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tonyismybabyboy · 11-29-2006, 09:39 AM

For some reason whenever my pooch pees on the carpet and I tell him "NO!" he gets really excited and runs around. This is of course pushing me and my boyfriend over the line. I want my little boy to have free roam of my apartment, but he has turned my comefy chair into his firehydrant. It is off to the side and he is so small, we don't even notice him by it. Also, he loves peeing on the garbage can when he is gated in the kitchen. He is learning #1 and #2 on the pad when he is gated off in there (he will hit the pad maybe 2x a day), but he always goes on the can at least once. (he really needs to leave my garbage can alone, it did nothing to him).
After he goes somewhere he isn't supposed to go, I tell him "NO!!! BAD BOY!!!" and accompany it with a tap on the butt, then he runs to the corner, looks sad for like a split second then runs back at me jumping around like nothing ever happened. PLEASE HELP, HE HAS A SEVERE CASE OF PUPPY ADD and it is very frustrating because I am doing what I am supposed to do, but it won't work if he doesn't understand right from wrong.
Sorry this is a bit long, but I'm running out of options.

dudley · 11-29-2006, 09:44 AM

Well in my experience, tapping and yelling do NO good. I found the best way is to do the positive reinforcement. When he goes on the pad you need to praise him and give him treats. Make a big to do everytime he does it right and ignore when he doesn't. They really seem to respond better to this.

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Originally Posted by tonyismybabyboy

For some reason whenever my pooch pees on the carpet and I tell him "NO!" he gets really excited and runs around. This is of course pushing me and my boyfriend over the line. I want my little boy to have free roam of my apartment, but he has turned my comefy chair into his firehydrant. It is off to the side and he is so small, we don't even notice him by it. Also, he loves peeing on the garbage can when he is gated in the kitchen. He is learning #1 and #2 on the pad when he is gated off in there (he will hit the pad maybe 2x a day), but he always goes on the can at least once. (he really needs to leave my garbage can alone, it did nothing to him).
After he goes somewhere he isn't supposed to go, I tell him "NO!!! BAD BOY!!!" and accompany it with a tap on the butt, then he runs to the corner, looks sad for like a split second then runs back at me jumping around like nothing ever happened. PLEASE HELP, HE HAS A SEVERE CASE OF PUPPY ADD and it is very frustrating because I am doing what I am supposed to do, but it won't work if he doesn't understand right from wrong.
Sorry this is a bit long, but I'm running out of options.

BubblPopElectrc · 11-29-2006, 09:47 AM

If he pees on stuff (like when you say you don't notice him being on the chair), why not keep him gated off when you can't watch him?

tonyismybabyboy · 11-29-2006, 10:04 AM

We will be watching him, but he pees on the side of the chair that we can't see because of the room setup. Gating it off would be a huge deal. I think he doesn't like people to watch him b/c at night i put him in the bathroom and close the door and he goes on his pad before bed (kinda like a "hey we are going to bed and you better not pee on my bed" type of thing). But he will only go with the door closed. He is getting pretty good at hiding when he goes, he does this ever so slight leg lift and its over like that. So actually catching him do it is really hard because he's gotten so good at it.

Lisa C · 11-29-2006, 10:13 AM

Although I am new to the Yorkie world, I did a lot of research before choosing a breed. It doesn't seem to be a secret that Yorkies can be difficult to train and some never do competely. I was prepared to have an incredible amount of patience, diligence and maturity in order to train my puppy and that is just what I found out I needed! He is just a baby with a tiny bladder that needs constant supervision when he is anywhere that he could have an accident.

As the adults, it is our job to set the boundaries as to where our puppy should be allowed and evaluate what they can handle. It doesn't sound like he is ready to have the run of the apartment without making you crazy and he just may be too immature to get it all right now.

My puppy is now almost 5 months. We have great days where I feel like I am living with a trained doggie and other days where we seem to be regressing. When this happens, I change the boundaries temporarily and up my patience level. It's like raising a child! Good days and bad. I think if your expectations are too high you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Strive for smaller accomplishments and give lots of praise. Right now your comfy chair is his personal pee spot so I would just not allow him in that area. Try him again every few days.

