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01-28-2017, 07:33 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Lombard
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| Potty Training We have a 4 year old yorkie that is not potty trained, at all. Where do I even start? Going in the house is what she has always done so I feel like this is going to be quite the shock for her. Personally I have never potty trained a dog so I really have no clue. I have heard a few "rules of thumb" from various people but I want to do it the right way...with the quickest results! We are expecting a baby in April and I'll be dammed if my baby is going to be crawling around on a floor that has been used as a toilet...please help! & I know it is not the dogs fault, she has never been potty trained... |
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01-29-2017, 06:57 PM | #2 |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
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| You're going to have to start from step one like she is a baby if you want her to be successful since it does get harder the longer they have been "allowed" to do this. In the mean time, you can use a doggy diaper to save your rugs and furniture. Tether her to you with a leash at all times when you are home. Take her outside every 15-30 minutes (when you're home). Then as she proves she is getting better, take her out every hour. Keep increasing the amount of time over a period of a month. LOTS of praise and lots of treats RIGHT when she goes outside. Do not wait -- treat her immediately when she goes in the right spot, otherwise she won't know WHY you are rewarding her. With her being tethered to you (you can buy the kind that attach around your waist or belt), you can keep an eye at all times. If she is about to squat, you firmly but kindly say no and bring her outside to where she is supposed to go. Where do you keep her when you leave the house? Is she free roam? You're going to have to get an ex-pen to confine her while you are gone, maybe leave a pee pad in the beginning so she has a place to go. But if you want her to strictly go outside, pee pads may be confusing.
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03-16-2017, 04:27 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Spartanburg
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| How has she done? |
04-20-2017, 09:41 AM | #4 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Whittier, ca, us
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How did it go? I have the same problem with my dog who is almost 2. | |
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