I had my yorkie going outside using positive reinforcement at 8 weeks old Its like boot camp over here, everything at the same time every day 365 days a year, feeding and outside all at same times, they need to be on a schedule, every dog!!

My yorkies are lucky. They have a bedroom just for themselves. They only go there to sleep at night or if I am not at home since is the safest places that they can be and with enough space to walk and play around. They have cameras to monitor them, peepads in thier holders, water bowls and elevated kolaroo beds with their cozy washable beds on top. All in a floor covered with a clear waterproof tarp that makes easier cleaning if any "accident happen". They also have a window with screen for good light and ventilation. A humidifier for when the window needs to be closed. I am not a rich person but I do care about my yorkies as if they were kids. It was nice to see that other people like you and me care this much and I have subscribed to your channel. 😊

I found that reinforcing when my dog goes outside with treats has helped a huge amount. It took a few months but she's doing amazing now!

Thanks for your amazing training video! I was a Yorkie Mom of 2 for 17 years and looking forward to my 2.0 Yorkie experience soon. I plan to indoor train next time so these tips were perfect. Love your cute little babies. Thanks again!

When we brought our Yorkie home we also had a playpen and used pee pads, and I took him out at least every two hours,we expected accidents, but what I didn't expect that he completely tore up every pee pad, and we have a cat who would smell the urine and he started going on the pad. Now my baby is 9 months old, he doesn't have too many accidents, but he still marks sometimes! He will get neutered soon. I live i n Florida and it's very easy to take him outside. Your Yorkies are adorable!💗

I bring my yorkie home April 5,2021 I can’t wait🥰

Wow, this video is pawsitively packed with Yorkie wisdom! 🐾✨ Who knew potty training could be so entertaining? 🐶💩 Thanks for sharing all these secrets! My Yorkie is already practicing his 'paws-up' for mastering the pad. 😂 Can't wait to see more Yorkie 101 tips - keep them coming! 🥳🐾 #YorkiePower

I just got a Yorkie for Christmas - 8 weeks old, his name Carter. Your video helps me a lot. you break it down so simply - so THANK YOU SO MUCH for the content.

Love your video. Fully agree with all you said, my male is 6 and neutered and he is about 95%.... But it's just the way it is and we love him dearly. Cold and rainy forget it they go on the potty pads 👍

I just got a yorkie on August 21 he is a boy, and I named him oso. I don't know anything about I'm trying to educate myself and learn as much as possible I found your videos and they are amazing and I'm learning so much! Mine is quite the little character I have fallen in love with him ❤❤❤❤

Megan. Thank you so much for the house training video. It was very helpful. I had a Yorkie for 16 years and she was house trained fairly easily. I now have a Two and a half year old Yorkie and she was pad trained when I got her at 11 weeks. I now also have a new 11 week old baby Yorkie and this one seems more challenging only because I need to learn how to train her. This video will help me greatly. Thanks again !

I just got a Yorkie yesterday night! Thanks for the video!

Thank you for this vid Megan. I just got my Piccolo on Friday and I'm going crazy trying to balance potty training, having him like being in his playpen or not having him feel like he's punished, etc... ahhhh just want to be a good dog mom. I appreciate your honesty on the struggles :)

Hi Megan! First, I want to tell you how grateful I am of your videos. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain things in detail. Both in beauty and yorkie care. My husband and I recently lost our yorkie, "Ceazer". He was 13 and a half years old and he was our baby. Our little man went everywhere with us. He is greatly missed. We have contacted the breeder where we got him and I'm please to say, we will be getting our 2nd yorkie on June 4, 2021! We are beyond excited! Her name will be Zuri Rae. Zuri means "beautiful" in Swahili, and Rae, because she is my little "ray" of sunshine in my dark days following the passing of our sweet little man. Your videos will be very helpful when trying to potty train our baby girl, as its been 13 yrs since I've had to do this and Ceazer was never 100% potty trained. You have given me lots of helpful tips I am excited to try! Thanks so much!!!💖

My Yorkie will be coming home in July 2022. Thanks so much for all of your great advice . Best video so far

Megan, thank you for this, you are extremely helpful in your information and presentation. We lost our beloved Yorkie, Tiffany last July and are waiting to pick up our puppy when she is 12 weeks old. This is our second Yorkie and one can never have enough information. Yes they are a baby and so should be treated accordingly. They are extremely smart and are like 2 year olds when adults, full of attitude and love, just how we love them. Always watch you videos, was exceptionally helpful when I watch ‘Yorkies 3 to 12 weeks’ , got me caught up. 🤗🐾

My Yorkie will be coming home on Friday 😊😍

My Yorker was easy. I was retired so I was home to catch the clues he had few accidents but that was when sick. He acts like he prefers. I trained him to know peeper and poopy. That seemed like he stills knows the words.

