Housetraining a dog

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Bunnylova4eva wrote:
She sits in it when she's in the kennel/crate-I don't know how often that is. But she has a big crate and when she goes in it, its not like she tries to even keep herself out of it but will instead just lay in it it.
I think I'll give them a link over here to the forum so they can see some of the ideas people have here if any of it can help.

I am not sure about the feeding schedule, I guess I can ask them about that too. A while agp I told them about giving treats as a reward so I do think they do that as well as taking her out very frequently (about every 1-2 hours)

I don't know if they have checked for a bladder infection-that was another thing I did mention to them, although she's done this her whole life (never been housebroken) so I guess maybe she could have always had an infection but I think this might be more behavioral.

Yes, they've had her since she was 2 months old. I do know that yorkies and other small dogs are really hard to train, but it is possible. I volunteer at a shelter and both yorkies I've seen come through recently had horrible pottytraining issues.

Oh and they said there's really no rhyme or reason to where/when she goes. Like yesterday for instance, they trimmed her hair and then took her out for a walk. Then when they got back and were sitting on the couch petting her she just randomly peed. And she had just peed outside on the walk.

It does sound like she tries to hide it-they put her in her kennel and she get's punished when she goes in the house. They said she seems to know she was bad after she does it, even if they haven't found this mess yet.

A dogs crate shouldnt be used as punishment...

It is their safe haven, their spot, their den. It should be a happy place for the dog to retreat too. Especially if she gets crated during the day while they are away.
 
~Thanks for all this tips everyone-I forwarded on the information in here to my friend, and they said its a great help-they were very thankful for all the advice you have to offer. :) Any other things posted I'll pass on as well~
 

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