Please help with my yorkie?

Question

He is 5 months old and I don't know what time schedule he needs to be on. How do I schedule the breaks through out the day? He seems to be sort of dumb. I tried the cage training be he ends up going in there and they lays all over it! It's really disgusting and I am getting frustrated. Please help!? :(

Answer 1

Oh, I'm in the same situation you are in! I have a three month old gordon setter puppy who I'm potty training. Definitely use the cage training. When pups are sitting still they don't feel the urge to go as often as when they're runnin' about. Make sure your cage isn't to big, dogs naturally don't like to defectate in their sleeping area. Make sure the cage IS his sleeping area. Even if you want your dog to sleep on your bed, you should wait until they're potty trained before you let them.

Also, when he lays in his messes in the kennel, don't always shampoo him to clean him. Too many baths can dry out their skin. Rinsing him off will work fine. If he's in his kennel, he should be about to hold it for quite a few hours, but if he's running around maybe every couple hours. Have fun with your pup!

Answer 2

He should be trained by now.However their are many great books at Pet Mart/Petco that might help.Limit his food intake to certain times during the day as well as water until he learns not to potty in his house or yours.Offer the food and water at least 3-4 times per day and around 10-20 minutes he will need to be taken outside to "Hurry" That is the word I have always used because I have always been in a hurry LOL especially in the Winter time!Always praise him when he does good never scream or scold him he will only get more confused.Dogs do not usually want to go potty where they stay.If these tips do not work

Answer 3

He is not dumb. He is a puppy. Puppies need training. Different dogs learn at a different pace. Take him out every 2 hours to start (and 15 mins after he eats/drinks). When you take him out, encourage/tell him "go potty". When he does go, be sure to give him a lot of praises! "Good potty". Dogs want to please their owners. If you catch him going potty inside tell him "potty outside" and take him outside and repeat the whole "go potty" thing. Potty training can be very frustrating . . I know, but he will get trained. He is small enough too that you can try litter training also. You still have to work at that but at least you don't have to worry about going outside. Try asking your vet for some tips, they usually have dealt with every type of training and may have some good pointers. Just hang in there, keep at it and I'm sure he'll get it. Good luck.

Answer 4

Yorkies are stubborn and very hard headed. This is what made them a very good ratter in England for which they were bred.
My Yorkie is very tenacious,stubborn,hard headed and somewhat clever.
I got him when he was 3yrs old after being passed from one owner to another because of the lack or training/patience on the previouos owners and he had problems with being house broken.
I kept him in his kennel at night or until he got accustom to the routine I already had in place with my other dog.
Previous owner kept him in the kennel for extended periods of time and he too use to mess in the kennel. . they need frequent breaks to avoid this.
Any dog that messes in the kennel has been left in a kennel for too long a period of time.
He would have accidents in the house and I would scold him and put him out.
Once he started to see what the other dog was doing and began to understand that "pissing" in the house was unacceptable he began to be trainable.
I also encouraged good behavior with doggie biscuits which he loves. . .he knows to go out in the morning and when he is finished he will get a doggie biscuit or treat. . little man has tried to fool me and just walk to the end of my deck and turn around to make me think he had done his business so to just get the treat. . that got foiled real quick. . Ha Ha Ha
My Yorkie is not neutered as I want to breed him when I find a female that can accomodate him as he is a 14lb Yorkie which was the original size for them. . they have been bred down to the tiny size you see now so he still tends to try and mark his territory while in the house but I have come to understand him and his "moves" so when he is in the house I watch him very close and IF I think he is thinking of doing something I scould him and he heads for the door.
Repetition,Praise and Reward. . . and LOTS of it!!!!

Answer 5

You have a dirty puppy literally... Which means he doesn't care about laying in well... you know... Reward him everytime he goes outside with a small treat. Make sure you have a very small crate so that he doesn't have room to go on one side and lay on the other.

When he has an accident make sure to bathe him and clean his crate with a cleaner like Get Serious or Natures Miracle to ensure you get the enzemes out that will have him remark.

It's going to take a lot of work because he has already learned it's okay. Get a book on the subject and talk to your vet about recommendations.

Answer 6

we had a yorkie poo and put her in a baby crib since she is so small one area we laid newspaper and at the other end we put bedding down for her to seep and then somewhere in the middle we put her food and water she really seemed to get that that section was for sleeping the other was for going potty and then she where she eats was kindof obvious. if he lays in his poop yell at him and tell no! and that what he did was not a good idea then take the poop in a napkin or paper towel and put the poop where u want him to go potty like outside or on the newspaper and show him thats where he needs to go.


o and what NewMoonGi... said is not true. dogs don mind sleeping in their own poop. my dogs slept in it an played in it. there not liike us where they have to be clean all the time

Answer 7

use training pads, inside the house. Once you wake up in the morning take him out, if you feed him in the morning take him out about 5-10 after he eats, walk him about 2-3 times between meals, and definitely before he eats. hope this helps, otherwise take him to training class

Answer 8

they are young, just go out whenever he looks like he has to go the bathroom, or go every hour or so... but training pads in, and go before and after meals... try going every hour or hour and 1/2.. if this isnt working.. he is at a great age to get training..