New Yorkie Owner Question.. HELP!
 

Hello everyone, I have a question. I just inherited a Yorkie from my parents, and she is 6 months old. My parents never take her outside, because they claim that it's just too cold, and since she's so small, etc etc etc, and they can't handle the cold. She goes on "pee-pee pads" in the house. Is this a bad thing? It has kinda grossed me out to an extent, although since she is only around 3 pounds, it isn't like she goes to the bathroom in large amounts or anything. But that's how they have trained her, and she goes on the pads, ALWAYS. Are there ANY other Yorkie owners out there who do this same thing with their Yorkies? Thanks for any and all imput!

Yes. There are lots of us who use peepee pads. My family thinks I'm crazy - but it works for me! It can be really cold for our little ones and I prefer to keep my 2 inside during the winter. Don't feel strange for doing it! Some people even use litter boxes. It's really up to you!

Welcome to YorkieTalk!!

We use pee pee pads, diapers and take them out....they are probably totally confused :p It works for us though...just a matter of preference on how you want her trained. I am not crazy myself about having the pee pee pads laying on the floor. I'd love to see pictures of your little one :) WELCOME to YT!

Boy are you lucky :D a young Yorkie that is already pee pad trained :thumbup:

I don't know the percentage but a high number of Yorkie owners use this method. It is great in the wintertime when it is so cold and because you can never let your little one go outside by herself it helps year round :thumbup: . They also have small bladders so if you have to be gone they are not going on your carpet.

Sounds to me that life is good for you :aimeeyork

I plan on training my yorkie on pee pee pads. If you want to train him to go outside, maybe try slowly moving the pee pee pad closer and closer to the door. Maybe that will gradualy get him to go outside.

You can gradually change her training habits and put a coat on that baby when it's cold - my girls LOVE being outside in their yard and if I never let them out they'd be so sad...but if I didn't have a yard - I'd probably have them using a pad - it's no biggie cause yorkies are so small -

I used the same method BrianJoy just mentioned ...now both go outside but they started on the pads when young.

If you're not confused enough now, mine goes outside during the day. At night and in inclement weather, she uses pads in the attached garage. However, I always leave down some pads in the house in case we are gone or can't go to the door when she needs out. :D

Thank you so much, to everyone, for their quick responses. I have actually been reading many posts on this site, and learning a lot, quickly! I'm glad this isn't a "weird" thing afterall! My mom said that a friend of hers has had her Yorkie for 5 years, and that he goes on pee pads all the time, and only goes outside when it's warm. So, all in all, it's not much different than having cats inside and having a litter box for them! And after reading other threads on here, it can be an advantage when your not at home all-day, everyday. At least she has my 2 cats to keep her company. Does anyone have cats in the house, along with their Yorkie? (I've had my newly-adopted Yorkie for only 3 days) And I keep worrying that she might get into the cat's litter box, etc etc....ICK!

I'm training mine to use the litterbox! It is going... slowly.... He also uses the peepads!

I've read of some yorkies who have gotten into the kitty's litter box and snacked, so you will need to be wary. ;)

your doing ok.. my lexi only goes on wee pads and she is 9 months old.
thats the way i trained her, 1 thing, cause im gone most of the day, and would not want her to hold it that long... so wee pads is the way for us..

i put pee pads in the litter box instead of litter and thats were my maggie goes but i wouldent let yor baby go were the cats do becouse most dogs will eat cat poo yuck

My yorkie Lilly also uses Pee pads and I was just like you at first, the thought of it grossed me out (but then again, I am a clean freak haha) but I am really glad we did, she caught on soo fast and is fully trained. We have lots of dogs around and she is soo small it would scare me to have her outside all the time. Since they are so small they don’t go a whole bunch so it’s really not too bad.

i second that you should be happy that your 6 month old is already pee pad trained..i also have a 6 month yorkie whom also weight 3 lbs and she is giving me problems when trying to traine her to pee on the pad...she has her favorite spot already and i put the pad there and she looks at it smells it and pees about 5 inches away from it..its like shes scared to do it on the pad...lol...lol..but i know i gotta be patient when trainning her but i honestly think that you are very lucky that she is already pee pad trained :)

Add us to the list - We use wee wee pads too ! And it has worked wonderfully !!! My Reese is 10 weeks old and is being trained on the pads - they work so well ! And since our babies poo is so small, you can just fold up the pad throw it in a bag and throw it away ( well, I throw it outside, then put it in the garbage can ). But last night we went to my MIL's house and brought a puppy pad, placed it in her laundry room, showed Reese where it was and she went poo and pee there ! So she is getting the idea :-) Great question by the way ! And congrats on your new addition !!! :)

Cali is 6 months old and completely we wee pad trianed, my 8 year old pom is trained outside as she is big and fluffy abd can take the weather. i love having Cali wee wee pad trained it is a lot easier for me and she trained really fast!

damn you all are soooooooooooo lucky my baby still hasnt peed on the damn pad...lol....lol...i think when she does i am going to throw a pee pad party...lol....lol...

