Ever wonder how to potty train and housebreak your yorkie? If so, take a look at the following steps.1) Buy a crate or kennel that is close to the size of your yorkie. Unfortunately you will not want to leave additional room for the yorkie. If the yorkie is enclosed in a small space they will not go to the bathroom. They have a strong instinct to not soil themselves.
Is this cruel? Will the yorkie dislike me? Will this method effect my yorkie’s personality?
Potty training and Housebreaking your yorkie can be a stressful endeavor. Rest assured that your yorkie will have better self-esteem after they have learned how to control their body. 
Yorkies are very loving and forgiving. Yorkies enjoy being in a small space. They feel safe. Your yorkie will learn to love their crate or kennel and will return of their own free will in time for privacy and solitude.
2) Leave the yorkie in the crate or kennel for at least 45 minutes while you are at home at least once.
Leave the room and stand in a spot where the yorkie can still hear you but cannot see you. When they whimper or whine say loudly but respectfully and in a firm voice, “No.” Repeat this process for a few minut
es and then tend to other business.
This step is a teaching step. Your “no” will allow the yorkie to associate you with the situation. Yorkies love their owners and want to please us. They may continue to whimper or whine several times after the first, although they will eventually understand that their crate or kennel is a place of safety and serenity.
3) You may leave your yorkie in the crate or kennel for a longer period of time while you are absent from the home.
Do not leave the yorkie unattended for longer than 8 hours. If you overuse the crate the yorkie may begin to feel neglected.
4) As soon as you return home, especially after an extended period of time, release the yorkie from the crate or kennel and rush them outside to do their business.
Afterwards give your yorkie a treat. Praise them immediately after they have relieved themselves, and continue doing so for a few minutes. Give your yorkie lots of attention after removing them from the crate or kennel.
5) Repeat this method as often as necessary. Frequent repetition is most useful.
July 12th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
so….after we crate train our yorkie for a while,when will he or she know to take responsibility for himself to scratch at the door for us to let him use the restroom himself?
July 12th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
to let him use the restroom outside
July 12th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
THANK YOU
July 13th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Ashley,
Our dogs are still young. They can beary hold their bladders for more than 4 hours. They are but pups still, 4 months and 6 months old.
However, we have started training them to sit bark for what they want.
So I would expect to see my dogs start to ask to go outside very soon.
The point is that they need to know they can ask you and how to ask you.
Even now our sweet Yorkies try to ask but its not always in the same way, or they feel ashamed so they run somewhere to hide their trasgression.
So we also needed a way for us to know what they needed, scrathing at the door would be great, But we don’t have a fence and they love to run around and find new people. They are just so friendly.
But the treats help a lot, and be patient. Their baby minds are still develping.
August 5th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
hii i got a teacup yorkie she is 8 wks old. i have had her since she was six weeks. i just started trying to take her for walks but everytime i put her down to follow me and walk she lays down or sits and stares. . . what should i do to show her to follow me?
September 13th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
I would use “treat therapy”- hold a treat out so she can smell it. Then move and hopefully she will follow you. You could give her a treat every few feet and then play with her…she is most likely still getting to know you. She may miss her family…but she will adopt you fully soon. Bella did the same thing. She may even be homesick. I would spend some bonding time with her doing age appropriate puppy activities, like catch with a stuffed animal. Watch to see what she likes to do, then mimic it or even just sit on the floor near her when she plays. She should begin to make eye contact and interact with you during play. As you build the relationship she will follow you more…possibly wherever you go!
October 16th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
I have a yorkie and he is two years old and still is not house trained! He loves to stay outside but once he comes in he goes to the bathroom in the house. I take him to the spot where he goes to the bathroom and tell him “NO” and then put him back outside. Today i found poop and pee in two different spots. At night we put him in his cage but it is big but he still goes to the bathroom in there too. Can’t take it no more! What can I do?
