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Potty training your iheartteacups puppy can be challenging.  With busy work schedules, and your rambunctious little addition, this can be an area of stress for sure. Fear not!!  Iheartteacups is here. 

One thing that one must keep in mind when training their teacup is, you’re dealing with a toddler. Think of your little princess or prince as a child. They can be stubborn, and consistence is the key to success. Crate training is the method that we, at iHeartTeacups, recommend. 

There are the basics that we’ve all heard. Make sure you take your puppy outside every 45 min and bring him or her to the same spot on the grass. Watch for signs that they are ready to go.
If they suddenly change their behavior from playing or relaxing to circling and sniffing around, chances are they are looking for a prime place to relieve themselves. Intercept them and bring them outside to their favorite place. This method does work. The problem is, you work too! You leave the house to run errands. 

You have a date night set up with your sweetie and the exclusive club he’s taking you to afterwards frown upon bringing your teacup on the dance floor, fun as that sounds. That’s why iheartteacups always recommends the crate training method. A wonderful thing to be aware of is dogs, yorkies especially, love to seek out the most comfy cozy place they can find and turn it into a luxurious place of refuge and relaxation. Whether or not this spot is their blanketed crate or your finely knit cashmere sweater is up to you. 

I know if I leave something on the ground, whether it be a hat or down jacket, two seconds later it’s been converted into my little yorkie’s personal California king.  This little tidbit of information is vital. When you’re not home, your tiny iheartteacups puppy should be put in their crate, or in a gated corner of the room, with the area divided up into two sections. 

On one side they have their fluffy blankie, or your finely knit cashmere sweater, and the other side is their wee wee pad or newspaper.  This newspaper is not for reading, but for potty time! Your Iheartteacups pup will not go dee dee or woo woo on their sleeping bag. They want to keep that nice and clean, because you can’t be clean if you’re sleeping in feces. When you come home, you should give them a “good girl”, or boy and take them outside to see if there’s anything left in the tank.

This process will teach your teacup that wee wee pad good, Mom’s new Turkish rug that she paid way too much for bad. Once your teacup really has this down, you can place a wee wee pad down in the house, and if you forget to take them out or miss a signal that they’re giving you, they’ll go on the pad and do their thing. 

When they’re not interacting with you, they should be in their confined area even if you’re home. They like the security of being in their special place. Make sure they have their water and toys in there too. It’s really about covering your own butt so you don’t stress about theirs.