayPen (so I can clean the house...etc) 10:30am-Training(Sit, Stay, Lay, Come etc) 11am- Potty Time! 11:30am- Lunch 12pm-Potty Time! 1pm-Play Time. 1:45pm-Potty Time 2pm-Nap Time 5pm- Dinner 5:30pm-Potty Time 6pm-Play Time 7:30pm- PlayPen 8:30pm-Potty Time(Last time for the day) 9pm- Bedtime! He sleeps all night no problems! That is his schedule/routine & he has never had any problems and we got him at 12 weeks he's 18 now. :) We do let him out a little longer to kinda roam the house with supervision. He is a good boy & he loves his schedule! :) |
Gracie has always loved her pee pads but during her first year certain things would set her off and she would start to go pee next to them instead of on them. Changes in the house hold, my daughter moving in, one of my other kids moving out seemed to send her into a potty tail spin. We haven't had any major changes in the last year and so far have had no more accidents, thankfully. There are certain area rugs and throw rugs that have a type of rubber like backing that actually have the scent of urine on the backing. Those rugs will attract cats and dogs to urinate on them. I had to get rid of all my area rugs with that type of backing long ago. Even now I have to make sure the small rug in the bathroom is picked up and hung on the side of the tub after every use. Hopefully, that is not what is attracting your dog to pee on your rug. |
All depends on the pup. Rule of thumb is they can't be 100% trusted till they are 2 yrs of age. And still can have accidents if left alone to long. |
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Never used pads with mine not even when Cozy's pups were 6 weeks old. Some people are very success with them but I have personally never known someone who was. My friend's ex-hubby used it with his lab since he lives in NYC and was afraid puppy would get sick from other dog's and such til she got all her shots- Unfortunately, she still uses the spot the wee pads were over 2 years ago to potty. Freedom is earned and not freely given. Mine are all housebroken but I still don't give them full access when someone is not home and neither do my parents at their house. They will occasionally potty at the back door exit to outside when not feeling well. |
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Every time Gracie would start missing the pad I would start rewarding her with a treat when she went on the pad. It only took a couple of those treats and she was right back to using the pad again. |
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It is really frustrating! |
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Mine are 7yrs and 10mos., same thing! They will be good for awhile and then when I finally think its passed....yeah well, thank god for enzyme cleaner and papertowels....unfortunately I will never be allowed to have wall to wall carpeting....oh well!:D |
Both mine are 100% potty trained. |
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Same here - I'm not sure they are every fully potty trained. Mine go outside and on potty pads but they will take liberty with the carpet if allowed. |
They can be 100% trained. If human needed to go pee but didn't have access to a bathroom eventually they will pee in the corner or behind a bush. I've done it. Does that mean I'm not potty trained? No! When you gotta go, you gotta go. If they don't have access and they need to go, well that's not the dog's fault. That Is different than a puppy who will go anywhere. |
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