hitting with newspaper???

[dolcegal2002]

my dog continues to "have accidents" at home, that are totally unexplained because wetake him out a lot and "when he wants to" he goes to the wee wee pad. in fact two days ago he did pee pee on the living room carpet so i finally spanked him with the newspaper (very soft) like everyone told me to at home, he was sad but came near me. didnt pee inside for two days.

yesterday he peed inside 3 times! in places where he had never even gone before!!! so i spanked him once iwth the newspaper (i hate doing it but they say it works well he was reeally mad at me and sad. wouldnt come near me (duh) and after 20 minutes he came to me and licked my feet as of to apologize and then i realize, apologize for what? i am a monster!!! how can i hit my little baby!!!? specially after he going missing for two hours the day before.

i am ashamed of myself and wont do it again, i hope he will forgive me.

[Dan & Corinne]

You are not a bad mommy, you were just ill advised. My dad did that with our very first dog and it made him mean. He started to fight back and would attack the paper. He actually bit the paper boy once.

I read an article a long time ago that any spanking, even with a newspaper, is a no-no. It makes the dog think going potty is bad - period. Then what happens is they hold it cuz they think its a bad thing to do. That's probably why he went 3 times inside. He was scared to pee and couldn't hold it, then tried to hide it by going in a different spot.

It would be much better if you make a huge deal and celebrate when he goes potty out side. Encourage him with treats and praise him like he just did the most incredible thing.

It worked wonders with Jewel and she was a tough girl to potty train!

Better to reinforce good behavior instead of the bad.

Let us know what you decide to do and how it works out. I'm sure you are going to get bunch of advise.

[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by Dan & Corinne

You are not a bad mommy, you were just ill advised. My dad did that with our very first dog and it made him mean. He started to fight back and would attack the paper. He actually bit the paper boy once.

I read an article a long time ago that any spanking, even with a newspaper, is a no-no. It makes the dog think going potty is bad - period. Then what happens is they hold it cuz they think its a bad thing to do. That's probably why he went 3 times inside. He was scared to pee and couldn't hold it, then tried to hide it by going in a different spot.

It would be much better if you make a huge deal and celebrate when he goes potty out side. Encourage him with treats and praise him like he just did the most incredible thing.

It worked wonders with Jewel and she was a tough girl to potty train!

Better to reinforce good behavior instead of the bad.

Let us know what you decide to do and how it works out. I'm sure you are going to get bunch of advise.

GREAT advice! And I didn't see any spelling errors, so you get an A+ all around.

[Dan & Corinne]

Originally Posted by alaskayorkie

GREAT advice! And I didn't see any spelling errors, so you get an A+ all around.

Yippy! Another "A"! I'm just racking them up lately!!!
I think I'm getting smarter!

[dolcegal2002]

thanks a lot!! i hired a professional trainer and she is coming this morning at 10 for two hours (god i hope she is worth it because she charges approximately 200 or so dollars persession (150 pound sterling) but i was told she is the best.

i dont know what i was thinking hitting agapi, and then he comes to me to lick my feet as if he was sorry, i felt horrible, no more hitting in my house thats for sure!!!

[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by Dan & Corinne

Yippy! Another "A"! I'm just racking them up lately!!!
I think I'm getting smarter!

Yeah, you're turning into a teacher's pet. I'll bet Fast Eddie is thinking about moving your chair to the front of the class.

[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by dolcegal2002

thanks a lot!! i hired a professional trainer and she is coming this morning at 10 for two hours (god i hope she is worth it because she charges approximately 200 or so dollars persession (150 pound sterling) but i was told she is the best.

i dont know what i was thinking hitting agapi, and then he comes to me to lick my feet as if he was sorry, i felt horrible, no more hitting in my house thats for sure!!!

Please post anything you learn from the professional trainer. Don't beat yourself up too bad. I swatted one of my gang for eating a chicken bone the other day and felt bad about it, so it will be interesting to see what a pro has to say.

[Dan & Corinne]

Originally Posted by alaskayorkie

Yeah, you're turning into a teacher's pet. I'll bet Fast Eddie is thinking about moving your chair to the front of the class.

Noooo! Not the front! I like to disappear in the back!
I'm gonna stop cuz I don't want to be "the Teachers Pet"!
(As if I can.... )

[sandraj]

How old is your Yorkie? Let us know how the trainer goes! I agree with the discussion on praise,praise! These little dogs can take a while! You need a lot of patience and persistance! Please don't hit your dog or he will just be afraid of you.

[red98vett]

I think you realize what hitting will do to your yorkie - and while I don't agree with it - it really can turn a dog submissive and may make the problem with peeing worse....

GOOD LUCK with your trainer - it sounds like you made a good decision - and I totally agree with LOTS OF PRAISE - my Chanel is 4 now and still races to me for a kiss after she does her 'bidness' outside - it can take some yorkies a long time to 'get it' but when they do - they usually are pretty proud of themselves....So Yes - throw a parade when he goes where you want....

time and patience and training will help way more than the newspaper.

[Lexi Rae]

i would love to know what the trainer says...keep us informed... i need some
advise too

[Bailey's Peeps]

Originally Posted by Dan & Corinne

Yippy! Another "A"! I'm just racking them up lately!!!
I think I'm getting smarter!

It's the natural result of spending time around Yorkies.

[Rae Rae]

I don't think theres anything wrong w/ swatting the dog w/ the paper. We do it to our dogs when they do something that they know is wrong. As for pottying in the house though, I wouldn't do it. You have to show them what they did wrong (stick their nose right up to it) and tell them no, or tap them. Like when my dog pushes his luck and goes into the garbage can after we tell him NO repeativly, of course were going to spank him. Just don't do it too hard. But you have nothing to feel bad about.

Edit: As for tapping their nose, I'm talking about when the dog is older and has been potty trained, and just goes in the house for no reason. Definitly not during potty training time though!

[Rae Rae]

Originally Posted by Dan & Corinne

You are not a bad mommy, you were just ill advised. My dad did that with our very first dog and it made him mean. He started to fight back and would attack the paper. He actually bit the paper boy once.

I read an article a long time ago that any spanking, even with a newspaper, is a no-no. It makes the dog think going potty is bad - period. Then what happens is they hold it cuz they think its a bad thing to do. That's probably why he went 3 times inside. He was scared to pee and couldn't hold it, then tried to hide it by going in a different spot.

It would be much better if you make a huge deal and celebrate when he goes potty out side. Encourage him with treats and praise him like he just did the most incredible thing.

It worked wonders with Jewel and she was a tough girl to potty train!

Better to reinforce good behavior instead of the bad.

Let us know what you decide to do and how it works out. I'm sure you are going to get bunch of advise.

I'm surprised your dog faught back! For our dogs, alls we had to do was hit them w/ the paper on one or two occasions. From that point on if they messed up alls I had to do was grab a paper, roll it up and show it to them. Then they knew they were caught.

[sylvan]

Originally Posted by Rae Rae

I don't think theres anything wrong w/ swatting the dog w/ the paper. We do it to our dogs when they do something that they know is wrong. As for pottying in the house though, I wouldn't do it. You have to show them what they did wrong (stick their nose right up to it) and tell them no, or tap them. Like when my dog pushes his luck and goes into the garbage can after we tell him NO repeativly, of course were going to spank him. Just don't do it too hard. But you have nothing to feel bad about.

Edit: As for tapping their nose, I'm talking about when the dog is older and has been potty trained, and just goes in the house for no reason. Definitly not during potty training time though!

this will not work and is probably the worst advice I have seen on this forum in a very long time.