NWR: Yorkie Puppy

Does anyone out there have a yorkie? I got mine two days ago. He is finally starting to use the wee wee pads however still some accidents. Was yours hard to potty train? Also mine cries so bad when we even leave the room, forget about it when we leave for work. Any tips how to help this? I leave him with water, some toys, a comfy towel to lay on and yet he still yipes. Any suggestions? Thanks! :)

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I have a yorkie...he was a bit diff to trian but not for long...by the way get used to the yelping...mine has the worst bark..lol

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I’ve never had a yorkie, but I’ve raised two of my own puppies and was also hired to raise two other pups, so maybe I can give you some tips. First of all, accidents will happen, ecspecially in the beginning, but as long as you show your pup what he/she should be doing instead of going on the floor, thing will be fine. Most pups have warning signs before they let loose so it’s always good to keep an eye out for those and then place the dog on the wee-wee pad.

With the crying, have you tried crating? All puppies hate to be left alone, but if they’re comfortable and happy in their crate, then they’ll be more likely to settle down after crying a bit and just relax.

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I think a puppy using wee wee pads after 2 days is great! I've never had a Yorkie, but adopted a 14 week old Brittany in late November. With any pup it takes some time before they're fully house trained.

When I adopted my pup, I bought a few books on puppy training, and our breeder provided a few as well. Once he's a little older, if you're interested, PetSmart and PetCo have some good training classes. They're positive reinforcement classes that really train YOU on how to train a puppy. They were really good for us.

As far as the crying goes, Brodie is now 10 months and he still gets upset when we leave him, but it's slowly been getting better. Now when we leave for work, we still have to call him into the kitchen, but he comes and lays on his bed. We were crating him for the first few months, but he gets anxiety and would be sopping wet with drool when we got home, so now we pen him in the kitchen. Crating is great for most dogs, but if you run into any problems consider closing off a small area of your house for the dog. We also have a dog walker that stops by for 30 minutes daily, but more for his mental needs than bathroom needs. He's not the type of dog that does well alone for long periods of time.

ETA - some of the tricks we were told were to ignore him for 10 minutes before you leave, don't make a big deal about you leaving (no kissing and making a big show), when you're home leave him for 5 minutes, then 10 minutes, then 30 minutes, etc ... keep building up the time so he can get more comfort that you're going to return.

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My Yorkie was hard to train because i couldn't leave wee wee pads out for her because FH's chihuahua(sp?) would tear them up when we went out so we got used to taking them out for walks and in the back ard but she still has 'accidents' if we're not home for a while. .... as for the whining FH says that she even whines sometimes when he is home and I'm at work because she's looking for me ... but most of the time she has his dog to keep her company when we're not home.

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i think im going to pen off my kitchen. Right now he is in the crate during the day while we're at work and despite me leaving him with stuff, my neighbor says he still cries ( well she yells at me that he was crying lol).I think maybe him having more freedom to roam around the kitchen will help him because right now he hates the crate. I feel bad for the poor guy that he is alone all day but im hopeful he will get used to it and know i am coming back.

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Yorkies are harder to train than other dogs and they are not as obedient...i suggest reading a book on yorkies or articles

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here is one short article

http://www.yorkie.org/yorkie_puppies/puppies.html

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Posted by melissaandjoey

i think im going to pen off my kitchen. Right now he is in the crate during the day while we're at work and despite me leaving him with stuff, my neighbor says he still cries ( well she yells at me that he was crying lol).I think maybe him having more freedom to roam around the kitchen will help him because right now he hates the crate. I feel bad for the poor guy that he is alone all day but im hopeful he will get used to it and know i am coming back.

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Just a warning - they say that giving a dog more space sometimes causes them to be less obedient, and may make house training more difficult. The crate helps because they don't want to 'soil' their space. With a whole room the dog may use a corner for the bathroom and hang out somewhere else. We haven't had this problem with our pup, but Espo 22 is definitely right - you should read a book on yorkies, and talk to your breeder (or wherever you adopted the pup from).

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right now he keeps going in the crate and when i come home everyday he stinks because he has been laying in the poop despite having room to lay elsewhere in the crate. If i am home and leave the crate door open he will come out and go for the most part on the pad. I dont know if he is going just to be spiteful or just because he is only 3 lbs and cant help it. My kitchen is tiny so i figured maybe letting him have kitchen space would help, so he could lay in the crate yet do his business and play out of it. I will keep you posted on what happens :)

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Posted by melissaandjoey

i think im going to pen off my kitchen. Right now he is in the crate during the day while we're at work and despite me leaving him with stuff, my neighbor says he still cries ( well she yells at me that he was crying lol).I think maybe him having more freedom to roam around the kitchen will help him because right now he hates the crate. I feel bad for the poor guy that he is alone all day but im hopeful he will get used to it and know i am coming back.

