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04-17-2006, 08:33 AM | #16 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Windsor, ON
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| What I did with Deegan when my boyfriend and I are not home is to leave him in the laundry room with his crate open at one end, along with his food and some toys. And then I place newspapers on the opposite end of the room. Immediately he new to go potty on the newspapers and hasn't really made much of a mess at all while he's been in there. I was careful not to leave anything in his reach that he might decide to chew or destroy. And about a month ago (he was 11 months) we started to leave him out to have the run of the house while we were gone, for short periods of time. We worked it up to almost half the day. When I would come home for lunch I would take him out of the laundry room. That went well for a few weeks, until I came home one day and noticed that he chewed the cord to our ShopVac. (Mind you, it wasn't plugged in - thank goodness.) I don't know why he regressed. He's never destroyed anything before. He had been doing so well. So we went back to keeping him in the laundry room and we will try again in a while. Maybe it was my fault for wanting to leave him out alone when he's still quite young. But I wouldn't worry too much about leaving him in a secure and safe environment while you are at work. Let us know what happens! Good luck!
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04-17-2006, 01:54 PM | #17 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Massachusetts
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| It did not go well today Today was my first day of work, and when I got home it was a complete mess. I'm afraid we may have to get rid of her, which makes me feel absolutetly sick. There was pee and poop all over the place, and she did rip up the pee pad. I just don't know if I can handle this for 6 months (which is the length of time that I'll be training for my new job). I just got home from work, I need to study for work, but instead I'm on my hands and knees for 10 minutes trying to scrub the floor. With a new baby, it is just so stressful trying to take care of a dog that is nowhere near housetrained. She is the 6th dog I've owned, and I've never had a problem before. I just want to cry, because I don't want to get rid of my baby girl. But maybe another family can give her more attention than I can. I'll have to talk to my husband when he gets home tonight. |
04-17-2006, 02:01 PM | #18 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri
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| Hi- I crated my furbabies in our bathroom and not an actual crate to get them piddle pad trained. It took about 2 months for each one ( I have 3) until they were trained to go on the piddle pad and if they had an accident my bathroom had tiled floors and cleaning up was real easy. Plus my bathroom had a bigger area and I just didn't want to put them in a crate - I know there is absolutely nothing wrong with crating them I just didn't care for it. If you can contain them to an area of the house this is tiled and babygate them in, that would be the ideal situation - it was for me. Hope something works out for you. |
04-17-2006, 02:15 PM | #19 |
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| I work from home as well, But welcome to YT Look fwd to seeing some pics
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04-17-2006, 02:51 PM | #20 |
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| While I am not gone throughout the day, if I need to make a run I always x-pen my fur babies. The x-pen can reform to be larger enough to allow free play and/or small enough to potty train. It's really been helpful in my house hold. What I do is, I just place an open crate inside of the x-pen (allows with padding in the bottom). This allows them a place to rest. Outside of the crate, I provide a wee-wee pad. That allows them a place to eliminate. The rest of the free space inside of the x-pen is where they'd play. I always leave them with toys and/or treats that will occupy their time. The best thing about it is, it's portable. It goes with me every where. I've included pictures and they were taken while in a hotel room at my breeds nationals. Enjoy! |
04-17-2006, 05:36 PM | #21 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: PA
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| I know this does not relate to the post, but please tell me where you got that blue fairy dress. I cant believe how cute it is
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04-17-2006, 05:56 PM | #22 |
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| I use the 1/2 bathroom as "Sissy's room" at night and when I'm not home. I'm fortunate to be at home a lot due to my occupations (yoga/pilates instructor) where my outside classes are early morning and late afternoon and I teach in my small home studio the rest of the time. She has her bed, food/water and toys in the bathroom and there is a night light also. We began using this room the day she came home. I do keep a wee-wee pad in the room, but she has not soiled in the room day or night for a few months now, and only soiled before if I wasn't prompt at letting her out of the room and outside immediately upon waking. She seems to like her space and doesn't whine or anything. Good luck.
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04-17-2006, 06:00 PM | #23 |
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| Bailey goes to work with me everyday, I'm lucky!
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04-18-2006, 08:01 AM | #24 | |
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04-18-2006, 08:03 AM | #25 |
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04-18-2006, 08:06 AM | #26 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| I am home with my two during the day.
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04-18-2006, 08:09 AM | #27 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Missouri
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| Hi and welcome to yorkietalk! Me and my hubby both work 8 hours a day and we leave our girls home a few days a week! We always go home at lunch to play with them and our lunches are at different times so we are home with them in the middle of the day for a total of 2 hours! Our schedule works out great. We just keep them in our bedroom when we are gone but alot of people will either crate them or put them in the kitchen!
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04-18-2006, 06:13 PM | #28 | |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Windsor, ON
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| I read your thread and it breaks my hearto to think that you might give up on your little girl after one day. I know that it is difficult, not to mention having a baby too. But try it a bit longer. One day isn't going to teach her anything. By chance did you contain her in a room at all? If it's that bad you can alway try keeping her in her crate for the first little while, and then slowly introduce her to a contained area. Please, try it some more. She will get better. Quote:
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04-18-2006, 07:19 PM | #29 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Puyallup, WA
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| Welcome! I am fairly new here, too. I have Rocco who is about 6-7 yr old (he is adopted) and Bella who is 10 weeks. I am struggling myself on leaving them alone during the day. Before Bella, Rocco might leave us a 'present' in my entry way. I am lucky as it's tile. Now, I have Bella, whose kennel is 22x30, in it from about 10am to 2pm, when my hubby gets home. Her kennel is up in our walk-in closet. I also have to kennel Bella when my 5 month old granddaughter comes over. I wish I could use my kitchen, but I have no doorways. I am having a problem with her chewing my bathroom cabinet & floorboards when I am getting ready for work in the mornings. A coworker told me to try lemon juice first on the areas she chews, or I can buy bitter apple at Petsmart. Anyone have ideas? Good luck with your babies and starting your new job! |
04-18-2006, 09:49 PM | #30 | |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: California
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| Give it another shot! Quote:
I know it's tough but give it a little longer and try a different method. Crate her. That way, it'll teach her to hold and train her bladder muscle. Come home during lunch time if you could. Or have a neighbor/friend come over during the day so she can stretch and relieve herself. Have you tried the washable pee pad? They won't be able to shred it. I'm pretty lucky as my mom takes mine to work with her. | |
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