I am needing some help. Last saturday I bought a Silky/Yorkie, she is 9 weeks old and weighs 1.6 pounds. The trouble I have is that being that small, the below freezing weather is too cold to keep taking her outside for training, so I have the wee pads. I am unable to take off work to stay home for a week or two at a time and she is left at home for 8-9 hours so I have a crate for her which has a bed, a wee pad in the corner and her food.
I am trying to figure out the best way to go about house training her so that when she is out playing during the day she either will go on the wee pad in her crate or on a wee pad I have by the door. Eventually I want her to be able to go outside and I will have set times she is fed to regulate that a little more. I can usually tell when she has to go and I try to get her to the wee pad by the door first, but getting her to go there on her own isn't really happening.
Any suggestions? After going on the wee pad I praise her, but at that size and age is it too early for treats to help train??
I am trying to figure out the best way to go about house training her so that when she is out playing during the day she either will go on the wee pad in her crate or on a wee pad I have by the door. Eventually I want her to be able to go outside and I will have set times she is fed to regulate that a little more. I can usually tell when she has to go and I try to get her to the wee pad by the door first, but getting her to go there on her own isn't really happening.
Any suggestions? After going on the wee pad I praise her, but at that size and age is it too early for treats to help train??