I have one accessible room with carpet and that is just where JoJo wants to run when I give him some freedom, and of course he quickly pees in the there. I bring him to his pee pad, restrict the boundaries and in a few days we try again. He is getting the idea but it is not consistent yet. It takes a lot of time and patience to get them where we want them to be. Hang in there!

blondflava · 11-29-2006, 10:24 AM

How old is he? Maybe lifting his leg is a marking thing, then I know some people put a little fire hydrant in the middle of the pad...Maybe looks funny but hey, whatever works. I agree that Positive Reinforcement works better than punishment, and yelling "NO" and tapping on the butt definitely are punishing him. What worked for me was clapping and yelling 'aaaaack' whenever I saw him squatting or circling just to distract his attention. Then I'd put him on the pad. Another thing I can recommend is getting an xpen and using it as a fence to gate off some area you don't want him in (like that chair). I still use it to gate off a bathroom (bathroom rugs

) and one room that no one really goes to. He has the free run of the kitchen (when alone) and kitchen, bedroom and the office when we're home. But to get here I had to start from basics, which was keeping him in a small xpen at the beginning...

tonyismybabyboy · 11-29-2006, 10:45 AM

My expectations are very high for him because he picks up on things so quickly. It only took him a day to figure out that how to jump into his carrier (he is so good now that if i leave it open when I walk he jumps in!) he knows, sit, stay, laydown, jump, standup, spin, drop it, give paw, we are working on roll over. he knows go to bed and hurry! hurry! He is a very intelligen puppy and picks up on things very quickly, just not potty training. even when I ignore his bad behavior and parise the good, he still doesn't get it. Positive reinforcement was the first thing i tried.
Tony is not a dumb puppy, he is incredibely smart and very quick to pick up on new things.

Itspuppyluv · 11-29-2006, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisa C

Although I am new to the Yorkie world, I did a lot of research before choosing a breed. It doesn't seem to be a secret that Yorkies can be difficult to train and some never do competely. I was prepared to have an incredible amount of patience, diligence and maturity in order to train my puppy and that is just what I found out I needed! He is just a baby with a tiny bladder that needs constant supervision when he is anywhere that he could have an accident.

As the adults, it is our job to set the boundaries as to where our puppy should be allowed and evaluate what they can handle. It doesn't sound like he is ready to have the run of the apartment without making you crazy and he just may be too immature to get it all right now.

My puppy is now almost 5 months. We have great days where I feel like I am living with a trained doggie and other days where we seem to be regressing. When this happens, I change the boundaries temporarily and up my patience level. It's like raising a child! Good days and bad. I think if your expectations are too high you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Strive for smaller accomplishments and give lots of praise. Right now your comfy chair is his personal pee spot so I would just not allow him in that area. Try him again every few days.

I have one accessible room with carpet and that is just where JoJo wants to run when I give him some freedom, and of course he quickly pees in the there. I bring him to his pee pad, restrict the boundaries and in a few days we try again. He is getting the idea but it is not consistent yet. It takes a lot of time and patience to get them where we want them to be. Hang in there!

Great advice. You might be new to yorkies but you're good. Welcome to YT!

tonyismybabyboy · 11-30-2006, 08:55 PM

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11-29-2006, 09:47 AM	#3
BubblPopElectrc Kyle Plus 3 Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 6,929	If he pees on stuff (like when you say you don't notice him being on the chair), why not keep him gated off when you can't watch him? __________________ Kyle (me), Britney, Brooklyn, and Coral

