January 5, 2009
How is the best way to indoor train my teacup yorkie puppy?
My parents just bought me a female teacup yorkie for Christmas. The breeder wont release her to me until she is 10 weeks so i will have her in mid january. Before i have her in my possesion i want to know the best way to indoor train her. I also have 2 other dogs which are a French Bulldog and a Pug. They spend most of their time outside and i want to train the yorkie inside because my other dogs are much bigger than her and can injure her easily. I also go to school during the day so i want to train her upstairs near my room. My parents will keep an eye on her while im gone but i am her owner and i dont want her to be confused to whom her main authority is. I know cats are trained to go in their litter boxes so i wondered if my dog can do the same.
PLEASE HELP ME!
The breeder is not one to mistreat her dogs. she is actually dog crazy. she treats them like babys. she is a very safe and reliable dog breeder.
please dont leave a comment that tells me to train outdoors. im not lazy..i just dont want my dog to be killed by my other dogs. no offense.
Many breeders of toy breeds make the mistake of raising pups in a large whelping box, making it difficult for the dog to grasp the concept that there is a place to eat/sleep, in other words "living space", and a SEPARATE place to eliminate. Walk her with a leash to the potty area, over and over. Do not pick her up and carry her, or she will learn to wait around to be picked up. Praise her and talk to her when she eliminates in the right place, i.e. "go pee here" "good girl".
7 lbs. is standard size for a Yorkie. Disreputable breeders deliberately try to breed smaller than the breed standard and call the dogs "teacup" size so they can charge outrageous prices to people who fall for it. Hope your dog doesn't have serious problems.
…Yorkies are easy to train, although they can sometimes be stubborn if owners do not give the dog proper boundaries. They can be difficult to housebreak. …The very tiny "teacup" Yorkies often have serious health and behavioral problems…
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/yorkshireterrier.htm
Edit: If the breeder calls them "teacup", that is a big, red flag. Do your research on what a teacup dog really is. Breed standards are called STANDARDS for a reason. A responsible, reputable breeder does NOT attempt to breed dogs smaller (or larger) than the standard calls for, and does not promote off-standard dogs as something especially desirable. The further a dog is from the standard, the poorer quality it is. It doesn't mean it's any less lovable, it's just a poor example of its breed.
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Dogs love to please, so the best way to get her to go where you want, is to reward her! We have our small dogs litter trained, and they're quite the pros. When she has an accident, we wipe of the mess, then put it in her litter box, then stick her in the litter box, so she knows where her mess is supposed to go. When she goes in the litter box, you praise and reward her with a treat. It's important to catch them in the act. If they're squatting, you want to stop them, then stick them in the litter box. Also, right after they wake up, and shortly after they eat, they will have to go. So keep an eye on them.
Good luck!
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Many breeders of toy breeds make the mistake of raising pups in a large whelping box, making it difficult for the dog to grasp the concept that there is a place to eat/sleep, in other words "living space", and a SEPARATE place to eliminate. Walk her with a leash to the potty area, over and over. Do not pick her up and carry her, or she will learn to wait around to be picked up. Praise her and talk to her when she eliminates in the right place, i.e. "go pee here" "good girl".
7 lbs. is standard size for a Yorkie. Disreputable breeders deliberately try to breed smaller than the breed standard and call the dogs "teacup" size so they can charge outrageous prices to people who fall for it. Hope your dog doesn't have serious problems.
…Yorkies are easy to train, although they can sometimes be stubborn if owners do not give the dog proper boundaries. They can be difficult to housebreak. …The very tiny "teacup" Yorkies often have serious health and behavioral problems…
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/yorkshireterrier.htm
Edit: If the breeder calls them "teacup", that is a big, red flag. Do your research on what a teacup dog really is. Breed standards are called STANDARDS for a reason. A responsible, reputable breeder does NOT attempt to breed dogs smaller (or larger) than the standard calls for, and does not promote off-standard dogs as something especially desirable. The further a dog is from the standard, the poorer quality it is. It doesn't mean it's any less lovable, it's just a poor example of its breed.
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Dogs should not be trained to go to the bathroom indoors, it is flat out lazy on the owners part. Teach your dog to go to the bathroom outside, on walks. Even tiny dogs need to go on walks everyday, they will be stircrazy and nervous otherwise.
Im not saying put the dog out in the yard with your other dogs, Im saying take her out the front door and bring her on a real walk to go to the bathroom. It IS lazy not to walk the dog, no dog should be trained to go to the bathroom in the house. It is not good for them. WALK YOUR DOG, no excuses.
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