I have a 4 1/2 year old Shi Tzu that is a perfect little gentleman. I thought he needed a housemate so I got a little male Yorkie. My Shi Tzu is piddle pad trained because we travel a bit and it is so nice to have the pads rather than having to take him out all the time. They have a scent that attracts the dog to the pad. Not working with this little Yorkie!! He was 14 weeks old when I got him and he just turned six months old. I've had this little guy about two months now and was making a little head way but about 12 days ago, he did an about face. I called in a dog trainer, but all the obedience training and making him work for everything is not having any affect on his piddle pad training. I'm using positive reinforcement training. I'm moping with bleach water on the tille floors to kill the bacteria and using Natures Miracle to kill the scent but this little guy, although adorable, is getting on my LAST nerve!! HELP!!! I even tried teathering him to me for two days and he wouldn't pee or pooh all day like that. I am going to have to crate him now when I leave for sure, but what good will that do other than keep his little jobs off my floor. I don't know how to reach this little fella. I've tried everything!! Anyone got any suggestions?
Piddle Pad Training - HELP!!!
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When you're home keep him tethered to you like you have been doing. When you leave, crate him. Most dogs don't like to poo/pee where they have to sleep (some will anyhow). Keep on training. Limit his exposure to the house to one or two rooms. Why not let him potty outside? If you aren't travelling obviously it's ok to take him outside. When you are travelling, as long as he's pad trained, he'll use the pads.
Just keep on pluggin along. He had it once, he'll get it again. Some dogs take longer than others house training.
Just keep on pluggin along. He had it once, he'll get it again. Some dogs take longer than others house training.
If this pup was trained to go outside, I doubt if you will ever get him to go inside. I personally don't see what travelling has to do with piddle-pads.... Wish I could help, but I've always had large dogs who were house broken. Travelling was no problem ... just made me get dressed faster in the A.M. to take them out .
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Only with certain breeds do "other things" become piddle pads. I've never had a Lab that thought it could use a towel or something similar as a piddle pad. You have to train them correctly and make them learn that they are only to use the piddle pad and nothing else. It's all in the training and how it's done. IMO
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Considering the number of people that i've been in contact with that have had these troubles, I think it would be easier just to teach them to go outside, rather than teaching them the appropriate place to go inside. It can be done, but its a lot easier to teach to go outside from the start, than reteach a dog, that has been taught to go inside (but not always in the appropriate spot)
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Can you train them outside AND on piddlepads or is that too confusing? I have a puppy who is well trained in basement. He never pees in my room in the basement and usually only in the unfinished areas or under the stairs where I have placed pee pads.
But for the rest of the house he still pees whereever he happens to be standing. He caught on real quick to not pee in my room, but I haven't really had a pee pad around to transfer him on whenever he peed while I was present. So like this person I want to train him on pads but also outdoors.
But for the rest of the house he still pees whereever he happens to be standing. He caught on real quick to not pee in my room, but I haven't really had a pee pad around to transfer him on whenever he peed while I was present. So like this person I want to train him on pads but also outdoors.
My guy is trained to go on the pads when we are not home and he usually--thats usually tells us when we are home that he needs to go outside. He has the odd accident or he waits till the very last minute to tell you and then finds his pad before you can open the door. We just don't think he should heve to hold it all day long until we get home to let him out. Is is okay for little dogs to hold it???