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09-30-2013, 08:45 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Dallas, Tx.
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| House training Gracie We are working on house training Gracie, our new Yorkie puppy. The breeder suggested trying one of the 48" round playpens made from canvas with an enclosed bottom that is NOT velcroed to the sides, solid if possible, or zipped to the bottom of the sides maybe, but not velcroed, because puppies soon learn to get under the velcro area and escape. It is good to have a mesh zipped on top for later when they are bigger. (Some sources: Amazon and Ebay) We keep one playpen in the den and another in the bedroom where we sleep. The bottom is covered with wee wee pads and she has water and plenty of toys. She had frequently been snuggling up next to my neck, but kept squirming to get closer to the glass door where she kept looking outside. It was pretty obvious she wanted to go outside, so I opened the door and out she went running straight to the yard to pee... This behavior was really surprising but has been consistent and we are hoping that this means she will respond well to house training. She goes out right after eating and frequently-probably every 2 hours or so-during the day. If I put her down next to the door, she looks for a way to get around it. She loves to run and play. The inside area available to her will be expanded when I feel she can be trusted not to go in the house. We were worried about house breaking before we got her after reading of much frustration from other new owners. I don't know exactly what to attribute this unusual form of behavior to. The breeder (Kathy Grice) has a pretty unique setup, the puppies are socialized early on and are kept half on puppy pads and half on wee wee pads. They are allowed out of the caging several times during the day and wee wee pads are located strategically around her floors, which by the way are immaculate, along with the rest of her house and kennel. I thought we might try putting her in a small baby pool with some sod squares to get her used to the idea of using grass, but we have not tried this yet. She prefers to go in the dirt area of the yard. The other thing I had considered was putting shredded (no ink) newsprint in her playpen. She loved that, but it was a huge mess after being dragged through her water, and you could hardly see the dog because she loved to burrow in it. One thing I am now concerned about has to do with some of the warnings on hawks and owls. Although we live in a suburb of Dallas, there are owls and hawks in the area. She loves to run in the yard and will actually run and play to avoid going back into the house.... Taking her outside at bedtime is a little scary for me... Having fun! Cathie |
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09-30-2013, 11:21 AM | #2 |
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| Hi Cathie, I'm having the same fears, we are in the middle of nowhere with lots of hawks and coyote. I thought I would train Gunner to go inside on a pee pee pad, but he has different ideas. He will hold it all night until my husband gets up at 5am. Stay with him in the yard, let him play, but make sure you tell him to go potty. If he doesn't within a few minutes, take him inside and put him in the pen. Eventually he will understand that he has to potty outside to be able to play inside. And remember, lots and lots of praise!
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09-30-2013, 11:52 AM | #3 |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | If your pup want to be outside to potty and does so willingly than he off to a great start to being fully potty trained. It seems as if he knows when and where to do it, you just need to teach him to do it quickly and on command. I don't know why you would need the sod if your pup already know to and want to go outdoors to do his business. If you limit his intake of water and food during the day that will limit the amount of times he will need to go potty when you are at work. Once you feel confident that he can and will hold it until he has access to the outdoors that is when is will be time to allow him full run of your home. So, I would suggest that you slowly start moving his pee pad closer and closer to the door that he uses when its time to go outside and start teaching him to go out every single time. Only using the pee pads as a back up and not intended for every day use. You will also need to be very aware of his 'tells" for potty time. What does he do right before he goes pee or poo. Those are the signs that you will need to look for when he is roaming free in your home. Or you can teach him to come to you when he needs to go out. I've taught all of mine at a very young age how to come to me and let me know when they need to go potty. You can find how I did it no my web site: www.dawnsyorkies.weebly.com/training-tips
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