December 22nd, 2008 at 7:53 pm
I have a three month old and i know its going to take some time and every time he goes i say no no and bring him to the wewe pad.. is this ok
December 27th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Brenda, would it be possible for you to bring your yorkie to training classes? The AKC says that a trained yorkie is more likely to follow training rules, even if the training class involves general training. Yorkies have small bladders. Its always a good idea to bring them outside more often than a larger dog, or if you want them to go in the house make sure he knows where to go. We use pooch pads, they have pheromones that tell our yorkies to urinate there.
December 27th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
I have heard that saying no can work and that it doesn’t work. I have tried not to say “no” when our puppies go to the bathroom in a non-designated spot until they were around six months. If you see your puppy go on the pad, get really excited and say “good job!” or whatever you prefer. My yorkies respond very well to this. Positive reinforcement is very effective- although when they are only three months like your puppy it may be difficult to find them peeing where they should!:)
February 24th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
I have a 4 month old male yorkie. I have haven’t had him too long, but have been potty training him. I take him outside once to twice an hour from 7a.m.-10p.m., sometime’s he goes and sometime’s he doesn’t. He doesn’t have a single accident at bedtime which is 10-7. He makes about two to three accidents a day no matter how much I take him out. I put his food down from 9-11, and 3-5, and his water from 9-5 each day like clockwork. I don’t use pee pads, because I don’t want him to get used to the idea that any pottying is good in the house. Is there anything else I could be doing for better results?
February 27th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Wow Jennifer, I think you are doing what you should be doing. How long have you been doing this for? Your doing everything right from my opinion. I would keep at it.
Our male is much harder to train than our female Yorkie.
The dog could also have an issue. Ours had giardia when we 1st got them. That was very messy.
If the accidents smell worse than you think they should you can change to a dog food like Royal Canine or another that claims to have odor reducing properties.
If you have a fence you may try a dog door. My male pup Bubby loves to go outside… I am just afraid that he’ll tunnel him self out some day. at 4 months their brains are still very un-logical. At about 12 months their bairns should be fully developed.
Just be patient and check the giardia.
March 26th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Hi I’m gaby I have a toy yorkie is male he is 3 months old I’m trying to potty train him I take him out 3 to 4 times in the day once moorning once afternoon after his meals usualy we take him out he loves to be out side but we still having allot of trouble with him as soon as we go back inside the Apartment he goes to the bathroom there he has done it out side but so far is really messy what should I do? I’m trying to crate train him hopfullu it works Im doing what it says here to do with crate training pls if someone has more tips let me know is my first dog ever and I’m pretty happy to have him but I need him to learn to use the potty out side …..
March 26th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
See if this works. I did this to my three month old way back. Pups look for the scent where they have gone before. I think that’s the main reason why he still goes where he’s not supposed to.
Put a newspaper where he last went and make sure the newspaper absorbs the “matter” that he placed there. Keep that newspaper for the nest walk. Before going out to take a walk, place the same newspaper outside where you want him to relieve himself. When walking, make sure he sniffs the newspaper and upon recognition of the scent, there is a 90 percent chance that he will relieve himself there. Treat the place where he “goes” inside the house with a disinfectant, odor buster or plain vinegar. That will neutralize the scent, this has to be done simultaneously so his habit is transferred outside. Good luck and i hope it works for you.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
iM GETTiNG A TEACUP YORKiE AND i WAS WONDERiNG iF THOSE TRAiNiNG BOOKS WORK BECAUSE i HEARD THEY WERE VERY HARD TO TRAiN….SO iF YOU COULD PLEASE TELL ME i WOULD BE RELiEVED!!!!!!
LOVE,
Che Daidre’
December 15th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Okay so i have a 6month old. The owner that sold him to me said he was housetrained. So far hes very quiet and yes i see that he does go to to the restroom outside but has had 1 accident inside in the carpet. This was after being out int he cold for about 5 min and he didnt want to go.
How cani house train him if the weather is too wet or if its raining outside.
December 15th, 2009 at 8:40 am
it seems he doesnt want to be out there inthe wet weather because the grass is wet