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Yorkshire Terrier Litter Box Training: A Brief

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed

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 beneficial for people of all ages and from all backgrounds. If the owner is an elderly or a handicapped person, if he works away from home all day long or he has only a small apartment, Yorkshire Terrier litter box training is the only alternative if the owner is serious about helping his dog in using only the designated place for elimination, while keeping his home safe from the dirt caused by the dog. Since Yorkies are truly intelligent dogs, they also feel comfortable about their designated location and feel uncomfortable about their mess-ups.
When your Yorkie is a puppy, nonetheless to say, it is the ideal time to implement Yorkshire Terrier litter box training. You can start your training lessons with a litter box, some litter and cleaning supplies. A bigger sized cat litter box is appreciated since it can be customized as necessary, such as with the removal of the top surface. This helps the dog to obtain more comfort when using it. Always discourage your Yorkie promptly if you find him eliminating in other areas than his designated litter box. Generally, the dog understands the verbal discouragement very nicely.

However, removal of litter is not at all an enjoyable task, but you have to do it as the part of the Yorkshire Terrier litter box training, since you simply don’t have any other choice. Use clumping litter to avoid completely dumping the box frequently. You can scoop out the clumps every day and only have to completely replace the litter once or twice per week. Keeping this area clean is imperative to encourage your Yorkie to continue using the litter box.
Since the aim of Yorkshire Terrier litter box training is to facilitate the dog to use the particular litter box, praise it with sweet words like “Good Boy” when the dog is using the litter box correctly. However, you must act with consistency during the training; otherwise the dog will be confused and take longer time than actually required. Consistency must be facilitated in three ways. One is of course discouraging the dog if it tries to use wrong area, encouraging the dog for using the litter box and keeping the litter box clean and in the same place all the time.

Always remember you must have a commanding voice with a placid and assured tone, not a harsh or coarse tone at all. This will remove any fear they may have, while they will be motivated and serious enough to obey your command in order to please you. In an ongoing training of eight to ten weeks the dog will become accustomed to the litter box without any outside guidance. This means your Yorkshire Terrier litter box training is successful, so you don’t have to go for a walk in the middle of the night.

Yorkshire Terrier training is very essential for the healthy behavior of the Yorkshire Terriers. This article focuses on the important aspects of litter training as described in many valuable dog training books.