All About Yorkshire Terrier Litter Box Training


by Susan Bailey

Maintaining a clean house, while keeping the Yorkie happy seems impossible without any effective Yorkshire Terrier litter box training. It is quite apparent that the male Yorkshire Terriers have a tendency to produce spots every here and there, it is the owner’s responsibility to select a specific location to use every time for his elimination. Without implementing proper Yorkshire Terrier litter box training you probably have no other options to save vertical objects in your house from your Yorkie’s elimination.

Yorkshire Terrier litter box training is really effective for the owners who are old or handicapped or for those who stay in public housing or work at home all day long. Yorkshire Terrier litter box training not only helps the owners, but also for the dogs since they come to understand the perfect time and place for elimination. Since the dog is really very intelligent, some of the dogs feel embarrassed and shy away if they feel they have done mistake doing their elimination in the wrong place. They in fact feel comfortable by using their designated area.

The ideal time for executing Yorkshire Terrier litter box training is of course when the Yorkie is a puppy. Buy a litter box along with some litter and cleaning supplies. These are the only requirements for the training. If the litter box is a large size used typically for cats it will work nicely because it has enough space to make it adapted as required, such as removing the top in order to provide the dog much more comfort. If you catch your little Yorkie eliminating in other areas, discourage him promptly. He is intelligent enough to catch the verbal cue.

Admitted that taking away litter is not a pleasurable task to perform, you have to do it since your Yorkie cannot offer his hand to you for this purpose. It is not very difficult job. If you use clumping litter daily cleaning is required and the box must be completely dumped once or twice per week and then refilled with clean litter. Regular litter will probably required every other day complete dumping and refilling. Keep the area clean so your Yorkie will continue to use the litter box.

Praising the dog for eliminating in the designated place, which is in the litter box, is crucially important for the effectiveness of the Yorkshire Terrier litter box training. You can use words like “Good Boy!” when you find him using the litter box correctly. Your behavior and command to your dog should be very consistent in nature; otherwise the dog may become utterly confused.

This may lead to excessive consumption of training time than actually needed. Discouraging the dog from using places other than the litter box, encouraging the dog for using the litter box and keeping the litter box clean and in the same location are three important cornerstones of this training.

Your commanding voice must be placid and assured in tone, but harshness or coarseness should be strictly prohibited. With the proper command, you can make your dog more active in following your instruction and the dog, in turn, will offer his best effort to please you. The training session must continue for eight to ten weeks, following which the Yorkie does not need any external supervision for using the litter box.

After that, the dog will become accustomed to the litter box activity and use it without any external monitoring. So, you will have successfully finished the Yorkshire Terrier litter box training for your dog.

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