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Hello everyone, this is a pretty self explanatory problem. I live with two roomates, one of which has a small dog. I believe it is a yorkie, roughly 3 years old. He is quite a spastic little fellow. My question is this, whenever we leave him at home for a few hours at a time, he will almost always defacate(poop) on the floor. We live in a very large apartment, and he has a good amount of room to run amok.
Whenever we are home, he goes to the bathroom, both urinating and defacating on the little pad the he is "trained" to use. However, it seems like he almost does it to spite us.
I've tried scolding him, gave him a spanking(not hard, I truly love animals) and said "bad dog" in a firm voice. I don't want to rub the feces in his face, that just seems wrong. Leaving him outdoors is not an option, as we do not have a backyard. He does however, have a place where he is supposedly trained to poop. Any advice would be greatly appreciated,
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DO NOT SMACK OR PUNISH YOUR DOG. First of all the dog will NEVER associate the mess on the floor with the act of going. He will think you're mad at the mess not the fact that he went on the carpet and he will then begin to hide his poop.
You should not let him run amok in the apartment when you are not home he cannot be trusted. Either crate him when you leave or confine him to a room that has an easy to clean floor, tile, linoleum like a kitchen or a large bathroom.
When you get home take him straight outside to go, when he does praise him and give him a treat, he has to know where you want him to poop. Yorkies are one of the hardest breeds to house break so it might take a while. I crate my dog when we go out because she chews, so if I don't want to be angry when I get home or have a destroyed house I crate her. Crating guarantees a happy return to your house after being away and no surprises upon your return.
If your dog is trained to go on a pad in the house, then the dog cannot associate going on the pad with going on the rug, if you allow him to poop in the house then why can't he poop on the rug, or anywhere else for that fact, that's how he sees it, he doesn't think oh I can't go on the rug I have to go on the pad, it doesn't work like that, dogs don't make that kind of association you've trained him to go inside so the entire house is his toilet. Tell your roommate to housebreak him outside so he learns that the inside is not where he goes.
DO NOT SMACK OR PUNISH YOUR DOG. First of all the dog will NEVER associate the mess on the floor with the act of going. He will think you're mad at the mess not the fact that he went on the carpet and he will then begin to hide his poop.
You should not let him run amok in the apartment when you are not home he cannot be trusted. Either crate him when you leave or confine him to a room that has an easy to clean floor, tile, linoleum like a kitchen or a large bathroom.
When you get home take him straight outside to go, when he does praise him and give him a treat, he has to know where you want him to poop. Yorkies are one of the hardest breeds to house break so it might take a while. I crate my dog when we go out because she chews, so if I don't want to be angry when I get home or have a destroyed house I crate her. Crating guarantees a happy return to your house after being away and no surprises upon your return.
If your dog is trained to go on a pad in the house, then the dog cannot associate going on the pad with going on the rug, if you allow him to poop in the house then why can't he poop on the rug, or anywhere else for that fact, that's how he sees it, he doesn't think oh I can't go on the rug I have to go on the pad, it doesn't work like that, dogs don't make that kind of association you've trained him to go inside so the entire house is his toilet. Tell your roommate to housebreak him outside so he learns that the inside is not where he goes.
How to you get a yorky to not get sick in the car ?
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How do you keep a yorky calm in there car?
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Training, training, training, LOL. Short trips when the dog has an empty stomach, like up the driveway and back, then three houses down and back, building up to the distance you need at a gradual pace (an extra block per day). As long as the dog is crated, there shouldn't be any concern with this training exercize.
People tend to let the smaller dogs run loose in the vehicle, which is dangerous for you and the dog. They can cause accidents by distracting the driver, and by getting underfoot. Plus, if it's getting sick in the car, I'm sure you'd want to confine the messes to a washable crate rather than an upholstered seat, right? LOL.
If it is a matter of calming the dog down, you might try a clicker training exercize out of the car where you click the instant the dog is calm, and immediately give the dog a treat (like turkey) Use the same command (like "quiet" or "settle") Keep it consistant, and do it every day for at least twice a day. Practice outside, inside, at the park, in the car when it's not running, in the car while you start the motor and then shut it off, in the car backing down the driveway, etc. Build up the same for the carsickness. Gradually.
Hope it helps!
Training, training, training, LOL. Short trips when the dog has an empty stomach, like up the driveway and back, then three houses down and back, building up to the distance you need at a gradual pace (an extra block per day). As long as the dog is crated, there shouldn't be any concern with this training exercize.
People tend to let the smaller dogs run loose in the vehicle, which is dangerous for you and the dog. They can cause accidents by distracting the driver, and by getting underfoot. Plus, if it's getting sick in the car, I'm sure you'd want to confine the messes to a washable crate rather than an upholstered seat, right? LOL.
If it is a matter of calming the dog down, you might try a clicker training exercize out of the car where you click the instant the dog is calm, and immediately give the dog a treat (like turkey) Use the same command (like "quiet" or "settle") Keep it consistant, and do it every day for at least twice a day. Practice outside, inside, at the park, in the car when it's not running, in the car while you start the motor and then shut it off, in the car backing down the driveway, etc. Build up the same for the carsickness. Gradually.
Hope it helps!
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