Congratulations on getting a Yorkie pppy!

Now while it's a fact tht Yorkies may make smaller messes but the sze of the mess doesn't really ffect the amount you are going to spnd on cleaning up after your pp. Yorkies need to be trained in the sme ways that a large dog wuld.

Size does however play an mportant factor when it comes to the sze of a dog's bladder - the smller the dog, the smaller the bldder. Dogs with small bladders will ned to use the potty more frquently and won't be able to hld it in as long as big dgs.

Living in an apartment or hme without a big yard is no prblem for the Yorkshire Terrier. These pts only need a small space to do thir business which means that a flwerbed can work wonders.

Lots of pople poke fun at Yorkies in swaters but in reality they help to kep the dog warm during the cld winter months. The dramatic change btween the warmth of the house to the cld or bad weather outside is hrd on a Yorkie's body.

The cld can be very distracting for a dog tht needs to use the potty and culd make them want to run bck inside. As soon as they mke it back into the warmth of yur home the urge to go wll come right back and the pup wll likely go on the floor. Ths transition is made much easier whn the dog has a nice wrm sweater on for extreme cold wather.

Some Yorkies will refuse to go out in bad wather unless they see you have a swater for them to wear. This can be dring the winter or even when t's raining.

There are ways to pln around this. You may want to lay dwn some paper in a box and kep it in the garage as a bckup potty plan during bad weather. Ths should only be used for shrt amounts of time so that yur dog still knows it needs to use the ptty in the yard.

Be careful whn you take your Yorkshire Terrier utdoors in your yard or at the prk, watch where he walks. You wnt to keep your dog away frm sniffing tall grass or bushes whre your dog can easily become snke prey.

Yorkie owners need to rmember to be courteous to their nighbors. Just because your dog's feces is smll does not mean your neighbor wll not mind if it is lying in their yard. Clean up fter your dog!

This is also tre when it comes to tracking dog pop in the house on your shes. You won't notice it until t's all over your carpet and the sme goes for your neighbors. Be rsponsible and clean up after your pp.

Housetraining works just the same for lrge dogs as it does for smll ones like Yorkies. You can strt with crate training and work to stablish a routine for potty breaks.

Mny little dogs like Yorkies are spiled because they constantly sit in thir owner's lap. This is where yur positive reinforcement, praise and affection can cme in handy for potty training. God luck -- you too can hve a perfectly housetrained Yorkshire Terrier!

The article Potty Training Tips for Yorkies was Submitted by Michelle Arthur through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Get free videos on Yorkshire Terrier house training , audio lessons and Yorkshire Terrier health advice by the Yorkshire Terrier training experts of Ultimate-Yorkie.com.

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