need help with my new dog please?

Question

i got this 3 yr old yorkie today her former owner kept her in the garage with a doggie door that went outside to a kennel . well i live on a busy street so letting her out loose is not possible and she has no idea what to do on a leash i take her out she wont walk or potty the walking on a leash i know will take a few days and work but what am i suppose to do to get her to potty outside all she does is stand there like what am i suppose to do? so far we have had her for 10 hrs and she has not peed yet? im getting worried anyone have any sugestions?

what is an xpen??

i am srry but i am not putting an electric fence in that is way to harsh for a small yorkie she only weighs 4 lbs i am not about to shock her neck

Answer 1

Keep taking her outside and waiting until she does potty (and eventually they all do)--and then praise her greatly when she does. This will have to go on for several weeks--your patience will be taxed! The BIG secret is to keep your eyes on her at all times and NEVER allow her to go inside, only outside. When you praise her for doing so, she will slowly catch on. It just takes diligence and commitment. There are NO easy ways.

When you are gone or cannot watch her in the house, confine her to a crate. She will not go in the crate, providing that you give her a chance to go before crating her.

Contrary to human emotions, crating a dog is not cruel and most dogs come to feel great comfort and ease in their crates. My dog loves his, and it makes traveling or going out to the vets (he is a tiny dog) much easier...

Research crate training and housebreaking on the internet. It has become the easiest way to housebreak a dog.

Realize too that you have: 1.) An older dog. This is not a puppy and she will not accept change as easily as a younger puppy. She has her ways, and will take time to adjust to new ones. 2.) Yorkies are among the most stubborn and headstrong of dogs! She will try to control you, however subtle and do what she wants! Use patience! This will take some time, and your nerves will be frazzled, but your new dog WILL learn!


Also, you do not have a bond with her yet--this will take time--and until there is a bond, she has no motivation to follow your lead or accept your authority. Puppies give this much quicker, older dogs, particularily terriers, and particularily Yorkshire terriers!, are very stubborn and slow to adjust. They want to be in control!

I really do admire you--in my older age (43!) I just do not have the time and patience and endless dedication that adopting a mature dog entails. Puppies are so much easier and SOOO much quicker. You have your work cut out for you. Don't be surprised if problems linger for 6 months or longer.

Remember: Patience is important, and then of course you need patience, and don't forget, finally, that you need loads and loads of patience...

Answer 2

A dog this old may be a bit harder to train to do things your way but could you possibly take her out w/out a leash and stay very close to her? So that she doesn't run off? Either that or put a very light weight rope on her collar and let her out the door but don't let her no she is on the rope- make it so she thinks she has freedom - she won't know till she reaches the length of the rope that she is on one! Be sure it is a fairly long rope- she is a very small breed so the lighter the rope the better! Good Luck! And the old saying that You Can't Teach an Old Dog new tricks is just a myth!!

Answer 3

Don't worry, as long as she doesn't have a health problem (that the previous owner Would have noticed)...she will go sometime and probably did ( while hiding somewhere). What works sometimes is if you turn potty time into bonding time and play time outside. Don't make it just pee time. Sit outside and play with her and allow her to explore and she will eventully learn that outside on a leash is good and fun and she WILL learn. Give her time, she had a long time to learn her previous behavior.It will take time an patience to change it.......but it WILL happen. Hang in there.

Answer 4

Try crate training.

Keep the dog in the crate when you're not at home, sleeping, or not able to supervise her. Dogs do not go potty in their crates for obvious reasons. Whenever you get home or wake up in the morning, the first thing you do when the dog comes out of the crate is take her outside. If she goes potty, give her a dog treat. Those can be great motivation.

Answer 5

Try going to a pet store and buying an X pen. You can place her in it in the yard and she can be off the leash to potty. You can use it while she is getting used to the leash. We had a dog in our rescue that wouldn't potty on a leash and this worked great!

Answer 6

Get a tie-out. It's a long cable wrapped in thick plastic with leash clips on both ends. You can connect it to a tree or post, or use a corkscrew post that goes into the lawn. The dog gets the freedom of roaming while you get piece of mind. You can also look into invisible electric fences, which allow the dog to roam your entire property, but they get a mild shock if they try to cross.

Answer 7

Well not to worry eventually she will go, I just don't know if you will agree with the place she chooses.
They have litter boxes for small dogs, check your local pet store. I know people that use these and they enjoy not having late night accidents. Your dog will still need walks, for excersize but at least you will know she can "go" when she wants to.

Its hard to train a 3yr old dog who has had no real formal training, its going to take time & patience.

Answer 8

chop up small bits of sausage and chees, put them in a small plastic container, teach her a few commands and give her a small piece when she does good; same for walking on the lead; you have to teach her 'heel' from scratch, so get her on lead, sit at your side, give her a trweat for doing this, then say Heel! in a happy voice 'OK, lets go! Heel!' happily, don't get mad and off you go, if she pulls, sit her down and start again. give treat when she does good. Once she realises food comes when she walks, then your OK -and the wee and poop comes naturally on the lead after that!

Answer 9

An xpen is a good idea. Here is a link to pix of different kinds. You can buy them at the petstore.

http://images.google.com/images?q=dog%20exercise%20pens&ndsp=18&svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&rls=GGGL,GGGL:2006-18,GGGL:en&start=0&sa=N

Answer 10

Unfortunately, Yorkies, I've found, are hard to house break. You are trying to break a foundation that has taken 3 years to form. I seriously think you need an individual trainer asap. Believe me, she will urinate somewhere.