I do it too and Brutus will only go on the pads. He refuses to go outside. Pee pad training was one of the many things I loved about this breed. I never have to walk him! :animal36

I trained my pups to go on the pee pad....(my parents and sister think i'm crazy) but the new adopted parents have thanked my over and over again plus the one that we kept is only 2 lbs and its really cold here in Wisconsin so its great that she has an alternative to going outside....on the Cat issue... we have two cats... and they get along great with our Yorkies but do beware ....they love the litter...not somuch the litter but whats in the litter...its dogs favorite treat!!!! Has something to do with cat food and whats in it that makes cat poo so yummy to dogs. Welcome to YT!!!

Oh, good, a party! Let us know when it is and we will all dance around the Boom Boom Tree!!! LOL :happyboun :happyboun :happyboun

I think there was a misunderstanding of my post earlier in the thread. My yorkie doesn't use a cat litterbox... He has one of his own... an actual dog litterbox with dog litter that is made of pelletized newspapers. It is really convienient! I would never think of using a cat litterbox, especially if it was shared with a cat.... YUCK! If you are thinking about a litterbox... check out petsmart! It is the Second Nature dog litter system!!! Wonderful!

OK...great everyone....so we all agree these wee wee pads are great....BUT...how do you train the babies to use them exclusively ?????
I have 6 Yorkies and not a one is trained ! They do use the wee pads, I keep one upstairs and one downstairs...but they also go on the carpet in the living room and family room...they go anywhere there is a scatter rug or something soft on the floor ! All I do all dayis mop and clean and then mop and clean some more..... :mad: :mad:

One of my Yorkies best friend is a kitty cat. Never had problems with her getting into the litter box though.

But, if your Yorkie does, try one of these:

http://www.kvvet.com/KVVet/productr....gle&URLCheck=1

Congratulate your parents for me for a job well-done. Yorkies can be the most obstinate dogs in the world to train. Seems like they did everything right and she trained quickly.
And, BTW, congrats on being a new Yorkie mom. Your life will never be the same...

I tried the pee pads for my Maddie, but she refused to go on them. I even tried putting them in the garage so when the weather is really cold, she could just go in there, but she insists on doing her thing outside! I wish she was pee pad trained...just to keep her from being out in that frigid cold in the winter! Congrats on your new baby!

My girls both are pee pad trained and I love it. As several others mentioned, they did like to shred them until I switched to the washable kind. They are great! Just thought I would mention that!

I have been buying these weewee pads at 200 an order.They seem to be less expensive at Pet Edge then anywhere else. We go through so many here. I have the washable ones for when we travel and I put them on the floor of their crates. They really are wonderful and wash very well.

My problem is they all go on the pads and everywhere else !~
If anyone has any suggestions to get them to use them exclusively I sure would welcome hearing them. ;)

my yorkie toby is a year and 9 months old.. it took us over 1 year to sucessfully house break him. at first we started him on wee wee pads, but then i really wanted him to go exclusively outside, b/c pads were becoming expensive, and i didn't like them on the floor. We started to bring him outside every 3 hours on the dot. my husband works at home, so it was easy enough for us to do. and btw he's 4 pounds and fine with the cold weather.

He also peed on everything.. carpet, our bed, his bed.. and the trick is to catch them in the act... the second you see the little one start to pee, you yell NO! and you bring them outside or on the pad.. if you find the pee afterwards, dont' even bother to yell, they won't get it. (might be hard to do with 6 yorkies)

now whenever he needs to go.. he runs to the door, gives a little bark, and we let him out. when we were going out, we used to gate him in the kitchen and leave him a pad.. now, we give him free reign of the house, with a pad or two..and most of the time he holds it anyway.

stick with the training either way. you dont' want your whole life to be cleaning up pee. and when they are properly trained they are a joy!!

we also have a cat, and have no experience w/ toby getting into the litter and eating his poo..i think i would die if he did that!!

good luck everyone!