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New yorkie owner OK this is our first Yorkie and my wife is convinced that we will need to put pee pee pads in the bath tub when the cold and snow arrives (soon). It took forever to get him house trained and I am convinced this will undo our hard work and teach that it is OK to go in the house. He doesn't know the difference between a bath tub and the living room carpet.What do you veteran Yorkie people do with your dogs when it is 20F degrees and 6" of snow on the ground? |
What about a potty patch that looks like grass? Mine absolutely will not go potty any where but outside. I have had to take her out during a pretty bad hurricane and everything. We haven't been getting that much snow the last few years but the first two winters we did and we just shoveled a path and a potty spot. |
It gets really cold here in Missouri also. We keep coats for our two and they do their business outside. I usually have towels warming in the dryer to wrap them in when we bring them in if there is snow or just wet grass out. |
My husband shovels a path. |
Oh, sorry, and Welcome!!!! |
Potty pad I don't put the pads in the bath tub. I just put them on the floor in the laundry room. Piper uses the pad and goes outside as well. Jilly only goes outside. Congrats on your pup! |
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Some dig a path in the snow & put a coat on their pup to go potty outside in the winter here in Michigan. I've always pad trained as it's the most convenient for me with my lifestyle & work hours. As to not knowing the difference between the bathtub & living room carpet.... I've trained my dog where to go, not just on what to go. Her potty area is in one spot in the house, and that is the only place she gets rewarded (a treat) for going. She picked up on the training very quickly and doesn't go potty anywhere else in the house. Just like kids get trained to go to the bathroom to potty and don't just squat and go anywhere in the house. :p |
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Mine is trained to potty on a pad during the night, or when I can't get a walk in, like if I'm at a doctors appt or something, and he also is trained to go outside on walks as well. I'm just wondering how your yorkie will get in and out of the bath tub? How old is your yorkie and how big? They can et injured very easy from just a small height. I think of it this way, it's better to have Gizmo go on a pad then on my floor :-) I also have an exercise pen that his potty pad is in, and there are some you can buy (like the Richell one I have) that have a tray in the whole bottom of the pen, so nothing ever gets on the floor :-) |
Believe me these little ones are smart and they do know the difference if trained right from the carpet and the pee pads. |
My husband was also very much against potty pads. However, I've been using them in addition to outdoors bathroom anyway against his will. Barney could not be contained in his play pen. He kept escaping. So we have been working on potty pad training and he's doing fairly well. I keep his pad by the same door that he uses to go out to do his business when we're home. DH came over to the dark side. It is much handier if the dogs know how to use both. When we're home, they go out. When we are at work and during the night they use the potty pads. In the big picture, potty pads are not something worth arguing about. If it grosses you out, let your wife be in charge of changing the pads. |
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I live in MN, my boys go outside all year long. In fact, they LOVE the snow! |
When we lived in New England, Calleigh was/is dual trained. She prefers to go outdoors to go potty. However, she really doesn't like rain, snow or cold weather. She will use the wee wee pads when she can't go out, i.e. when I'm not at home. She understands using both and why. These little ones are pretty smart. |
I totally understand your point and we were both worried about this too. Anna, our 6 year old yorkie, does not like to get wet feet. So if it is raining out, we can count on an accident in the house. The potty pads have eliminated this. She very quickly learned to use them. Barney prefers going outside, but on days that we are working 8 hours, it's just too hard for him to hold it. We are in the process of training him to use the potty pads. So far, it's been working fairly well. Your question is, will it keep him from going outside if you start letting him go inside. My response is, it hasn't affected Barney. He prefers going out, but teaching him to use the potty pad has given him an alternative when he can't wait until I get home from work. Good luck with whatever you choose. |
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Take two minites after it snows and make a spot in the snow. That's the way the girl dictates it will be done here.:p |
Try to buy a patch of sod, or fake grass (potty patch) put it in the garage or covered patio so you don't have to deal with the snow. Teach them to go on it. Give rewards when they do. My boy only goes on grass but uses the sod. I know we don't get snow but 45 degrees and dense fog is chilly so this is what my boys use. I set mine up in garage and have gated section in front of garage dog door, so not access to whole garage. |
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