Great video. Thanks for sharing

OMGOSH- super helpful. picking up my banuy from the breeder in two days!!! So exciting- I will be on this channel 24/7!!!

You’re soo sweet. I love your videos they are extremely helpful! I got my yorkiepoo a month ago and everything you’re saying is so true &she’s just the sweetest!!! Thank you for the insight I’m definitely a fan from another fellow Bostonian❣️

Regarding cats. Our little yorkie, Ruby, loves playing and is fascinated by cats. Pre-pandemic she would spend time while I worked at my mother in laws house where she would play with her dog and cats all day. She’s never aggressive with them just always wanting to play.

I just got my first yorkie! Love your video!

Megan, thank you for such a wonderful video and such helpful training methods. I have had 3 Yorkies in my life and due to a loss off my dear friend of many years we recently brought home a new Yorkie puppy. It has been a good while since we needed to train a puppy so I was looking for reminders and better suggestions. I use similar methods as you and also picked up on so good idea's so thanks again!

Our 7 year old male Yorkie, Bailey, was super easy to peepee pad train. To my knowledge he has never marked in our home. My husband and I worked together to make sure we properly trained him. It took about 3 weeks. And, when Bailey poopoos, he comes running to one of us to show us what he has done and/or to wipe his bottom. He is hysterically funny!! We put his peepee pad in our large shower. This particular bathroom is on the bottom floor of our home. We do not allow him to go upstairs because we are afraid that he might fall. Bailey is the love of our lives!!

Thanks for doing this video!!!!

You are absolutely fantastic! Thank you for verbalizing these important things about this little breed!

I’m getting my puppy next week! ♥️ thanks for the tips 💓

Thank you so much for all you do to help Yorkie owners be great parents for their babies. I admire your truthfulness about what a new Yorkie owner needs to know. Keep up the great work Megan 🥰

Thank you for sharing. There aren't alot of videos on Yorkies. I recently got my Yorkie. He's 13 weeks now. It's definitely challenging. Especially since he's chewing almost everything. I wish I can lay down puppy pads only but I've been using a pee pad holder.

Delightful and helpful video! 💛🙏🏼

thank you for being so incredibly kind to remind people that they are just babies and we’re making them live in our world. and i do the same. whenever my yorkie has an accident, it was either just that - an accident (i’m almost 59 and having accidents myself now!!!) - or i blame myself for not having had taken him out earlier or again when he was jumping on me trying to alert me to the fact that he needed to go outside. God bless you for your kindness and compassion. I’m sure your dogs and everyone who knows you loves you very much. Sincerely, Ali

this helped me alot in thinking of what I could do to train my dog for more confidence and obedience. She is about 10-12yrs. She has the same problems these two cuties have, except she doesn't bark much mostly for food, and she isn't aggressive to strangers but overly friendly. Sometimes she runs straight up to strangers and try to lunge at them, especially kids. I was trying to look for ways to have her stay with me when around people and maybe train her in a few common commands also, like climb, sit, lay/down and heel. I will try doing sessions like the ones you did

Thank you for posting this video! I have been following you so some time time and I always enjoy watching you with you little fur babies....I have a 6 month old, for the most part he goes outside with his siblings. I keep him confined to a area in the kitchen, unfortunately when I let him run in the house with his siblings he tends to pee on the floor or run to his pee pad. We had him nurtured yesterday and they say that this may be helpful, 🙏🏽I hope so.

Loved your messages

thank you for your yorky video.i am a yorky owner an i appreciate the educational video.cant wait till next time!!!

Thank you for making this video. Each puppy is different. My puppy started off using potty pads the day that I got her but when she turned 5months I started taking her outside. She's a feisty sassy puppy. I just love her.

