My 5 year old dog barks all day when he's outside and he waits to come inside to go toilet....PLEASE HELP!!!!!

Question

I have a 5 year old, male, miniture yorkshire terrier.

He still does all his business in the house and its destroying the place. He has a kennel outside but he wont even go in a lie down in it. He barks and barks and barks at the backdoor. He waits for hours to come into the house and go's to the toilet. We give out to him and put him right back outside again. We dont know what to do anymore and I dont want to have to get ride of him or anything. PLEASE HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!! thanks, Chloe.

Answer 1

This dog needs some exercise. Take him for a good long walk every day. Yorkies might be small but they need exercise too. His kennel should be inside as well.

Answer 2

Why is he outside? Why is he barking? How long have you had him? Do you know his history? When he pees in the house, does he get praise or reward? (Even telling him off is praise). When you feed him, or he has a drink, wait outside with him. This may take hours, but when he does toilet outside, give him loads of praise. It won't take him long to realise he should go outside. He needs to realise that inside the house is really a big kennel. A dog won't mess anywhere that he sees as 'his den' or his bed. He obviously doesn't see the house as his den at the moment - because he doesn't seem to ever be allowed in it! Why don't you try a crate? My dog uses a crate and loves it. The crate will seem to the dog like an 'inside kennel'. You can shut the dog in there and it won't mess in it. (Obviously not for hours at a time!).

Answer 3

Yes, I get what you mean, but the puppy's going to need a crate until it's reliably housetrained and past the chewing stage - that's until 8 months at the least when it'll be finished teething. The dogs can still keep each other company, just when you're home. It's not safe for your things or the dogs for them not to be crated until this puppy's older. What you do is start working with your older dog so she's not destructive because of separation anxiety. It's not hard to do - and there's also meds you can get from your vet to be used in conjunction with training. But you've got to make sure first that the destruction isn't because of boredom. If dogs don't get LOTS of exercise - physical and mental through training - they get frustrated and bored and destructive because of it. If that's her reason, you're only going to end up with 2 destructive dogs so make sure both get plenty of exercise and training.

Answer 4

Try bringing him inside to live then toilet train him. It sounds like his toilet training his some here got turned round the wrong way. I happens to some dogs, they just get confused. The barking is him missing you and barking to be let in what he thinks is his toilet place. Have a chat with your vet or have a chat with a trainer (they should give you a free hour on the phone advice chat). I have a pup and when i got him (6 month from a rescue) he was a mess but he is really well behaved now :-) Anyway hope this helps

Answer 5

One of the lesser known ways of stopping a dog from barking is by countering noise with noise. How to do this? Put a few coins or pebbles inside a small empty can, and whenever your dog starts barking, take the can in hand and shake it.

The noise will startle the dog and make him stop barking. He might start up again in a bit, but just shake the can again; sooner or later your dog will understand what the noise means, and be conditioned to respect it.

As far as going potty inside, choose a location not too far from the door to be the bathroom spot. Always take your dog on leash, directly to the bathroom spot. Take him for a walk or play with him only after he has eliminated. If you clean up an accident in the house, leave the soiled rags or paper towels in the bathroom spot. The smell will help your dog recognize the area as the place where he is supposed to eliminate.

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Answer 6

Ummm, how long have you had this dog? Why is a miniature yorkie outside in a kennel for hours? This is an indoor dog not an outdoor dog.

First, decide if you really want to dedicate the next 5-8 years of your life to caring for this dog who needs love and care and needs to live INSIDE your house. If so, go and buy a dog crate that is just big enough for the dog to stand up in and turn in a circle in. Put nice, warm bedding in it and put this in your house - preferably somewhere in the house where the dog can still hear and see you but is somewhat secluded and can sleep if he wants. This can become his bed and "den". Dogs don't like to go to the bathroom in their bed. Take the dog out every few hours - immediately take the dog outside to go to the bathroom. It helps to go out with the dog - have the dog walk around - even take him on a walk - dogs need at least 1 daily walk for exercise and stimulation. After going to the bathroom outside, praise and praise him, then go inside and play with the dog for awhile, let him eat and drink, then put him back in the crate for awhile again. See the following link for more information on this method. It worked for me. My dogs still use their crate (without the door on it) for their bed and for when we are gone from the house.

Answer 7

try putting him in a kennel for a little bit then let him outside for about 5 to 10 min and then right back in the kennel he will soon get the hang of going to the bathroom outside

Answer 8

Why would you have a small dog and leave it outside for hours. Small dogs need to be with you. He is a house dog not an outside dog. Get a crate for him and keep him in the crate while you are gone. If you are at home during the day keep him confined to one room if you don't want him wandering the house

He is confused about going outside and my dogs were going thru the same thing for some reason. I spoke with a trainer and she told me to use clicker training to get them to go outside. It is really working.

Answer 9

A dog wont go where he sleeps so let him sleep inside and then he will go outside to do his business. To keep a miniature yorky outside is cruel I can understand people with big dogs outside but you are only getting what you deserve!! It would be better if you put your dog up for adoption as you havent treat him right its the dog that needs help NOT YOU.

Answer 10

Oh this sounds like a behavioural problem to me.You could try the local pet shop for a spray that you can spray in his favourite toilet places which will hopefully stop him using those places.Other than that maybe try some dog training sessions.