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que344 · 12-16-2005, 08:18 PM

well i have school from 7;30 - 2 pm , thats 5-6 hours a day im away from my yorkie that i will be geting soon... =\ peopel say thats too much to be away from your yorkie but what can i do? and im scared that even if i potty train him ,he will still have to go within those 5 hours that no one is home ( besides my loving cat ) so im not sure wha to do, also what are these ' pee pads ' iv been hearing so much about? also hoiw would i teach a doggie to use one of them, and only do number one and not number 2? =P i got the idea, but i want to knwo what you guys did , alsoooo how did you guys teach your yorkie not to bite the legs of tables,chairs , etc? i mean i know it 'll happen but i want to minimize it... thanks guys =D

que344 · 12-16-2005, 08:27 PM

ALSO!! im not sure what age the yorkie should be , anything over 12 weeks is good since they will be potty trained but not completly so i can have some fun with it? but is that too young?

Patti · 12-16-2005, 08:39 PM

If you can't be or have someone home in the beginning I would go for a little older Yorkie maybe 5- 6 months and a little bigger one. The small ones generally need more care initily. Iwould also crate train it in a crate/pen that is large enough to have a bed at one end and a pee pad at the other end if you aren't going to be home for 5-6 hours. Their are a lot of threads on training you can read up on. Good luck.

hunniebunnie · 12-16-2005, 09:00 PM

first off, at 12 weeks, the puppy won't be potty trained yet. not by a long shot. it'll take months of constant supervision to ensure potty training is done quickly and effectively. it took a friend of mine nearly a year to housebreak and potty train her puppy because she had to work.

second off, a puppy wont' know the difference between #1 and #2, only that it has to "go". when it gets older then it can slowly tell the difference with proper training. another friend of mine trained her dog to use a bell, one ding for pee, two dings for poo. it's the cutest thing. but it took her months to train for the desired behavior.

thirdly, teaching a puppy not to bite and chew on furniture, cabinets, and tables while it's teething is like telling a two year old not to scratch an itch. but some things that might help are, bite inhibition training, enough toys to keep it occupied, spray taste deterrents like bitter apple on things you don't want it to chew on may help, and confining it to a smaller space so it can't do that much damage. puppies teeth through month 7 or 8 of it's life i believe. so expect several months of gnawing, chewing, nipping and biting before it grows out of it.

a search for "housebreaking", "crate training", "potty training a dog", "bite inhibition" etc here and in google will yield a lot of good info to start with. of course obedience classes will also help in the proper training of your new pet. with enough patience and tenacity, you'll get through the first year or so of annoying puppy habits and continue to enjoy your doggie for years to come.

Hickey007 · 12-16-2005, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by hunniebunnie

another friend of mine trained her dog to use a bell, one ding for pee, two dings for poo. it's the cutest thing. but it took her months to train for the desired behavior.

Who is your friend and do you think she would be willing to come stay with me for a few months.

hunniebunnie · 12-16-2005, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Hickey007

Who is your friend and do you think she would be willing to come stay with me for a few months.

i've got dibbs on her first! i didn't believe it until i saw it. she had a little shih-tzu. and she put a little bell thing like at hotels counter tops to get someone's attention by the door. my puppy would sooner chew it up than use it to go "ding". the dog is also conditioned to expect a "wipe" after she does her business and won't move forward until she is wiped. yeah... my friend is very "particular", calling her anal rentative would mean she's a slacker. haha.

que344 · 12-17-2005, 12:52 PM

the wiping thing is a little weird... but ok =P

so you guys are saying i should get a 4-6 month year old yorkie?

12-16-2005, 08:39 PM	#3
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	If you can't be or have someone home in the beginning I would go for a little older Yorkie maybe 5- 6 months and a little bigger one. The small ones generally need more care initily. Iwould also crate train it in a crate/pen that is large enough to have a bed at one end and a pee pad at the other end if you aren't going to be home for 5-6 hours. Their are a lot of threads on training you can read up on. Good luck. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

12-16-2005, 08:18 PM	#1
que344 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: USA Posts: 12	School, training etc. well i have school from 7;30 - 2 pm , thats 5-6 hours a day im away from my yorkie that i will be geting soon... =\ peopel say thats too much to be away from your yorkie but what can i do? and im scared that even if i potty train him ,he will still have to go within those 5 hours that no one is home ( besides my loving cat ) so im not sure wha to do, also what are these ' pee pads ' iv been hearing so much about? also hoiw would i teach a doggie to use one of them, and only do number one and not number 2? =P i got the idea, but i want to knwo what you guys did , alsoooo how did you guys teach your yorkie not to bite the legs of tables,chairs , etc? i mean i know it 'll happen but i want to minimize it... thanks guys =D

12-16-2005, 08:27 PM	#2
que344 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: USA Posts: 12	ALSO!! im not sure what age the yorkie should be , anything over 12 weeks is good since they will be potty trained but not completly so i can have some fun with it? but is that too young?

12-16-2005, 09:00 PM	#4
hunniebunnie Follower of Yorkietology Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cali-fo-nee-ya Posts: 1,325	first off, at 12 weeks, the puppy won't be potty trained yet. not by a long shot. it'll take months of constant supervision to ensure potty training is done quickly and effectively. it took a friend of mine nearly a year to housebreak and potty train her puppy because she had to work. second off, a puppy wont' know the difference between #1 and #2, only that it has to "go". when it gets older then it can slowly tell the difference with proper training. another friend of mine trained her dog to use a bell, one ding for pee, two dings for poo. it's the cutest thing. but it took her months to train for the desired behavior. thirdly, teaching a puppy not to bite and chew on furniture, cabinets, and tables while it's teething is like telling a two year old not to scratch an itch. but some things that might help are, bite inhibition training, enough toys to keep it occupied, spray taste deterrents like bitter apple on things you don't want it to chew on may help, and confining it to a smaller space so it can't do that much damage. puppies teeth through month 7 or 8 of it's life i believe. so expect several months of gnawing, chewing, nipping and biting before it grows out of it. a search for "housebreaking", "crate training", "potty training a dog", "bite inhibition" etc here and in google will yield a lot of good info to start with. of course obedience classes will also help in the proper training of your new pet. with enough patience and tenacity, you'll get through the first year or so of annoying puppy habits and continue to enjoy your doggie for years to come.

12-17-2005, 12:52 PM	#7
que344 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: USA Posts: 12	the wiping thing is a little weird... but ok =P so you guys are saying i should get a 4-6 month year old yorkie?