Hi Megan! Love this video. I will be getting two Yorkie boys in February and your tips will definitely help me out a lot. Thanks for sharing your tips and please keep the yorkie videos coming. 😊

Very informative. Thank you so much!!

I am bringing home my parti-Yorkie tomorrow. This is a great video with loads of info …. And has helped calm my fears. Thank you 🙏🏻💙

hello great video. I just got a yorkie for Christmas thanks for the tips.

Loved this!! Thank you for being so candid.

This video is exactly what I plan to do, so happy to finally see someone who understands yelling and screaming doesn’t work. Once Elise comes home I will be showing as much of her training as possible on my channel The Yorkie Service Dog and I am open to advice as well.

Thank you for this video.

I have a Chihuahua and I never had a dog before. The first few months were challenging. Plus I had anxiety issues. It was December and cold outside. I was taking him out and training him to use puppy pads in my small laundry room. I still had issues for a few years. It was frustrating. About a year ago I started giving him 1/3 of a bacon treat every time he went outside or in the potty room. I’m not the healthiest active person so I do prefer the puppy pad to him going outside because I forget to clean up the poop outside. He now knows he must go outside to get a treat or go in the “puppy room”. He will go in the puppy room and do it on command. Then comes for his treat. He rarely has accidents now in my house! Sometimes he may miss the puppy pad or if it needs changed he might poop in the “puppy room” off the pad. Easy clean up for me. I used to have a small fire hydrant for dogs on his puppy pad. I may get another one and use larger pads because he likes to lift his leg against the wall. So I run the puppy pad up the wall but I will try your method. Thanks for the advice.

Just wanted to thank you for making this video. My husband and I just bought our first Yorkie, he is 8 weeks old and perfect but we were at a loss on how to train him. You were very detailed and helpful. Thanks again!

I have a yorkipoo. Training him is also nonstop watching him. He is 9 months. He also has times he wants to go under the pad and not on. He still goes off the pad now and then. This has finally got a lot better. Thanks for the video. All I can say is he is sassy, especially with grooming.

I'm yest a new Yorkie owner and I was watching your video and it helped a lot to under staned how to train my Yorkie. THANKS

So cute yorkie, stay quite there... nice video and advices, liked 👍 Yoshi, the yorkie, woof woof 🐶🐶🐶

thank you for this video!! my 7 month yorkie is still having accidents 😭

My mom got one but has no patience or time so now im educating myself so its happy

Great Video...and Very Helpful. Great Yorkie Love Encourgement

Great vid! any suggestions on how to stop the excessive barking?? Please

I appreciate this video! Can’t wait to have mine 🥰🤗

Adorable great thank you

Ty this was so helpful:)👍🤗

OMG that video brought me so much life. I know where I was going wrong. I am looking forward to moving int the right direction..Thanks again!!

Thanks for the tips I am using a playpen

Great info!

Excellent! Thank you!😊

Just brought my male Yorkie 8 weeks “Louie” home. Thank you for this video ... I am being very patient 🙏🏾. Can you make a video on how to get their hair ( different hair styles) to grow like your Yorkies. Thanks again for all of your videos.

I cannot believe I found this video. We just adopted a puppy mill York Shire male. I have had him for a month and a half and I’m not getting very far with the puppy training. I have been doing everything that you are talking about. My York Shire does not know how to play with a toy had never been in the yard does not know how to do stairs but he is learning. Thank you so very much for all of the information. God bless these little guys!

I’m about to get a puppy Yorkie! I’m so excited I found this

Im picking up a yorkie 5/10/23. Im so excited and i dont want to mess it up

Could you do a video on how you keep them all safe in the car and what it’s like to travel with them?

