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HELP!!! My dad decided he wants to breed Yorkies, so he got 5 puppies!!!?
How on earth do you housetrain 5 puppies? One of them is mine and I am a professional pet sitter so I started taking her to my jobs with me. I had her trained within 3 days. We just got home today and I am afraid she will go right back to her old habits. We crate them at night and during the day they have free access to go outside, but still go in the house. I know they are confused because we have puppy pads out too, which they also use. Not to mention with 5 puppies - well - the carpet and rugs are just riddled with pee stains and I'm sure that doesn't help either. Poor puppies. I just felt so overwhelmed that I tried everything at once and got them confused! I've housebroke many puppies and have always been successful within a week at the most. It's going on almost 2 months now and I am so afraid that if something doesn't happen soon that I will be doomed!!! Any advice at all will be appreciated. I have them down to 2 meals a day, 6AM and 6PM. My next step is to remove all pads and keep them outside for a period of time without access indoors, which I have also already tried but with pads still in the house. They would still come in and go right on the floor. I can't shampoo or steam clean the carpet every day and with 5 puppies it's just impossible.
I think you guys are totally blowing this question out of context. My dad is by no means trying to start a puppy mill or overbread.
I think you guys are totally blowing this question out of context. My dad is by no means trying to start a puppy mill or overbread.
You might have the crazy part right though. He just got a little carried away when we went puppy shopping and couldn't say no.
We do have an older dog. A 7 year old Rotweiller. She loves the puppies, but we can't exactly let them run free with her. They have a fenced in part of the yard and we let the Rotty in with them only under constant close supervision. So her teaching them is out of the question. I think they are mostly confused because of the pads and taking them outside. I didn't use a pad when I housebroke my little one. Just learned the little signs she gives and took her outside.
My dad is retired and at home with the puppies full time and works with them constantly. He only intends to use 3 for breeding. The other 2 have appointments to be fixed. Get your facts straight before you jump the gun!
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Why is your dad over breeding these dogs? for money? we have enough dogs in sad situations such as neglect and having to live in shelters. Why make more, just for a buck? i feel bad for those puppies in general. good luck to you.....
- Anonymous1 decade ago
How old are these puppies? Two meals a day? Run of the house? Are they going to be homed (as in found good pet homes - hopefully neutered too)?
This situation truly sounds like a nightmare!!
If they are still babies, you don't housetrain them - you provide them with a proper puppy pen and change the newspaper/beds regularly! If they are still babies they should still be on 4 meals a day. You need to find them homes ......... I don't believe this!
And you need to get mum SPAYED - dad CASTRATED!
Edit - Okay, she says cautionsly. So your dad has actually gone out and BOUGHT 5 Yorkie puppies? He didn't breed these 5 puppies right? If this is the case, I have no words that I can actually put into print here, without being banned!
- 1 decade ago
Small dogs are known to be harder to house train - not sure why but it could be the 'cute' factor???
First things first...how old are the puppies? Are you at home all day?
If you cannot bring in an older dog to assist in teaching the behaviour then you will have to work with the situation you have now.
the best thing is to teach them a routine. Every 2 hours take them out to the designated toileting area. when they do eliminate appropriately reward them with a treat AND affection. Make sure that they go out immediately after meals and after waking up. You have been able to do this with your puppy, so with a lot of patience and persistence you can get it right! Try to limit unsupervised access to the house. And never rub their noses in the mess, no matter how fustrated you may be. This will only teach them to eliminate when you are not around! If you catch them in the act of inappropriate elimination you can scold them, but 3 seconds after they have done 'it' they have forgotten what they did. So be quick or bite your tongue!
Good luck...
Remember that 3-4 months of persistence will result in a lifetime of good habits.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Wow, your dad is a moron and it does sound like a puppy mill. Why did he need 5 dogs? You can rent studs! Another great example of people not knowing what they are doing..... and getting animals involved.
Give away the 3 of dogs and keep 2 of them or maybe your dad should quit his job and stay at home as a full time dog breeder.
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- 1 decade ago
Holy crap. Your dad is crazy. Five puppies now? Imagine what'll happen when you've got five litters and no where to give them to! (According to statistics, in American pounds there's seven dogs per American so...)
I think you need to bring in an older dog that already knows what to do. Puppies learn by example too... if you can take an older dog through the normal routine, and train the puppies to follow, that may work.
