Originally Posted by punkie (Post 1278056)

I'm just curious and really would like to get some feedback on this.

I've heard of people having tiny puppies that just weighed ounces at around 11-12 weeks and turned out the be 6-8 lbs when grown.

But has anyone here had a puppy who was almost 2 lbs by 11 weeks that turned out the be less than 5 lbs when grown?

Originally Posted by punkie (Post 1282054)

We have been trying to pee pad train out little guy since we don't take him out that much especially because he doesn't have all of his booster shots yet and we pretty much live in doggy central.

The vet and her technician told us yesterday that we should crate train instead though and that it's easier. Apparently we should leave him in the crate "all the time" except for when he is eating or going to the bathroom or playing with us.

When he is supervised, we just leave the puppy gate open and he goes back and forth between his own "room" and the rest of the apartment. When he isn't supervised, we close the gate and he has everything he need in his area, with lots of room and he does fine. We were told that this is wrong and that he will just start peeing everywhere and not learn anything. We actually thought that he was doing pretty well. He has accidents of course, all the time actually, but he's so young and we thought it was normal.

They told us to take him outside every 3 hours and right after he eats. That doesn't sound easier to me, LOL. Plus how can we take him out when we're sleeping at night or if we're away for more than 3 hours for whatever reason? We don't really feel comfortable leaving a little puppy in the crate for that long, but we really don't know anything about this since we never had a puppy before of our own other than the family dogs that our parents took care of :D

I also read that toy dogs are hard to potty train and may have accidents throughout their lives.

What does everyone think is a good idea? Crate training or pee pad training? :confused:

Originally Posted by DoubleYorkie (Post 1282215)

Regarding blood/muscus in stool. I have tried to switch my baby to Innova but it did not work no matter how slow I've tried to do it. He was on rice/chicken diet and got better but the minute he eats Innova even a bit he starts to get loose stool with bloody muscus in it. I thought it's an allergy to chicken but it's not. He eats other foods with chicken fine. Then I thought it's barley, eggs etc. I still cannot pinpoint it. I tried all of them separately and he was fine. I got lost in exclusion process :rolleyes: I just don't feed him Innova anymore. If switching slowly (let say in about 7-8 days) does not work then don't keep him on Innova. My baby had pretty bad problem with it and was not feeling good at all. I did not suspect food in the beginning because it is a very premium food.

Originally Posted by njoydaride (Post 1282250)

I love the name Milo! Maybe because I love Milo Ventimiglia :D

I'm pee pad training right now and it's pretty tough. The first couple of days weren't so great. I tried putting him on the pad, but he wouldn't stay on it and peed where he thought was a good spot. So I watched where he would go each time, and put the pad there. So far he's only had 1 accident since Tuesday. So I HOPE it's working out. That one accident was my fault because I wasn't watching him. He peed on my bf's bag! :eek: Also each and every time he did go on the pad, I praised him like crazy! Treats, pets, "good boys", the works. Being on vacation for a couple of weeks also helps during the early stages. Hope that helped you out a little.

Originally Posted by celstu1 (Post 1282364)

You are welcome punkie!!!

I Love the name you picked!! MILO!!! Soooooo CUTE!!!

Originally Posted by celstu1 (Post 1282374)

I have to say, I HIGHLY recommend getting through crate training no matter how hard it is. They say within a month they will be trained if you use that method. I never did bc I couldnt BEAR my pups being locked up ... BUT now I WISH I did... they are 2 almost and have accidents in the house pretty much DAILY! soooooo FRUSTRATING! I call them accidents... but in all honesty, they just pee where they please! :( So if you can, try to crate train... it will be WAY better for your house! :)

Originally Posted by yorkieK9trainer (Post 1282443)

Most members here know how I feel about crate training already. ;)
:thumbup: :thumbup:

As a trainer, I highly recommend it. And that doesn't mean that you have to deal w/ the problems that you will no doubt encounter when they're inside the crate. Most puppies/dogs have to be taught just as much manners INSIDE the crate as they are taught OUTSIDE of it.

No barking/digging/scratching/howling/peeing/pooping.....destruction and discontent of any kind inside the crate or out and about in a building of any kind.

Anyway, I just saw a post above mine advising it and thought I'd jump in w/ my 2 c.

Originally Posted by YorkieTime07 (Post 1282474)

Milo is a wonderful name!!!:D And yes wasn't that jack russell really good in Mask!!! :) Milo the Mighty Yorkie!!! coming to a theater near you!!! :)lol
Can't wait to see some more photos!!! Congrats on the new baby Milo!!!

Originally Posted by punkie (Post 1282574)

Hmm, I can understand not wanting your little puppy locked up. I don't either. The thing with crate training is, wouldn't it be super hard to take them out every 3 hours? And what would I do through the night? Would I still have to let him out every 3 hours at night time?
No accidents does sound pretty tempting.