Brilliant idea on the "pee cone"! Just putting it out there for anyone who can, I started almost all of my dogs as puppies taking them out every hour upon the hour after they eat and even through the night so I could get an idea of how their bodies work as individuals, and it only takes about 3 days for you to figure out that your pup at whatever age it is is going to go in two or three hours or whatever, so you set your next alarm for, say, about 2 hours, after the first night or two. By the way teeny tiny dogs the size of a Maltese give or take, will probably need to go every hour and a half until four or five days have passed; this is based on a six to eight week pup that I got fresh and new to me, and they need time to adjust. One pup took me more than a week to figure out. Larger breed dogs, it was quickly evident, go every 3-4 hours through the night so really that's only waking up once maybe twice through your sleep schedule unless you want to change said schedule and take advantage of the fact that if you're putting them to bed and they go to sleep will you go to sleep too if you can. During this period they do not get let out of that cage at night until I am secure in the knowledge that they are in control of their bladders and bowels. I give a little bit of cuddle time and extra attention in the mornings,but it's just back and forth to the crate/box so that they will go to sleep quickly and not whine for cuddle time at nite. We all need our sleep...This is why they make that puppy cuddle toy with the heartbeat in it that you can get online, and it's good for baby humans too. After 4 or 5 days to an actual 7-Day week you'll have it figured out and you may only need to get up once in the middle of the night until they grow up and can hold it better or if they're a larger breed or schedule it and your dog will be used to going potty at that time, especially if you will begin to use the words that you want to use for peepee and poopoo or... since I was frequently around people who had kids, I used the words "Betty Boop, or "boop boopy doo" like she singsongs in that little ditty she does. Yeah, close - but no cigar, my words are actually... "poo poo, pee too", and since I'm singing it nobody knows any difference they just think "whatever " and when it's a larger dog and they've let me know they need to go or it's a rain shower and they don't want to go out, then my command is a general "do the Betty Boop" or times when she's free to roam the yard with me (but never as a very small pup or dog that could be prey to large hawks eagles falcons etc). One of my dogs actually did the little celebration dance with me like when Betty Boop kicks up her heels and give a squeeky "whoo!". We do a couple of steps and stick out a leg and to make sure we were celebrating right, after a couple of more steps she would out the other rear leg. Me and that dog would tight she thought she was kicking up her heels just like I was. Due to the shape of her dog legs, She actually was! Funny on dogs we actually think the ankle is down there near the foot but it's not it's that crooked part, the sharp angle below and in opposite direction of the knee. The skeletal structure of a dog is very interesting and quite surprising. This training even after they know how to go or how to tell you that they need to will extend into times that they're sick because when they get rewarded for doing the Betty Boop they look forward to it when they come back in the house and get some shredded cheese or a fruit or something from the fridge, they will do it even if they are feeling better than dirt if they possibly can and you can judge just how weak they are from their efforts to please you. Or whether they are rallying when the doctor sends them back home with you. I even went so far as to capture the eat and drink water Behavior also so I could tell just how sick my dog was if they didn't give a flip about pleasing me to eat or drink then I would know they are bad off enough to go to the doctor before I got out some sort of research tool to begin finding out if my dog actually needed to go to the vet. I can be quite the worry wart who can blow things out of proportion and it just be a slight stomach upset, when it's one of my babies - human or otherwise. I always tried to get my dog's as pups and capture behaviors as they do them naturally and I'm just observing them or hanging out with them I begin another habits and I begin to call their behaviors by name and then call them to do it and give them treats for it or lots of attention. I don't spoil with a lot of undue attention or constant rubbing or stroking that will increase separation anxiety I always train against that leaving dogs for larger and larger moments of time on the other side of the door from me whether in their cage or not. And sometimes play around a bit with the amount of time from this time to that. And when I say goodbye at the door I tell them to stay and be a good doggie. And I don't know whether it's that I have just done a good enough job at the steak man which I always felt was just a little bit weak but they are in the same position when I come through the door. I've had three dogs that I actually would not doubt that they actually stayed posted by the door the entire day unless they had to go get a drink of water or decided to Chomp some food or go get a pig ear or something from wherever they left it. I've done the same training and had a pack ranging from small to large including Maltese and have always gotten Returns on my deposits on apartments and duplexes and houses I rented even after they pulled up the carpet there was no damage to the wood underneath.

Great advice. Thank you!!!!!!!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🤙🏼

I Cant wait i will be getting my Yorker this WEEK ❤❤❤

I have 2 new yorkies, having a time of it training them. Trying the reward system.

I used to use potty pads for my yorkie and he would tear the pads up and get sick it also went in the house more so we have a bell and he rings it and goes in his playpen when he needs to go.

Very helpful video, thank you!

Getting my Yorkie Thursday ❤

My Yorkie has sitting down! But stay is another story, lol

I WANNA YORKIE!!!!!

