Potty Training Help

[Kris]

Hi,

I have a new pure breed Yorkie, she is the sweetest. Although, I need help training my new girl where to go to the bathroom, she doesn't get it, and she is making a mess Everywhere! My bed, hallways, floors, pillows blankets, not on training pads, news paper, or litter box that is out. I have even taken the messy's on put them on pad/papers/box so she would get the "smells", also bought the "pee" spray, that doesn't work either. I also notice really weird she is peeing when she gets really excited, when I come home from work and she sees me i guess i get her rawled up, though she pees, any thoughts/hints/help would be Greatly appreciated!

ty Kris

[Micky Moo]

Hi Kris,
I know how hard Potty Training is, my 8 month old Tibetan Spaniel has just "got it" now, but it took alot of work, and a bonus for me was the time I gave her as I do not work. I would take her outside on the hour, every hour and take her to a place I wanted her to pee or poo and say "Wee wees", as soon as she did her business I would give her a tasty treat (chicken or cheese) and go to town with the praise. Sometimes I could wait for up to half an hour. Eventually she got the idea. I never made an issue of any messes inside, just ignored her and cleaned it up with an odour neautraliser, but like I said it took alot of time and patience. Another thing is to guage when it is time to go potty. You'll find that if you feed at a routine time, it comes out the other end at a routine time. Just try to get your pup outside as soon as you see the "pee routine" (sniffing the ground in a circle), break the routine and get the pup outside as quick as possible.
As for "excitable or submission urinating", just ignore it, don't make an issue as it can become a neurosis. When you arrive home, ignore your pup until she settles down and then greet the pup in a calm voice. My girl is just now starting to grow out of it, she still will urinate if she gets overexcited. Another thing is to ask your visitors to ignore her as well until it settles before greeting it in a calm manner. Hopefully she will also grow out of it.
Good luck.
Micky Moo

[pappups]

Are you using "crate training"? Most dogs will not mess up their den (crate) so if you keep her in a carrier and take her directly outside immediately until she does her business, you should be able to make some progress. Take her for a little walk to make sure she is finished, especially after feeding. I have read/heard very mixed results about training pads, most people believe you should train them to go outside directly, no inside "park" simulations or pee pads. It can take a while, especially with small dogs since their metabolism works so fast. By the time you see what they are going to do, they've already done it. We are working with a 4 month old Papillon and making some modest progress with the crate training and lots of stern "NO NO!"s. Be gentle and patient but firm and vigilant.