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Just a warning - they say that giving a dog more space sometimes causes them to be less obedient, and may make house training more difficult. The crate helps because they don't want to 'soil' their space. With a whole room the dog may use a corner for the bathroom and hang out somewhere else. We haven't had this problem with our pup, but Espo 22 is definitely right - you should read a book on yorkies, and talk to your breeder (or wherever you adopted the pup from).

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I have to agree. With my corgi puppy, we crated him when we couldn't be around and while he didn't love it at first, he was house trained very quickly. He also knew that there were some areas of the apartment that he wasn't allowed into--mainly the dining room with the really nice carpet and he was allowed in as soon as we trusted him not to make a mess.

On the other hand, my parent's got a pug puppy not too long ago, and started out with good intentions but quickly felt bad whenever the pup cried. So the dog has the run of the house and, at about 7 months, is still not house trained. I'm not saying that this will def. happen, but just to give you an idea of what some restrictions as a young pup can achieve.

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Posted by melissaandjoey

right now he keeps going in the crate and when i come home everyday he stinks because he has been laying in the poop despite having room to lay elsewhere in the crate. If i am home and leave the crate door open he will come out and go for the most part on the pad. I dont know if he is going just to be spiteful or just because he is only 3 lbs and cant help it. My kitchen is tiny so i figured maybe letting him have kitchen space would help, so he could lay in the crate yet do his business and play out of it. I will keep you posted on what happens :)

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He may keep going in the crate because it smells like a bathroom to him. Have you cleaned it out thoroughly with one of the recommended pet cleaners, like Nature's Miracle?

But yeah, keep us posted!

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How old is he? If you only got him two days ago, he's still very unsure about his new home, and you have to remember, he's probably just a baby. Of course he's going to cry when you leave, he doesn't know if you're coming back, or how long it's going to be. Personally, I don't think it's a good idea to get very young puppies and then leave them alone for many hours while you're working. Puppies that young aren't meant to be left alone--normally, they'd have their mother and their siblings, they'd never be alone. He's lonely and unhappy. Maybe leave a radio or the TV on so it's not too quiet for him. And get some training books, it will help.

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He is 3 months old. I leave the radio on for him. I will be done with work next wednesday for the entire summer so i will have the entire day to spend with him

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It is imperitive you break the puppies habit of crying when you leave while he is a puppy so it does not grow into a bigger problem when he is an adult dog. (i.e riping your house apart)

Try leaving the room for short periods of time. First find out what amount of time he can be alone and not cry. If it is as short as 5 seconds, come back in the room before he cries and praise him with a rub and a treat. Then try to build up to 10 seconds. Then 1 min. Praise him each time he does not cry. If you are in the other room for (example) 1 min and he starts crying, go back inside but do not praise him. Try working your way back up to 1 min. (like going back to maybe 50 seconds if he won't cry)

Make sense?

You can also try to give him specific toys only when you are leaving for long periods of time, so he looks forward to those toys. Buster Cube, Treat ball, Kong with some kong filler - all of these you can find at Petco or Petsmart. Take the toys away when you get home this way he has something to look forward to when you are leaving - he only gets those toys when you leave for long periods of time


Good luck!

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Hi! I got my (airedale) puppy just over a year ago!! we did a couple of things, but here's a FANTASTIC yahoo group for puppy training:

URL to this page: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/spt

There's a ton of information on housetraining, puppy nipping, POSITIVE training techniques (NO prong/electric collars, only positive reinforcement, etc.)

Your little one may be just a tad young to really have full bladder control, that usually comes in around 12 weeks or so, but don't worry, she'll get there!!!

Pic of our sophie is attached from when she was a BABY last year!!!

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I agree with the idea of having special toys just for when you are gone.

We used to take all of my dogs toys (except her bone or if we were playing with her outside) away from her in the house when we were home. When we left, we would take them out.

We had a huge old blanket that we'd wrap the toys in. When we left, we opened up the blanket and spread it out with the toys. When we came home, we would pick them up and put them away. We've also done it with a basket of toys, too. This was helpful, along with leaving the radio on.

Many smaller dogs are more difficult to house train; however, some smaller dogs aren't and just seem that way because they have to go more frequently. (Larger dogs can generally hold it longer than smaller dogs)

Good luck!!

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I have a Yorkie who is 4 yrs. old.... and Im sorry to say I failed miserably at trianing him... so dont feel bad to repermand him!

But they are soooooooooo cute....

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I had a Yorkie ( Buffy may she rest in peace) , she was great letting me know when she had to go out.