My wife wants our pet out on the porch!!

[BubblPopElectrc]

Not to bash you or your wife, but shouldn't the two of you have known the basics of housebreaking (how to, difficulties due to breed, etc.) BEFORE getting the poor puppy?

[chachi]

Xpens are a great way to confine a puppy. You can get them at Petsmart or Ebay

[YorkieShadow]

It's just not safe for small pets and mostly Yorkies to be out side They dont have the double coat to stay warm and other dogs and wild animales would not have a problem with getting on the porch and killing your little one. I would never Let my Yorkie out side even on the porch with out being right by its side. The xpen in the kitchen sounds like the best advice to me.

[feminvstr]

Originally Posted by miezzi

I would leave your wife out on the front porch if I were you!
I would never leave my babies out on the porch...EVER! Get an Xpen for the pup and keep that in the kitchen. That way, he is not in the whole kitchen, but in one area.

LMAO!!

A dog is not something to be left untended outside all day long let alone a toy breed puppy! There are always kinder gentler ways to deal with potty training...would you put a toddler outside in diapers if she/he pee'd their training pants to teach them a lesson and continue to do this until they caught on?

Patience, Praise and Persistence is a virtue here! You cant expect a puppy to learn right from wrong without the three P's! Confinement in a bathroom with a pee pad or in a large crate while your gone and consistancy when you are home is your best method.

If it becomes an intolerable situation for your wife your puppy will feel the animosity, the puppy would then be better off being re-homed to a family that can take the time to train the pup properly before it becomes a habitual problem.

Wish you luck!

[shaderhacker]

Originally Posted by Lexi Rae

it just irks me sometimes.. why do people get pets to leave them outside..
is it me???? ....

I agree. I also would not like him on the porch.

If we crate train him, he may be in there all day long until the afternoon when we get home. We leave the house at around 8am. My wife works close but she doesn't think she can come home for lunch EVERY day till he knows not to go. That would mean that Peanut would be in the crate from 8am to like 4pm. Isn't that too long?

-M

[RLC12345678]

Originally Posted by shaderhacker

I agree. I also would not like him on the porch.

If we crate train him, he may be in there all day long until the afternoon when we get home. We leave the house at around 8am. My wife works close but she doesn't think she can come home for lunch EVERY day till he knows not to go. That would mean that Peanut would be in the crate from 8am to like 4pm. Isn't that too long?

-M

Unfortunately that is too long. He does not need to be in a crate more than 4 hours MAX at a time. I would get an ex-pen and put a tarp under it and put him in the living area. Put things in the ex-pen that will occupy him. Put his bed in there, pee pads, food, water, toys....he should be good to go in there all day while yall are at work. Putting the ex-pen in the living area would certainly get him out of the kitchen and having the tarp (or shower curtain) under the pen would prevent messes on the carpet. Like I said earlier, neutering him will help with the peeing.

[sylvan]

8-4 is too long for the crate....unless you expect him to have an accident in the crate. The area you described is more like what you need to train him to use the pads.
Housetraining info is available on my site at www.sylvanyorkies.com

[shaderhacker]

Originally Posted by YorkieShadow

It's just not safe for small pets and mostly Yorkies to be out side They dont have the double coat to stay warm and other dogs and wild animales would not have a problem with getting on the porch and killing your little one. I would never Let my Yorkie out side even on the porch with out being right by its side. The xpen in the kitchen sounds like the best advice to me.

I think some of you people are being a little harsh with the responses.

I don't think my wife knows much about dogs and especially about little ones. That's why I'm asking on these boards to see what the general consensus is.

In any case, can someone send a screenshot of an x-pen? I don't know how those look. Also, we did section off a small portion of the kitchen for Peanut. I'm fine with it, but my wife doesn't want him in the kitchen. If we can section off a small part of the apartment, with this x-pen, then that would be the best option for us. Otherwise, if my wife can't compromise with me, we may have to find it another home.

-M

[RLC12345678]

If the kitchen is not ok with your wife, try compromising and put him in another place in your apartment with a tarp or shower curtain underneath. Here is what an x pen looks like.

[RLC12345678]

Look at how this one is set up:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...t=fitted+sheet

[shaderhacker]

Yeap. I saw one of those at the pet store. I think that would work well.. A shower curtain for the under it? Hmm.. how would that work?

-M

[Shadow]

I agree with the OP some are being to harsh.
Is a shower curtain really safe,what if it is eaten.The smell so toxic when you take them out of the pakage, it about knocks ya out.

Originally Posted by RLC12345678

If the kitchen is not ok with your wife, try compromising and put him in another place in your apartment with a tarp or shower curtain underneath. Here is what an x pen looks like.

[shaderhacker]

Originally Posted by RLC12345678

Look at how this one is set up:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...t=fitted+sheet

That looks AWESOME!! I'll send my wife this link.

-M

[RLC12345678]

Originally Posted by shaderhacker

Yeap. I saw one of those at the pet store. I think that would work well.. A shower curtain for the under it? Hmm.. how would that work?

-M

Look at the link I just posted of how someone set up their x-pen. You could put a shower curtain down and then an old sheet of some sort so if your little one missed the pee pad and peed on the floor, it wouldn't mess up your carpet. It would get on the sheet and then on the shower curtain, which repels water, and it wouldn't mess up your carpet. And you wouldn't have to keep him in the kitchen. The shower curtain would act in the same manner that the kitchen floor does by repelling the water but so your puppy won't get the pee all over himself, you could put the old sheet over the shower curtain so it would absorb the pee and not get all over Peanut.

[RLC12345678]

Originally Posted by Shadow

I agree with the OP some are being to harsh.
Is a shower curtain really safe,what if it is eaten.The smell so toxic when you take them out of the pakage, it about knocks ya out.

I was thinking put the shower curtain down, then put the sheet on top of the shower curtain. You are right...the shower curtain would be harmful if eaten but also, you don't want Peanut getting pee all over himself. The old sheet would help absorb the pee and the shower curtain would protect the carpet.