The Yorkshire Terrier is like a potato chip, you can’t have just one. Yorkies are great as a couple and you can even have two males or two females without having any disagreements. They are apt to live indoors and need close company to thrive. Once you’ve decided to get your Yorkies and bring them home, you’ll need to train them. Training your Yorkies can be easier than you think. Not only can you train them to poop on command, but you can also control where they go.
When it comes to training a puppy, one of the first things you have to deal with is feeding. Everything goes in must come out. Generally speaking, a dog will have to poop 15 to 20 minutes after a meal. The easiest way to tame Yorkies is to feed them regular meals and take them out at an acceptable amount of time. After a while, you’ll know when your pup needs to go and thus increase your chances of successfully training your Yorkies to poop at the right time.
As an example, if you feed your Yorkies three meals a day, expect them to have three bowel movements a day. As puppies they should be fed at least three times a day, but as adults that can be reduced to twice a day, maybe even once a day depending on the situation. Housebreaking a puppy and making him poop and pee wherever you want is the same when you switch him to a different feeding schedule.
Puppies will need to urinate more frequently than an adult and therefore should be allowed to urinate several times a day. They will often urinate in the same outlet that they defecate, but they will also need to go outside more times during the day to urinate. When you start to train a puppy, taking it out often is the key. You will need to create a consistent command; “Poop” and “Pee” are good because they are one word and can be preceded by “Go” and/or your Yorkie’s name.
As you begin your housetraining for any puppy, you should keep your puppy on a leash, even if it’s in a fenced yard. This gives you control over where your pup can go. It is best to start with a loose grip on the leash. Let your Yorkies take you where they want and when they stray from a certain area, correct them on the leash and lead them back to the appropriate area and be sure to give the proper command as you do so.
Once the deed is done, give lots of praise. Have a conversation with her. Yorkies. “Good girl, poop.” Along with physical contact and petting, this is a great way to train a puppy. Lather, rinse, and repeat often until they get it right, and you’ve mastered the art of puppy training.