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My puppy keeps having accidents. How do I potty train her effectively?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | unspayed | 3 months and 9 days old | 5 lbs

I have a yorkie we’ve been trying to potty train and nothing seems to be working we take her out every 30 minutes, she’s pooped twice on the couch she’s peed in on our carpets (we rent) we also have a boxer. Need help or tips to potty train

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Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

Published on December 19th, 2019

Penelope is a very cute pup! Here is an article that gives a good basic overview of how to housetrain your puppy. If you have additional specific questions after reading it, feel free to post again or request a one-on-one consultation with one of us if you wish - we would be happy to try and help. https://www.petcoach.co/article/7-rules-for-effective-housetraining/

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