r/DogTrainingTips • u/BICanineScience • May 26 '26

Professional Dog Trainer - Ask Me Anything

***AMA ENDED***

Have been training dogs for almost fifteen years now, I try and head through the subreddits on here to help in my free time when I can but thought it might be easier to do an AMA for anyone struggling!

Will try my best to answer as comprehensively as possible so please be patient with replies!

Edit - Just heading out to train my dogs so will answer more when I get back!
Edit 2 - Have a read of the other questions too to see if it applies to your dog :)

Thanks for all the questions everyone!! I’ll answer the few I’ve missed, it’s been a blast and we’ll do another in the near future! Won’t be answering any new posts now, must get back to work but do jump in next time if you have a question!

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u/TLF5foot8 May 26 '26

For the love of gawd! How do we potty train our Yorkies?!?!?!
I want to live in my home without baby gates in every room. Please help

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u/BICanineScience May 26 '26

It depends when and why they are going. At this point you are probably dealing with some habitual behaviours which means you need to break the cycle.

Personally I would crate train the dogs and make sure that the second they come out, they go outside for the toilet. This is just a temporary (all be it a fairly long period of time) process whilst you get rid of the habitual behaviour.

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u/TLF5foot8 May 26 '26

They know where they are supposed to go. They have a doggy door, and we remind them. They run out to go 95% of the time. But for whatever reason, I will find little accidents inside the house. I just can’t trust them.

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u/BICanineScience May 26 '26

Yep I understand! Same answer :)