| Fellow Yorkie Owners, | | | | It is imperative that you choose the right size crate for |
| Stepped in a puddle or something worse again inside | | | | this type of Yorkie potty training. Ideally the crate |
| your house? | | | | should be 4 inches bigger than the puppy on each side |
| Yorkie got you running around in circles cleaning up | | | | and on the top. As your Yorkie is growing you may |
| after her? | | | | want to consider buying or making a larger crate and |
| Just like with a newborn infant you would not expect | | | | filling the extra space with cardboard, that way you |
| your Yorkie to be potty trained in a few days. It takes | | | | can remove the cardboard when required without |
| time, patience and the right techniques. One of the best | | | | having to buy another crate. |
| ways to potty train your Yorkie is via the 'crate training | | | | In a nutshell, the crating method as a form of Yorkie |
| method'. | | | | potty training basically relies on giving your Yorkie |
| Crate training is not cruel, moreover it relies on your | | | | treats and positive commands for going in the crate |
| Yorkie's natural 'dening instincts' as a fundamental part | | | | and then we take the puppy outside the house to go |
| of its training methods. Dening instincts refers to your | | | | to the potty and reward him with petting when he |
| Yorkies natural instinct to have a place of his own | | | | does so. |
| where he can 'den' or hang out where he can sleep. | | | | Don't worry your Yorkie puppy is not going to stay in |
| Your Yorkie will not want to sleep and potty in the | | | | the crate for a long time or long periods. Its only until |
| same place. | | | | your Yorkie has learned where to potty. |