Picking up my Yorkie this evening always had a Chihuahua so excited!!!

I am getting my yorkie 1/13/2021 !!😬💙 been binge watching videos! 😬 so thank youuuuu

I just got my Yorkie on Monday and I’m scared. I don’t want to mess him up.

My male Yorkie was house trained but like peeing on my curtains. I love him

Thank you for the video. I might have an Alfie problem with my Yorkie Jasper. But after watching your video I feel like I’m not alone. Thank you

I am a senior who adopts small senior dogs. I have 3 chihuahuas and my most recent is a senior yorkie. She came to me with unadvised health problems but her vets have her living well on medications. She has been a challenge to learn but a pure joy, also. Stubborn to the end and so very lovable. She is my true cuddle bug. I have had her about a year and I have experienced most of the things that you advised about. She came to me housebroken but I have a 3 lb. Chihuahua that loves to mark all of the areas that you mentioned. He is 13 but after two years with me, he has greatly improved. Thank you belly bands and the new Cloroxl urine cleaner. I was afraid that it was just an issue impossible situation but never give up! I understand your co-ownership as when I had afghan hounds and toy poodles, I co-owned a show afghan. They look like a greyhound when they are wet. I groomed most of my spare time. You are so right, praise not yelling. They understand “no”. I have shared your posts with a friend who also has 3 yorkies and also believes that they are very special dogs. Thank you for sharing

I have a male Yorkie who is 7 years old and I trained him using a bell to go outside. He still marks his territory in the house lots though, so I use the pee straps. They have saved my carpet.

I adopted my Yorkie at 8 months old. His previous owners had taught him to pee on pee pads in a litter box. That was a big nope for me. We started taking him out every hour and giving him treats when he went potty, within one week he as potty trained. Hasn't peed in the house since.

great advice!!

Great video! ❤

What a great video!

You gave the best tips out of any videos I’ve viewed. Thank you

That cone trick is smart!

Just got my 8week old puppy yorkie. So far he’s goes potty on the dog pad. But I am definitely subscribing to your channel. Thank you 😊

I'm getting a little baby girl in a week and your videos are so helpful!! Thank you

Thanks for the tips

Just got me a yorkie as well she’s coming home Friday I’m so excited 😆

This is a good informative video!!

I’m looking for a Yorker. But haven’t found one yet. So I decided to learn all I can about the breed while I’m waiting patiently. Great video.

Just found your chanel. Thank you so much for this info. Nice to neet you Megan

Thank you for sharing your Yorkie training with love and kindness tips. You are so right, they are a dog living in a human world. It's been 25 years since I have had one. And I miss that immensely. I've only had male Yorkies, (and was so in love with their sweet personalities). I only had one Yorkie at a time. I'm open to a girl Yorkie too though. One of the boys was much better at potty training than the other, but neither was too bad because it was occasional oopsies, or they were sick maybe. I don't have a Yorkie now, but am planning to in the future. I live in a high-rise, not a house, like before, so the whole potty thing is something different indeed.

Great video

05/ 30/ 2023 thank you so much I've watch hundreds of these and you answered so many of my questions I love the cone idea ❤

Getting a puppy soon like Dec 2nd and your advice sounds good and i will be doing this right from the start thank you i am a new subscriber

Megan: Rebecca here. I came upon your video concerning why NOT to buy a puppy via newspaper, etc. while grieving the loss of my sweet Yorkie Mr. Darcy from cancer. I “knew better” about emotional decisions & your video saved me from making an inappropriate choice. Eventually went to my well respected breeder & brought home Little Miss; a (now) 3 pound Yorkie. Just listened to your potty training video & what a comfort!! Felt guilty about the time it’s taken to train Missy as her 5 year old sister Khaleesi learned quickly. I diaper her while on carpets & accept that her tiny bladder just won’t wait. She IS using potty pads & her night crate box. Your comments about Alfie: accepting the use of wraps & diapers on occasion really helped as well. Thank you SO much for these videos. I’m 70 & have had Yorkies for decades. But young enough to continue to learn. I attempted to message you to thank you on your Facebook page but failed at that. SO, I hope you see this. Just so grateful for your timely information and mutual love of this wonderful breed. Blessings always from Rebecca, Khaleesi and Little Miss.

Great advice for the future..😊🙏