Can you take one more about house training?

Question

O.k. here is the deal.4 month old yorkie. Had him 1 months. came mostly paper trained. Will holdpoop until outside or we can catch him - he runs in circles. We got rid of paper to not confuse. Scheduled water and food. take him outside whenever we take him out of the crate, after we feed him. crate him when he hasn't gone outside and know he has to and try to take him out every 30 min. He has held everything overnite since we got him (11-6) but these last few days pees in his crate. He pees in the house EVERYWHERE . I have gone thru gallons of nature's miracle. Is he too young to get it? Am I being too hard core with him? Do I need him on an on the dot schedule? Oh and it's freezing cold outside. Often when we take him out to go he'll eat snow or drink puddles -frustrating! why is he going in his crate? Should I bring back the paper until the spring and slowly moove it outside? Will that make him think it's o.k. to go in the house? He never whines or sits at the door or signs for pee

And yes we give him treats ..i think everything right. I know I sound frustrated but i emote calm assertive and don't yell etc! As per Dog Whisperer!

Answer 1

I would start with yes bring the paper back. Especially for when he is out of the crate. With it being cold out it may pose an issue but it shouldn't too much. A trick I learned from a dog trainer is to use a clicker. Click the clicker and give him a treat. Do this several times until he understands that clicker means treat. The biggest problem for treat giving for bathroom time is that when you are outside you don't typically have the treat with you or you have to wait until he is done peeing to give it to him. The clicker can be used simultaneously with pottying. Another thing is (and this is more difficult when it's cold out) is that if he does not potty and he should need to go, make him lay down. Laying down relaxes the bladder and will give him the urge to need to potty. Of course he may be too young and not have proper sphincter control still. The great thing is, you have a small breed so if papers are a hassle, litter box train him. They now have litter boxes and "litter" specifically designed for dogs. At least until it's warmer out this may be the better option.