my yorkie will be 4mo I cant get him to understand the concept of housetraining...help?

Question

I will take him out side he will go two times (pee pee) then he will come insode and go agian he wont poop wherehe pees either uhhhh

Answer 1

4 months is really just starting to get old enough to be house trained, many are capable of getting it then, but many may take until 6 months old to get it. So you need to be patient.

Put her on a leash and have her follow you around all day. Offer her food and water regularly and take her out to go potty every hour to start. Pick a spot and take her to that spot every time and give her a command like "pee" or "go potty". If she does, praise her and pet her. If she doesn't go, don't talk to her or touch her, just take her back inside. Remember to give her a minute or two, it may take a couple minutes for her to poop, even after she pees. While you're in the house, if she starts pacing around, smelling the ground or whining, take her right outside. Since she is following you around on a leash all the time, she shouldn't have an opportunity to go in the house. If you have to leave the house she needs to be outside or in a crate, crate her at night and if you can't watch her (like if you have to shower) either crate her or put her outside. After 2 or 3 days, start letting her off the leash first thing in the morning after you take her out and only if she went outside. Let her off the leash for an hour or two, watching her carefully. Take her back outside to go potty and if she goes, she can stay off the leash. If she doesn't, put her back on the leash until the next time she goes outside. After a few days you will only have her on the leash a little bit, then you can start letting her off all day. She won't go potty every single time you let her out, but still let her out every hour or so for a good month.

If, at any time, she goes in the house, start over from the beginning.

Answer 2

Yorkies.. yorkies... yorkies.....

I have a yorkie that will be a year old next month. I'd say he's about 55% housebroken. He has potty pads in the house in the two spots that he likes to poo in. I also have this spray that I put on them that is supposed to make him want to potty on them. I take him outside every two hours, or a little bit after I hear him drink a lot. We are slowly working on it!

I have met MANY people that have owned yorkies that werent housebroken for 10+ years! Just be patient. Give tons of praise when he does go outside.

Answer 3

. Tell him that (in a very nice way - more flies with honey than vinegar) that you have noticed that she doesn't want to eat and is falling asleep and can't finish her supper when she gets home past her bedtime.. Or that she feels really bad and cries in the morning when she goes to bed later than 8'oclock. Whatever you can think of to help him focus on helping his daughter. Ask him if he has an idea how he could help. Don't suggest bringing her back early. That is not going to happen probably. If he says he doesn't know what he can do about it, you could say something like, "I've been thinking that if I were to pack her pj's and soap and lotion etc. that you could feed her and give her her bath before you bring her home." Let him know how much she loves a bath and what a fun time it is for her.and how cute she is in the tub.And let him know how much you look forward to that time with her every night. Let him know what he is missing by not being there for her bathtime. Let him know that SHE enjoys it - don't give a hint that it is helpful for you. Even tell him how what a sweet time that is for you and she, but that you are willing to give it up because it is hard on her when it is that late. I know you wish you didn't have to deal with him, but you know what, he is not going away and even though you may not like it, it is his right to see her. So try to make it easy on yourself and as pleasant as possible. It is a long way off before she is 18! Supply him with what he needs to bathe her and maybe even feed her. Pack it in her bag if he is willing to do it - 4 HER!

Answer 4

Yorkies are really, really hard to housetrain. Males are especially frustrating since they instinctually want to "mark" everything. I would try pottie pads placed strategically around the house. Assuming he gets accustomed to those, then you can slowly move them toward the door, and eventually out the door. That worked for my friend's shitzu. If nothing else works, you can buy "lap bands" for your dog so that when he pees it doesn't go anywhere - kinda like a diaper. Good luck!

Answer 5

Some toy dogs are difficult to house train. I'd crate him when you can't watch him. Take him outside frequently like you have been doing. Watch carefully. When he starts to pee, quickly scoop him up and take him outside. If all else fails, there are belly bands, cummerbunds (sp?) that go around his middle so he pees in that rather than in the house. I put a mini pad in them so I'm not washing the cumberbun all the time. Obviously I find mine not completely reliable in the house either and they are not pups!!

Answer 6

wow...is it just me or do our dogs think the same way...

i have a 13 month old male yorkie...

he goes pee pee outside but decides to poop inside and not in the same spot as where he pees

here's a star i need help too!

Answer 7

oh, i remember those good ol' days. i have a yorkie as well. yorkies do not have a good rap for being house-broken. it took my dog up until he was 1 year old to be 90% housebroken and he still has his accidents. (I got the dog at 9 months old completely un-housetrained) he's some along way but does it at his speed. be patient and reward him for doing good. be consistant. good luck!

Answer 8

small dogs tend to be harder to house train. they dont see the entire house as their den so they just designate a small area where their "den" is and that leaves the rest of the house free to pee/poop!
Also, they say that some dogs just dont "get it" until after 20wks, so maybe you just have a slow learner.
Good Luck, just keep taking him out every couple hours. and just try keeping him outside longer to give him time to poop