dog training tips for yorkies

Potty training dogs isn't always fun -- you are waiting for the puppy to go, in whatever your climate can dish up and at all times of day or night.

If the puppy is running loose in a safe place, this is a good time to do a few stretching exercises while keeping an eye on him.

Some tips:

• Don't take him back in the house the very moment he has done his stuff: he is likely to notice that the fun of being outside ends abruptly once he eliminates, and this is not an idea you want him to come up with!
  
  
• When he does pee or poop where you don't want him to, quietly clean it up in a matter-of-fact way. Certainly never yell or physically punish him in any way.
  
  

Unless you're home watching very closely over your dog, you'll need to keep him in a fairly small place until he's trained - you're capitalizing on a dog's reluctance to soil its own nest.

You can keep him in a crate, taking him out every half an hour or so for the first two or three weeks, gradually increasing the time.

However keep in mind that older puppies have a 3 hour limit on how long they can hold on ... even as adults, small dogs like Yorkies generally can't hold on much more than 3 to 4 hours.

Everyone has heard of litter training the cat, but you should know that it is possible to start puppy litter training on your little one so that they learn where to go when they need to relieve themselves.

This probably won't work on an older dog, but it can be done with a puppy. Smaller breed dogs will do very well with this method, but if the dog breed is going to be large, you may not want to try it.

Remember a few things -- if you choose to puppy litter train your little one,

you have to have contact with the dog at all times and you should take the puppy to the litter box every time he wakes, eats, drinks or exercises.

The litter box will replace the need to take the puppy outside. Therefore, you must follow the standard puppy training tips.

It does not have to be hard to litter train the puppy, but you do need to set the box up correctly.

Puppy training a puppy using a litter box will require a large sized litter box that the puppy can easily get in and out of. Put plastic down on the floor about two inches wider than the litter box in case of an accidental miss.

You may have to keep one spot of urine in the litter box so that the puppy smells it and knows that this is where he or she belongs. You do have to keep the box clean, but for a puppy, you should keep a little urine spot in the box until they are accustom to using the litter box.

You can use cat litter in the litter box, which will help with the smell more so than shredded paper will. Scoopable cat litter will work very well, but you do have to scoop it two or three times a day. You will also use more cat litter than you would with a one cat. Housetraining puppies can be very easy if you choose this method.

IF...
you live in an apartment or have no yard for the puppy to go,
AND ... are with the puppy all the time,
then this is an ideal potty training method.

Training an older smaller dog to use the litter box will take more time, or it may not work at all. You will have to be persistent about placing them in the litter box whenever you think that they should go outside.

If the dog asks to go outside, you could then place the dog in the litter box. Again using the litter box for a well-trained dog should be the last resort and only if you live in a place with no yard.

Older dogs are harder to change once they have been allowed to potty in the house, but with time and dedication, you can break them of bad behavior and get them to use the litter box.

You will need to place the litter box in a place that is easy for the puppy to get to at all times. Make sure it is out of the way from foot traffic and company.

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Since small dogs can rarely hold it for more than 3 or 4 hours, you need to accommodate them.

Either ask a friend or neighbour to come in and let the dog out to go potty.

OR

Partition off a fairly small part of a room - a bathroom can be ideal - and include papers or training pads.

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Remember that the duration of potty training process for every dog
differs.

So, you should be considerate and patient if your dog doesn't get
it immediately.

Just continue to be patient, consistent and most importantly NEVER
GIVE UP!

Potty training may be hard or difficult but it's NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
Remember that it's only impossible if you think it is. : )

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You may not believe it, but you can train puppies and older dogs to go to the bathroom on command. Many puppies can hear words that are repeated and associate them with what you want them to do. For instance, when your puppy is outside relieving him or herself, say go potty.

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If you do this enough, the puppy will soon associate the phrase 'go potty' with relieving him or herself. This will train the puppy to go potty on command. Word association is the best way to train your puppy.

If your puppy goes to the bathroom in the house, you can say, "No, go outside," then take the puppy outdoors. After a while, the puppy will use this word association with something they should not do indoors but outdoors.

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