11-29-2006, 10:13 AM	#5
Lisa C Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tatamy, PA Posts: 62	Although I am new to the Yorkie world, I did a lot of research before choosing a breed. It doesn't seem to be a secret that Yorkies can be difficult to train and some never do competely. I was prepared to have an incredible amount of patience, diligence and maturity in order to train my puppy and that is just what I found out I needed! He is just a baby with a tiny bladder that needs constant supervision when he is anywhere that he could have an accident. As the adults, it is our job to set the boundaries as to where our puppy should be allowed and evaluate what they can handle. It doesn't sound like he is ready to have the run of the apartment without making you crazy and he just may be too immature to get it all right now. My puppy is now almost 5 months. We have great days where I feel like I am living with a trained doggie and other days where we seem to be regressing. When this happens, I change the boundaries temporarily and up my patience level. It's like raising a child! Good days and bad. I think if your expectations are too high you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Strive for smaller accomplishments and give lots of praise. Right now your comfy chair is his personal pee spot so I would just not allow him in that area. Try him again every few days. I have one accessible room with carpet and that is just where JoJo wants to run when I give him some freedom, and of course he quickly pees in the there. I bring him to his pee pad, restrict the boundaries and in a few days we try again. He is getting the idea but it is not consistent yet. It takes a lot of time and patience to get them where we want them to be. Hang in there! __________________ JoJo

11-29-2006, 10:24 AM	#6
blondflava Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kearny, NJ Posts: 1,183	How old is he? Maybe lifting his leg is a marking thing, then I know some people put a little fire hydrant in the middle of the pad...Maybe looks funny but hey, whatever works. I agree that Positive Reinforcement works better than punishment, and yelling "NO" and tapping on the butt definitely are punishing him. What worked for me was clapping and yelling 'aaaaack' whenever I saw him squatting or circling just to distract his attention. Then I'd put him on the pad. Another thing I can recommend is getting an xpen and using it as a fence to gate off some area you don't want him in (like that chair). I still use it to gate off a bathroom (bathroom rugs ) and one room that no one really goes to. He has the free run of the kitchen (when alone) and kitchen, bedroom and the office when we're home. But to get here I had to start from basics, which was keeping him in a small xpen at the beginning... __________________ Izabela ... and Pepper Rest in peace, Kora, you're always in my

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11-29-2006, 09:39 AM	#1
tonyismybabyboy BANNED! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: DeKalb, IL Posts: 173	My puppy doesn't know "no!" For some reason whenever my pooch pees on the carpet and I tell him "NO!" he gets really excited and runs around. This is of course pushing me and my boyfriend over the line. I want my little boy to have free roam of my apartment, but he has turned my comefy chair into his firehydrant. It is off to the side and he is so small, we don't even notice him by it. Also, he loves peeing on the garbage can when he is gated in the kitchen. He is learning #1 and #2 on the pad when he is gated off in there (he will hit the pad maybe 2x a day), but he always goes on the can at least once. (he really needs to leave my garbage can alone, it did nothing to him). After he goes somewhere he isn't supposed to go, I tell him "NO!!! BAD BOY!!!" and accompany it with a tap on the butt, then he runs to the corner, looks sad for like a split second then runs back at me jumping around like nothing ever happened. PLEASE HELP, HE HAS A SEVERE CASE OF PUPPY ADD and it is very frustrating because I am doing what I am supposed to do, but it won't work if he doesn't understand right from wrong. Sorry this is a bit long, but I'm running out of options.

11-29-2006, 10:04 AM	#4
tonyismybabyboy BANNED! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: DeKalb, IL Posts: 173	We will be watching him, but he pees on the side of the chair that we can't see because of the room setup. Gating it off would be a huge deal. I think he doesn't like people to watch him b/c at night i put him in the bathroom and close the door and he goes on his pad before bed (kinda like a "hey we are going to bed and you better not pee on my bed" type of thing). But he will only go with the door closed. He is getting pretty good at hiding when he goes, he does this ever so slight leg lift and its over like that. So actually catching him do it is really hard because he's gotten so good at it.

11-29-2006, 10:45 AM	#7
tonyismybabyboy BANNED! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: DeKalb, IL Posts: 173	My expectations are very high for him because he picks up on things so quickly. It only took him a day to figure out that how to jump into his carrier (he is so good now that if i leave it open when I walk he jumps in!) he knows, sit, stay, laydown, jump, standup, spin, drop it, give paw, we are working on roll over. he knows go to bed and hurry! hurry! He is a very intelligen puppy and picks up on things very quickly, just not potty training. even when I ignore his bad behavior and parise the good, he still doesn't get it. Positive reinforcement was the first thing i tried. Tony is not a dumb puppy, he is incredibely smart and very quick to pick up on new things.